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WKrERwoalaonm-Mmdaymny “.2012-3 - ; ‘ Law 0 ' ’ r .WO . - I... e [um V III“ I “m" ”D” are m 'd fi (1 dr 1 ' l Resr ents ght propose Hy o. c ear- cutting p an Bylmaslamon tion."theletterindoated. dentCarrlePaulkner. y a; _ «'- , ,5 3‘ 2, , ~ __ ChmnideSmfl' The work would be part of the licence agree- ‘1hlsarealsamazingforivlldlih’ , ; ‘ ' fl ' €724: mentbetweenthecityandlnfrasuuctureomario. Theflghttopreservetittetriit'rtdtirasanatural35:;z ,- _ ” . group of west~end residents is urging with Hydro One acting on behalf of the provincial area dates back nearly two Wand the Lam- 1' ., V‘ " g... Allydro One to alter plans to clear~cut a strip legislative body. A representative from Hydro One berts have fought the provincial power authority , 1:33.; ’ ‘fi , 13.23 of mature trees. hedges and wildflowers could not be reached for comment and Rene numerous times datingas far back as 1993. Each 31.54% " ‘ .1; - near their properties. Gatien. the president of Waterloo North Hydro. said time they managed to save the strip of land from A?” 1 : . is; .5; The utility plans to clear the hydro corridor he had no knowledge of the maintenance work being cleared â€" with some help from thenâ€"MP? 1" V ,. ‘ . . ‘f extending from Fischer-Mailman Road to Fr‘bsville when questioned about it lastweelc ElizabethWhmer. 1‘ . a . €;,_ Road to ~ensurea reliable supply of electricity to the Lambert called the clear-cutting unnecessary Lambert and lohn Bowen. transmission envi- ‘3; fl ‘ -‘ :: area” according to a joint letter from Hydro One because most of the hedges and wild flowers do not moment supervisor of Ontario Hydro at the time. "1. r. 13,3 . f';:_»\, and the (Iity oiWaterioo distributed to homes near come close to touching the wires. and her husband. managed to come to a “mutually il'lendly agree- , f, , _ .-’ i ”:7 '1' the corridor on June 5. John. is concerned with what the herbicide will do ment' she wrote in a letter to the MP? dated lune ' ‘ 4 ' s. ' ’. . . "5” “it doesn't make much sense to rip everything ifit should enterthewater table. 29. 1993. At the time the utility agreed to replace . it?“ i‘ ' “ ‘ out," said Kathleen lamben. whose Woodland 'lithey have totrim the trees. then trimtheuees anytreesthatitcutdmvnbyplantlngmwones. . \ ,~ as; .- ' Drive property backs on to the corridor. likening wbutd 'tcutitalldown,” John said. Ward 1 Conn. ScottWitmasays he baboon in ’1 _ , . > L. _ .‘ ,7, at: the clear-cut toa'wasteland." : Tile c mmunity is also worried about the touch with city staff to request a meeting with or; . . , . .1: gift 2;}. In the letter to residents, Hydro One informed impact th clear-cut will have on bikers, joggers Hydro Onetodiscuss possiblealternarlves Hessid‘ " " fig 1 L“ '1 them they would be conducting vegetation mainte» and other is of the trail. as Well as students who he hopes the utility can (immature some flexibili- : f ,- 1; in; "a 1 a trance within the hydm corridor in the fall in accor- attend Mary lohnson Public School. not to tyin its policies , x , fit: 5:17“:- '9 dance with electrical safety codes mention the impact on, the wildlife that cal the cor- “This is not the middle of a forest in northem 3;; “.- La ’3’ *fi 3 Some of the clearing will involve the use of aerial ridor home. ‘ Ontario. butan established neighbourhood of 30 31:31- i’: ‘ A a)" _ ’ we" lifts. bulldozers and excavators. and the application ‘l'm a volunteer at an animal rehabilitation cen~ years," Witmer said. ' , . - J’ -‘ - . '3»; *i‘ of approved herbicide to control the regrowth of tie and animal shelter, and we sit outside constant. ‘l hopethat common “on - - . -,- , i ‘ 7 ti 4 fig? . A ”trees. brush and other nonvcompatible vegeta- ly and watch the irds." said neighbourhood resi- written in blackmd ._ ‘ ‘ * IF». ‘ h! e33” â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" ~ -' : :5 '*:':..:_.»2-: -. o 0 gig i??? . Hydro up grades draw ptown opposmon . . . on .. BY Jams Jameson _ ‘ ~ Gatien. and the taller poles are necessary " ' “ Chronicle Staff ‘ "" ‘ " ’ r W“ under new hydro standards ‘ \ .. '. He also wanted to assure residents '- ‘1 . resident of Allen Street West is . . - 3 they were not planning on removing any ‘ - ' . ‘ Arallying neighbours in an . ‘4 3 ' ofthe trees in the community. but mere- ’ ' ‘ attempt to stop hydro upgrades. ’; 1 3 ly trimming them. “The comparison is lill Dunbrook is concerned the work I i like moving from dial-up to high-speed ‘ ‘ by Waterloo North Hydro will negatively m [I , ,. j Internet.” Gatien said of the improve- alter the neighbourhoods streetscape. ' 9". . * merits. lower property values and discourage ‘ j" ," i The conversions are taking place newcomers from living in the historic , across the province and the City of Waterloo core. ~ Waterloo must upgrade before it “They're going to remove and butcher llll Dunbrook encounters costly and time-consuming .- the trees.~ said Dunbrook. a resident of L reliability or safety issues arise, Gatien ’ the neighbourhood for 25 years. “This is the company said. said. why people have chosen to live in these Dunbrook wants the lines buried or Burying the line will quadruple the areas lot the trees and the heritage" moved to Caroline Street. which has cost of the project and overhead wires 7 Dunbrook said the utility distributed fewer homes. She has posted yellow also tend to last longer, Gatien noted, letters to residents in the area last ()cto- signs and caution tape on the trees adding his staff would spend the next her. but alleges she did not receive any around her home calling on hydro and few months developing a creative solu- notice. She said the work is also being council to heed her concerns. tion forall stakeholders completed to serve uptown condos and The new hydm poles and lines will be Ward 7 Coun. Melissa Durrell noted . the new light rail Iransit litre -‘ meaning installed along Allen Street. Avondale the community is already experiencing the community will bear the bnmt oi the Avenue. Norman Street and Roslin hydm reliability issues. such as sporadic . ' impact but reap few of the benefits. Avenue. lire utility says the work is not brownouts. and was pleased with how .. Residents and hydro representatives aimed at serving any specific project. WNli has responded to citizen concerns held a public meeting on lune 21 and the The plan is to install l6« to lB-metre “They're trying to come up with inno- utility has re uested 60 da . to devise a hydro ales and two new circuits to vative solutions and are thinking outside _ new strategy?‘ for the comryiiunity. They increase) the power from 4.16 kilovolts to the box.” Dunell said. 0"” Faulkner, '9“ “9"“ garison. John Lambert. Kath- have already completed some work on I33. The current poles are only about l2 "The residents and i feel that there are :99" Lambert and a?” We)!“ are ‘" concerned about Allen Street but are finished for the year. metres tall, said WNli president Rene other options that hydrocan look at." osmg vegetation '"d their homes. mm“ , . ' can; : " EX EllllEll lflllllllll“ Willi l ‘ ' r5 ,, , i-&.'c?;{rs.‘ . a 35 WW ~ \ pk um.” ,. - - I 8 Waterlooln "ml Forbes (at... 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