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Blooming good time The Burnaby Farmers’ Market is back for the season. The markets run regularly on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the north parking lot at Burnaby City Hall, at 4949 Canada Way. Markets feature a variety of local food and produce, along with crafts and artisan works, plus entertainment, kids’ play tent and more for the whole family. Photographer Jason Lang stopped by the market on Saturday to see what was happening and met Mya Gill and Miyuki Moizumi (pictured), who were taking time to smell the flowers. For more photos, scan with Layar
City resident raises concerns about silty creek Jennifer Moreau staff reporter
A Burnaby man is raising concerns about silt runoff from an east Burnaby construction site and the impacts on Silver Creek, the salmon-bearing waterway that took a hit after the Jan. 11 coal train derailment. On Sunday, May 4, John Preissl was walking around Burnaby Lake when he noticed the waters of Silver Creek had turned a milky colour. “I knew exactly where it was com-
ing from,” he told the NOW. The 52year-old carpenter traced the discoloration upstream until he came to the site of an office development in the Production Way area, close to the headwaters of Silver Creek. According to Preissl, heavy rains are washing silt from the construction site into Silver Creek, and he has photos of the murky waters to back his case. He has also emailed the city about the issue before. Silt can be harmful because it causes breathing problems for fish and smothers their eggs. Meanwhile, local streamkeep-
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ers have spent decades releasing tiny fry in Burnaby’s creeks and streams, trying to bolster the salmon numbers. Silver Creek’s headwaters are close to the construction site, but the creek flows underground from Eastlake Drive to Government Street and then feeds into Burnaby Lake. The NOW contacted Chris Ensing, an environmental services officer at the City of Burnaby and one of the people that investigates calls about spills in local waterways. It’s highly unlikely salmon could make
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it through the underground passage to the upper reaches, but there may be isolated populations of fish in the headwaters, Ensing said. According to Ensing, the city was looking into a citrus-smelling chemical, possibly a cleaning agent, and silt in Silver Creek, reported by the crew cleaning up after the Jan. 11 train derailment, which left coal in the lower parts of Silver Creek. The city found the source, which was a business in the area, and spoke to people there, who agreed to make some changes. Creek Page 8
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