The Friends of Presqu'ile Park are pleased to provide the public with an opportunity to plant a tree in Presqu’ile Provincial Park to honour someone special, to remember a loved one, or to mark a milestone event.
Donors will make a minimum donation of $100 and will receive an income tax receipt for the full amount. A deciduous (eg. maple) or coniferous (eg. pine) tree can be chosen, based on availability. Trees planted will come from the park’s own nursery, grown from seeds collected in Presqu’ile. The trees planted will help regenerate Presqu’ile’s forest.
During the third weekend in April and the third weekend in October, memorial trees will be planted in the presence of the donors. Tree planting will be performed by park staff, who will choose the planting location. As the memorial trees will be part of a natural forest, they will not be labelled and they will not be replaced if they die.
Donations can be made online or by cheque. Donation instructions are available below. If your donation is a gift, a printable certificate can be downloaded below.
Planting ceremonies are scheduled twice annually on the third weekend in April and the third weekend in October. Donors are invited to attend at separate times during the day and are accompanied by a Friends of Presqu'ile volunteer and a Park Staff member.
To learn more about the planting ceremony, read about donor Pamela Perrault's moving account of her experience here and the Howie family's planting ceremony here.
October 2020 | ||
Dedication | Donor | |
In memory of Audrey Thomson Bauer | The McMullin Family | |
In memory of Robert M. Collins | Linda Collins | |
In memory of Margaret Kalogeropoulos | The McMullin Family | |
In memory of Margaret Kalogeropoulos | Neighbours & Friends of Christina McMullin | |
In memory of Winifred McRae | Elizabeth Sheyan | |
In memory of David Pearson | Edith Pearson | |
In memory of McDougal Robb | Friends of Ian Robb | |
In memory of Francis E. Stickle | Colleen Stickle & Family | |
In memory of John Vandertoorn | Cathy Kuipers | |
In memory of Ted Watkins | Judith Watkins | |
In memory of Pamela Whitton | Pamela Perrault | |
October 2021 | ||
Dedication | Donor | |
In memory of Ivison Britnell | David Britnell | |
In memory of Reginald & Betty Crouch | David & Lynda Crouch | |
In memory of Edward Dietlein | Ariel Fieldman & Bryan Thompson | |
In memory of Rosemary Dufresne | Bibeau family | |
In memory of Rosemary Dufresne | Madeleine Dufresne & Sean O'Leary | |
In memory of Rosemary Dufresne | Susan Martin | |
In memory of Rosemary Dufresne | Rosemary's teacher friends | |
In memory of Rosemary Dufresne | Teacher friends of Rosemary | |
In memory of Charles Gill | Cyndy Anthony & family | |
In memory of Stuart Hall | Martha Gartshore & Hazel Gartshore | |
In memory of Karen Jeffrey | Cyndy Anthony & family | |
In memory of David Ian Kentish | Stephen & Janine Kentish | |
In memory of Wynne Lawrence | Sandra & Jim Aiken | |
In memory of Micah McGowan | Tara George & the McGowan Family | |
In honour of the O'Neill family | Mike O'Neill | |
In memory of Walter & Nellie Post | David & Lynda Crouch | |
In memory of Gerald & Bette Reilly | Sean Reilly | |
In memory of Elizabeth Ann Riel (nee Simpson) | Jennifer Reil | |
In memory of Norma Jean Roper | The McMullin family | |
In memory of Les Sayer | Stephen & Janine Kentish | |
In memory of Leslie John Sayer | Richard Millette | |
In memory of Ray Scott | Janice McRae & Rick Scott | |
In honour of Suzie Sewell-Charles | Adventure Class, Queen Victoria School | |
In memory of Roland Simmons | Don & Joyce Boucher | |
In memory of Vicki Simmons | Don & Joyce Boucher | |
In memory of George Henderson Thompson | The McMullin family | |
In memory of Christina (nee Henderson) & George Thompson | The Grandchildren of George & Christina Thompson | |
In memory of Dave & Janice Toland | Amanda Watson | |
In memory of John Valerio | Stephen & Janine Kentish | |
In honour of Elizabeth Walsh | The Adventure Class, Queen Victoria School | |
In memory of Mary Louise Workman | Kim & Brian Bishop, Muriel & Lloyd Churchill | |
April 2022 | ||
Dedication | Donor | |
In memory of Bea & Casey Corbett | Corbett, Bourke, & Quirt Families | |
In memory of Barbara & Fred Domenchini | Don & Joyce Boucher | |
To celebrate the wedding of Montana & Nick Gauld | Dylan Kekanovich & Leanne Grosbeck | |
In memory of Michael Hendrick | Kristina, Fred, Anna, Elizabeth & Raymond Edwards; Veronica Hendrick | |
In memory of Hans Huer | Mrs. Hedwig Huer | |
In memory of Eleanor Janet Muirhead & Irene Grace Zinnicker | Doug & Janet Zinnicker | |
In memory of Dorthy Craig Murphie | Stan & Chris McMullin; Irene & Ian Robb; Bill & Sue Graham; Tammy & Trevor Stienstra | |
In memory of Bruce & Peggy Riley | Lenore, Ray Lee & Family | |
In memory of Pam Robb | Irene & Ian Robb | |
In memory of Lily Alexander York | Cynthia York | |
October 2022 | ||
Dedication | Donor | |
In memory of Pierina Arturi | Janette & Joe Mideo | |
In memory of Peter Darmos | Tracey Yorke | |
In memory of Don Hosie | Janette & Joe Mideo | |
In memory of Hans Huer | Mrs. Hedwig Huer | |
In memory of Duane McMurray | Julie Crane, Ryland & Ashlynn Hunt | |
In memory of Roger Augusto Montoya | German Nino | |
In memory of Jamie Charles Morrison | Sheila Morrison; David Tweedley; Dan & Dee Yates | |
In memory of Barbara Ramsden | Peter Ramsden & family | |
In memory of Jane Stanton | Susan Stanton; Mike, Maisie, & Aiden Mulder | |
In memory of Irene & Douglas Warren | Bainton family | |
In memory of Eddie Van Roie | Vicky Struthers | |
April 2023 | ||
Dedication | Donor | |
In memory of Iris Archer | Carol Anderson & Larry Paradis | |
In memory of Peter and Linda Beer | Jeffrey, Charlotte, Levi, & Evan Beer | |
In memory of Bill, Dawson, & Vaughn Sr. Corbett | Corbett Bourke Family | |
In memory of John Cormack & Enid Smith | Cook Family | |
In memory of Myra Anne Dalziel | Ian & Irene Robb | |
In memory of Sylvia E. Kelly | Deirdre & Kevin Kelly; Victor, Viadimir & Isadora Barac | |
In memory of Lorraine Klein, Henry Klein Sr., Arthur Savoy Sr., Joanie Murphy |
Henry Klein | |
In memory of Helen & John Marshall | Mary, Elizabeth (Dede), & George | |
In memory of Will Murphy | Helen Murphy | |
In memory of Marilyn Osborne | Claire Campbell | |
In memory of Lee Penney | Brighton & District Curling Club | |
In memory of Marie Josephine Thompson | Evita Massaro & Family | |
In memory of Carol Young | Kristy & Sean, James & Carla, Brent & Jess, Alison & Gregg, Mel & Louis, Matt & Julie & Hilary | |
October 2023 | ||
Dedication | Donor | |
In memory of Leonard & Francis Crouch | Linda & David Crouch | |
In memory of Noble B.H. Dean | Debi Butler | |
In memory Simone Degraeve | The Thompson Family | |
In memory of Caroline Dryden | The Dryden Family | |
In celebration of our wedding | Lynn & Joey Howie | |
In memory of Joan V. Hughes | The Family of Joan V. Hughes | |
In memory of Sebastien Jones | Angela Jones | |
In memory of Joyce Klingender | The Family of Joyce Klingender | |
In memory of Joyce Mildred Klingender | Stan McMullin & Family | |
In memory of William & Gladys Marsh | Linda & David Crouch | |
In memory of Phyllis Reid | Joe Reid & Family | |
In memory of Ron Sheyan | The McRae Family | |
In memory of Ron Sheyan | The Sheyan Family | |
April 2024 | ||
Dedication | Donor | |
In memory of Helen Anderson | Friends of Presqu'ile Park | |
In memory of George & Elizabeth (Betsy) Benson | Linda & David Crouch | |
In memory of Howard & Dorothy Copeman | Shirley Copeman | |
In memory of Wanda Ann Daigle | John Daigle & Family | |
In memory of John Darmanin | Friends of Presqu'ile Park | |
In memory of Eleanor Dewey | Deanna Parks | |
In memory of Brian Robert Flegg | Margitta & Olivia Flegg | |
In memory of Brian Flegg | Corinne & John Hazell | |
In memory of Ron & Ted Kinney | Cynthia York, John, Pauline, Ronda | |
In memory of Marilyn 'Taffy' Knapman | Howard Knapman | |
In memory of George & Margaret Post | Linda & David Crouch | |
In memory of Helene Poulin | Shirley Copeman | |
In honour of Kirsten Sorenson | Friends of Presqu'ile Park | |
In celebration of Grace & Harry Tchao | Eric Tchao & Freda Langelo | |
In celebration of Mokie & Brandy | Sartaj Sarkaria | |
October 2024 | ||
Dedication | Donor | |
1) Fill out the online donation form: Memorial Tree Donation Form
2) Follow the instructions that appear on screen after submitting the form to complete the payment. You will also receive these instructions via email.
1) Download, print and complete the donation form: Printable Memorial Tree Donation Form
2) Mail the form and a cheque made payable to the Friends of Presqu'ile Park to the address listed on the form.
If your donation is a gift, you can download a printable pdf 11 x 8.5 certificate by clicking here.