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Leave it to the beaver

Posted: 07/6/2012 1:00 AM | Comments: 0

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COLE BREILAND / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Archives Strollers on the winding path near Sturgeon Creek on July 2.

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Re: Sturgeon Creek's riverside rumble (July 3). Our house backs onto Sturgeon Creek. One of the major reasons we moved here was the creek and the park-like setting.

This year the "naturalization project" was implemented. The Assiniboine Watershed Network has applied for grants, worked with the city, the province and Manitoba Hydro and was able to hire a co-ordinator for a time.

Funny, they never seemed to have the time to consult with the homeowners who back onto Sturgeon Creek and, by the way, pay extra in property taxes for the privilege.

We have enjoyed the summers here, watching people use the walkway with their children, family and friends. They stop and take pictures of the Canada geese grazing on the grass and wait every night for the Sturgeon Creek beaver to waddle onto the banks. Some bring their kids and drop a line in the creek hoping to catch something.

Now with the "naturalization," the geese are gone, the beaver can't penetrate the brush to get to the banks, and the view on the walkway is blocked by the five-foot-tall bull reeds.

You can no longer see the creek from the walkway, nobody's taking pictures and we have noticed significantly fewer people down here.

To top it all off, a friend in real estate tells me my house is worth less now. So maybe next time these groups get the itch to make changes, they might want to consult first with the people directly affected.

BARNY HAINES

Winnipeg

Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition July 6, 2012 A13

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