Residents Beetle Project, the Sequel

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The City will start hiring crew  members this  week to work on  the beetle tree slash removal assistance to residents project.  This  is part two of the project and will operate until late February of next year.

Here's how it works.   Residents with  beetle killed trees on their property can apply to have the crews remove fences before a professional tree removal company ( hired at the residents expense) moves in to  clear the dead trees.  Once the trees have been  removed, the crews return to  clean up the slash, and put the fences back where they belong.

It can help residents reduce the cost of  removing the dead trees.  Last year,  crews worked on 531 residential  properties.  The crews will also be available to help  remopve slash from City parks and greenbelts and that should help reduce  the City's costs in removing these trees.  The crews are hired under a contract agreement with Service Canada under the Job Creation Partnership Program.  The Federal government  has provided a little more than  two thirds of the funding in the last project, and has agreed to fund this second session.  The City has budgeted $250 thousand dollars for the project this year, about one third of the cost.

Residents wanting to  apply  to  take advantage of the service can call 564-4115 local 237.

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