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Consultation has concluded
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The City of Dieppe is looking to increase the number of trees in the municipality. Expanding the urban forest is a winning approach and concept for many green cities around the world.
For help in achieving this goal, the municipality has hired a consultant, Bruno Chicoine, who is proposing three main strategies:
regulations involving tree-cutting permits
requiring a tree survey to identify existing trees
implementing measures to protect trees
For details, see the “documents” section on the right side of this page. You can also view the presentation made by Mr. Chicoine at the October 18 public meeting of City Council at the following link:
The presentation starts at 1:57 and lasts approximately 40 minutes. It includes the questions from councillors.
The City is seeking public input into the process. You can participate by:
filling out the survey below
participating in the discussion forums
sharing your ideas and comments on the proposals made by the consultant
Photo courtesy of Bruno Chicoine
The City of Dieppe is looking to increase the number of trees in the municipality. Expanding the urban forest is a winning approach and concept for many green cities around the world.
For help in achieving this goal, the municipality has hired a consultant, Bruno Chicoine, who is proposing three main strategies:
regulations involving tree-cutting permits
requiring a tree survey to identify existing trees
implementing measures to protect trees
For details, see the “documents” section on the right side of this page. You can also view the presentation made by Mr. Chicoine at the October 18 public meeting of City Council at the following link:
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CLOSED: This discussion has concluded.
You are invited to share your comments in two different forums. Your input will help us to better understand the issues surrounding the proposals and possibly find alternative answers and solutions.
First forum
To protect the City’s mature trees, it is being recommended that private landowners be required to obtain a permit before cutting a tree larger than 10 cm in diameter located on their property. Tree-cutting permits are currently granted when a tree is:
dead, suffering from an incurable disease or severely decaying
deemed unsafe owing to structural issues
located at the site of work or construction previously authorized under City bylaws
causing serious damage to a property
an unreasonable nuisance
Since the urban forest is considered a public good and trees are an important means of reducing the impact of climate change, requiring a tree-cutting permit is seen as an effective way to help cities protect their urban forest.
What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of requiring a tree-cutting permit?
To encourage the preservation of trees of interest in the vicinity of construction sites, it is being proposed that a survey be required to assess a project’s impact on the municipality’s green cover before a building permit is issued. The survey would allow us to identify trees with a diameter of more than 10 cm and determine whether they can be spared through protective measures while the work is being carried out.
What do you see as the challenges of such a requirement?
What solutions or initiatives could support such an approach?
