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Gift to the 2023 graduating class

VIU Alumni Association, together with TD Insurance has partnered with Tree Canada, supporting their National Greening Program to commemorate our 2023 graduating class.

Vancouver Island University, committed to caring for the planet that our children will inherit, has partnered with Tree Canada since 2022 to plant and maintain a total of 4,000 trees across the country. Trees planted have helped green communities in need, re-established urban and rural forests, increased the numbers of schoolyard trees, and helped grow orchards to build a more sustainable place in the future. The 4,000 tree seedlings were planted in honour of our 2023 grads. Together, we are helping to remove carbon from the atmosphere and contributing to a cleaner future in our province.

We are proud to be the only BC post-secondary institution to partner with Tree Canada to help build a cleaner tomorrow. In 2017, a major forest fire ravaged Williams Lake First Nation community, causing severe burns to the site. The aftermath of the fire has resulted in very little natural growth of vegetation, leaving the land vulnerable to erosion. Tree Canada has partnered with the Williams Lake First Nation to restore the site by planting native tree species. As these trees grow, they will help stabilize the slopes, minimize erosion, sequester carbon, and provide a new habitat for wildlife that has been displaced from the area. To read more about 4,000 trees that were planted in the Williams Lake First Nation community and the important work that Tree Canada does across the country, please visit treecanada.ca and watch the video below.