Quebec town of Terrasse-Vaudreuil becomes first Canadian municipality to recognize trees as legal rights-holders
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Morgan Lowrie
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The small town of Terrasse-Vaudreuil, west of Montreal, has passed a resolution supporting the Universal Declaration of the Rights of the Tree, officially recognizing trees as living beings with rights. This is described as a first in Quebec and Canada. The resolution commits the municipality to review its bylaws to ensure trees are protected or replaced if they must be cut down.
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· 2 pulledA small town west of Montreal has decided to officially recognize trees as living beings with rights of their own, in what an environmental organization describes as a first in Quebec and Canada.
The resolution in support of the Universal Declaration of the Rights of the Tree means Terrasse-Vaudreuil will review its existing rules and bylaws to ensure that trees are protected or replaced, if they must be cut down.
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