27. Tree saved thanks to international and national response.
Given that we seldom know whether activism is worth the effort, I wanted to let you know that the 250 yr old oak tree will be saved thanks to people who sent an email.
- "Saying people were touched from around the world, the mayor of Oakville has announced a 250-year old tree has been saved from the chainsaws. Tree lovers were given six months to raise the 343-thousand dollars that was needed to divert the road around the tree." (AM900 CHML)
It seems that emails came in from all over the world including a letter from Prince Charles. With all this attention the regional and provincial decided to pony up the remaining $75,000 needed to save the tree.
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