Tree Trimming Maintenance Cycle Begins

The City of Brockville has started conducting regular tree trimming cycles. With an effort to be more proactive and provide a better service, City Council approved creating a new Arborist position and the purchase of necessary equipment and vehicles earlier in 2023 during the regular budget process. As part of this work, regular maintenance will take place to address areas of concern and take preventative measures.

This regular maintenance consists of:

• Trimming and removing dead wood from City owned trees
• Tree trimming to achieve clearance from roads, sidewalks, and other structures
• Trimming around street lights and traffic signals as needed.

The city has been divided up into 16 zones, numbered numerically from the northwest section down to the southwest section, with plans to complete maintenance inside 4 zones each year. Zones will be selected based on tree conditions and workload for each area, and not by numerical order according to the map numbers. Maintenance has begun in Zone 2, with the next three zones to be selected shortly as the work progresses and we learn more about timelines and outcomes. Please check back as we will update this post as maintenance moves into another zone.

The 16 zones are shown in the photo below, and are as follows:

1. Northwest section of the city, west of Windsor Drive and north of Laurier Boulevard (and Victoria Road)
2. North of Laurier Boulevard between Windsor Drive to the west and the CP railway tracks on the east (maintenance has begun in this zone)
3. Northeast section of the city, east of the CP railway tracks and north of the 401
4. Section between the 401 to the south and Laurier Boulevard to the north, and Windsor Drive to the west and the CP railway tracks to the east
5. Western section between the 401 to the south and Laurier Boulevard (and Victoria Road) to the north, west of Windsor Drive
6. Western section between the CN Railway tracks to the south and the 401 to the north, west of Perth Street
7. Section between the CN Railway tracks to the south and the 401 to the north, between Perth Street and Park Street
8. Section between the CN Railway tracks to the south and the 401 to the north, between Park Street and North Augusta Road
9. Eastern section between the CN Railway tracks to the south and the 401 to the north, east of North Augusta Road
10. Southeastern section of the city, east of North Augusta Road and south of the CN Railway tracks
11. South of the CN Railway tracks between Park Street and North Augusta Road
12. Section south of the CN Railway tracks and north of King Street, between Perth Street and Park Street
13. South of King Street between St. Paul Street and Park Street
14. Section south of the CN Railway tracks and north of King Street, between Cedar Street and Perth Street
15. West of Cedar Street between the CN Railway tracks to the north, and King Street to the south
16. South of King Street, west of St. Paul Street