KTW earlier spoke to a Juniper Ridge resident who noticed in the summer of 2019 trees topped on the eastern edge of the Valleyview Nature Park on adjacent private property on Finlay Avenue. At the time, the resident described a fence that ran between the park and private property and trees topped on both sides of the fence. Putnam said the city bylaw was strengthened to protect the city’s tree canopy, including penalization of private landowners who cut down city trees. Violations of the city’s tree protection bylaw can result in fines of between $1,000 and $10,000 per event. “When people destroy trees that aren’t even theirs, that’s a very serious offence,” Putnam said.