PETITION OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE
NORTH SIDE OF ORIOLE PLACE

The residents of the North side of ‘Oriole Place’ backing
onto the Port Coquitlam Blue Heron Bird Sanctuary, hereby request
The Mayor and Council of the City of Port Coquitlam to consider
the following:

Since the enclosure of various properties at the end of
Oriole Place a short-cut route between residential areas East of
Oriole Place, and the Hyde Creek recreation centre and nearby
Secondary school, has become established. This route runs
through the Bird Sanctuary, along the back of and in some cases
across the property of the various residences on the North side
of Oriole Place, and is used by a considerable number of school
children, 2 to 4 times daily, and children and adults on weekends.

This has become a source of distress for the owners of the
aforesaid properties for the following reasons.

1. For several owners the prime reason for settling on the
said properties (at a considerable premium) was to enjoy
the serenity and quiet which is aforded by the Bird
Sanctuary. This is destroyed by the presence of the
school children, and adults, who use this route.

The route used by the children at present crosses some of
the properties - causing damage. Any kind of appeal to
these school children against their use of the route, has,
at best acheived zero response, and at worst elicited

acts of aggression; usually resulting in further damage
to property.

3. As the route becomes more established, it will acheive greater
popularity, increasing the above concerns.

We feel that action should be taken by the City of Port

Coquitlam to alleviate the above problems to the benefit of all
concerned. To this end, the following suggesticns are made.

Either

An appropriately constructed pathway should be provided, set
back into the Sanctuary some distance from the afore-mentioned properties.
This would provide the desired short-cut for the school children, yet
would keep them out of sight of the residents, thereby protecting their

privacy.