Farewell to the Celebration Trees Program
After 11 years and more than 100 trees now planted in community parks across Centre Wellington, we are retiring from this volunteer venture. We are grateful to our team of volunteers, our partner, the Centre Wellington Parks and Recreation Department, and especially to all those who contributed to the program with their donations and their stories about their loved ones.
While Celebration Trees is over, the Township has adopted a similar tree planting/dedication program. For more information, please contact:
Marisa MacKay
Township’s Horticulturalist
mmackay@centrewellington.ca
1 (519) 846-9691 x 261
You can find the Commemorative Tree Selection Form here: 2021 Commemorative Tree Selection Form
Scroll below to view a complete list of the Celebration Tree honorees and where their trees can be found, along with photos from past Celebration Trees events.

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Bissell Park, Elora
Lorraine Drew-Brook
Nicholas Brown
Ben Sachse & Sonia Cheng
Dalwood
Kimberly Ann Duffin
Kenny Day
William Ellis
Heather Finch
Joseph Foster
Josephine Furniss
Bob Granger
Barb & Jim Groocock
Thomas Hammond
Stephen Harman
Robert Hulse -
Bissell Park, Elora, CONT.
Daniel Koop
Shirley MacRae
Gladys Morley
John Morley
Rhoda Lipton
Eileen Pedersen
Peter & Barbara Peloso
Charles Peppler
Bob Reynolds
Rob Seagrove
Doris & Lloyd Swick
Donna Ross & Peter Szmidt
Darren & Amanda Townsend
Bryan Swick Turner
Ivy (Terry) Watchman
Riki Welland -
Drimmie Park, Elora
Donna Allcock
Marilyn Bustard
Kathie Hammond
The Howe Family
Faylyn Kumagai
Jim & Shelley McElroy
Midas McKee
Lyle & Charlene McLaren
Steve & Joan Reed
The Rogers Family
Phillip Simpson
Sunni Vann
Jamie Waugh -
Elora Meadows, Elora
Shaheeda Bismilla
Maureen Curry
Roy & Vi Wood and Jasper
Carl Kraft
Charles L. McManus
Joslyn Nellis
Berte O’Brecht
Amy Stiles
Janet Isley & Vickey Veale
Maria Elizabeth von Massow
William Warren -
Hoffer Park, Elora
Chris Ashbourn
John Cairns
Carole Jadis -
Keating Family Park, Elora
Grant Alemany
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Millburn Park, Fergus
Rupert H. Banks
Joyce Biggart
Bill Burton
Ron Chilton
Stacey Cooper
M. Anne Evans
Fergus Relay for Life 2013
Ron and Helen Goodall
Colin D. & Keith S. Gray
Judy Jones (Gramsy)
Mae Keep -
Millburn Park, Fergus, CONT.
John McTavish
Jim & Peg Newton
Graham Oughton
Shirley Povey-Jennings
Dorita Shaw
Ralph Shaw
Louise Thomson
Joel Waechter
Gary Warren
Karen Watson
Douglas & Violet Watson -
Pattison Park, Fergus
Poppy & Olin Braun
Aileen “Mickey” Coles
Steven Davies
Muriel Dawson
Alan M. Laing
Jack Maggs
Lilly Maggs
John McWilliam
Bill Morsink
Ross Robertson
Colin & Hilary Robinson -
Revell Park, Fergus
Karen Bailey
Mae Keep
Susan Jane Lee -
Southridge Park, Elora
Ken Marskell
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Station Square Park, Elora
Elora PS Teachers
Lynda Golletz
Rowan Johnson
Terran Johnson
Derek Laythorpe
HD Laythorpe
Henry Lubbers
Fay Mangos
Velma Jean Pero
Pete & Jean Peters
Malcolm Saylor
Douglas & Violet Watson -
Strathallan Park, Fergus
Bahais of Centre Wellington
Bette Ostic
Keith Drinkwater
Avril Hurst
Ryan MacDonald
Tiffany MacDonald Varas
Eric Watson
Karen Watson -
Victoria Park, Elora
Trevor Ashbee
Toni Ellis
Josh and Ben Taylor -
Veterans Park, Elora
Kenneth E. French
Andrew Jessop
Douglas Johnstone
Janet Holt Johnstone
George Rogers
Colin Williams -
Wilke Park, Fergus
Kristie-Lee Leighton
Ken Jessop
Karen Watson
2019
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For Benno Dubler
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For Barry and Jim Sharpe
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For Stanley J Redwood
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For Chris Ashbourn
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For Grant
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For Amy Stiles
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For Jim and Peg Newton
2018
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In memory of Thomas Hammond
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In memory of Shaheeda Bismilla
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In memory of Riki Weiland
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In memory of Kristie-Lee Leighton
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In memory of Ken Jessop
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In memory of Josephine Furniss
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In memory of Joel Saechter
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In memory of Jack and Verna Whitney
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In memory of Andew Jessop
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In memory of Thomas Hammond
2017
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In appreciation of Peter Szmidt and Donna Ross
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In memory of Keith Drinkwater
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In memory of Avril Hurst
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In Memory of Bette Ostic
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Jim & Shelley McElroy celebrate Canada’s 150th
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The Bahai community helping green Fergus
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For Karen Watson
2016
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Honouring Ross Robertson
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The Rogers Family
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Honouring Eileen Pedersen
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Honouring Canon Robert Hulse
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2015
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In memory of Bob Granger – Bissell Park, Elora
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In celebration of Ben and Sonia – Bissell Park, Elora
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In memory of Bryan Swick Turner – Bissell Park, Elora
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In celebration of Dalwood Ross Szmidt – Bissell Park, Elora
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In celebration of Doris and Lloyd Swick – Bissell Park, Elora
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In memory of Daniel Koop – Bissell Park, Elora
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In memory of Joseph Foster – Bissell Park, Elora
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In memory of Kenny Day – Bissell Park, Elora
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In memory of Rob Seagrove – Bissell Park, Elora
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In memory of Shirley MacRae – Bissell Park, Elora
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In memory of Stephen Harman – Bissell Park, Elora
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In memory of William Ellis – Bissell Park, Elora
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In memory of Midas McKee – Drimmie Park, Elora
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In memory of Stacey Cooper – Millburn Park, Fergus
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In memory of Graham Oughton – Millburn Park, Fergus
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In memory of John McTavish – Millburn Park, Fergus
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In memory of Shirley Povey-Jennings – Millburn Park, Fergus
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In memory of Ron Chilton – Millburn Park, Fergus
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In celebration of Karen Watson – Millburn Park, Fergus
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In memory of Colin Williams – Veterans Park, Salem
2013
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In memory of Vel Pero – Station Square Park
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In memory of Vel Pero – Station Square Park
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In celebration of Lilly Maggs – Pattison Park, Fergus
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In celebration of Rupert Banks – Millburn Park, Fergus
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In recognition of Relay for Life’s 10th anniversary – Millburn Park, Fergus
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In memory of Heather Finch – Bissell Park, Elora
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In memory of Nicholas Brown – Bissell Park, Elora
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In memory of Gladys Morley – Bissell Park, Elora
2012
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In memory of Kenneth E French – Veteran’s Park, Salem
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In memory of Rhoda Lipton – Bissell Park, Elora
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In memory of Bob Reynolds – Bissell Park, Elora
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In memory of Lorraine Drew-Brook – Bissell Park, Elora
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In memory of Elora Environment staff member, Kimberly Anne Duffin – Bissell Park, Elora
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In memory of Trevor Ashbee – Victoria Park, Elora
2011

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