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With our limited resources, we can't promise we will be able to fully address each and every inquiry but we will do our best to help you or direct you to the relevant contacts and resources to address your question. For example, we may direct you to the appropriate municipal, regional or provincial representative and their responses may be posted for everyone's benefit.

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citizen inquiry makes this comment

Monday, 08 November 2010

How are trees on private properties currently being protected in Burlington?
Rick Lipsitt makes this comment

Monday, 08 November 2010

Trees in woodlots of over one hectare fall under Halton Region’s Tree By-law 121-05. This by-law is a tool to prevent the clear-cutting of woodlands and regulates the destruction of trees by requiring good forestry practices during tree harvesting activities. http://www.halton.ca/common/pages/UserFile.aspx?fileId=18412

Through the city’s development process guidelines, private trees are considered for preservation and preservation plans are requested.

Boundary trees are protected under the Forestry Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. F. 26

City trees are protected under tree by-law 19-1975.
citizen inquiry makes this comment

Monday, 08 November 2010

Does the city have plans to introduce a private tree by-law?
Rick Lipsitt makes this comment

Monday, 08 November 2010

City staff comment: Under the recently Council-approved Urban Forest Management Plan, Recommendation 21 is for the city to study and evaluate the effectiveness of private tree by laws in other communities, the appropriateness of a by-law for Burlington, and potential resource implications. Work on this initiative is expected to commence about a year prior to its scheduled completion in 2016.
Citizen inquiry makes this comment

Wednesday, 10 November 2010

I am hoping BurlingtonGreen can help me. I am in charge of our office supply purchasing and supplies and we have started an ink cartridge recycling program. We are having difficulty trying to figure out where we can deposit our used cartridges. Can you help?
BurlingtonGreen makes this comment

Wednesday, 10 November 2010

Thank you very much for your inquiry and congratulations on taking action to recycle your company's ink cartridges. There are a local depots where you can drop off your cartridges. To locate the one nearest you, we suggest you visit the Halton Region Take it Back website. Here is a direct link for your convenience: Link Text
CAROLINE LIPTAY makes this comment

Thursday, 11 November 2010

Hello. Living in rural Burlington, we are increasingly plagued by several kinds of extremely loud motorcycles. It is my understanding this noise comes from a type of pipe installed on the bikes. Are these legal? is there anything we can do to prevent these people from roaring around in packs and individually? What are the Burlington bylaws? Who can I call in the city? THANK YOU for your time.
Kurt Koster makes this comment

Thursday, 11 November 2010

Motor cycles fall under the jurisdiction of Halton Police.
I suggest you contact them and explore solutions.
I hope this helps.

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