Tree Service in Vankleek Hill

What we do in Vankleek Hill

Before a tree comes down in Vankleek Hill

Vankleek Hill is in Champlain Township, outside the City of Ottawa, so Ottawa's tree by-law does not apply here. Rules vary from one municipality to the next, so we check before taking down a tree near a road or municipal land.

Anywhere in Ontario, a tree whose trunk grows across the property line belongs to both neighbours (section 10 of the Forestry Act), and both must agree before it comes down.

Vankleek Hill: local facts that matter for trees

Vankleek Hill was named Ontario's Gingerbread Capital in 2003 for its many Victorian-era buildings and their decorative woodwork (source). The big shade trees on those old town lots are often as old as the houses, and they grow over slate and shingle roofs, porches and trim that are costly to repair.

On a heritage street, a large tree usually has to come down in small pieces, lowered on ropes or lifted out by crane, so nothing lands on the house. That is the kind of removal our crane and bucket truck are for.

The emerald ash borer was confirmed in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell in August 2011 (source). It kills healthy ash trees as well as weak ones, and a dead ash turns brittle fast, so standing dead ash near a house, lane or road is worth taking down before it drops limbs.

Nearby towns we serve

• Champlain Township
• L'Orignal
• Hawkesbury
• East Hawkesbury
• Alfred
• Every town we serve

Vankleek Hill: common questions