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On Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at 11:28:20 a.m. EDT, Michael Richardson via CANUFNET <canufnet@list.web.net> wrote:
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<div><div dir="ltr">Who can designate a tree as "heritage"?<br clear="none"><br clear="none">There is a Canadian Association Heritage Professionals, are these the<br clear="none">people to designate or is this the job of an arborist, forester, urban<br clear="none">forester, horticulturalist, or a municipal employee, or perhaps a<br clear="none">committee of council or ad hoc group?<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Is there any criteria and specialized training or is this another chance<br clear="none">to set up a pay-to-play scheme?<div class="yqt0080048443" id="yqtfd19565"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div></div></div>
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