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Originally Posted by madmigs
umm, having anything overhead, like a gondola, of that fuel processing/storage center is never going to happen. Too much of a safety hazard.
I'm not familiar with Stoney Creek - I'm guessing its the green zone behind Stoney Creek elementary that runs into Burnaby Lake? And if so, that is a good distance from any gondola route that i can foresee, unless the gondola were to come from Burquitlam. Even so, it should be easy enough not to place supports in a location that interferes with the creek.
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You are right about not running the gondola over the fuel storage area. I should have paid more attention to that.
Stoney Creek is just one of the many creeks that have their headwaters on Burnaby Mountain. Stoney Creek watershed is marked in dark blue, except for the red tributary. It is red because the SFU Facilities shed for road salt storage has been contaminating the creek for the past 27 years. (They have promised to fix the problem, but little action to date.) The salmon eggs are threatened also by sediments from UniverCity construction, erosion from mountain biking (this would increase some with a gondola), activities on power- and pipe-lines, and construction of the Evergreen Skytrain line.
Makes me think that the name "Conservation Area" has lost its meaning.
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Originally Posted by Spork
Would Stoney creek really be that much of an issue? Isn't a Gondola fairly non-invasive with 4-5 support columns?
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The Feasibility Study says, "If a decision is made to proceed with the Burnaby Mountain Gondola Transit Project, the environmental impact to the conservation area will likely be minimal because gondola construction techniques can limit disturbance to the small footprints surrounding the tower locations."
It is the construction phase that is most likely to damage the creeks with increased sediment flow. Would they
really use helicopters to set the tower pads in the Conservation Area or just bulldoze a trail up the mountain to save costs?