[CANUFNET] Shade policy including trees ( and or structures)

[JMCNEIL at oakville.ca]

Oakville Town Council approved a new Official Plan in 2009 called Livable 
Oakville.

Part C, Section 10.1.1(f) states:

f) to progressively increase the urban forest to achieve a canopy cover of 
40%
Town-wide beyond the life of this Plan.

Hope this helps.



John McNeil, MBA, Registered Professional Forester, Certified 
Arborist/Municipal Specialist
Manager of Forestry Services
Parks & Open Space Department
jmcneil at oakville.ca 

” Urban Forestry is the Front Line of Defence against Global Climate 
Change ”
Central Operations 
1140 South Service Road West
Oakville, Ontario, L6L 5T7 
Tel. (905) 845-6601, Ext: 3395 

Mailing Address:
Town of Oakville 
P.O. Box 310, 1225 Trafalgar Road
Oakville, Ontario, L6J 5A6 
http://www.oakville.ca/

 



From:
"Rhea Dawn Mahar" <maharrd at gov.ns.ca>
To:
<canufnet at list.web.net>
Date:
05/12/2010 06:48 PM
Subject:
[CANUFNET] Shade policy including trees (  and or structures)



Good day:

We have established a provincial committee here in Nova Scotia to raise 
awareness and perhaps link the need-for-shade- issue to local by-laws or 
policy etc. where appropriate.  Do you have any knowledge of municipal 
level by-laws, guidelines or policy related to land use, parks, land 
development etc. that would be relevant to our work promoting shade and 
trees?

The intent is to help make the connection between our agenda of promoting 
shade, and the established standards that exist in municipalities for 
municipal councillors - make it doable, relating to existing 
expectations…where we can.

Regards,

_______________________

Rhea Dawn Mahar
School Ground Greening Consultant
Evergreen
tel:  (902) 424-3107
fax:  (902) 424-0732
Email:  maharrd at gov.ns.ca

PO Box 481 CRO
Halifax, Nova Scotia 
Canada B3J 2R7

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