August 29, 2012 - Good News

It is nice to report good news, and today, the Yukon College staff chose to spend some of their professional development day by volunteering in the community.  They contacted the Friends of McIntyre Creek and asked if there was anything they could do to help, clean up  the area or whatever.  Since the broken fence was still very fresh in my mind, I suggested if they wanted a direct affect to correct some of the vandalism, they could perhaps repair the fence that was created by Fish and Game Association last year, to protect the young trees planted as part of their restoration project.  Yukon College staff thought this was a great idea, and so made this one of their projects. 

I am happy to report the fence is up, appears very sturdy, and hopefully with all the press the vandalism has received, the vandals will realize this fence has not been constructed to annoy them, but for a positive reason, to help protect the restored area. 

I understood the City was supposed to put some large boulders across this area last year to further protect it.  It hasn't happened yet, so hopefully it will not be delayed until the fence is again destroyed, and all the baby trees have been killed.

It is great there are so many people who are interested in the gem we have in McIntyre Creek, and with enough voices of support, we may have a chance at blocking Porter Creek D, and preserving this area for a recreation park, as well as saving the wild life corridor.

In just  one half hour on my walk, I came across a jogger, a cyclist, a person walking, another walking a dog, and if there are that many people appreciating what we have, I hope everyone will keep up the pressure on government's to protect the area.

Thank you again to Yukon College staff for caring about McIntyre Creek.