Tree coupons available starting Monday

Posted on April 4, 2014 in City Hall // 0 Comments

City has just the ticket, er, coupon for tree planting.

NEWS — Tree coupons — 750 of them — will be available first-come first-served from the City starting Monday.

The coupons, valued at $20, cans be picked up at City Hall or at the Public Works Centre at 955 Concordia Way, during regular business hours, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 pm.

There’s a limit of one coupon per household. The coupon can also be used towards the purchase of fruit trees.

The City has other tree planting incentives for residents that include:

Boulevard Tree Planting Program – Allows neighbourhoods to apply for trees to be planted on their street if homeowners agree to be responsible for irrigating them.

Kamloops Community Forest – This is a Communities in Bloom Legacy Project where people can dedicate a memorial or celebratory tree in the area set aside between Riverside Park and Pioneer Park or in other park areas.

For more information or to apply to participate in any of these programs, visit http://www.kamloops.ca/trees.