His Excellency Ed Schreyer, Governor General of Canada, planted a ceremonial tree on the grounds of Rideau Hall on this date in 1983. His tree, a Sugar Maple, is amongst approximately 150 other ones planted by distinguished Canadians, Governors Generals and visiting dignitaries. King Charles, for example, has planted four trees at Rideau Hall during his various visits to Canada over the decades as Prince of Wales. You can read more about these historic trees at Rideau Hall at this link: https://www.gg.ca/en/visit-us/rideau-hall/what-see-and-do/grounds-of-rideau-hall/ceremonial-tree-plantings
Arthur Milnes is an accomplished public historian and award-winning journalist. He was research assistant on The Rt. Hon. Brian Mulroney’s best-selling Memoirs and also served as a speechwriter to then-Prime Minister Stephen Harper and as a Fellow of the Queen’s Centre for the Study of Democracy under the leadership of Tom Axworthy. A resident of Kingston, Ontario, Milnes serves as the in-house historian at the 175 year-old Frontenac Club Hotel.