There's no doubt that a changing climate is producing changes in all forests—rural and urban for that matter. We've seen that in a very concrete way at Tree Canada. We respond to natural disasters under a program called Operation ReLeaf. We found that it started with the Kelowna wildfires in 2003 and then it went into another year. We're finding that the years of fires are increasing, and we're being called into action to reforest areas after these wildfires.
I'll tell you one quick story. We've done a large program in Fort McMurray. We planted over 50,000 trees in Fort McMurray after 2016. We're very close to the municipality. We planted recreational trails. We're still waiting for the residences to be fully constructed. We figure next year is going to be a really big year for us for planting. Ironically, I was in Fort McMurray on September 22, attending a ceremony with the mayor about the planting of trees at some of these residences that were burnt in 2016, when my phone went off because we had tornadoes in Ottawa and Gatineau.
I think emergency planning is a big part of what municipalities have to deal with now, because they're being called in to take care of trees that are under incredible duress from things like.... Who would have thought a tornado in Ottawa-Gatineau? I had to check. I didn't think it was real when I first heard about it. Yes, it's very real. Obviously, Tree Canada will be moving to have some kind of a program to help, because we're part of this community, so we'll help this community as well.
You're absolutely correct. I think a changing climate is contributing to the intensity, as Mr. Connors said. Also, the nature of these disturbances is very irrational, very unpredictable and very severe. That's part of what we have to deal with.