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\"Councillor

Councillor Bob Stone looking rather concerned as he questions staff about the trees that were removed from River Mill Park.<\/p><\/div>\n

Councillor Bob Stone looked concerned at Huntsville\u2019s June 27 Council meeting when he asked: \u201cWho cut down the five trees at River Mill Park?\u201d<\/p>\n

Huntsville CAO Denise Corry said she wasn\u2019t aware that five trees had been cut down. \u201cIt was my understanding that one was removed. There was some question with respect to potential disease that was going to bring harm to those trees, maybe not in the next year or so but certainly over time,\u201d she said. Corry turned the floor over to Executive Director of Community Services and Economic Development Kari Lambe, who explained that a cluster of two trees, towards the back of the park by the Town Docks, had in fact been removed.<\/p>\n

We had met on site with a specialist to look at those trees. We are actually observing three other trees in the park that we feel could be a concern as well and as we continue to watch those, if they become an issue they\u2019ll be removed as well. There\u2019s potential for the disease to infect some other trees and there are some concerns about the closeness of other trees in that location.
\nExecutive Director of Community Services and Economic Development Kari Lambe<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Stone said he\u2019s most concerned about the two big pine trees and asked why they\u2019d been removed. \u201cThey were showing signs of disease,\u201d responded Lambe.<\/p>\n

Huntsville Mayor Scott Aitchison said Tim Cantelon of Sandhill Nurseries has offered to donate trees to the Town to replace them.<\/p>\n

Attempts to reach Colleen MacDonald, the Town’s Manager of Parks and Cemetery, for comment on the disease affecting the trees were unsuccessful.<\/p>\n

\"The

The two mature trees that were removed can be seen at foreground right in this photo from the Muskoka 2\/4 Craft Beer Festival earlier this year<\/p><\/div>\n

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