A total of 195 trees in Dauphin that are infested with Dutch Elm Disease are set to be removed before the end of February.
The city has awarded a contract to Tree Pro of Altona to do the work, marking the third year in a row that the company has been hired for this project.
The work will cost just under 60 thousand dollars to complete.
Dauphin is one of 38 Manitoba communities that participates in the Dutch Elm Disease and Urban Forest Management Program, which is administered under The Forest Health Protection Act and Forest Health Protection Regulations.
Funding is provided to the communities based on the size of trees identified as having to be removed.