COLLIERY DAM PARK PRESERVATION SOCIETY
NEEDS YOUR HELP
City of Nanaimo has every intention of
pushing for destruction of the lower spillway at a price tag of over $8 million. This is by far a most invasive and costly option to fix a
problem that has questionable benefit.
If the plan for the labyrinth design
goes ahead it means that:
• the lower dam area
will be shut off to the public for all of next summer
• both lakes will be lowered 5 meters
during the construction period of 4 months which would be disastrous
to the eco-system of the lakes
• the Labyrinth spillway being
recommended will be almost 17 feet deep to manage the projected flow
of a flood event that might occur in 35,000 OR 50,000 years. For
much of the year we have about 1 inch of water in the spillway and
rarely have more than one foot. Constructing the labyrinth spillway
means blasting into the bedrock under the existing spillway and
removing the bridge.
• When used, the low level outlet in
the new spillway would draw down the water at the lower lake 10 feet,
this likely would be used during peak recreational time. Drawing
down water from the lower lake would only be a boost to the Chase
River for a few days and would severely limit the recreational value
of the lower lake during its peak usage. We have raised our concern
for ensuring water flow into the entire system and we believe that
this needs to be addressed and can be achieved by a comprehensive
long term approach. This has become much more of a concern since the
new reservoir has come online as there is now no overflow from the
decommissioned reservoir. The Fish and Game Club have proposed
options to enhance water in the river system and these have been on
record for almost 2 years.
City of Nanaimo says they will only take some of the signs down. They are spending thousands more dollars to decide which signs should come down. Studies show the risk is minimal. They serve no purpose other than to project a sense of urgency that does not exist.
WE NEED YOU TO:
• become informed. There will be a lot
of information that will be put on the City website that will help
you understand the risk and the plans going forward. Please feel
free to email City staff or myself with anything you do not
understand. My email is solohunter@telus.net
• write Mayor and Council and insist
that they stop this madness. It is important to take the time to
make sure money is not wasted and that we develop a solution that
does the least amount of harm to the park and its ecosystem.
• insist that the signs come down NOW.
The risk is minimal.
• tell Council that you want public
representation back at the table so that we have input into final
decisions made. The options that have been presented to council do
not address the mandate of the technical committee to be least
invasive and cost effective.
• tell Council that we insist on the
minutes for the Technical Committee meeting of June 27 be released
with all amendments and additions as insisted by the Colliery Dam Park Preservation Society.
THIS IS NOT TIME TO BE
PASSIVE. THEY WANT THIS TO BE LOCKED DOWN BEFORE THE ELECTION AND
IT HAS BEEN IN MOTION FOR MONTHS. BE VOCAL NOW.
JOIN US FOR A DEMONSTRATION AT
JOIN US FOR A DEMONSTRATION AT
THE SARC (ANNEX) BUILDING ON
DUNSMUIR STREET (City
Hall)
1:00 ON WEDNESDAY AUGUST 06TH
MAKE
UP SIGNS. TELL THE CITY THAT WE ARE NOT GOING AWAY—
ENOUGH IS
ENOUGH
IT IS TIME TO STOP WASTING TAX DOLLARS
GET RID OF THOSE DAM SIGNS
TELL MAYOR AND COUNCIL TO STOP WASTING OUR DAM MONEY
For
more information and to answer any questions please Join us on Sunday
at 1pm at the lower Colliery Dam.
