Vancouver Park Board staff are seeking commissioners' approval to proceed with the next phase of a tree removal project in Stanley Park due to an extensive looper moth infestation.

Work has been underway to cut down thousands of trees in Vancouver's biggest park since the summer of 2023, due to what the park board said were fire and public safety risks posed by dead and dying trees that were affected by a yearslong Western hemlock looper moth infestation.

The infestation led to around a third of all the trees in Stanley Park being affected, staff said at the time, and its latest report shows just over 11,000 trees have been cut down to deal with the infestation, which was first reported in 2020.

While the tree removal plan has faced sharp criticism — and some residents filed a law

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