Windsor Assembly Plant and CAW Help Green the Region
The Windsor Assembly Plant CAW/DaimlerChrysler Joint Workplace Environment Committee and CAW Local 444 Environment Committee are once again partnering with DaimlerChrysler Canada Inc. and our community to create a cleaner, healthier environment for this region.
On Wednesday, July 6 at 11a.m. at the Oldcastle Community Entrance to the Chrysler Canada Greenway, the Windsor Assembly Plant announced that they will contribute $8,250 toward the One Million Trees program. This complements the $1,500 contributed by the Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA). With the help of community volunteers, these funds will allow one tree to be planted on behalf of each employee at DaimlerChrysler's Windsor Assembly Plant each year for the next 10 years. "The sponsoring of the One Million Tree program is a culmination of years of hard work and dedication to Windsor Assembly, its workers, the community and the environment," said Dan Hillock, Plant Manager, Windsor Assembly Plant, DaimlerChrysler Canada Inc.. While the first 6,600 trees will be planted during the 2006 spring tree planting season, Windsor City Councillor Alan Halberstadt, ERCA Chair Tom Wilson, Mr. Hillock and Mark Bartlett, CAW Environmental Representative planted the first tree Wednesday to celebrate this announcement.
The Windsor Assembly Plant CAW/DaimlerChrysler Joint Workplace Environment Committee and CAW Local 444 Environment Committee have an established track record of working together towards planning and implementing environmental improvements. During the past several years, they have partnered to give away trees to their employees during Earth Day celebrations in April, and this program has grown as an extension of these Earth Day activities. "This 10 year commitment is living proof of the Union and Company's shared commitment to improving our environment for ourselves, our community and future generations," said Bartlett.
The One Million Trees program was introduced by the City of Windsor to facilitate the volunteer planting of 100,000 trees per year for ten years in Windsor and Essex County to replace trees lost as a result of Emerald Ash Borer. The Essex Region Conservation Authority is a partner in the initiative, and annually plants more than 150,000 trees across the region.
The four organizations look forward to their continued partnership that will help to create a cleaner and healthier environment for Windsor and Essex County.
