The B.C. Supreme Court will not grant an injunction to stop tree removal in Vancouver91裸聊视频檚 Stanley Park after a group claimed the work was doing more harm than good.

The court ruled this week that the challenge raised 91裸聊视频渘ovel91裸聊视频� issues about whether park users were owed a duty of care by the city and park board, but it would be 91裸聊视频渦nlikely91裸聊视频� that a trial would establish such a duty.

The case was filed by park users Michael and Katherine Caditz, Anita Hansen and Jillian Maguire, who claim the removal of trees because of a looper moth infestation caused them 91裸聊视频渆motional and psychological harm.91裸聊视频�

They claim the city and the park board were negligent in ordering the tree removal work, relying on a 91裸聊视频渇undamentally flawed report91裸聊视频� by a forestry consulting company hired to carry out the logging work.

Plaintiff Michael Caditz says he and his fellow plaintiffs disagree with the court91裸聊视频檚 ruling, but no trial date to hear the case in full has been set.

Caditz says they are exploring other legal options because they still believe the decision to cut down thousands of trees in the park was based on 91裸聊视频渂ad science,91裸聊视频� and that upcoming logging activity in the park should be halted.

91裸聊视频淲e feel there was gross negligence involved and we disagree with the judge91裸聊视频檚 decision and we91裸聊视频檙e analyzing the decision to determine how to proceed,91裸聊视频� Caditz said in an interview on Thursday.

He said they consulted a number of experts who agreed that the 91裸聊视频渓ogging operation that91裸聊视频檚 being done is not necessary.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 causing more harm than good,91裸聊视频� Caditz said. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 creating an elevated risk of falling trees and a fire and that there91裸聊视频檚 no basis at all in science, in evidence-based science for the logging operation.91裸聊视频�

The B.C. Supreme Court declined to issue an injunction before a trial, finding that 91裸聊视频渂efore anything as extensive as the potential removal of 160,000 trees in Stanley Park is effected, there is time91裸聊视频� for the park board to fulfil 91裸聊视频渋ts statutory obligations with respect to the care and management of Stanley Park.91裸聊视频�

The court also found that there91裸聊视频檚 also a legal avenue for 91裸聊视频渁 public law challenge, by way of judicial review, to any decision to proceed with tree removal beyond that contemplated for the 2024/2025 window, if warranted.91裸聊视频�

The city and park board91裸聊视频檚 lawyer, Ian Dixon, did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the court91裸聊视频檚 ruling.