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LETTER: Misplaced uproar over tree removal

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Hmm, so let me get this straight.

Every year in our region, hundreds of trees are removed to make way for new buildings, parking lots, and widening roads, yet the removal of a single non–native tree to make room for pedestrian and cycling improvements near the Inner Harbour is causing an uproar?

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It seems to me that some people just need to hear the words bike lane and they feel obligated to become outraged.

Steven Murray

Victoria



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