Financial assistance to help treat ash trees on private properties

A grant from Tree Canada, partnered with Telus and U-Haul, is helping Beaconsfield residents fight the encroaching emerald ash borer.
The ash borer has been devastating ash trees since it was first detected in North America in 2002. It was first detected on the island of Montreal in 2011. Municipalities throughout the West Island have launched treatment programs to rid yards and public property from the invasive beetle.
The $28,000 grant given to Beaconsfield will help defray the cost for h