Donor Highlights
From Savannah Harrington of Savannah Grace Bakes, to Janine Taylor of Boomerang Bags, and Linda Thorn at Grey Bruce Boomers, we have so many amazing donors who have gone the extra mile to support our campaign. Thank you!
Thank You Influencers!
Thank you so much to everyone who posted about our campaign during Remembrance Week!
The Trews Highway of Heroes Single Campaign
We are so excited to announce that our friends, The Trews, have generously donated 25 SIGNED Highway of Heroes singles CDs to support our campaign. We would like to offer our top supporters, within the month of November, one of these CDs.
Veterans Week and the 75th Anniversary of the End of WWII
Canada joined the war on September 10, 1939 and it didn’t end until V-J Day on August 15, 1945 with the surrender of Japan. During this time, more than a million Canadians volunteered for service and more than 45,000 gave their lives. We are a country strong and free because of the sacrifice of these brave individuals.
Virtual Remembrance Day Celebrations
This Remembrance Day, things will be a little different. Instead of attending a parade or cenotaph memorial, Canadians will be celebrating the lives of those lost during wartime online.
Veteran’s Affairs Canada Partnership
On June 14th, 2019 the Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, joined the Hon. Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs, to attend a Highway of Heroes Tree Campaign community event.
TD Tree Days with Highway of Heroes Tree Campaign
TD Tree Days have brought our campaign to life and have provided the opportunity for so many members of the communities surrounding the 401 to get involved with the physical planting of hundreds of thousands of trees.
The World Economic Forum's 1 Trillion Tree Campaign
“(E)ven the most radical scenarios for stopping climate change also call for so-called “negative emissions technologies,” something that can pull some excess carbon from the air—something like trees.” - Adele Peters, Fast Company