September 01, 2007
Garbage Blights Burnaby's Foreshore Park, Glenlyon Development
An early afternoon stroll along Fraser Foreshore Park in Burnaby provided lots to see along the river and in ponds; however, the beauty was blighted by plenty of garbage dumped on the outskirts of Glenlyon Business Park in the vicinity of the lower reaches of Byrne Creek near where it empties into the Fraser.
First the good...
A view of the north arm of the Fraser from the park.
A small tugboat passing behind a log boom.
It's hard to believe summer is ending.
There were dozens of small frogs in the pond near Byrne Creek.
A bright red dragonfly.
An acrobatic chickadee.
And the bad, and the ugly...
I do not understand how some people can be so senseless and uncaring. I also do not understand how the tenants of the business park can drive by this crap every day and not ask the developer or the city to clean it up. At least two of these sites have smashed TVs, one of them several, and CRTs and accompanying electronics contain metals that are harmful to humans, other animals, and the environment.
I know that several of the tenants in the business park have security guards, and I've also seen mobile units patrolling the roads. As good corporate citizens, they might consider having their guards keep an eye out for dumpers and send license plates in to police.
Posted by Paul at September 1, 2007 05:27 PM