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TO: B.R. Kirk DATE: December 14, 1990 ae
City Administrator ee

FROM: C.F. (Kip) Gaudry, P. Eng.
Deputy City Engineer

SUBJECT: CHRISTMAS TREE BURNING

Recommendations:

1. That Council permanently ban the City of Port Coquitlam's | : a
participation in the yearly Christmas Tree Burning Program. pee

2. That the City of Port Coquitlam sponsor an annual Christmas Tree
Chipping Program in January of each year.

Background & Comments: 7

The Environmental Protection Committee considered this matter in their Bo
meetings of November 1, 29, amd December 13, 1990. The Committee received a be
delegation from Mr. Jack Norie, a lecal Port Coquitlam resident, as well as 7
Steve Hart of the Port Coquitlam Fire Department. The Committee heard that ce
for the past few years the City of Port Coquitlam Fire Department has been : pole
sponsoring a Christmas Tree Burn in January for the residents of the : —
community. Fire Department members volunteered their time and solicited pag TR
donations from various community groups for entertainment and food. The Lan fo
Committee was told that even at this late date the volunteers of the Fire ras
Department are still prepared to put together a scaled down version of the
Christmas Tree Burn for January 6, 1991, if approved.

The Committee received Mr. Jack Norie as a delegation to two of the meetings.
Mr. Norie felt the City cf Port Coquitlam should be setting an example to : :
others to discourage open burning in the lower mainland. Mr. Norle presented ee ee
information regarding other communities and alternative methods of disposing ae
of Christmas Trees. One idea, which now appears very popular, is to chip the Pee!
‘trees into small wood chips, using mechanical wood chippers and then use the
chips on compost piles or in parks and gardens.

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