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Langley and Metro heading back to court RE GIONAL AUTHORITY APPEALS DECISION ON UNIVERSITY DISTRICT DA N F ERGUSO N Tim e s Re po r t e r
date, with Metro spending more than double that amount. Metro Vancouver has “I’m very confident that filed an appeal of a court they’re going to ruling that said lose again,” Frothe Township of ese said. Langley has final “We can’t just say over developlie down and let ment planning, Metro Vancouver not the regional walk all over us,” authority. he added. Township MayMetro wants to or Jack Froese overturn a writsaid it was an ten decision is“unfortunate” sued on March 12 decision. JACK by B.C. Supreme “It’s disturbing FROESE Court Justice that this much Neena Sharma, tax dollars are who dismissed a Metro going into a squabble,” application to have the said Froese, who estimates the Township’s Continued Page 4 legal bills at $50,000 to
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Adriana Gill empties a bucket of salmon parr during the annual fish release at Yorkson Creek. More than 75 people were at Yorkson Creek to take part in the annual fish release on Saturday, as 50,000 salmon parr were released into the stream.
Brookswood tree cutting ban defeated DA N F ERGUSO N Tim e s Re po r t e r
A temporary ban on clear-cutting trees in Brookswood was rejected by Langley Township council Monday and so was beginning the process of drafting a permanent tree protection bylaw. One week after a 7-2 majority voted to prepare an “Interim Tree Preservation Bylaw,” the draft regulation was turned down. The vote was 5-4, with Mayor Jack Froese and Councillor Grant Ward, who originally were the only members of council to oppose the proposed temporary restric-
tions, joined by Councillors Bob Long, Bev Dornan and Charlie Fox to defeat it. Councillor Kim Richter, who proposed the temporary prohibition, was in the minority, supported by Councillors David Davis, Steve Ferguson and Michelle Sparrow. By the same 5-4 margin, council later voted against beginning work on a permanent bylaw to provide pre-development protection to trees in Brookswood. The 75-day ban proposed by Richter was to allow time to develop a more comprehensive tree protection bylaw. During the discussion leading up to the
Monday votes on tree cutting limits more than one member of council referred to the last time the Township tried to draft a Brookswood tree protection bylaw, in 2007. It was an effort that generated controversy and ended with the unanimous rejection of a proposed set of regulations by council. “There was such an uproar,” Councillor Grant Ward said. “We went through this before.” The 2007 bylaw would only have applied to quarter-acre lots in Brookswood and would have required neighbours to ap-
prove tree-cutting or pruning. An April 27, 2007 Times report on the decision showed 54 of 55 respondents complained it would interfere with property owners’ rights and should be scrapped. Shortly before the Monday afternoon vote, the same issue was raised by Fernridge resident Gloria Dreyer, who appeared before council to say the proposed temporary ban and permanent tree cutting bylaw should be voted down. “These laws are an attack against property owner’s rights,” Dreyer said. Continued Page 5
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