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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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