On June 27, 2021 in front of the St. Thomas More Church in Fairview, Alta. the Catholic Women’s League (CWL) was honored to plant a tree as a reminder of the CWL predecessors and their service to the Catholic Church, their God, and Canada. The planting of this tree also symbolized a reminder to continue to protect the environment.
The shrub that was chosen to be planted by the Fairview CWL was a Rose Glow Barberry. This shrub attracts bees and the CWL hopes that the shrub proves to be deer resistant.
The CWL of Canada celebrated 100 years of their organization in Canada in 2020. St. Thomas More Council and other councils across Canada celebrated by planting a tree. The CWL was incorporated nationally in 1920 and the Fairview council was formed in 1947 under the leadership of their first President Nettie Gans.
The past three years the theme for the CWL has been Care for Our Common Home. The Fairview CWL expressed that there was no better way to celebrate this milestone and care for the earth, than to plant a tree.
This theme has helped us to emphasize their responsibility to change their consumption patterns and give to the environment.
According to CWL, to plant a tree is to have hope in tomorrow. CWL expressed that a tree symbolizes courage and strength and is a symbol of longevity and tranquility. CWL members added that these are symbols that may be applied to the CWL which has survived 100 years across Canada. Trees provide shade, oxygen, beauty and are reminders of our dependency upon and the benefits derived from a healthy environment