CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — The City of Charlottetown is making progress on efforts to protect heritage trees.
Council passed a tree protection bylaw in May 2019 that aims to keep its oldest trees safe but not in a heavy-handed way.
Coun. Terry MacLeod, chairman of the environment and sustainability committee, said it’s more about working with residents, staff in various departments and Maritime Electric to prevent heritage trees from being cut down needlessly.
The city is in the process of cataloging where all of the heritage trees are, both on public and private land.
“We’ve also had discussions with Maritime Electric. Of course, emergencies have to take priority over everything, but we just want them to be aware ... and have them communicate with us," said MacLeod.
MacLeod is also asking residents to contact the city first before doing anything to a heritage tree.
