The City of Mont-Saint-Hilaire permits the cutting of trees under the following conditions:
The tree is dead or damaged
The tree is affected by a disease or infected by an insect.
The tree is dangerous to the safety of people or damage to property
Tree planting
The City of Mont-Saint-Hilaire requires the replacement of the felled tree by the planting in the front yard of a native tree with a minimum trunk diameter of 5 cm measured at 1 meter from the ground if the property does not have a density of one tree per 50m2. For more details on the requirements for tree replacement, visit the City of Mont-Saint-Hilaire website.
The City of Mont-Saint-Hilaire does not provide grants for tree removal or planting.
Maintenance under the electrical wires
Contact Hydro-Quebec, before any tree maintenance (pruning, trimming or cutting down) under the 25 000VT electrical wires at the following number: 1-888-385-7252.
*The following sheets are for information purposes only, the regulations on the city’s website will always take precedence over the information presented above.
