Ontario planting 117,000 trees along Highway of Heroes to honour all fallen soldiers

[inanna]

The Globe and Mail
Published Friday, Nov. 06, 2015 4:06PM EST
Last updated Friday, Nov. 06, 2015 4:06PM EST

Ontario’s Highway of Heroes is about to get a whole lot greener. A total of 117,000 trees will be planted along the 170-kilometre stretch of the 401 in tribute to every person who died serving Canada since Confederation.

The project, dubbed A Tree for Every Hero, kicked off on Friday with ceremonial plantings of two trees at either end of the Highway of Heroes: Toronto and Trenton.

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Planting is set to start in the spring and will take about five years to finish, according to a press release.

The stretch of the 401 dubbed the Highway of Heroes got its title in 2007. When a soldier dies their body is often taken by convoy from Canadian Forces base CFB Trenton to a coroner’s office in Toronto.


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[Spazito]

1. I think that is an excellent idea...

so much better than a static monument.

[inanna]

2. Agreed.

I've been along that stretch of road countless times.