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Originally Posted by someone123
According to the averages, Regina is much drier than I thought it was (under 400 mm of precipitation per year - I've seen more than that in one month).
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That's probably a common perception. I've heard people say Thunder Bay is the snowiest city in Canada -- meanwhile, we get barely more than Toronto.
The problem with planting trees near busy roads is because the traffic and winter maintenance (road salt and plowing) makes it hard for the trees to grow. Many saplings die in their first year, and considering their cost would be unattractive for a busy road. Two trees along my street this winter were destroyed by snow plows, and one even had a cast iron thing around!
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And in the suburbs, they always die, even in nice areas.