The City of Kelowna is planning to alter the flow of Mission Creek.
Back in the 1950s, sections of the creek were channelized and diked to prevent flooding. It resulted in a loss of 80 per cent of its spawning habitat and more than 25 per cent of its length.
Agriculture and environment manager Todd Cashin told council Monday the mission of the exercise is to increase fish stocks and restore the sport fishery, protect people and property from flooding and conserve or expand biodiversity and protect species at risk.
“Historically, Mission Creek, in the section between the lake and Casorso Bridge, was 60 to 80 metres wide on average and it was about 30 kilometres long to the lake,” said Cashin.
The creek now averages 31 metres in width and is about 11 kilometres in length.
Wayne Moore – Castanet – Apr 13, 2015.
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