Halton Hills Newspapers

Independent & Free Press (Georgetown, ON), 11 November 2021, p. 18

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The IFP - Halton Hills | Thursday, November 11,2021 | 16 >, YOUR COUNTRY GROCERY STORE & HOME OF THE FRESH BAKED PIES ¢ Bakeshop * Butcher shop °* Fruits & Veggies * Pure Honey * Maple Syrup * Gourmet Products « Fudge « Preserves * Cider *« Apple Butter dy t R Serve Chicken/Ribs/Salads/Sandwiches COUNTRY CRAFTS AND MUCH MORE We Look Forward to Serving You Corner of Bovaird Drive & Mississauga Rd, Brampton www.applefactory.com | 905-846-3715 FU) » Remembrance DBY... 2%, By Mark and Ben Cullen July 12, 1940: This was the date of the first Canadian casualty in the Second World War. His name was Pilot Officer Duncan Alexander Hewitt, 501 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, a 20-year-old native of New Brunswick. Hewitt was one of 3,050 Canadians who were lost while serving during the war in the Air Force, and whose bodies were never found. There is a tree planted in his honour on the section of Highway 401, known as the Highway of Heroes, as a part of the HoH Tree Campaign. The project was successfully launched more than seven years ago in the Toronto Star, and fulfilled by volunteers wishing to honour our war dead and give the environment a lift at the same time. We are active volunteer supporters of the cam- paign, and Mark is chair. By planting 117,000 trees on the right of way of the Highway of Heroes, one for each Canadian lost at war since 1812, and more than 1.8 million more trees just off the highway, we acknowledge and remember Canadians who volunteered for military service during times of war. We are also combating the negative effects of human activity on our environment. r Thanks to many generous partners and donors, we have exceeded our ini- tial goal to raise $10 million to pay for jj Day, Nov. 11, 2022, we anticipate that all two million trees will be in the round. We will take what we have learned Tree Campaign, we will also create permanent, living ac the pandemic started in March of last year. What if we planted a tree for every doc- tor, nurse, personal care worker, paramedic, and Through the federal Ministry of Natural Resources and the government's 2 Billion Trees program, we have a running start to our cam- paign: $2 million is committed by Ottawa to get our national tree-planting efforts off the ground. In addition, private donors have pledged more, and several industry professionals are willing to share costs and provide in-kind support to maxi- mize our impact. This means that every donation to Trees For Life this year will be matched and we we need your help to do this. We hope you agree, this is a compelling case for support for any Canadian who understands the environmental value of trees. Mark and Ben Cullen are expert gardeners and contributors for Corp. Nick Kerr hi ighway lanting the Toronto Star. Follow Mark on of the great work and sacrifice made the past few years. Photo courtesy www.MarkCullen.com Twitter: @MarkCullen4 - Excerpt from the Cullen’s advice column by Canadian heroes, including our mil- itary, and our front-line workers since Duncan Alexander Hewitt was the first Canadian casualty in the Second. Photo courtesy Veterans Affairs Canada published in July 2021. theifp.ca ra-SCoft Fire & Safety Inc. Complete Fire Protection | = Installations » Sprinkler Systems + Fire Extinguishers + Exit & Emergency Lights + Fire Suppression Systems + Kitchen Systems ° Fire Alarms 16-55 Sinclair Ave., Georgetown, ON L7G 4X4, PO Box 65 STN Main Georgetown, ON L7G 471 Tel: 905-877-0055 + Direct Line: 905-702-4725 + Email: scott@trascottfire.com we Inspections » Repairs

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