The Municipality of Chatham-Kent is undertaking a comprehensive, proactive tree maintenance and trimming program to enhance public safety, improve streetscapes, and protect the long-term health of municipally-owned trees.
Starting this month, approximately 2,000 municipally-owned trees located within road rights-of-way across Chatham-Kent are being professionally trimmed. Work will be completed in an orderly, street-by-street approach in neighbourhoods identified through municipal inspection and assessment.
This proactive maintenance initiative focuses on removing dead, damaged, or hazardous branches, improving clearances for vehicles and pedestrians, and maintaining the natural shape and structural integrity of trees using established arboricultural best practices.
Tree trimming work will occur along municipal rights-of-way and will include:
- Removal of dead, diseased, or damaged branches
- Clearance improvements over roadways, sidewalks, driveways, and roofs
- Pruning around streetlights, traffic signs, and overhead utilities
- Maintenance of natural tree shape and structure
To support efficiency and safety, residents may notice tree trimming crews working in their neighbourhoods without advance door-to-door notification. Residents are encouraged to:
- Avoid parking on streets where crews are actively working
- Use caution around active work zones
- Follow temporary traffic signage and direction from crews
Work sites will be cleaned and restored daily, with all brush and debris removed at the end of each workday.
All work will be completed by qualified professionals, including certified arborists and utility arborists, following strict provincial safety standards. Crews will adhere to all traffic control, electrical safety, and occupational health requirements, including working near overhead hydro lines and maintaining safe pedestrian and vehicular access at all times.
The Municipality’s proactive tree maintenance program is part of a broader commitment to infrastructure management, environmental stewardship, and neighbourhood safety.
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Media Contact:
Eric Labadie
Manager, Corporate Communications
Municipality of Chatham-Kent
EricL@chatham-kent.ca
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