[CANUFNET] CANUFNET Digest, Vol 246, Issue 3

Fri Sep 12 04:01:09 UTC 2025

AI was the expert witness who testified for the family in that inquest.  
I agree that the recommendations were solely for RGB.

Yours sincerely,

On Behalf of Dunster and Associates Environmental Consultants Ltd.

Dr. Julian A Dunster R.P.F., R.P.P.., M.C.I.P., ISA Certified Arborist,
ASCA Registered Consulting Arborist # 378,
ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualified
Honourary Life Member ISA + PNWISA

www.dunster.ca		North American distributor for Rinntechwww.rinntech.info

On 9/11/2025 8:56 AM, Michael Richardson via CANUFNET wrote:
>
> The RBG inquest was specific to RBG and does not include a mandate for 
> municipalities, conservation authorities, parks and institutions 
> managing large populations of trees.  A plan text reading of the 
> /Verdict for Coroner's Jury/ and the /Verdict Explanation/ does not 
> indicate any recommendations that are to be applied outside of the RBG.
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> 18 recommendations were made by the Jury and commented on by Dr. 
> Wolski, the Coroner for Ontario.  These were largely implemented by 
> RBG and Ian Bruce.
>
> Reading the documents one must be very careful to interpret the 
> language, specifically risk; ISO 31000 defines risk as "the effect of 
> uncertainty on objectives" while risk is used to indicate likelihood 
> of failure, danger, unsafe, hazard etc. in common language usage.**
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>
> Michael
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> On 2025-09-11 10:17, Donald Cameron via CANUFNET wrote:
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>> Good morning.
>> What were the 18 Safety Recommendations from the Coroner's Inquest?
>> Thanks,
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>> *Donald Cameron*
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>>    1. Tree Risk Assessment Policies for Municipalities
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>> From: "jackandali at sympatico.ca" <jackandali at sympatico.ca>
>> To: Canadian Urban Forest Network <canufnet at list.web.net>
>> Subject: [CANUFNET] Tree Risk Assessment Policies for Municipalities
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>> A mandate was given at the coroner's inquest in 2005 towards the 
>> development of Tree Risk Assessment Policies as a result of the 
>> unfortunate child death on an educational trail at the Royal 
>> Botanical Gardens. At that time, I was retained by the coroner. This 
>> mandate was for municipalities, conservation authorities, parks and 
>> institutions managing large populations of trees. I would like to 
>> know in the case of municipalities how private trees targeting public 
>> lands are being evaluated and monitored?  Sadly, I am in the middle 
>> of this now.
>> Secondly, I would appreciate any opinions on what the average 
>> homeowner is expected or should know about trees at risk on their 
>> properties. I do know about Property Standards ans associated bylaws.
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>> Jack Radecki R.C.A. 342
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