NEWS photo Terry Peters

GRAHAM Knell documents dumping in Hoskins Creek while Jane Richardson takes a water sample. Building
materials and household waste litter the creek corridor. Poor water quality is not a result of residents’ abuse
of the stream. Ground water high in iron oxides causes the murky mess.

pver creek dump

Refuse in
Hoskins creek
irks residents

Layne Christensen

News Reporter
layne@nsnews.com

JANE Richardson has a
message for the resi-
dents of Haverhill
Place: Hoskins Creek is
not a dump.

The Lynn Valley resident
was shocked to find house-
hold waste and housing mate-
rials littered near the neigh-
borbood creck on a recent
i Richardson was there

12 with environment sci-
ence student Graham Knell to

document the waste as part of

a streamkeepers course the
nwo had taken.

“You would not believe the
garbage here. J think the
home — owners should be
forced to clean it up id
Richardson. “It’s terrible

What the two researchers
found: ane ¢ bike, fold-
ing lawn chairs, a plastic
watering can, planter boxes,

ber tires and a) garden

Also dumped along the
creek corridor are construc:
tion materials in luding corru-

ing, metal
windows and

ken Santa lends a fe
the mess

Hoskins is a tributary to
Hastings Cre ,
North Shore streams, it
bearing and home to wildlite.
Mel Koryk, manager af North
Vancouver Di s environ-
mental protection — depart:
ment, said signs are posted at
all creek cros ings fo promote
the protection of natural habi-
tat.

Kortvk said he was not
aware of the Hoskins dump
site. He sent staff to invest-
gate on | 15 following a
phone call fiom Richardson.

Two homes in the 1600-
block Haverhill back onto the

ive air to

ereek. Richardson believes the
materials came trom there.
“Where d y think their
waste go she avked.
“Don't they want their kids
and grandkids to have the
woods and creek to enjoy?”
But Kotyk is careful not to
point the finger, “Sometimes
they (the culprits) are neigh-
be metimes they are nor.”
ren Munro, coordinator
Shore
said Hoskins
reck neighbors should not
ingled out.

his happens in a lot of

areas and GCs untortunat

three
steps to
dealing with
ICBC

1. Gathering evidence to determine fault and the amount of
damages

it's not very good for the
creek, it also provides habicat
for mice and rats ... but there
are a lot more serious prob-
lems that happen on streams
than this.”

Kowk said the district
needs the public’s support in
helping to keep ¢ clean,

“[ look at our streams aya
community asset and E really
look for the community to
help us in’ this regard.” he
said.

Kotyk said suspected
dumping should be reported
to othe district’s attention
when it happens, by calling
the distriet’s 24-hour dispatch

2. Assessing the evidence to determine who is at fault and thé
proper amount of money to be paid in compensation for

damag

3. Collecting the aniount as

sand No-Fault benefits
sed from ICBC

Each of these steps can be extremely complicated

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