Boston Tree Ceremony In Christmas Island

by Bobby NockNovember 16, 2022

There’s going to be tree-cutting ceremony in Christmas Island this morning for the province’s annual Christmas Tree for Boston.

The 13.7-metre white spruce was donated by landowner Roddy Townsend, along with his children Angela, Carmen and Andrew.

The tree cutting is ceremony is scheduled to get underway at 10:30 on the Townsend family’s property at 8008 Grand Narrows Highway.

The Tree for Boston is the Province’s annual thank you to the city for sending medical personnel and supplies to Nova Scotia within hours of the Halifax Explosion in 1917.

Bobby Nock

Bobby grew up in Whycocomagh before moving to Halifax to attend university where he earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Journalism degree. After university, Bobby moved back to Cape Breton where he began working as a freelance journalist and has done work for both print media and as a broadcast journalist. As the News Director, Bobby Nock will get your day started by bringing you information that helps connect you to the community with all the latest in local news.

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