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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">It certainly did in Kelley v. Town of
      Ingersoll [1996] O.J. 2318.<br>
      <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">On Behalf of Dunster and Associates Environmental Consultants Ltd.


Dr. Julian A Dunster R.P.F., R.P.P.., M.C.I.P., ISA Certified Arborist,
ASCA Registered Consulting Arborist # 378, 
PNWISA Certified Tree Risk Assessor # 1.
ISA Tree Risk Assessor Qualified

Honourary Life Member ISA + PNWISA

<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.dunster.ca">www.dunster.ca</a>
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      On 05/06/2013 6:47 PM, Geri Poisson wrote:<br>
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      <div>Would this also apply to trees on the boundary between
        private and public (municipal) property? Or do municipal public
        tree by-laws supersede this. Many of these by-laws define
        ownership based on whether greater than 50% of the tree is over
        the property line. There is no shared ownership.</div>
      <div>This issue came up here in Barrie when a councilor wanted to
        change the definition of a public tree to be if ANY part of the
        trunk is on public property. </div>
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      From: Julian Dunster <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:jadunster@gmail.com"><jadunster@gmail.com></a> <br>
      Date: 06-05-2013 9:38 PM (GMT-05:00) <br>
      To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:canufnet@list.web.net">canufnet@list.web.net</a> <br>
      Subject: Re: [CANUFNET] recent boundary tree decision in Ontario
      Superior Court <br>
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        <div class="moz-cite-prefix">It has long been established law in
          Canada that a tree that straddles the property line is jointly
          owned. Ontario has specific legislation dealing with that. The
          new judgement seems to reinforce but not radically alter
          established law. <br>
          <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">On Behalf of Dunster and Associates Environmental Consultants Ltd.


Dr. Julian A Dunster R.P.F., R.P.P.., M.C.I.P., ISA Certified Arborist,
ASCA Registered Consulting Arborist # 378, 
PNWISA Certified Tree Risk Assessor # 1.
ISA Tree Risk Assessor Qualified

Honourary Life Member ISA + PNWISA

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          On 04/06/2013 9:46 AM, Craig Bench wrote:<br>
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                color:#1F497D">Seeing as the decision refers to the
                Ontario Forestry Act, I wonder what effect this has in
                BC?  We don’t have any similar, provincial level tree
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                  Urban Forestry Technician<br>
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                  <b>City of North Vancouver</b><br>
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                      lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span
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                    <b>On Behalf Of </b>Lr.rainville.consulting<br>
                    <b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 03, 2013 7:29 PM<br>
                    <b>To:</b> Canadian Urban Forest Network<br>
                    <b>Cc:</b> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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                      href="mailto:canufnet@list.web.net"><canufnet@list.web.net></a><br>
                    <b>Subject:</b> Re: [CANUFNET] recent boundary tree
                    decision in Ontario Superior Court</span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Thanks
                for sharing this...this is a great win for the
                protection of our urban forest!</p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal">Luc Rainville</p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal">L&R Rainville Consulting </p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal">ISA Certified Arborist AUM</p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal">1629 11th Avenue SW, unit #B</p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal">Calgary, Alberta T3C 0N3</p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal">403-702-6648</p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal">Sent from my iPhone / Envoyé de mon
                iPhone</p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal">It's Ok to print this email. Paper
                  comes from a biodegradable, recyclable, renewable
                  resource - trees. Making forest products from
                  sustainably managed forests results in jobs for
                  thousands of people, clean air, clean water, wildlife
                  habitat and carbon storage.<br>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal">"If wildness can stop being
                    (just) out there and start being (also) in here, if
                    it can start being as humane as it is natural, then
                    perhaps we can get on with the unending task of
                    struggling to live rightly in the world—not just in
                    the garden, not just in the wilderness, but in the
                    home that encompasses them both." (Cronon, 1995)<br>
                     <br>
                    “Introduced plants, animals, and pathogens often
                    pose an initially hidden but eventually monumental
                    problem...Their harmful effects are often subtle and
                    surreptitious, but<br>
                    the eventual impacts on the economy or natural
                    environment are no less real, and [are]
                    often disastrous and even irreversible.” (Daniel
                    Simberloff, 1996)</p>
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                Le 2013-06-03 à 14:52, "Lorraine Johnson" <<a
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              <p class="MsoNormal">Hi,</p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal">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.</p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal">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.</p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal">Cheers,</p>
              <p class="MsoNormal">Lorraine Johnson</p>
              <p class="MsoNormal">Writer, and editor of Ground</p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a
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                    href="mailto:ljohnson@interlog.com">ljohnson@interlog.com</a></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><Hartley vs
                  Cunningham et al. Ruling 2013.pdf></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><Land Mark Tree
                  Ruling Final Press Release 05- 21-13.pdf></span></p>
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