New Westminster Environmental Almanac (2917 ... - Douglas College

Lost Streams
Originally, there were many small streams flowing into the Fraser River.
Although today streams are considered to be an asset to the natural
environment of a city, for many years they were often seen as hindrances
to development. In the Lower Mainland, most streams have been filled in
or placed in culverts over the past century and more. Vancouver, Burnaby
and Richmond have seen the greatest loss of their original stream
networks. New Westminster has lost most of its streams as well. The
most significant is the loss of the upper part of Glen Creek, which at one
point extended up to 10 Avenue near New Westminster Secondary
School (see Glenbrook Creek). A few smaller streams used to empty into
the Fraser near the Patullo Bridge and between Eight Street and Fourth
Street. There were numerous streams of which no record was made and
are now lost to memory.
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Status of Original Ecosystems