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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 29 Jun 2011, p. 7

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V WATERLDOM'anfi.NH'1 Q Destructive beetle on the way ' M t- ' ’ we - BYGRmMMDON/im a 93“? ‘ < , ‘,-_\_."".. ’_ i 7 ,; it. , ChronicleStafl fa; ., fl * ,-,. I?" , v ' t . , . 4'â€"â€"â€"â€"-‘â€"â€"â€"â€" .| . “fin-$74 y ' l ‘ ff“ 3 .' r “a. . aterloo is home to 12.500 ash trees, Every ’ fl “ ' i if” , a” fl , 78mm single one of them will likely be infested with " ‘ > , , ‘ “v ' v zq \ asmallgreenbeetleinthenextdecade. , ‘ - "as.” “ \_ ».\y mn'hnz The emerald ash borer. an invasive species from _,-‘, . a ‘ ' fQfi'M‘\t\3 53-8536 Fresh m“ Asia, arrived in North America during the 1990s Last a. , 33: a "u ._ 1“ . ‘2 79 year. itwasfound in both Kitchener and Cambridge. _ , .. Q “ §,»“a ll). Q m1“ . 3:13 GROUND BEEF ' $6.15 Ira. . I). The tiny beetle's larvae bore their way through ash > ' ' ’ . ‘ ~‘ ' f ' am fiQMfizi Store m 7â€"â€"â€" trees, eventually killing them. . . m I Store M iSltcod' ‘ , While the emerald ash borer hasn‘t been found in 122be famiibfesnmi the“ elmofi'12rsfihéésm ald Store Made New "0mm Waterloo yet, it's only a matter of time, said lohn Stew- ' 9 a" m m Smoked m SMOKED “EAT 35 99 art. manager of forestry for the city. a“ m sum $13.21 in. . It. “it's inevitable," he said. That's a costly pan of the plan. since each chemical â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"-â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€"-â€"â€" The city passed, Monday, a $100,000 plan to help treatment costs $200 and it has to be done every two as) to. $7.89 Iv. Cut Your Way Fresh mitigate the impacts of the emerald ash borer. It's an years. The treatmentswill be targeting older trees 34 49 $3 49 Slalom STEAK 3124030, 5.49 h. aggressive plan, Stewart said. “It's a stop-gap measure," Stewart said. ' b- -. 5- ___________ The impact of the insect could be most apparent in The main thrust of the plan is to plant new trees â€" An our PM Prod-nu an . CANADA DAY Waterloo Park. where many of the older trees are both seedlings and larger trees, to help bolster the M.s.G.£l-m& ”that n“.m|‘5mkm by u ashes. Stewart said. city’s canopy for when the insect arrives. Stewart said. we a... “a, a; m and: tr our ”If we lose the canopy of those trees, the impact to “We are trying to strike a balance." Stewart said. tuner in their prom (but Candi.- Grilling Snug Waterloo Park would be massive.” Stewart said. But the city can't just let the borers go to town on 3031 Lm_‘,,,,1,_. PM. HM”. MW. ] 519â€"699â€"4590 _ Under the emerald ash borer management plan, established trees. he added. w M WM -. Tm ‘ it” ‘ k n 7 H l mm! at the city will plant new trees. monitor existing trees "We have to worry about urban forest as ahazard,” ' " ' “ ' ‘ ‘ WWW-S e erme 5.03 and set pheremone traps to try and capture the bugs. Stewart said ‘ ' - Forestry staff will also be injecting city-owned ash 1! takes seven years for the emerald 85h borers to ' . ADVERT|SERS appreC|ate It trees with a chemical that will help eradicate the kill a healthy tree. When it dies. the tree can be dan- when you tell them insects when they're in trees. gerous because of falling branches. . H , d 1 d I saw your ad in the Chronicle 01118 2111011011 e aye > ~ - » - 1 t ~ ' «in? . an, M is; .' ”1,54“; BYGru-zc MACDONMD become much more complex and Q . Chronicle Srafl there are some issues “1 . . ‘ “We needed some outside fit n auction to sell a block of help.” " _â€" mum-mun" . Ahomes in the Northdale The group of property owners MWLEWYMW neighbourhood was delayed has turned to a real estate firm to last week after more homes joined help facilitate the deal. which they m. v NEW FARES AND BETTER SERV'CE the deal. are hoping yields more than $25 W â€"\ ., A total of 39 homes in and million. \‘\. \.\ t GRT Transit Fares Are Changing On Ju|y1st around the larch Street area in the The group formed after the City , ‘ student neighbourhood are for of Waterloo passed a new rental . I. . ll . \ sale. housing licensing bylaw, which SpecIa |zm9 In A GRTlues will beehmdng, The now has will stil be That's up from 31 when the deal limits the number of bedrooms MJWLMLWM oompstltivowlthotlurtrtllt was initially mpglned lafst weir. k thabcaéi be rimed in homels. _ EUROPEAN AUTOMOBILES m M. help to m m M y“ be no N t'st eequiv ento two 0c 5. n er t e new regu ations. _ | . ”MMMfllsm said Paul Ellingham. a landlord owners of low-density properties | ' cpsratrngcostsand GRT lD ' Bea er A hon-gong hymns “Y PM“ M - who owns SIX of the homes up for can rent out no more than four , _ ' _ . V'tsitourmbdteatmmor . » at WM m Within ‘ sale. bedrooms. There is also a fee for Memes Benz, BMW, MIN . cal 519-585-75fitormuru details An auction was scheduled for l the license and annual renewal. AUdi NW MilSUblShl Nissan Wirterloo “00°“- p.m. last Sunday at St. Michael's The move decreased property I ' Church on University Avenue. but values in student neighbourhoods Meticulous Restoration was postponed because of the late by more than $60,000. Ellingham Original Paint Finishes v mm addition of more homes. said. . . . ”51555-7556 m "It's taking more time than we An auction is expected for the Unsurpassed calm new" awn-u “51,5755“ huh-china! anticipated," Ellingham said, “With propenies. but there is no timeline 15 0mm” Rd- Kim m on: ' 4 all the additional properties it has for when it will be held, he said 519-578‘2052 1 ,. LASIK MD . “f“ -\\ '- L4 13“ .- , . _ i , __'fi_v -- . 5“ i 3, » ~ . » , .. 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