Crisis requires change: act now to repair the urban tree conservation by-law
After meetings with two groups of activist citizens--a dozen from BIG TREES of Kitchissippi and 20 reps from the city-wide Community...
Chris Jones writes opinion piece for NewsWest
The most recent edition of NewsWest, a community newspaper of long standing in this area, features an article by Chris Jones entitled Big...
Rethinking the 2009 urban tree conservation by-law
The loss of mature trees in many established residential neighbourhoods has reached a crisis situation in the city's core area. This is...
Let's plan together on March 3
Approved by city council in June 2017, the municipality’s Urban Forest Management Plan mandates a review of its 2009 Urban Tree...
Understanding this year's threats to big trees
By Daniel Buckles, with contributions from Heather Pearl and Debra Huron. Intensification in Kitchissippi Ward continues to remake urban...