Marsa council deplores destruction of trees

John Xuereb

Dec 16th 2011, 09:19

f'Ghawdex biex naghmlu triq gdida qed inehhu s-sigar kollha li kien hemm qabel mal-genb ta triq. Sigar li ghandhom fihom ghexiren ta snin qed jitkisru bl-addocc. Hitan tas-sejjieh mitluqa u imgarfin, hamrija tingar ma l-ilma tax-xita u tintrema fil-bahar...... haddiema tal-gvern iharsu u ma jaghmlu xejn.

Eviva EcoGozo!

Carmel Camilleri

Dec 16th 2011, 08:19

Please study the video well. The destruction seems to be of 1 tree which species seems NOT protected. I may think the authorities know what they are doing and had in mind and expect this kind of criticsm. Possibly they will replace too. If the tree is protected then this criticsm is CORRECT. Then, pull out all similar UNPROTECTED species trees from our main roads. They are a shame. That does not help the environment , our beuatiful island and TOURISM as tourists do notice. Then how many times we criticise our island that there is nothing here. SO PULL OUT THESE TREES.

J Azzopardi

Dec 15th 2011, 23:21

X'misthija!!! Issa ejjew igbru l-flus ghall-Kampanja 34u! Fl-iskejjel nghallmu lill-uliedna mod, imbaghad l-ezempju tal-gvern ikun oppost. Il-kampanja 34u hija kampanja sabiha imma meta tara dil-qerda tas-sigar tghid imma dan il-gvern veru jemmen fl-ambjent jew sempliciment kampanja politika?

Hemm tant postijiet fejn setghu jergghu jitpoggew dawn is-sigar. Ghala din il-hsara ambjentali?

Mhux talli l-Powerstation ghada iddahhan fuq il-Marsa imma issa qed inkissru l-ftit sigar li hemm!

Josef Azzopardi
Kandidat ghall-Kunsill Lokali Marsa

Mario J Spiteri

Dec 15th 2011, 23:18

Exactly the same like it is our country & the famous city gate without gate new Piano's comlex. Does it make any sense "garden without trees" Hon PM & Hon Minister for environment? The trees does not need any €500 increase weekly but contribute 100% for us more than your government! Shame on you!

Joe Busuttil

Dec 15th 2011, 20:33

That's part of my life you're destroying. As kids living in the area ,we used to climb on those trees. We knew every branch and every foothold and handhold. We had no TV and computer then,so this was a sort of adventure playground for us. We used to call it the "jungle" as bushes and plants grew wild .Alas,most of them are gone now. Take care of what remains.

Paul A. Camilleri

Dec 15th 2011, 19:43

For all those that are unaware, the government plans to destroy all trees that are not Maltese, little does the government know that all trees have a history, some Arabic, British and so on.

MEPA have it in the pipline to destroy all trees we have in our countryside Private or Public. The whole idea is that we are brought to more open spaces, thus enabling contractors to build further.

This is madness, and I challenge any member of MEPA to say otherwise. It is about time that MEPA is no more !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lawrence Fenech

Dec 15th 2011, 18:33

It reminds me of the destruction of the Teatro Real and the Valletta entrance. Dak dnub mortali Gonz.

Buone feste Piano.

Lawrence Fenech

Dec 15th 2011, 18:31

It reminds me of the destruction of the Teatro Real and the Valletta entrance. Gonz dak dn

M Vella***

Dec 15th 2011, 18:11

At this time of the year, every body need wood for the fireplace.Unbelievable.

Anthony Azzopardi

Dec 15th 2011, 17:43

Whilst I condemn such destruction of these trees when they could have been transplanted, I am glad that such actions now arouse strong protests. We are more protective of the environment. Well done!

Alexander Pace Gouder.

Dec 15th 2011, 16:55

What is going on in this Island? Veru tal-biki. Lets hope that at least new trees will replace the ones taken down. Any comments from The Ministry concerned?

Silvio Mizzi

Dec 15th 2011, 16:39

about time to save trees ????? Malta 3foryou?????

teresa abela

Dec 15th 2011, 16:06

To arrive at the mepa building you must cast your eyes on the construction site at Spencer Garden .at least we the hoi polloi do.If those at Hexagom house do not bother to safeguard what they can see ,much less they trouble themselves on what they don't see.The more we lack trees the more we cut them down.

Mr Charles Falzon

Dec 15th 2011, 14:57

And a few meters down the road minn fejn qed jaqilghu is sigar hemm il- MEPA. Imma l MEPA ma min trid tghamel l arja.

Victor Vella

Dec 15th 2011, 14:23

How could that be? Recently the minister of environment attended to a meeting regarding the climate change. Gonzi the par idejn sodi issued a green paper about the `green` effect that he wants to instil in his party, And he assures the people that the `new` power station will be the most user friendly state of the art power station in the world. Hawwadni ha nifhmek lol.

debbie Voss

Dec 15th 2011, 14:18

Remember the trees uprooted and cut to pieces at the San Anton Junction. History repeats itself. Those trees were cut down instead of replanted. Shame on the dept concerned. (or maybe someone high up needed logs for his fireplace)

W Cassar

Dec 15th 2011, 13:52

The Environmental Landscape Consortium (ELC) always have firewood for sale I wonder where they get it from? Possible conflict of interest anyone?

As for that tree being dead, its alive I can assure you all as I pass by it everyday!!!!

Sandra Scerri

Dec 15th 2011, 13:43

I was the one who took this vidoe, I witnessed these trees being put down. And I can assure you that these trees were all alive. The others that are still standing maybe by end of this week they will not be there anymore.

C Pisani

Dec 15th 2011, 13:17

All the trees there are alive. I used to walk past them to go to work. One of them does look dry, but it was alive. There are some of the large trees, the ones closer to the road that have red markings on them, and I was worried that such large trees would be felled to make way for whatever they are doing there.

I hope NO MORE trees are destroyed in this small garden, which by the way is only a few meters away from MePA. The "e" is lowercase to reflect the importance the ENVIRONMENT has for this department.

Anna Borg

Dec 15th 2011, 12:12

Trees which were over a hundred years old were uprooted in Pembroke (opposite Australia Hall next to St. Michael's school) a few weeks ago. Shame!!!

Joseph Micallef

Dec 15th 2011, 11:55

I don't know if the video above showed all the story - but in the video I only saw the removal of dead and dry skeletal trees!

Clayton Abdilla

Dec 15th 2011, 11:44

Nahseb li tajjeb naraw jekk is-sigar kienux xjahu jew waslux biex imutu qabel ma nghidu li m'ahniex favur l-ambjent u nidepploraw kull ma jigri f'dan il-pajjiz... Kollox ghandu l-eta tieghu... Filfatt dawk li ghadhom hajjin ma tqacctux u prova ta' dan hi triq il-Kunsill tal-Ewropa f'Hal Luqa li kull sigra li kien hemm giet rilokata f'post iehor.

Mr l Azzopardi

Dec 15th 2011, 11:39

għal ġol-ħajt!

M Vella***

Dec 15th 2011, 11:39

Malta is Rudderless.