For eight long-years the community of Bradner has been fending off industrial development - the majority of us breath a huge sigh of relief with each failed Agriculture Land Reserve (ALR) exclusion application for 331 acres on Bradner's western border, and brace in apprehension for when the next application will be attempted.
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Bradner – Mt. Lehman Neighbourhood Systems of Environmental Protection Project Report. Aleesha Switzer, RPBio with the Fraser Valley Conservancy, and support of the Vancouver Foundation and the City of Abbotsford has published an environmental project report specific to our communities of Bradner and Mt. Lehman.
Lisa Dreves (LEPS) - Ever wonder how many different trees, bugs, lichen and plants are in Bradner? The Glen Valley Watersheds Society (GVWS) is hoping to answer just that question and needs YOUR help! From June 1st to 14th, 2020 as part of Canadian Environment Week and Rivers to Oceans week the GVWS is hosting a bioblitz!
Lynn Perrin, PIPE UP Network Abbotsford - In September 2017 while reading the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain online newsletter, I discovered an article describing in-stream installation of snow fencing to deter salmon spawning in five BC watercourses.
Calling all residents and friends of the Bradner – Mt. Lehman neighbourhood in Abbotsford. Share your thoughts and opinions on the environment in this neighbourhood. Take the Online Survey by FVC Staff You could win one of two $50 Gift Certificates to a local business of your choosing!
Wetlands Threatened by Expanding Industustrial Developments on Langley and Abbotsford Border5/7/2019 Brit Gardner - I went for a Langley walk yesterday along the West Creek headwaters, in Gloucester Industrial Estates. Close to where I grew up. Thanks to the beavers, these wetlands are a beautiful, thriving, and complete ecosystem. The creek headwaters are home to salmon spawning, geese, ducks, rare and migratory birds, rabbits, and countless other wildlife.
Just after the last article was published on Delfresh Mushroom Farms' pollution issues, a sign was posted at the front gate of it's facility on 58 Avenue. Abbotsford Bylaws and Building permit officers also attended the property.
On May 26th, 2016 Delfresh Mushroom Farms Type 'A' mushroom composting facility struck again. These picture shows what neighbours witnessed before they even had a chance to drink their morning coffees. The picture shows the far toxic holding pond with a hose pumping waste into the closer pond and another hose with an electric cord beside it pumping water into a mapped tributary feeding Lehman Creek, which joins Nathan (Beaver) Creek shortly thereafter. Residents living nearby this facility again face the dangers of a blatant act of polluting their properties, wells and their children, pets and health is at risk. A property owner to the immediate rear of this facility uses a well and are horrified to learn of what appears to be a dumping zone across the Harris Road right-of-way and onto their land. They are concerned because in August 2015 a picture was taken of a similar hose leading into their forest. Warning! Residents of Bradner issue major safety concern for Nathan Creek, as known by local Bradner residents as Beaver Creek, after life-threatening amounts of Fecal Coliform and Ecoli was discovered coming out of a culvert straight into a tributary that flows directly into Bradner (Bruff) Creek just before it joins Nathan (Beaver) Creek at the 58th and 56th Ave intersection. Anyone accessing this water, have children, pets or animals should be aware this high-level of pollution can cause numerous health issues, including death.
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