The Town of The Blue Mountains is pleased to announce that 60 new trees will be planted along Victoria Street South, Louisa Street West and in the new Beaver Street Parkette as part of the Thornbury West Phase 1A Reconstruction Project. The plantings include 15 different species specifically chosen for their hardiness and tolerance to roadside and urban conditions.
- Allegheny Serviceberry
- Red Maple
- Sugar Maple
- Eastern Redbud
- Common Hackberry
- Kentucky Coffee Tree
- Skyline Honeylocust
- Trembling Aspen
- Burr Oak
- Red Oak
- White Spruce
- White Pine
- Sugar Tyme Crabapple
- Sterling Silver Linden
- Honeylocust
“We’re happy to be able to contribute back to maintaining our urban tree canopy through the planting of these trees in the Thornbury West Phase 1A area,” said the Town’s Director of Operations Shawn Carey. “These trees will serve the community for generations to come thanks to their tolerance to growing in urban conditions, tolerance to climate change patterns and resilience against invasive species and disease.”
Phase 1A of the reconstruction project is expected to be completed in early September. Phase 1B of the project, including Elma Street from Louisa Street to Alfred Street, Louisa Street from Bruce Street to Elma Street, Lorne Street, Park Lane and Alice Street from Bruce Street to the end of the Phase 1A construction area, will be constructed beginning in 2024.
The Town has committed additional time over the past year to thoroughly evaluate the design of Phase 1B with Tatham Engineering. Through these efforts, opportunities to retain existing mature trees within the project boundaries have been identified. However, significant tree removals will still be required throughout this area due to tree health, grading, road cross sections and conflicts with drinking water, storm sewer and sanitary sewer services. Trees that are slated for removal will be marked in the fall of 2023 and removed through the fall and winter of 2023/2024. Updates regarding these removals will be posted to the project page on the Town’s website and sent to project email subscribers.
For more information regarding the Thornbury West Phase 1 Reconstruction, or to subscribe to the project email list, please visit the project web page.
Town of The Blue Mountains
Jason Petznick
Communications Coordinator, Capital Projects
(519) 599-3131 ext. 302