You yell ‘timber,’ Google says ‘gotcha’
Thanks to watchful neighbors and one coincidental Google mapping vehicle, three people have been charged with illegally removing trees in Vancouver, Canada.
As seen on the Google map image from the property at 6060 Olympic St., a total of 23 cedar cypress and evergreen trees were cut down along a fence line.
Only two tree removals were properly permitted, reported The Vancouver Sun last week. Vancouver tree bylaws indicate penalties for illegal removals range from $500 to $20,000 per tree.
For a first-hand Google look at the address, click here.
Submit your local tree photographs (plantings, removals…) to [email protected]
–Toshio Suzuki
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