Watch: Hiroshima ginkgo biloba saplings take root in Westmount

The pouring rain couldn’t dampen the spirits of representatives from four different communities who gathered Friday morning, on the International Day of Peace, to honour the memory of Hiroshima with a special planting and peace pilgrimage.
Saplings of a ginkgo biloba tree that survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945 were planted at Dawson College, Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom, Westmount Park United Church and the Unitarian Church of Montreal.
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