» By ADRIAN STOTT

“The recent—tree_removal

program at “West V
couver’s Caulfeild Park is
only “normal, sound park .:
management”, “West “Van
_ Parks Mariager Heinz Berger

‘told’ a meeting of about‘ 0 =
Caulfeild:
Sunday
evening at St. Francis in: the.“

concerned

residents last

Wood Church.

However, Mayor Derrick
Humphreys Promised “an

immediate check: int Swhy ”

area’ residents “had " not
received prior notification of
the program. -

The meeting “al been

called after strong protests —
by a number of Caulfeild.
people had halted the work

of Berger's parks crew.

The protesters claimed the
cutting of trees and removal
of brush were spoiling the
park to allow improved
views for a few adjoining
properties.

Berger agreed that the
works program had started
as a result of requests by a
small group of homeowners
near the park. But he
maintained that only work
consistent with maintaining
the character of the park was
being carried out.

The group of adjoining
residents,
West

led by
mayor

former

Van Peter

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228 Lonsdale

Jones, had met last summer

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and had assembled a
“shopping list” of view-

Caulfeild Park and a-letter

requesting: its removal, had

been sent.to Berger.

Berger-: ‘pointed. ,out that
“Class 2 park,

‘This means.that trees may: be ~
‘Sat ‘only: 40 remove ‘hazards

“tO preserve park
character. ,
“He. maintained that he had

Feviewed the list from-Jones’
group and that some of the
requested cutting fitted.
'.+these, guidélines. Only those

trees were being cut.

This did not Satisfy some
“people at the meeting who

said the municipality had

promised that

cutting would be done in the

park without prior ad-

vertisement. No such notice
been given.

Berger claimed the
promise applied only to
cutting outside the Class 2
guidelines.

He explained that the only
trees removed were those
that were dying or
dangerous, or were not
indigenous to the park and
were blocking light from
more desirable species. He

said that fast-growing
species such as_ willows,
broadleaf maple and

blackberries had only ap-

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The removal ‘of som
these was . ‘necessary ~ to
prevent them from crowding
out the native arbutus, he

Jones. noted that ‘trees. im a: | a . _
the park grew: by almost two 3 oo Bae & a an
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had been obsciired over- the
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A few of those present felt
that no cutting of any kind

Mayor Humphréys said he .
was pleased the issue was
being handied through
amicable debate. However,
he expressed concern about
reports of abuse by a few
residents of parks crews,
which had led to the crews’ Assortment of .
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