[CANUFNET] CANUFNET Digest, Vol 246, Issue 3

Mon Sep 15 19:26:21 UTC 2025

Typically in my experience, municipal bylaws can be structured to 
address private trees overhanging public lands in both emergency and non 
emergency scenarios
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Thank you for this Julian. I should have clarified that the mandate 
followed the inquest. I remember that this discussed by the MAUFS 
committee of ISA Ontario. Do you have a comment on private trees 
targeting public areas in terms of any action required by the 
municipality? 

Jack
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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 <http://www.dunster.ca> 		North American distributor for 
Rinntech www.rinntech.info <http://www.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.

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. 

Michael

On 2025-09-11 10:17, Donald Cameron via CANUFNET wrote:
Good morning.

What were the 18 Safety Recommendations from the Coroner's Inquest?

Thanks,

Donald Cameron
Forestry Coordinator
705-445-1030
dcameron at collingwood.ca <mailto:dcameron at collingwood.ca>
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   1. 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.
Jack Radecki R.C.A. 342
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