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Fisheries Péches

1090 West Pender Street Vancouver 1, B.C. June 29th, 1972...

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R.A. Freeman

City Clerk

City of Port Coquitlam 2272 Mcallister Avenue Port Coquitlam, B.C..

Dear Sir: RE: Development of Maple Creek

Reference is made to your letter of June 8th, 1972, concerning the disturbance of upper Maple Creek by further development of the Windsor Glen Trailer Park.

The Department was made aware of this proposed development on January 28th, 1972. Our field and technical staff viewed the site, and on February 28th, 1972, we forwarded our comments on the proposed development to the contractor. A copy of this has been enclosed For your information.

During the past three weeks, our field and technical staff has viewed the site several times. We do not think the developer has, as of this date, done anything contrary to what we stipulated in our letter of February 28th, 1972.

You must appreciate that the protection of such &rban streams is very difficult because it involves jurisdiction of stream-side land use over which we have little control. Ideally, green strips should be left alongside ail -guch streams. These streams will continue to undergo degradation until local governments have the foresight to protect such valusbie community assets.

We will continue to closely monitor developments in this stream.

Yours very truly,

Enclosure yw RA. Crouter, Manager Southern Operations Branch ees

H. Burrow, DCO, New Westminster

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