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The City of Regina has launched a public awareness campaign to highlight the number of cases of Dutch elm disease in the city.
As of Wednesday, the City of Regina confirmed 26 cases of the disease in city trees this year.
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Dutch elm disease was first discovered in Regina in 1981, when it became the first city in Saskatchewan to record an incident.
Typically, only a few cases were reported in the early years, but that trend has recently changed.
Regina recorded 24 cases in 2023, with that number more than tripling to 84 in 2024 and rising again in 2025 to 87 cases.
All of the infected trees have to be removed to limit the possible spread of the disease.
As part of the campaign, the city encourages residents to watch for signs of Dutch elm disease, such as yellowing leaves that don’t fall off the branch right away, especially in summer. Suspected cases can be reported to the city online. Officials also remind residents it is against provincial regulations to store, transport or use elm wood.
Pruning of elm trees should also be avoided between April 1 and August 31 each year, as this is the period when the beetles that carry the disease are most active.
