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<p class=MsoNormal>FYI - This might be of interest to other urban foresters.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>We have a lot of open “tree wells”, they are
usually 4 or 6 feet square tree pits in hardscape without a tree grate, and
weeds have been an on-going issue. Especially now that we don’t
spray pesticides much anymore. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>We’ve been looking for some alternative solutions for
a few years now. One product that we have tried that seems to work pretty
well are the recycled rubber tree rings but of course the problem is that they are
round and don’t come in the right sizes. Recently we were able to
find a manufacturer who is going to custom make some large rubber tree mats for
us. These are 100% recycled rubber, LEED certified, they come in a
variety of colours and I believe they are porous so they allow water and air to
pass.<br>
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<p class=MsoNormal>We’re going to try some out. In case others are
interested in trying this, here’s what we’ve been quoted by
Eco-Flex out of Alberta (<span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>shekhar@telus.blackberry.net)</span>:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>46"
X 46" @$70ea less 20% your discount = $54ea<br>
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72" X 72" @$95ea less 20% your discount = $76ea<br>
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Freight and tax extra.<br>
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Availability 2-3 weeks from the date of receipt of the P.O. Because this is a
non standard / special size order. Future orders of the same size will
expedited faster.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";
color:#B71234'>Ian Wilson</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>, Park Services Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Civic Operations<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>TEL 250 469-8842 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>FAX<b> </b>250 862-3335<br>
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<b>City of Kelowna</b> 1359 KLO road, Kelowna, BC V1W 3N8 </span><b><span
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href="http://www.kelowna.ca"><span style='color:#B71234'>kelowna.ca</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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