Take it or leaf it

Take it or leaf it

THE City of Bayswater has released a new draft policy that would require developers to seek approval before removing mature trees on private land — a move deputy mayor Elli Petersen-Pik calls a “middle way” approach to slowing canopy loss. “This is one step closer to addressing the ongoing loss of mature trees in our city as a result of clearance for developments and subdivisions,” he wrote on a recent Facebook post. The policy would apply only …