City of Winnipeg forestry crews have been kept hopping as gusty winds over the weekend raised the risk of damage to and from trees in the city. Wouter Deconink said about an hour before the tree toppled he heard two sharp cracking noises from the tree minutes apart. Lipton Street resident Wouter Deconink said the loss of the large Elm tree is sad for the area. A city spokesman said 170 calls came in for fallen or damaged trees between Friday and Saturday. "Forestry crews have been responding since yesterday and will continue to attend to calls as they're able to this weekend," Kalen Qually said in an email.

Source: CBC News June 13, 2021 02:26 UTC