\u0027Staff have had sleepless nights over this decision...this is not easy and not something we are taking lightly,\u0027 says Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley.
Photo by Glen O. Govier Glen GovierPhoto by Glen Govier Glen GovierHurley said no other site the city assessed for this project would work because the land was either not large enough or it was near a protected stream.
But John Preissl, an Indigenous stream keeper in Burnaby who provides photo and bird tours of the parkland, accused the city of greenwashing and said the project would harm wildlife habitat, including the salmon run in the Fraser River.Article content
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