Officials are celebrating the completion of a landmark effort to plant more than two million trees in honour of Canada's military members. The charity Trees
“The campaign was inspired by the hundreds of Canadians who stood along Highway 401 to salute the fallen military members who served in the war in Afghanistan as they were driven down the 170-kilometre route from CFB Trenton to the coroner’s office in Toronto,” explained representatives. “From that significant and moving event, the route was named the Highway of Heroes.”
“These men and women – who put service over sacrifice, country over comfort – they are giants,” said Federal Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan. “They are heroes. These trees will grow along the Highway of Heroes for generations. And we will remember those Canadians that they honour.” “Until recently I could not allow myself to imagine that this day would come, when we would plant the last tree,” said Mark Cullen, president of. “Now, the highway corridor is reforested with a tree for every hero lost at war while volunteering for military service and for all those that have served. We have completed a marathon of a tree-planting campaign. Millions of trees, millions of dollars, over eight years in the making.”in 2019 at Whitby’s Intrepid Park.
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