Dear Editor
Re: ‘Evict Corrigan’, Trending Comments, pg. 7 in the Opinion section of Burnaby NOW,Nov. 16. The writer asks: “Not even one very old tree left standing in all these woods round Vancouver? Please tell me if I am wrong.”
Yes, but they are few! They exist in an area called the Old Interurban Forest , which is bordered in Burnaby mostly between Cariboo Road and Craig Avenue. Please visit https://oldinterurbanforestpreservation.org and please note there is a petition there for you to sign if you wish to help preserve this rare and precious site.
However, in answer to your “rape the planet” statement, yes, Buranby council, in the past and at present, does have plans to do so to this area, by filling it in with more houses! Further, in this particular area, there are four creeks that help feed the Brunette River, which is an enhancement to the many salmon that have now been enticed back to the area with the help of too few streamkeepers (and some fewer streams now exist thanks to such former plans made by Burnaby council. For example, on the north side of the Brunette, Lost Creek is now a lost creek).
The area’s trail is also the last remnant of the old Interurban Trams that used to run through the Vancouver-Burnaby-New Westminster area as well! Plus, the particular area which is home to those trees, is also home to several bobcats, coyotes, and recently, a mama bear and two cubs. That, plus the fact that the Cariboo Road corridor traffic is backed up too much already during rush hour – I’d say we’ve had enough, and you’d think Burnaby council would smarten up to this by now, wouldn’t you?
Den Robinson, Burnaby
