Christmas tree growers in Atlantic Canada are monitoring the spread of a disease and looking for ways to combat it.

Located beside a Canadian Tire on Danforth East, The Real Tree offers freshly-cut, Balsam Fir Christmas trees. Staff are able to cut, wrap and help load your tree in your car.

You just need to get a permit from a forestry office first, at a cost of $5.25, allowing holders to harvest up to three trees, as long as they’re under 2.5 metres in height.

Donated trees are accepted at Remic Rapids from December through to Feb. 28. Elsewhere, the Vanderlaand Barnyard Zoo accepts donated Christmas trees for their animals to enjoy.

The annual Children’s Fund Christmas Tree Of Hope was founded in 1976 to bring hope to kids and families struggling through the holiday season. The campaign now serves as the primary fundraising ...

In Halifax, N.S., emergency crews were busy on Christmas Day a couple of years ago responding to around 20 calls, including two significant structure fires. Also in 2020, a fire on the evening of ...

“We know demand has gone up, and we also know that Christmas tree farms have gone down,” she said. “There’s fewer trees being planted, and I know across Canada, in the past 10 years, we’ve lost 20,000 ...

Join the conversation Lorne Webber a volunteer with the 31st Scout Christmas Tree lot on 19str and 28 ave. N.W. heads home after his day with a tree of his own in Calgary on Monday, November 27, 2023.