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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Hi Jessika,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Toronto Hydro uses Hendrix Tree Wire and puts the wires on taller poles, this has greatly reduced the outages caused by trees interacting with the electrical system during storms.
Improving the tensile strength along with reducing the mass of the impacts (lifting the wires higher in the canopy) has allowed better integration of a proper urban forest with a dependable above grade electrical system in a dense urban area (such as parts
of Toronto).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Description of Tree Wire: Is self-supporting covered conductor that is used in place of bare conductor in overhead primary distribution. Tree wire is used to reduce outages in areas
where there is potential for incidental contact with tree limbs. Tree wire can also have a significant effect in the prevention of wildfires caused by sparks from primary conductors slapping together or contacting tree limbs. Tree wire cables can be an effective
solution to solve problems with existing bare conductor circuits without the need for more expensive alternatives such as aerial bundled or underground cables.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Placing the above tree wire on taller poles means that the larger portion of a typical tree is below the wire and only smaller diameter branches are above (which the tree wire can
handle easily). The other thing that Toronto Hydro does it to place these distribution wires vertically and not horizontally as was done in the past, this reduces the target size for branch failure as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">I hope your utility is open to changing how they build their structure to accommodate a livable city.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Mark<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Mark Ventresca</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Phone: 416-394-5583<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> CANUFNET <canufnet-bounces@list.web.net>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Corkum-Gorrill, Jessika via CANUFNET<br>
<b>Sent:</b> March 27, 2025 7:17 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Canadian Urban Forest Network <canufnet@list.web.net><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Corkum-Gorrill, Jessika <jcorkumgorrill@charlottetown.ca><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [External Sender] [CANUFNET] Tree Clearance around Overhead Utilities<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">PEI still has mainly overhead power lines with few buried underground. With increased intense storms and power outages, our local utility is working to increase tree clearances around power lines.
Communication delivered across the province from the electrical utility company requests that all trees be planted 45ft from overhead power lines. They are also working to increase clearances of existing trees/natural areas near lines. In urban areas, tree
removals even 1/3 of the distance above would be detrimental to our already shrinking tree canopy.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Can anyone in this group speak to or share your bylaws or regulations for municipally owned tree protection, clearances, pruning, removals, planting near overhead utilities (in an urban setting)?
Also, any input on ensuring occupational health and safety considerations for utility workers and how that relates to proximity of trees to the lines would be welcomed as well. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Many thanks!<br>
Jessika<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F3864;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Jessika Corkum-Gorrill</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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