Squirrel Control in New Westminster
Queens Park century-old tree canopy and Victorian soffit access

Yes. Queens Park's 100-year-old ornamental trees — some of the largest and most mature urban trees in Metro Vancouver — provide direct canopy access to adjacent Victorian rooflines. This is the most consistent squirrel attic access scenario in New Westminster.

Branch trimming is part of the management approach when canopy access is the primary route. On heritage-designated Queens Park properties, we note if any tree work intersects with heritage tree protection bylaws.

Yes — Brunette Creek's mature riparian trees provide squirrel canopy connectivity to adjacent Sapperton residential — the same corridor that provides carpenter ant and raccoon pressure also sustains squirrel access routes.

Yes. Squirrels gnaw on wood structure including original heritage framing, historic insulation materials, and electrical wiring in older homes. Damage in century-old construction can have heritage fabric consequences beyond standard repair.

Installed at the active entry point. Allows exit from inside, no re-entry from outside. Sealing after confirmed departure.

Yes. Metal exclusion at soffit and fascia entry points uses materials that do not alter character-defining exterior elements.

Metal exclusion on sound structural surfaces lasts as long as the surface it is anchored to.

No. BC regulations do not permit grey squirrel relocation.