Alleged tree poisoner could face $400K in fines after decades-old elm, several aspens killed in Kelowna
The municipal tree bylaw includes fines of up to $50,000 per tree for anyone caught vandalizing or removing trees on city property.One was a decades-old elm on Manhattan Drive. The city said in a statement Friday that the 60-plus-year-old tree was "recently poisoned" and died.Another seven trees were killed in the city's Kuipers Peak neighbourhood.
The city believes whoever poisoned the trees did it on purpose, though it was unclear from the news release how staff came to that conclusion.
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