‘We don’t take decisions like this lightly,’ Hill’s 100-year-old elm tree could be chopped down as part of Centre Block renovations

Concerns about the removal of the tree were raised by the Greenspace Alliance of Canada’s Capital, an Ottawa-based group behind the effort to save the tree from removal.

The 100-year-old elm tree near Centre Block could be removed as part of the Centre Block renovations. A local group is pushing to save the tree from removal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY BEATRICE PAEZ

February 7, 2019

PARLIAMENT HILL—Parliament Hill’s oldest tree could be chopped down in order to make way for the Centre Block renovations. A review is underway to assess whether it is necessary to remove the roughly 100-year-old elm tree, pl...

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