Burnaby Now September 16 2016

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PUMPKIN PRIDE

THE FALL HARVEST: Nothing says summer’s over like a fall fair – even if it is in the city. Last weekend there were zucchinis, dahlias and pumpkins galore at the South Burnaby Garden Club’s annual fall fair. Above two visitors check out the ‘octopus carrot’ in the unusual veggies section. To see the carrot and more photos go to www.burnabynow.com. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

DFO reviewing Silver Creek work By Jennifer Moreau

jmoreau@burnabynow.com

Staff from Fisheries and Oceans Canada is looking into construction work around Silver Creek, following concerns raised by Burnaby streamkeeper John Preissl. Preissl contacted the

NOW last week about construction at an Adera development site on Eastlake Drive, and he’s also worried City of Burnaby work is impacting the waterway. During heavy rains, construction runoff can fill the creek with silt, which can cause breathing problems for fish or smother their eggs.

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“This developer needs to be fined; Adera needs to be fined,” Preissl said. “It’s been the exact same problem for two years now. I want the City of Burnaby to step up their game and start taking salmon protection seriously again in this beautiful city of ours. Salmon coming back into our

creeks the last eight to 10 years is a gift not many cities across Canada have anymore, and the bottom line is we have to protect Burnaby’s creeks.” Preissl is rattling as many cages as possible, trying to get authorities to protect the creek. Fisheries and Oceans

Canada could not offer any details but confirmed staff is looking into the situation. It’s illegal to introduce a “deleterious” or harmful substance into fish bearing waters, and doing so can result in fines, and that section of the Fisheries Act falls under Environment and Climate Change Can-

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ada’s jurisdiction. However, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans oversees the section that covers work that would harm or alter fish habitat. Silver Creek runs into Burnaby Lake, close to the outflow into the Brunette River, which is home

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