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Eglinton Crosstown West Extension Tree Giveaway Event- May 3, 2025

May 3, 2025
10:00 am - 12:00 pm (ET)

Metrolinx partnered with the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) to organize a tree giveaway event at Silvercreek Park.

As we continue to make progress on the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension (ECWE), we’re committed to keeping communities green and thriving. We are happy to announce that Metrolinx ECWE Community Engagement team partnered with the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) to organize a tree giveaway event at Silvercreek Park on Saturday, May 3.

We invited the residents of the community to stop by Silvercreek Park between 10 a.m.- 12 p.m. to meet the team and pick up a tree or shrub to take home.

Take note of what tree or shrub you’re taking home so you can learn how to plant and care for it.

Trees

Shrubs

Perennials

Red Maple

Spice Bush

Grey-headed Coneflower

Red Oak

Silky Dogwood

Purple Stem Aster

Pin Oak

Great Lake Sandcherry

Large Leaf Aster

Bitternut Hickory

Wild Black Currant

Hairy Beardtongue

Common Hackberry

Red Elderberry

Swamp Milkweed

Fragrant Sumac

Wild Bergamot

We encourage you to arrive as soon as possible as there is limited tree inventory available.

Thank you for your interest in our event and we look forward to welcoming you there!


Please see below for additional details:

Date: Saturday, May 3, 2025

Time: 10 a.m.- 12 p.m.

Location: Silvercreek Park- 44 Strathdee Dr, Etobicoke, ON (near the Silver Creek Tennis Court Parking Lot)

Things to know/ What to bring:

  • Please dress appropriate for the weather (event will take place rain or shine)
  • Work Gloves, please bring if you have

All scheduled events will take place rain or shine. In the event of extreme and/or unsafe weather conditions, TRCA staff will email you by 8:00 am the morning of the event if there is a cancellation.