Boulevard. Both North Kildonan and East Kildon mounted intensive tree planting and pruning programs on the boulevards of the many new streets created in the suburban housing boom of the sixties and early seventies. The man behind both of these programs was landscape architect Gunter Schoch, who was first employed with the Winnipeg Parks Board after emigrating from Germany in 1955. During the sixties, Schoch's day job was with the Metro Parks and Protection Di- vision but after hours he became the first chairman of the North Kildonan Parks Board in 1962. Over the next five years, more than 18 acres were set aside for parks purposes and 12 park and recreation sites were devel- oped in North Kildonan based on Schoch’s designs. In 1964 the North Kildonan Parks Board initiated a unique experiment in public infor- mation about boulevard tree planting. A tree planting display was mounted on Irving Place just west of Henderson Highway. Thirty trees representing 17 species were planted on the boulevard in honour of arbor day. The intention was to create a permanent display of labelled trees suitable for planting in the Winnipeg area. The board had just en- acted a by-law restricting the species of trees to be planted on the boulevards of the mu- nicipality. The tree display was a clever way of informing citizens about the designated species and encouraging them to adhere to the by-law.ll After Schoch drew up a Master Tree Plan, the North Kildonan Municipal Council adopted the Boulevard Tree by-law and Arboricultural Specifications which en- acted the tree plan into law. Under the by-law the municipality was given sole re- sponsibility for the planting, maintenance and removal of boulevard trees. Each devel- oped street was assigned a particular tree species to be used for boulevard purposes. During the next five years over 3,000 boule- vard trees were planted throughout the mu- nicipality and a well-organized tree mainte- nance program was carried out. Following amalgamation in 1972, Schoch continued as City Landscape Architect for the Winnipeg Parks and Recreation Department but was also named arborist for the new East Kildo- nan Community. In 1973, the East Kildonan ParlG Department established its own nurs- ery at Bunn‘s Creek Centennial Park into which 509 seedlings were planted for even- tual use on boulevards, in parks and at recre- ation sites.12 Up to 2,000 boulevard trees were planted annually with funding coming increasingly from the developers of new Sub- divisions. The whole suburban area of East Kildo- nan and North Kildonan was not endowed with abundent recreational facilities. In par- ameters am 5mm arrangme 1Q _ fig: 5 mos, c. . gma ly par of riverbt farm, the Grove beams 13 popular picnicking urea early in the century. PAM. 1 mm 7059? S ticular, the southwest portion lacked playing fields, swimming pools and an arena. Area residents had to rely on rather cramped fields at community centres and schools. There Was no lack of enthusiasm, however. Bronx Park Community Centre, which began life as the East Kildonan Community Club in I4