Winnipeg Free Press
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Manitoba Hydro crews removed several hundred trees near Omand Park in Winnipeg in March. Some of the trees were on city property.
MANITOBA Hydro is trying to make amends for chopping down more than 200 trees in Omand Park in March.
MANITOBA Hydro is trying to make amends for chopping down more than 200 trees in Omand Park in March.
Wolseley residents were incensed after Hydro axed the trees, mainly tall Manitoba maples, rather than prune them. The trees were next to a Hydro corridor at the edge of the park, which is nestled against the Assiniboine River and is popular with dog-walkers, cyclists and joggers.