The city has a plan to plant 779 replacement trees, but a Burnaby resident wants more proactive communication around tree loss.
A Burnaby resident is raising concerns about a lack of consultation as the city prepares to cut down 116 trees in a local park as part of the Cameron Community Centre and Library redevelopment.
It took three weeks for her to get a response and learn the city plans to replace the trees with 779 new trees.“The idea is to make people aware of what we’re losing,” she said.After the deaths of her grandmothers earlier this year, Jain said the park has been a refuge.“I meditated there; I did yoga. … That’s why it impacts me and other people who spend a lot of time there.”
The project team estimated 70% of the wood could be reused on site or at other local sites, according to Wagner, who said potential wood reuses could include:
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