Many municipalities have specific Christmas tree collection dates. For example, the City of Barrie's Christmas tree collection runs from Jan. 6-31 in 2025. In Halton Region, the municipality advises ...

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As the clock struck midnight in New Zealand, Auckland welcomed the arrival of 2025 with its traditional fireworks display at the iconic Sky Tower. Revellers set up camp by the water, at Mrs.

Countries in the South Pacific Ocean were the first to welcome 2025, with midnight in New Zealand striking 18 hours before the ball drop in New York’s Times Square in the US. In Australia, an ...

A pickup truck and a sedan were involved in a crash early Monday. The crash happened on Waters Ave. just east of Himes Ave. Crews rescued the driver of the pickup, who was pinned after the truck ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Boy Scouts are helping to collect Christmas trees in Central Oregon, for the 33rd Annual Tree Collection. "Just a good fundraiser for Boy Scouts," Boy Scout, Troop 18, Maddox ...

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Dozens of sites around the Kansas City metro have opened to accept unwanted and used natural decorations to give them new life after the holidays. The Mid-America ...

Maintaining a healthy yard can be great for your both mental health and your local ecosystem. However, some ways of going about it can actually be detrimental to both. A recent post to the r/Arborist ...

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Brenda Lee performs at the "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" concert at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in 2015. (Laura Roberts/Invision/AP) ...