Service Area · Doon & Pioneer Park
Tree Removal in Doon & Pioneer Park
Tree work across Doon, Pioneer Park and the streets toward Homer Watson Boulevard, where the emerald ash borer was first found in the region.
The emerald ash borer was first confirmed in Waterloo Region in the woodlands on either side of the 401 at Homer Watson Boulevard, and the neighbourhoods closest to that point, Pioneer Park and Doon, were planted with a great deal of ash in the seventies and eighties. The result is that this part of Kitchener has more standing dead ash per street than anywhere else in the city, in back yards, along fence lines and in the wooded strips between subdivisions. Dead ash is brittle, and the older the death the more likely a bucket or crane is needed rather than a climber. The other distinguishing feature here is the river. Lots backing onto the Grand River valley and the Homer Watson woodlands can sit inside a Grand River Conservation Authority regulated area under O. Reg. 41/24, where felling a tree is not itself regulated but regrading a bank, moving fill or tracking a crane across a slope above the water can be, and where the trees may form part of a woodland that falls under the Region's Woodland Conservation By-law if it is a hectare or more. Both get checked against the address before a large job is planned, and the ash wood stays inside the CFIA regulated area.
Tree Removal services in Doon & Pioneer Park
- Large & Hazard Tree Removal
- Stump Grinding
- Pruning & Crown Reduction
- Storm Damage & Emergency Work
- Ash Tree (EAB) Removal
Frequently asked questions
Do the Kitchener tree rules apply in Breslau?
No. Breslau is in the Township of Woolwich, so Kitchener's private and public tree by-laws stop at the city boundary and the township's own rules apply. The Region's Woodland Conservation By-law and the CFIA ash regulated area cover the whole region including Woolwich. We confirm what applies to the address before quoting.
Is there a travel charge for the townships?
No. Breslau and the properties around Kitchener are quoted on the same basis as the city. What moves a quote is the tree and the access, not the postal code.
Can you tell whether a tree is the City's or mine?
Often from the site visit, since boulevard trees sit in the road allowance between the sidewalk and the curb. Where there is no sidewalk or the tree is near the line, the City can confirm ownership, and we ask before anything is cut.
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