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Kingfisher Creek

This creek is named for the BeltedKingfisher birds that have been observed

in the area.

Lawson Creek

This creek is named to recognize DoreenLawson who served as Burnaby Councillorfor 23 years and who championed the

preservation of Burnaby Lake and thecitys many watercourses.

Lost Creek

This creek, which flows open just north of

Cameron Street, is lost under the pave-ment at Lougheed Mall, only to reappearat Lougheed Highway, and then is lostagain until it resurfaces at the BrunetteRiver.

Lozells Creek

This creek is named for nearby LozellsAvenue, which in turn is named for Lozells,the historic name of this district estab-lished in 1908 and named by the pioneer

Ward family formerly of Lozells Parish,Birmingham, England.

Lubbocks Creek

This creek runs through the Lubbocks

Woods Park which was once part of thefarm at the corner of Canada Way andBurris Street operated by the Lubbockfamily between 1912-1975.

Osprey Creek

Named after the small population ofosprey in Burnaby Lake Park.

Phillips Creek

Named for Phillips Avenue which follows

this creek and which was named afterLozells pioneer George Phillips.

Pole Line Creek

This creek is a historic ditch built to drain

Pole Line Road built in 1905 for the powertransmission line from Buntzen LakePower Plant. The road was renamed toSperling Avenue in 1912.

Pollywog Creek

This name was used by neighbourhoodkids in the 1920s who liked to capture littletadpoles (frogs) in the creek which theycalled pollywogs.

Ramsay Creek

This historic creek name commemoratesthe Ramsay family that were the firstresidents of Robert Burnaby Park from1905 to c.1925.

Rayside Creek

This creek is located near Rayside Street,and the old location of Rayside station ofthe Burnaby Lake interurban trolley line.

Rayside was named in 1911 after ArthurG. Ray and Samuel S. Ray, pioneers of theBurnaby Lake District.

Rudolph Creek

This creek is named to recognize Elmer

Rudolph, who has been instrumental aspart of the Sapperton Fish and Game Clubin reviving and protecting the BrunetteRiver. He is a 1996 Burnaby Environmental

Award recipient.

Salamander Creek

Named after the many salamanders thatdwell in this creek.

Salmonberry CreekThis creek is named for the native salmon-berry shrubs found in this area.

Sculpin Creek

This creek is named for the Prickly Sculpin

fish which have been identified historicallyin the Brunette River.

Buena Vista Creek

This creek winds its way through the oldBuena Vista subdivision which opened

in 1911 on the Burnaby Lake Interurbantrolley line.

Cedar Creek

Named after the large stand of WesternRed Cedar trees which dominate the

ravine through which the creek flows.

Chub Creek

The historic name of Chub Creek wasused for this northern branch of Still

Creek and named after the chub fish thatonce frequented its muddy waters.

Coldicutt Creek

Historically known as Coldicutt Creek,

this name was derived from ColdicuttStreet which recognized Burnaby pio-neer Thomas D. Coldicutt who movedto East Burnaby in 1908 and served asBurnaby Councillor from 1910-1911.

Corvus Creek

This creek is located near one of MetroVancouvers largest roost sites for theNorthwestern Crow, which has the latinspecies name of Corvus Caurinus.

Crab-Apple Creek

In the 1890s a thick growth of wild crab-apple trees created a bowered tunnelalong this section of Still Creek which

was a favoured spot for boaters whoadmired the blossoms in the springtime.

Cranberry Creek

This creek is named for the native cran-berry shrubs that grew in abundance in

the peat bogs surrounding Burnaby Lakeand which were harvested by the First

Nations.

Crayfish Creek

Named after the small crustacean thatresides in this creek and is well known tochildren locally.

Cutthroat Creek

This creek is named for the cutthroattrout that have been identified histori-cally in the Central Valley watershed.

Dragonfly Creek

This creek is named for the dragonfly

species that are found in the Still Creekarea.

Eagle Creek

This name refers to a pair of Bald Eagles

which nested high in a fir tree at themouth of this creek at Burnaby Lake inthe early 1900s and were known to thecommunity of Lozells.

Elk Creek

This creek is named for the elk that werenumerous in Burnabys Central Valleyprior to 1900.

Guichon Creek

This historic name was derived from theCharles Laurent Guichon family whoowned District Lot 33 from 1883 to 1908and had a hunting cabin at the ravinenear Willingdon and Moscrop. Willing-

don Avenue, which crosses this creek,was named Guichon Road in 1912.

Holmes Creek

This creek was named to commemorate

the William & Charlotte Holmes familywho were Burnabys first settlers onNorth Road in 1860 and received BritishColumbias first crown grant to DistrictLot 1.

BURRARD INLET

WATERSHEDThe Burrard Inlet Watershed occupies the

northern section of the City and 17% of

the Citys land area. It is uniquely defined

topographically by the steep northern slopes

of Capitol Hill and Burnaby Mountain. Its

watercourses form a link between the forested

slopes and the marine intertidal zone of

Burrard Inlet.

Aliceville Creek

This creek is named after the community of

Aliceville established at the foot of North Roadin 1884. This location served as a dock site fora ferry that transported early travelers to PortMoody and was also the site of two hotels untilthe turn of the century. When the CanadianPacific Railway was built along the inlet in

1886 a station stop was named Aliceville afterAlice Webster, the daughter of one of the hotelowners.

Berry Point Creek

This creek was named after the landmark BerryPoint peninsula on Burrard Inlet. It receivedthis name in 1859 by the Royal Engineers whichsurveyed Burrard Inlet on the Royal Navy ship the H.M.C. Plumper. The name was printed on

the first hydrographic chart of the area publishedin 1860, however its origin is unknown.

Capitol Creek

This name emphasizes the origin of the creeksheadwaters draining the north slope of Capitol

Hill. This neighbourhood of Burnaby was namedin 1912 after a residential subdivision promotedduring the real estate boom.

Cougar Creek

This name was adopted to commemorate thelarge population of magnificent cougars thatonce populated the Burnaby Mountain area.

Crab Creek

Named after the numerous Crabs found on theshoreline of the estuary where this creek meetsBurrard Inlet.

Crabtown Creek

This creek is named to commemorate the people

who lived along an area of Burnabys BurrardInlet shoreline in a village called Crabtown fromthe 1920s to 1957.

Dynamite Creek

This creek was named to remember the oldDominion Explosives Company which waslocated on this part of the waterfront fromc.1913-1920.

Gull Creek

This creek is named for the Gull bird populationswhich can be found along Burrard Inletsforeshore area.

Heron Creek

This creek runs through the forested ravine thatis home to a Heron Rookery.

Huckleberry Creek

This creek is named for the many huckleberry

shrubs which are important to wildlife habitat onBurnaby Mountain and Burrard Inlet.

Kasks Camp Creek

This name commemorates the Kasks Camp

established by William and Jenny Kask onBarnet Road nearby in 1925. They rented landfor the construction of cabins that were servedby a steam bath, general store and servicestation.

Mill Creek

Cedar trees around this creek were logged at theturn of the century and sent to mills including thenearby Burrard Lumber Company for shingle andlumber production.

Nichols Creek

Named after the Nichols Chemical Company,this creek had been originally used for the plantsproduction since it was established at Barnet in

1905.

Rainbow Creek

Rainbow Creek is the historic waterway ofConfederation Park that was named in 1912after the Rainbow Trout that spawned there.

Simon Creek

This name has been used for many years and

was derived from the property being once part ofthe Simon Fraser University lands.

Squatters Creek

This creek name commemorates the communityof squatters that occupied the Burrard Inletforeshore and used this creek as a water supply.

Starfish Creek

This creek is named for the Purple Ochre SeaStar (starfish) which can be found along theforeshore area in Burrard Inlet.

Submarines Creek

This creek was named to commemorate thehistory of the Russian Submarines assembled asa top secret project at the old Western CanadaFish Plant during World War I on Burrard Inlet.

Takaya Creek

This creek is named for the aboriginal wordTakaya, which means wolf in the languageof the Tsleil-Wauthuth First Nation of Burrard

Inlet, and who through their legends considerthemselves the Children of Takaya.

Thluk-Way-Tun Creek

This name was recorded from the memory oflocal First Nations Squamish Chief Haatsalano

as their ancient name for the Barnet Beacharea. It means where bark gets peeled in thespring time. This i s one of the few documentedaboriginal names recorded in Burnaby.

Tunnel Creek

This creek is located adjacent to the Cityshistoric water distribution system opened in1911 with a water tunnel under Burrard Inletconnected to the Seymour Reservoir.

FRASER RIVER

WATERSHEDBurnabys Fraser River Watershed

includes the southern slopes of

Burnaby and the peat bog in the Big

Bend. It occupies 23% of Burnabys

area and includes major creeks that

flow directly into the Fraser River that

are located in deep ravines that have

been dedicated as parks.

Byrne Creek

The largest of South Slope creeks,Byrne Creek was once known brieflyas Woolards Brook which flowed east-wards through the Big Bend bog. Itwas rerouted in 1893 by Pat and Peter

Byrne along Byrne Road and has beenknown as Byrne Creek ever since.

Byrne Slough

This historic waterway is the last

remaining section of the old ByrneRoad ditch constructed for thetransportation of logs in the 1890s.Byrne Road was named after Pat andPeter Byrne, brothers from Ireland,

with Peter serving as Burnaby Council-lor from 1894-1905 and Reeve from1906-1910.

Boundary Creek

A modern creek name which refers to

the location of the creek at BoundaryRoad.

Froggers Creek

This creek flowed from a large pond

located north of Sidley Street whichwas famous locally for containing alarge number of frogs.

Glen Brook

This lost creek of East Burnaby wasone of the major creeks of NewWestminster and once entered theFraser River at Sapperton.

Glen-Lyon Creek

Named after the beautiful Glen-Lyonestate and mansion built by DuncanCampbell MacGregor in 1902 whichis preserved as a designated heritagebuilding beside this waterway.

Gray Creek

Named after nearby Gray Avenuewhich was named after Peter Gray, apioneer resident of the Central Park

District.

Jerry Rogers Creek

Named historically after Jerry Rog-ers ditch. Rogers, a pioneer WestCoast logger used this creek to feed

a system of canals to float logs to theFraser River in the 1870s and 1880s.

John Matthews Creek

This creek was named in 1972 when

the park was dedicated John Mat-thews Creek Ravine Park after thisactive member of the Parent AdvisoryCommittee for Clinton ElementarySchool.

Kaymar Creek

Named after Kaymar Drive this namereplaced the name of Dump Creekused in the 1930s which referred tothe garbage dump that filled the ravine

above Rumble Street.

Power House Creek

This now small arm of Byrne Creekonce provided the water to feed the

steam-powered electric generatingengines of the Westminster and

Vancouver Railway Company PowerHouse located at Griffiths Avenue.

Salmon Slough

This slough area provides a naturalecosystem created for fish habitatrestoration including salmon enhance-ment channels.

Sanctuary Slough

This watercourse name celebrates itspeaceful respite from the urban settingand also a sanctuary for fish andwildlife.

Sturgeon Slough

This watercourse is named for theWhite Sturgeon fish which is found inthe Fraser River.

Sussex Creek

Named after nearby Sussex Avenuewhich was opened in 1912 and namedafter Sussex, England.

Swing Bridge Slough

This watercourse runs parallel to thewestern side of the CNR Railroadtracks and the steel swing bridgeconstructed in 1930.

Tillicum Slough

This watercourse was the mouth ofan old drainage channel at the foot ofTillicum Street. Tillicum is a Chinook

Jargon term meaning people.Chinook Jargon was the historic tradelanguage of the Fraser River andPacific Northwest and incorporates thelanguage of the Salish First Nations.

Fish especially

salmon and trout

need clean, cooloxygen-rich water

to grow and spawn.

Salmon need unob-

structed waterwaysto complete their

life-cycle migration

from freshwater to

the ocean and backto the spawning

grounds where they

were born.

Wildlife birds, mammals, reptiles,

amphibians and insects need

waterways and the green corridors

that surround them for food, shelterand water. Burnabys waterways

form a network of habitat corridorsthat allow wildlife to move through

the City, often undetected.

Burnabys Streamkeepers Program is

a community-based volunteer initia-

tive that provides the opportunity for

individuals and groups to get involvedin caring for and learning about our

local creeks, streams and rivers.

Streamkeepers are involved on an

ongoing basis in hands-on steward-ship projects such as cleaning

creeks, learning about the ecology of

Waterways may be affected by

events occurring anywhere in their

watershed, the land basin they drain.

Contaminants in urban run-off do notgo to the sewage treatment plant.The

storm sewer system collects run-off

through catch basins or storm drains

and carries it through a series of pipes

and drainage channels into naturalwaterways.

Although many of Burnabys

waterways are protected in parks,conservation areas or through plan-

ning guidelines, all waterways and

the fish and wildlife and people that

use them are sensitive to harmfuland toxic materials in urban run-off.

Under Burnabys watercourse bylaw,

it is illegal to release sediments or any

polluting substance into a waterway.

Federal law also prohibits dumpingof any toxic material into fish bearing

streams or damaging fish habitat.

HERITAGE CREEK NAMES OF BURNABYPROTECTING OUR NATURAL HERITAGE

PROTECTING OUR WATERWAYS

The following toxic products should

be recycled or disposed of safely,

and not poured down any drain:

AUTOMOTIVE

Motor oil

AntifreezeBrake fluid

Gasoline

Transmission fluid

Degreaser

PAINTS AND SOLVENTS

Paint

Lacquer and varnishPaint thinner

Paint/varnish strippers

Rustproof coatings

Shellac

CLEANING

Detergents

Drain and toilet cleanerRug and upholstery cleaner

Dry cleaning agents

Car wash detergents

Leather preservatives

PESTICIDES AND DISINFECTANTS

Insecticides

Flea collars Fungicides

Herbicides

Slug bait

DisinfectantsSwimming pool water

Wood preservatives

BURNABYS STREAMKEEPERS PROGRAM

The City through its various bylaws

has actively maintained an open

watercourse policy since the 1960s.Over the past 10 years, the City

has initiated numerous strategies

to address and reduce impacts of

urbanization on watercourses andfish habitat. In managing and guiding

growth and development, the City

meets all legislative requirements as

set out in the Federal Fisheries Act,and Provincial Water Act, and Ripar-

ian Areas Regulations under the Fish

Protection Act.

All new developments occurring

adjacent to waterways in Burnaby

are subject to review under these

regulations and Burnabys Planningand Building Department guides own-

ers to create the optimum protection

of existing waterways. If you own a

home or property next to a creek or

a stream, enhancing habitat for fish

and wildlife and increasing awareness

in the community about the impor-

tance and sensitivity of waterways.Any person or community group can

volunteer to become involved. For

more information go to www.burnaby.

ca/streamkeepers or phone the CitysPlanning Department at 604-294-

7530.

BURNABY CITY COUNCIL

Mayor Derek Corrigan

Councillors:Pietro Calendino

Richard Chang

Sav DhaliwalDan Johnston

Colleen Jordan

Anne KangPaul McDonell

Nick Volkow

2012 SEPTEMBER

People stewards for our naturalheritage visit waterways to watch

birds, observe nature, fish, canoe,

walk along a stream, or get away

from it all. Many have adopted stew-ardship roles in caring for Burnabys

waterways through litter and stream

clean-up campaigns, habitat improve-ment projects, release of salmon fry,storm drain marking and collection of

environmental data.

catch basins located outside buildings,

in underground parking areas, and on

streets are not to be used for disposal

of any wastes. Residents that may haveaccidently created or become aware of

any spills of toxic or hazardous materi-

als are requested to inform the Citys

Environmental Services Division im-mediately. Quick response by City staff

will be taken and can prevent or reduce

the potential environmental

impact of the spill while it isoccurring. The Environmental

Services Division can be

reached at 604-294-7460

during office hours or 604-294-7200 after hours.

It is easy to recycle com-

mon household hazardouswastes, such as leftover

household paint, motor oil,

flammable liquids, gasoline

and some pesticides, whichare accepted at the Citys

Still Creek Recycling Depot

located at 4800 Still Creek

Avenue.

To obtain more information on the safe

disposal of toxic or hazardous materi-

als, please telephone the BC Recycling

Hotline at 604-732-9253 or visit www.rcbc.bc.ca .

Residents and business owners can also

telephone the Citys Sanitation Divisionat 604-294-7972 or visit www.burnaby.

ca/sanitationandrecycling.

BURNABYS RIPARIAN PROTECTION PROGRAM

waterway in Burnaby there a many

ways you can directly contribute to

enhancing and protecting waterways.

The City has prepared the Guide for

Developing Near Streams to assist the

public and development community to

undertake the Citys review process for

streamside development.

CENTRAL VALLEY

WATERSHEDThe Central Valley Watershed occupies

the Citys unique basin that drains both

the south slopes of Burnaby Mountain

and Capitol Hill and the north slope of

the Kingsway ridge. Forming part of

the Fraser River system this watershed

covers 60% of Burnabys land area.

It includes the large green spaces of

Deer Lake Park, Burnaby Lake Regional

Nature Park and the Still Creek, Cariboo,

and Brunette River conservation areas.

DEER LAKE

Angelo Creek

This creek is named to recognize Burnabyresident Mark Angelo who is an Order ofCanada recipient and founder of WorldRivers Day. As the Chair of the Rivers

Institute of the BC Institute of Technology,he has been instrumental in initiating andpromoting many watercourse restorationprojects in Burnabys Central Valley.

Beaver Creek

This creek, since the 1930s, has beennamed after the beavers which call it homeand continue to dam its waters.

Buckingham Creek

This name is derived from the creeks paththrough the historic 1912 BuckinghamStreet subdivision which was named afterthis Saxon place name in England.

Chickadee Creek

The creek was named after the black-capped and chestnut-backed chickadeebirds which are found in abundance in thisforested area.

Deer Lake Brook

As the only outflow of Deer Lake, thiscreek has had this historic name sincethe 1880s. Once known as Little Lake or

Small Lake from the 1860s-1870s, in rela-tion to the larger Burnaby Lake, Deer Lakewas named circa 1880 after local huntersdiscovered its abundant game.

Edgar Creek

Named after Robert and Maude Edgarwho built the first house on the southshore of Deer Lake, which still stands to-day as a designated City-owned heritagebuilding.

First Beach Creek

This creek and its silt created the beach

known as the first beach by localchildren in the 1930s.

Flume Creek

This creek was used to fill a water flume totransport shingle bolts from the hillsideto the Deer Lake Lumber Mill located onSperling Avenue from 1905 - 1920.

Oakalla Creek

This creek was created as a drainagechannel by the prisoners of the OakallaPrison Farm and is named to commemo-

rate this historic prison constructed in1911.

Owl Creek

This creek is named recognition of the

Great Horned Owls that have roosted inthe forest here.

Second Beach Creek

This creek and its silt created a beachknown as second beach by local

children in the 1930s.

Third Beach Creek

This creek and its silt created a beachknown as third beach by local children in

the 1930s.

Turtle Creek

This creek is named after the several turtlespecies found throughout Deer Lake Park.

BURNABY LAKE

Ancient Grove Creek

This creek commemorates the old growth

forest (100 to 200 years old) of Red Cedar,Sikta Spruce, and Western Hemlock spe-cies found in the Brunette River Conserva-tion Area.

Ardley Creek

Named after the historic district and postoffice which took its name from the oldGreat Northern Railway Station estab-lished here in 1904 and named Ardley

Station in 1909. It appears to have beentaken from the old English word meaningmeadow.

Beecher Creek

This creek was named after Jimmy

Beecher, who owned a farm on SpringerAvenue where Beecher Park is located.

Black Bear Creek

This creek is named for the bl ack bears

that were abundant in the area until the1920s.

Bog Creek

This creek name recognizes the large peat

bog ecosystem of the Central Valley.

Brunette River

This is Burnabys oldest known waterwayname having been placed on the firsthydrographic chart of the Fraser River

printed in 1860. It was named upon itsdiscovery in 1858 by Robert Burnaby andthe Royal Engineers because its water wasstained the colour brown by the peat bogof Burnaby Lake.

Waterways of Burnaby is a jointproject of Burnabys Community

Heritage Commission andEnvironment Committee.

Water is vital to al l l i fe in our world. Keeping our local waterways clea n and unpolluted is an important way to protect our natural heritage and environmental

health. Burnaby is unique in that it has managed to keep so many of it s historic waterways, suppor ted by an extensive open space system, in an open condition.

Together with it s Environment Committee, the Community Heritage Commission and it s community partners , the City of Burnaby has undertaken numerous

initiatives to protect , improve, and give identity to our waterways.

This poster identifies Burnabys three watersheds, provides a l is t ing and history of our unique waterway names, and provides res idents and property owners with

tips on how we can al l be s tewards of our waterways.

Silver Creek

This historic creek name is derived from theold term Silver Salmon used to describe the

Coho species which once spawned here.

Skid Creek

The gully of this creek was used for a skidroad built by the B.C. Mills Timber and TradingCompany to drag timber by horse teams from

their lands on the slope of Burnaby Mountainin 1906. A portion of the old skid road stillremains preserved in Burnaby Lake Parknearby.

Skunk Cabbage Creek

This creek is named for the Skunk Cabbageplant which is found throughout this area andBurnaby Lake Regional Nature Park.

Spartan Creek

The Spartan Oil Well Company located theirunsuccessful operation near this creek in 1922to explore natural tar and oil deposits found inthe peat bog.

Squint Lake

This pond, created by the beavers on EagleCreek, was named Quinte Lake by a propertyowner who proposed to build a tourist resorthere in 1912 and who wanted to convey the

majestic image of Quinte Bay of Lake Ontario.However, local residents joked that you hadto squint to see it and the name Squint Lakestuck.

Spring Brook

The name was established by local residentsof the Broadview district and refers to thebrook having flowed throughout the summermonths from an artesian spring which kept thewater cold and clear.

Station Creek

Named after the Burnaby Lake Stationestablished on the Great Northern Railwaynear this creek in 1904.

Stickleback Creek

This creek is named for the Sticklebackfish species that have been identified in thewatershed.

Still Creek

As one of Burnabys largest waterways thiscreek was named in the 1890s because of theplacid surface of the waterway which mean-dered through the bog of the Central Valley.

Stoney Creek

This creek name has been in use since the1960s and refers to the stoney stream bed ofBurnaby Mountains largest waterway.

Sumner Creek

Old survey plans show this waterway namedSumners Ditch. It was named after theSumner Ironworks Company which proposed

to build a factory here in 1911.

Sunken Engine Creek

Named after the famous Burnaby story ofthe Great Northern Railway train engine thatdisappeared into a sink hole being filled by

railway workers at the peat bog in 1912 wherethis creek enters Still Creek.

Thomas Creek

This creek is named after historic Thomas

Street which this waterway forms a majordrainage ditch.

Trolley Creek

To commemorate the historic Burnaby Lake

interurban trolley line which was operated bythe BC Electric Railway Company from 1911-1953 and where this creek in part follows itsnow abandoned railbed.

Willow Creek

This creek is named for the willow shrubsfound along the banks of Still Creek in this

area.

Protection of our Citys valuable wa-

terways and the natural environment

is everyones responsibility. Many

people are unaware of how their ac-tions can impact local waterways and

how our urban areas are connected

to the natural ecosystem. Lands sur-

rounding all homes, businesses andCity streets drain rainwater directly

into the storm sewer system through

drain tiles and catch basins. All stormsewers discharge this rainwater

directly into creeks throughout Burna-

by. The Citys Watercourse Bylaw

was enacted to prevent the discharge

of contaminants into storm-water andlocal waterways.

The City is asking for the support and

cooperation of every resident andbusiness operator in Burnaby to keep

polluted water out of the storm sewer

system. Storm-water drains and

This map was prepared as a general guide for public information aboutwatercourses within the City of Burnaby and is not intended for legal purposes.For detailed mapping information and regulations regarding development adjacent

to watercourses, please contact the City of Burnaby Planning Department.

Burrard Inlet and Capitol Hill

Conservation Area viewed from

Burnaby Mountain Deer Lake at the mouth of Deer Lake Brook

The North Arm of the Fraser River

at Burnabys Big Bend

Burnaby pioneer Claude Hill poses in his canoe on Deer Lake, 1905.

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