NEWS photo Tom Suriey SANDY enjoys sunbathing, BBQs, dancing and indoor gardening. She hopes to own her own nightclub or restaurant in the future. District park. Ald. Pat Boname thanked local residents Monday at council for their offer to help pay for topping or removal of the trees, but ex- plained that following the designa- tion, the Parks and Recreation Department would bring forward a comprehensive development plan for the park which ‘‘should include removal of dead and dangerous trees."” Municipal staff has been bom- barded by requests for tree topping and removal from those concerned with loss of views, as well as peti- tions from residents opposed. The Parks and Recreation Department has been looking at acting on the recommendations of P.W. Appleby, of forest resource consulting firm Reid Collins, who warned of the problems associated with tree topping. He said it is only a temporary remedy, leaving un- sightly tree stems that continue to grow but are a target for insects and disease. Trees in The Dale have been topped over the years with the result that many are diseased and dangerous. ' Appleby marked 29 trees for potential removal: 15 live hemlock, three dead hemlock, seven alder, three maple and a maple clump. In a presentation made to coun- cil Monday, Pilot House Road res- ident (and forester) Glen Patterson suggested that pruning or branch removal, together with some tree removal was the only correct way to ‘create windows of view and admission of sunlight to the area’s homes, gardens and roadways.”’ “The tree topping butchery of many past decades is evident throughout the municipality with Car dealer gets ist nod NORTH VANCOUVER City Council helped clear the way recently for a car dealership development at a site on the east side of the 1500-block Fell Avenue. 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VAN PARK DESIGNATION DECISION Tree topping put on hold REQUESTS FOR tree removal and tree topping in the Water Lane-The Dale road allowance have been put on hold pending designation of the iand as a West Vancouver By MAUREEN C grotesque, :.cformed, diseased and conky weakened specimens to be seen everywhere," said Patterson. Limb remova! creates ‘‘win- dows”? which are permanent (limbs do not grow back), while the ex- posed boles of the trees permit views of other trees while creating a sense of depth and perspective. “We need to realize that the forest is dynamic and in a state of constant change. Trees have a life cycle,”’ said Patterson. Trees compete for available resources, such that the stronger ones knock out the weaker ones, Patterson explained. “When we thin these weaker trees, we are working with nature and we are providing a safer, healthier and more beautiful forest,’’ Patterson said. Ald. 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