[CANUFNET] CANUFNET Digest, Vol 246, Issue 3
Julian Dunster
jadunster at gmail.com
Tue Sep 16 02:18:29 UTC 2025
Many municipalities have an option to notify private landowners of a
perceived problem, and if the homeowner does not take action the
municipality may, and send the charges to the homeowner for payment.
Failure to pay means the cost is added to the property tax owing.
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 9/15/2025 10:10 AM, jackandali jackandali wrote:
>
> 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 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.
>
>
> 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:
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> Good morning.
> What were the 18 Safety Recommendations from the Coroner's
> Inquest?
> Thanks,
>
> *Donald Cameron*
>
> Forestry Coordinator
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> 705-445-1030
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> dcameron at collingwood.ca
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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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