May 25, 1988

News 985-2131.

| ‘A: NORTH Vancouver landscape ‘architect’ will sue ‘to Stop’

cy and moun-' 1 Welsh to “commence: legal action.

‘Harry Hegs td‘said,
‘felirement/, Home,. My wife and 1

ove back here when the. to his: 4077 St. Georg Ave.

erty on three’ separate ‘occasions |;
Ji Tuesday, her

m this year: Jan. 5, “April 3, May 13.

" lives in* “Lyin
rently. ‘renting his»
ee ‘Avenue property," has

istrict botllevard: adjacent ‘, consequently instructed the" Van-,»

“an-.18-inch diameter Douglas. fir
: ‘and, six four-to-six-inch /diameter, «

“compensatic on. -for’.,

couver Taw. fi rmi/ of. Eastwood ind gard has: distributed to area’ resi-
dents ‘a’ circular ‘outlining: the. en-
“apainst a..North. Vancouver-based ' vironmental. ‘vandalism and ‘erected |
tree cutting | “firm in“ connection “a large ‘sign’on the: boulevard! ure.
“with the Jan! 5: incident’ in- which @ ing | jwhoever : ris': ;havitig the," tree:
felled’ to): {Stop , ‘cutting | ‘and: ‘start
consulting other people in the: area.
nd his! fence.” j, District « director of “engi ing’
Joha
anyone cutting trees (on “district |
company , is ain ° , hroperty must havea permit..
Vestigating the matter and: will, ad- a “But he”! said trees’ are: ‘felled 8
ise‘ Haggard as to the suit’s “feasi-,! ‘without permits on ‘district land’:
bility next-week. 77 “all 100. ‘often. It’s very: ‘unfortu-
Haggard says he ‘wants financial ate." People think; if: a, tree
blocking. ‘their view? or. casting,
fence and ‘the’ time ‘and ‘effort he: shadows’ on their property and it’s ;
put into hauling’ away iwo loads’ of on: district property, they: are: free:
trée debris. 02.2 Oo a to go and remove it; but there isa
definite . procedure hey must"

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wood said »

gy

“In addition to legal action, Ha

“follow.” , rie
‘ "Trees will only " be. removed,

_ Bremner? said, Jf they« present” a
- danger to’ ‘adjacent, properties or. af
neighbors ave” been - ‘polled . and s
approve tree’ removal. cs

; Brenner said'no district permits
iwere given for’ felling: trees on the,’

t 5
Meitsihan c arges’, ill be laid.

te anyone:: caught / cutting
. district irees illegally, he’ said. i"

The” district; “Bremner: added,

‘had considered: laying: charges in;
‘connection with, the “Jan: {5 tree’.
“felling” that ‘dimaged» Flagard's
fence, but Crown pros ecutors con-*,
idered ‘the available vidence to ibe’ en
‘insuffi icient.’. -,;