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Mill Creek & Daylighting

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Edmonton looks at reconnecting Mill Creek to North Saskatchewan River
The city is taking a look at whether it is realistic to reconnect an Edmonton waterway to the North Saskatchewan River.

Last month, it released a Non-Contract A Request for Proposal (NRFP) for a Mill Creek daylighting technical study.

A technical feasibility study is needed to uncover the potential costs of daylighting, the act of re-establishing rivers, creek and streams. The goal of the study is to determine the feasibility and constraints of daylighting, identify obstacles to implementation related to the proposed LRT route and explore possibilities for aquatic and wildlife passage. The study will develop three restoration plans.

Full Story (Global Edmonton)
 
From the METS thread, you can see the old Mill Creek alignment here:

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Edmonton looks at Mill Creek trestle bridges
The city wants to know just how attached you are to the historic railway bridges in Mill Creek.

A survey currently underway is asking for input on the trestle bridges ravine that now serve people walking through the ravines, but at one point were used by the Edmonton Yukon and Pacific Railway.

The line was built early in the 1900s and stopped carrying passengers in 1928, before shutting down its freight traffic service in 1954.

Allan Bartman, with the city’s transportation department, said the bridges are operating fine now, but it's time for the city to do some work on them.

Full Story (Metro Edmonton)

Survey link: https://www.edmontoninsightcommunity.ca/R.aspx?a=1094&as=1Ma7qa3oe7
 
See rehabilitation plans for pedestrian bridges in Mill Creek Ravine
October 19, 2016

Users of the pedestrian bridges in the Mill Creek Ravine will want to attend an upcoming Public Information Session. The City of Edmonton will be sharing rehabilitation plans for the five pedestrian bridges with a goal to extend their lifespan.

Date: Thursday, October 27, 2016
Time: 5 - 8 p.m.
Location: Hazeldean Community Hall, 9630-66 Avenue
If you are unable to attend the meeting, the City of Edmonton website will be updated with information after October 27 at edmonton.ca/millcreekpedbridges.


For more information:
edmonton.ca/millcreekpedbridges
Media contact:
Mary-Ann Thurber
Communications Advisor
Integrated Infrastructure Services
780-442-1698
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http://www.mailoutinteractive.com/Industry/View.aspx?id=853284&q=1101342036&qz=d9361e
 
Edmontonians to speak on project to revitalize Mill Creek Ravine
A long-term project is underway in southeast Edmonton to improve water quality and soil erosion at Mill Creek Ravine.

The city has embarked on a public consultation process to begin revitalizing parts of the ravine between Whyte Avneue and Argyll Road.

Part of the push by the city to improve water quality in the tributary of the North Saskatchewan River includes the possibility of installing oil and grit separators, stormwater ponds, wetlands and sewer diversions.

Full Story (Metro Edmonton)
 
Mill Creek Daylighting open house
November 9, 2016

Join us November 16, 2016 for the Mill Creek Daylighting open house. The City of Edmonton is exploring opportunities to revitalize Mill Creek through “daylighting”. This process involves bringing buried portions of the creek back to the surface and reconnecting it to the North Saskatchewan River.

The project team is seeking to research and understand available restoration opportunities and develop a potential approach for realizing environmental and community benefits such as clean water, healthy ecosystems, and enhanced connections in the River Valley. Citizens are encouraged to attend the open house to learn more.

Date: Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Time: 4 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Location: Cloverdale Community League, 9411-97 Ave

The first step is to assess the technical feasibility of daylighting Mill Creek and restoring connectivity to the North Saskatchewan River. The feasibility study will examine the potential constraints, opportunities, and costs associated with daylighting the downstream reach of Mill Creek. Results of the technical and financial assessment, as well as input from citizens and stakeholders, will be used to determine whether restoration work should be undertaken.


Media contact:
Denise Gee
Senior Communications Advisor
Sustainable Development
780-496-5633

http://www.mailoutinteractive.com/Industry/View.aspx?id=861148&q=1112425199&qz=91b530
 
Wanted to make it out for this, but unfortunately could not.

City weighs options to 'daylight' Mill Creek
The portion of Mill Creek connected to the North Saskatchewan River through man-made underground tunnels could once again see the light of day.

There has been talk for years about "daylighting" the creek but city staff are now actively preparing options for council to consider in the new year.

Agnieszka Kotowska, an ecological planner in the city's sustainable development department, said the project is still in the conceptual stage, but momentum is building.

"I think people are really excited," Kotowska said at an open house Wednesday evening at the Cloverdale community hall.

"People are really looking forward to the idea of having a restored creek."

Full Story (CBC Edmonton)
 
Mill Creek Re-establishment (Daylighting) Open House

December 8, 2016

Join us Tuesday, December 13 for the second Mill Creek Re-establishment (Daylighting) Open House. The project team will present three draft conceptual designs for potential creek re-establishment and collect participant feedback. Feedback will be used to revise and fine-tune the concepts before presentation to Council. Don’t miss the chance to share your ideas and thoughts.

Date: Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Time: 5 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Location: Hazeldean Community League, 9630-66 AVE NW

The aim of the Mill Creek Re-establishment is to restore above ground connectivity between Mill Creek and the North Saskatchewan River, returning the creek to a more natural state. This restoration could improve water quality, provide flood mitigation, support ecological biodiversity and provide recreational and learning opportunities. Study and engagement results, including public feedback, ecological impacts and financial assessments, will be compiled and presented to Council to determine whether restoration work should be undertaken.

For more information:

edmonton.ca/millcreekstudy

Media contact:

Adrienne Hill
Senior Communications Advisor
Sustainable Development
780-944-1510


http://secure.campaigner.com/csb/Public/show/dqsuz--b609c-5kftw913
 
Edmonton releases fish-friendly designs for new Mill Creek outfall
Daylighting Mill Creek is technically feasible and would have major benefits for Edmonton’s fish population, according to a city review now out for public comment.

The new plan would redirect Mill Creek to flow above ground between the new Valley Line LRT and Scona Road, near the Muttart Conservatory. The river outlet would have wetlands and small walking trails; upstream, the area the area could be naturalized or made more like a district park, with a small canoeing lake and cafe attached to the new LRT station.

Either way, it would mean new spawning grounds for Edmonton’s pike and sucker populations, plus happy hunting for everything that eats them.

“This project really enhances the North Saskatchewan River fishery. … It’s not just going to help things that are in the creek,” said biologist Lynn Maslen, a consultant on the project with Spencer Environmental.

http://edmontonjournal.com/news/loc...h-friendly-designs-for-new-mill-creek-outfall
 
I think I like the first option the most. There are already enough manicured parks nearby, so I don't think we need that (option 3).
 
Edmonton's Mill Creek ranks worst for water quality in CreekWatch project
Edmonton’s Mill Creek is one of the most polluted urban creeks in Alberta, according to a new citizen monitoring effort.

CreekWatch, a project of the RiverWatch Institute of Alberta, used 68 volunteers to regularly test water quality in 10 creeks last summer. Mill Creek ranked last for water quality, with high levels of salt, phosphorus and other pollutants.

It’s E. coli bacteria count, measured weekly, was double the level found in Calgary’s troubled Nose Creek and more than four times the acceptable level for swimming.

“These creeks, some of them are neglected, but a lot of people live along them,” Reed Froklage, citizen science co-ordinator with the Calgary-based group that released the findings, said Tuesday.

http://edmontonjournal.com/news/loc...worst-for-water-quality-in-creekwatch-project
 

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