As reported in the St. Catharines Standard 02-06-18. There was no opposition filed with respect to a proposed policy to protect municipal trees during construction. This new policy was designed to assist the municipality to implement the existing by-law that was passed in 2012. Some of the changes may include…
A recent study utilizing computer models, by researchers at the University of British Columbia has shown how trees have an impact on local weather thereby saving energy. Put simply, buildings without trees around are exposed to greater wind pressure whereby air is forced into a building through cracks and crevasses…
Many St. Catharines residents may have noticed piles of wood chips and soil out in front of homes across the city. There seems to have been a push this year to grind away existing tree stumps (in some cases home owners have been waiting for years). The backlog is onerous.…
News release posted on Tuesday, May 19 by the City of St. Catharines. “A tree census is set to begin in a few weeks. A comprehensive inventory of the City’s nearly 50,000 boulevard trees will begin by the end of May, with trees evaluated for signs of decay and damaged…
