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ZACHARY PRONG / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS (L-R) Trees Winnipeg President Gerry Engel, avid gardener Dorothy Dobbie, TD representative Colin Graves, Tree Canada President Michael Rosen and Deputy Mayor Janice Lukes plant an elm tree at the home of Christine Common on West Gate on Monday, June 6, 2016. The City of Winnipeg was recently awarded a $20,000 grant from Tree Canada and TD Friends of the Environment Foundation to fund the Winnipeg ReLeaf Program in 2016. The ReLeaf Program, in partnership with Trees Winnipeg, will encourage homeowners to replant tress lost to Dutch Elm Disease and provide them with training on correct planting techniques to help ensure the survival of newly planted trees.