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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Great call Oliver!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>It seems that sometimes the requirements set upon the consultants and arborists are not consistent throughout the City and obviously with other municipalities; and may lead to more legal dilemmas, especially coming to reasonable preservation and compensation. This one points to Norway maple, and some arborist and stakeholders view of the species. It is a tree and has no place near a natural ravine, but despite that, it is a heck of a good city tree (in the right place of course) and the varieties are also vast and great.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>I am glad of the ruling, I have defending a long list of clients where construction is impacting their trees (completely on their property) and without a reasonable or proper plan, and their projects are pushed through. Then a simple little tree issue with perhaps some minimal injury, and the list of demands put forth are just out of this world. (some lists are good but some are not)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>I agree, Toronto needs to tighten up with a few definitions and become a little more consistent across the board.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Peter Shields <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Senior Consulting Arborist<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;color:#39471D'>ISA Board Certified Master Arborist ON-0570B, ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualified<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;color:#39471D'>OMNR Butternut Health Assessor #252, Forest Technician, ASCA member<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>O – (905) 274-8300 C – (647) 465-4901<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"\.HelveticaNeueUI";color:black'><a href="http://www.davey.com/services/davey-resource-group/">www.davey.com/services/davey-resource-group/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><a href="http://www.davey.com/services/urban-forestry/tree-preservation/arborist-reports-and-tree-preservation-plans-in-canada.aspx">http://www.davey.com/services/urban-forestry/tree-preservation/arborist-reports-and-tree-preservation-plans-in-canada.aspx</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0066FF'><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnAennw1JUs"><span style='color:#0066FF'>Trees Were Just the Beginning </span></a></span></i></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><img border=0 width=159 height=89 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CE611F.B6B97150" alt="DRG Logo_small"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> CANUFNET [mailto:canufnet-bounces@list.web.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Oliver Reichl<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 04, 2013 10:56 AM<br><b>To:</b> Canadian Urban Forest Network<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [CANUFNET] recent boundary tree decision in Ontario Superior Court<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Thanks for posting this.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Toronto needs to tighten up its definition of "arborist" in the private tree by-law. Most municipalities require specific credentials and don't accept reports from just any "person with other similar qualifications". It seems to me that Hartley should never have gotten her removal permit in the first place, regardless of the whole property line issue.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>Oliver K. Reichl, B.E.S.(Hons)<br>Consulting Arborist-Ecologist<br>ISA Certified Arborist #ON-1178A<br>Tel: 613-923-8833<br>Web: <a href="http://www.oliverkilian.com/treecare" target="_blank">www.oliverkilian.com/treecare</a><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 4:52 PM, Lorraine Johnson <<a href="mailto:ljohnson@interlog.com" target="_blank">ljohnson@interlog.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Hi, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>You might be interested in this recent Ontario Superior Court decision regarding a boundary tree in Toronto. Also attached is a press release from two of the people involved in the case.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I plan to write an article about this for <i>Ground: Landscape Architect Quarterly</i> and would very much like to hear from anyone with comments on the decision. Please feel free to get in touch with me off-list.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Lorraine Johnson<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Writer, and editor of Ground<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:ljohnson@interlog.com" target="_blank">ljohnson@interlog.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>