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Media Release
February 3, 2004
Nearly
an Acre of North Mississauga Forest
Point eight six (.86) of an acre of mature trees, including some rare Shagbark Hickory Trees off Britannia Road will be saved by an order made by the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB). A settlement agreement reached by Fitzwood Investments, and appellants Susan Karrandjas and Therese Taylor recently ratified by the OMB provides for a rectangular, contiguous tree preservation area opposite Carradine Court and stretching from Killaby Road to Britannia. Urban forestry consultant Philip van Wassenaer, who helped in the community effort to preserve the one hectare forest, and gave evidence at the hearing said, “Considering the whole forest was slated for removal and approved I think this is really something. I have not seen something like this happen before.” Certainly Fitzwood Investments, their representatives Mark Mandelbaum and Linda Warth, and their parent company H&R Development should be commended for being good corporate citizens. “They seriously listened to the concerns of this community and responded favourably, not once, but twice, the second time, enlarging the tree preservation area by 36 trees and one third more of an acre,” said Therese Taylor. One resident from Killaby appeared at the hearing and objected to the settlement agreement. She provided a two page statement about balance and said in it that "a proposal for additional small gains in preservation are at the expense of it's (sic) immediate residents..." “We regretted having to make a choice between a preservation arm (.15 acre in area behind this resident’s home) or a continuation of forest (.47 acre in area) and we deferred to Mr. van Wassenaer to determine what was in the best interest of the remaining forest,” Taylor said. In his letter of opinion, van Wassenaer commented that the enlarged, contiguous strip of forest “is preferable to the originally proposed Tree Preservation Plan” passed by the by-laws in February 2003, which allowed for two smaller tree preservation areas, together about one half acre in total. “Ecologically, this configuration is preferable as it provides one continuous forest block with considerably less edge than the previous configuration. This area will be easier to preserve effectively during the construction process," he stated. - 30 - Contacts: Therese Taylor & Urban Forestry Consultant - Philip van Wassenaer Reach-out and make a difference PLEEASSE SIGN OUR PETITION It will make a difference! Home Page - Main Table of Contents - Back up a page - Back to Top |
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