Overview
- A 45-foot white spruce from Lunenburg County was cut on Nov. 12, with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu present and briefly handling a chainsaw during the ceremony.
- It marks the first time a Boston mayor has attended the Tree for Boston cutting in Canada, according to Wu’s office.
- The tree is being transported to Boston for display on Boston Common, with the lighting scheduled for Dec. 4.
- Nova Scotia’s annual gift honors Boston’s rapid aid after the 1917 Halifax Explosion, a tradition revived in 1971.
- Wu used the trip to emphasize city-to-city ties and to signal that Boston’s stance toward Canada differs from current U.S. federal policy.