Thursday, May 22, 2014

Three rivers, two creeks on B.C.’s endangered waterways list

Photo, Graham Osborne For The Globe and Mail
Three rivers, two creeks on B.C.’s endangered waterways list

by Mark Hume, VANCOUVER — The Globe and Mail, Tuesday, May. 20 2014

Dams, acid leachate and a hazardous waste treatment plant are among the threats that have placed three rivers and two creeks on the annual list of British Columbia’s most endangered waterways.

The Peace, Fraser and Similkameen Rivers, together with Pennask and Callaghan Creeks, were selected from nominations made by the 100,000 members of the Outdoor Recreation Council of British Columbia.

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