Upcoming events: National Forest Week at Butler Park in Sooke on Saturday ; South Island Powwow at Royal Athletic Park on Monday.
Tree Canada is coordinating a series of free events across the country to promote the planting and nurturing of trees in Canada’s urban and rural areas as part of National Forest Week.
Sooke shop Cafe Vosino is providing a snack and beverage for those who take part in the event, which gets underway at 10 a.m. and is expected to be over by noon. Volunteers will meet at Butler Park near the corner of Butler Road and Otter Point Road and participate in planting, watering, and mulching trees and shrubs, and removal of invasive species. Gloves and shovels will be provided. Parking is available on the street and at nearby Fred Simmons Park.
South Island Powwow at Royal Athletic Park Royal Athletic Park will be home Monday to the third annual South Island Powwow, a daylong event organized by the Songhees Nation to celebrate the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
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