But they didn’t just purchase the house, they also bought the historic 250-year-old red oak tree that came with it. The tree towers over the property, near Sheppard Avenue West and Weston Road, and is thought to be the oldest in Toronto and possibly Ontario. “It’d be almost selfish for us to keep it in our backyard,” said Simaga, who is a truck driver with six children. The sale agreement on the property allowed the city one year to fundraise for half of the sale price. “The least I would expect from the city is to be fair,” Simaga said, in an interview with the Star.

Source: thestar July 29, 2021 21:45 UTC