Lost treasure

The City of Winnipeg tagged 9,500 of its American elm trees for removal in 2019 and another 5,300 so far in 2020 while clearing the backlog of Dutch elm disease removals. The snowstorm in October limited the number of newly planted city trees to 1,400 in 2019. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press)

The trees that make up Winnipeg’s beautiful, protective neighbourhood canopies are a priceless gift from past generations, and they’re being taken from us at an alarming rate

Winnipeg Free Press