May 07, 2012, 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Nparker  Don't let the folks in Oak Bay see this picture, or they will be out with their pitchforks and torches.  | Oh, that protest has already happened. You gotta stay on your toes if ya wanna get in on all the protests around here.
Pic: http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/..._TreeSaver.jpg Susan Enefer has tied a yellow ribbon around the threatened tree. Quote: Neighbours prepare to fight for old tree
By Danielle Pope - Monday Magazine
Published: April 04, 2012 9:00 AM
Construction project worries Dallas Road residents
One of the last original trees in a Dallas Road neighbourhood is stirring up controversy as an oncoming construction project could decide its fate.
The tree, planted at least 80 years ago along the Ogden Point strip of lower Dallas Road, is nestled on the boulevard of city property. Yet over the last eight decades, weather, health and construction projects have turned what used to be a tree-lined area into the sparser street residents and tourists know today. Now, community members are asking for the remaining arbor to be kept safe against the newest demolition project.
“It seems like everything has happened very quickly — one day people were living in the property beside me, then the next there was a notice alerting the neighbourhood the house was going to be torn down,” says Susan Enefer, who lives beside the construction project and was one of the first to draw attention to the fate of the tree. “I’m all for development, but we’ve seen these trees disappear in the past, and it’s such a lovely old thing — I just want to know it’s going to be OK.”
Don Mann Excavating Ltd, the construction company now in possession of the property, sent out notices to residents informing them of a public forum to be held on the site at 408 Dallas Road, set for April 4 at 5 p.m. The discussion will answer all questions about the upcoming project, which will see the old heritage building formerly known as “Marine Court” be replaced with a proposed townhouse development.
| http://www.mondaymag.com/news/146027...ml?mobile=true  http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/...heWeekTree.jpg Quote:
Some residents’ worst fears were confirmed last week when a public forum alerted neighbours that a beloved old elm tree on city property will be on the chopping block to make way for a new development project slated for Dallas Road.
Last week, Monday reported on the 80-year-old tree that has seen locals lace its trunk with yellow ribbons and a “Please Do Not Cut” sign in mind of the oncoming demolition project, which will replace a now-condemned heritage building with a new townhouse development — if developers have their way.
Over 20 residents attended the forum held by Don Mann Excavating Ltd., who now has possession of the property, with questions ranging from building and landscaping plans to the old tree’s status. A representative stated that the tree would have to be removed to make way for the driveway and landscaping plans, and said that its root system runs too deep and would be too damaged by the construction to survive. While some residents parroted a desire to see the tree removed due to its encroaching root system and its age, multiple neighbours were visibly upset by the announcement. | http://www.mondaymag.com/news/146907915.html
How do you like the tone of that reporting? Some neighbours (agreeing with the removal) "parroted", while the sensitive ones (not agreeing with removal) were "visibly upset".
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