[CANUFNET] Bylaws

[David Banks]

Province: Nova Scotia


Provincial Act: "Municipal Government Act, Chapter 18 of the Acts of 1998"

http://nslegislature.ca/legc/statutes/municipal%20government.pdf



**Provincial act for HRM (Halifax Regional Municipality) "Halifax Regional Municipality Charter, Chapter 29 of the Acts of 2008"

http://nslegislature.ca/legc/statutes/halifax%20regional%20municipality%20charter.pdf



** It is my opinion that this document is more important when it comes to defining what powers the municipality I live in has (i.e.: HRM), when it comes to powers over urban forests.


HRM's powers are limited to some control over tree cutting for "landscaping, buffering, sedimentation or erosion control"  --  see HRM Charter.


I am convinced that HRM has not been given sufficient power.

This is most clearly observed in HRM's Urban Forest Master Plan - Digest, page 14, item 4. "Development", which states:

"New development is a major challenge for HRM's forests, especially at the urban-rural fringe, where urban expansion is having a profound effect on the trees and their environment. In HRM, many new development areas are clear-cut, graded and filled before construction occurs, removing all existing trees from the landscape and much of the soil needed for future trees."

The picture beside this paragraph provides a graphic example.

https://www.halifax.ca/property/UFMP/documents/HRMUFMPDigest.pdf




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From: CANUFNET <canufnet-bounces at list.web.net> on behalf of Mike Rosen <MRosen at treecanada.ca>
Sent: June 10, 2016 1:37 PM
To: Canadian Urban Forest Network
Subject: [CANUFNET] Bylaws


Hello Canadian Urban Forest Network!



After returning from a major municipal meeting in Winnipeg (FCM) I can tell you that there is very strong interest in tree bylaws across the country. We at Tree Canada are familiar with tree bylaws in some provinces, but not all. Could you, if you have the time and the information please send me information stating:



Your province

The provincial Act that allows municipalities in your province to pass bylaws on:

- municipal lands

- private lands

- other lands



We are hoping to accumulate information for every province (and territory). Please feel free to send any other information or web link you think would be helpful.



Thank you. Hope to see you all at CUFC2016 - early bird rates end June 15!



Michael Rosen, R.P.F.| President/Président | Tree Canada/Arbres Canada

470 rue Somerset St. West/ouest |Ottawa, ON K1R 5J8 | T: 613-567-5545 ext 222

mrosen at treecanada.ca<mailto:mrosen at treecanada.ca>/mrosen at arbrescanada.ca<mailto:mrosen at arbrescanada.ca>
Growing better places to live | Des environnements plus sains prennent racine

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Check out the 2016 Canadian Urban Forest Conference<http://www.cufc2016.ca/> in Laval, Québec!

Serez-vous de la partie? Conférence canadienne sur la forêt urbaine 2016<http://www.ccfu2016.ca/> à Laval, Québec!


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