Kenora's Heritage Committee is looking at a by-law that could protect an old tree in the north end of town.
The 300 year old eastern cottonwood in the Rideout area is one of oldest of its species in Ontario.
The Heritage Committee currently has by-laws which register and designate historical buildings and homes in Kenora, but nothing that can protect natural landscapes.
Committee members are currently looking into similar by-laws in communities elsewhere in Ontario.
