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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hi Michelle,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For the City of Regina we have the Regina Urban Forest Management Strategy (RUFMS) and a forestry bylaw. As taken from the bylaw this states as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Protection of Public Trees<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">4. (1) No person other than the Director shall:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">(a) plant a Public Tree.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">(b) damage, disturb, prune or remove any Public Tree.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">(c) attach any notice, bill, poster, sign, wire, rope, cord, nail or other object to or around any Public Tree.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">(d) alter the grade level or drainage pattern in any manner so as to interfere with the access of water, air or nutrients to
any Public Tree.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">(e) remove or interfere with any protective barrier, structure or device on or around any Public Tree.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">(f) commence or continue any work or activity which damages or interferes with the root system or upper structure of any Public
Tree.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">(g) construct any walkway, driveway or paving within a distance of 0.5 metres from
the base of any Public Tree for every 10 centimetres of diameter of the trunk at a point 100 centimetres off the ground.</span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">(h) construct, alter, demolish or otherwise carry out any work at or around any Public
Tree without first having constructed a substantial protective barrier around such Tree in accordance with the provisions of the Urban Forestry Management Strategy Tree Protection Section.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I have also attached appendix G of RUFMS which further outlines tree protection in Regina. All of these documents are posted on
<a href="http://www.regina.ca">www.regina.ca</a> as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I hope this helps.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Russell<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Russell Eirich B.Sc.(adv.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">ISA Certified Arborist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Manager – Forestry, Pest Control & Horticulture<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">City of Regina, Parks & Open Space Department<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">306-777-6676<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Email:
<a href="mailto:reirich@regina.ca">reirich@regina.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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