Time Running Out For Residents to Take Advantage of Beetle Tree Removal

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Prince George, B.C. - Time is running out for Prince George residents who want to  have  some help removing the dead beetle  pine from their property.

While residents are responsoble for hiring a tree faller to fall and remove the trees, the City’s special  Job Creation Partnership program will help with the clean up.

Under the program, crews of workers move debris by hand, feeding the debris into a chipper, move fences and reinstall them. This assistance program reduces the cost to residents by removing the pine tree debris free of charge. The goal is to reduce the amount of dead trees and tree debris in the City, to reduce the forest fire hazard.

This free debris removal service will only be available until July 11, 2008. There are no plans  to extend, or  create  any new program.

 "We certainly appreciate the Government of Canada’s support through funding contributions and managing the staffing needs," says Mayor Colin Kinsley. "I encourage all residents who have pine beetle infested trees on their property to take advantage of this program and have that tree debris removed from their property."

Details of the program including brochures are available on the City’s website at:  http://www.city.pg.bc.ca/rec_culture/parks/urbanforestry/assistance/  

Any resident interested in theprogram is asked to contact the Industrial Forest Service at 564-4115 local 237 for information and to be put on the service schedule.

At present, wait times are less than one week for service.

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