THE CORPORATION OF THE
CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

TO BR.» Kirk, DATE: January 16, 1991
City Administrator

FROM: C.F. Gaudry, P. Eng.,
Deputy City Engineer

SUBJECT: PERMANENT SIGNS — PORT COQUITLAM RIVER FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT
(Environmental Protection Committee, January 15, 1991)

Recomnendations

That Council approve a request from Savironment Canada to erect two signs
between the McAllister pedestrian bridge and the Kingsway bridge to explain
the Coquitlam River Flood Control Work and fish habitat enhancement between
the Kingsway Avenue bridge and the McAllister Avenue footbridge.

Background and Comments:

Yn 1990 the Provincial Government and the City completed upgrading and
restoration of the dyke on the Coquitlam River between Kingsway Avenue and the
McAllister Avenue footbridge. In conjunction with this upgrading, special
fish habitat enhancement features were added that included the following:
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Eco-cells — planted with local riverine vegetation to provide food,
cover, and shade for fish.

Rock groins and boulder groupings to create protective and
resting areas for fish.

A fish rearing channel downstream which provides additional habitat
for juvenile salmon.

The fish habitat enhancement areas will be inspected in the summer of 1991 to
determine if they suffered any damage during the high river flows in
November/December of 1990.

The signs will be installed and maintained by Environment Canada.

C.F. (kip) Gaudry,
Deputy City Engineer