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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Here is an update on the boundary dispute topic courtesy of the Globe and Mail: </span><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/one-tree-two-neighbours-and-a-changed-legal-landscape/article12698935/">http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/one-tree-two-neighbours-and-a-changed-legal-landscape/article12698935/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>----------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>James Steenberg<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>PhD Student<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Ryerson University<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Office: JOR 607<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Tel: 1-416-206-1958<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Email: <a href="mailto:james.steenberg@ryerson.ca">james.steenberg@ryerson.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Web: <a href="http://www.james-steenberg.com">www.james-steenberg.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><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>Philip van Wassenaer<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, June 06, 2013 8:51 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'Geri Poisson'; 'Canadian Urban Forest Network'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [CANUFNET] recent boundary tree decision in Ontario Superior Court<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='color:#1F497D'>The councillor was right and in line with this decision. I would think Superior court trumps municipal By-laws but I am not 100 % certain.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#1F497D'>Philip van Wassenaer, B.SC., MFC<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>1248 Minnewaska Trail<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Mississauga, Ontario<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Canada, L5G 3S5<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Tel: (905) 274-1022<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Cell: (647) 221-3046<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Fax: (905) 274-2170<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=153 height=73 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CE6DC5.6995C150" alt="UFI new logo very small"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.urbanforestinnovations.com/">www.urbanforestinnovations.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><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 <a href="mailto:[mailto:canufnet-bounces@list.web.net]">[mailto:canufnet-bounces@list.web.net]</a> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Geri Poisson<br><b>Sent:</b> June-05-13 9:48 PM<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></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>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. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#575757'>Sent from Samsung Mobile<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-CA><br><br><br>-------- Original message --------<br>From: Julian Dunster <<a href="mailto:jadunster@gmail.com">jadunster@gmail.com</a>> <br>Date: 06-05-2013 9:38 PM (GMT-05:00) <br>To: <a href="mailto:canufnet@list.web.net">canufnet@list.web.net</a> <br>Subject: Re: [CANUFNET] recent boundary tree decision in Ontario Superior Court </span><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-CA>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. <o:p></o:p></span></p><pre><span lang=EN-CA>On Behalf of Dunster and Associates Environmental Consultants Ltd.<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-CA>Dr. Julian A Dunster R.P.F., R.P.P.., M.C.I.P., ISA Certified Arborist,<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-CA>ASCA Registered Consulting Arborist # 378, <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-CA>PNWISA Certified Tree Risk Assessor # 1.<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-CA>ISA Tree Risk Assessor Qualified<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-CA>Honourary Life Member ISA + PNWISA<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-CA><a href="http://www.dunster.ca">www.dunster.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></pre><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>On 04/06/2013 9:46 AM, Craig Bench wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";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 regulation, do we?</span><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0065B0'>Craig Bench</span></b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000066'><br>Urban Forestry Technician<br>t: 604.998.3291 | e: <a href="mailto:cbench@cnv.org">cbench@cnv.org</a><br><br><b>City of North Vancouver</b><br>141 West 14<sup>th</sup> Street, North Vancouver, BC V7M 1H9</span><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#000066'><br></span><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000066'>Reception: 604.985.7761 | <a href="http://www.cnv.org">www.cnv.org</a></span><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA><a href="https://www.facebook.com/CityOfNorthVancouver"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#000066;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=25 height=25 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CE6DC5.6995C150" alt="http://intraweb/hdo2010/Outlook/Images/SocialMediaIcons/fb%2025.jpg"></span></a></span><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#000066'> </span><span lang=EN-CA><a href="https://twitter.com/CityOfNorthVan"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#000066;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=31 height=25 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image003.jpg@01CE6DC5.6995C150" alt="http://intraweb/hdo2010/Outlook/Images/SocialMediaIcons/t25.jpg"></span></a></span><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#000066'> </span><span lang=EN-CA><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/CityOfNorthVancouver/videos?view=0"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#000066;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=62 height=25 id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image004.jpg@01CE6DC5.6995C150" alt="http://intraweb/hdo2010/Outlook/Images/SocialMediaIcons/YT25.jpg"></span></a></span><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#000066'> </span><span lang=EN-CA><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/company/city-of-north-vancouver"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#000066;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=26 height=26 id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image005.jpg@01CE6DC5.6995C150" alt="http://intraweb/hdo2010/Outlook/Images/SocialMediaIcons/lin26.jpg"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><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 [<a href="mailto:canufnet-bounces@list.web.net">mailto:canufnet-bounces@list.web.net</a>] <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 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><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-CA>Thanks for sharing this...this is a great win for the protection of our urban forest!<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>Luc Rainville<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>L&R Rainville Consulting <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>ISA Certified Arborist AUM<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>1629 11th Avenue SW, unit #B<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>Calgary, Alberta T3C 0N3<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>403-702-6648<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>Sent from my iPhone / Envoyé de mon iPhone<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-CA>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>"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)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-CA><br>Le 2013-06-03 à 14:52, "Lorraine Johnson" <<a href="mailto:ljohnson@interlog.com">ljohnson@interlog.com</a>> a écrit :<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>Hi,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>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></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>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></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>Lorraine Johnson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>Writer, and editor of Ground<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:ljohnson@interlog.com">ljohnson@interlog.com</a></span><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA><Hartley vs Cunningham et al. Ruling 2013.pdf><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA><Land Mark Tree Ruling Final Press Release 05- 21-13.pdf><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>