Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: firebird on October 31, 2016, 08:19:09 AM
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I haven't noticed anything about a cleanup this year. If anyone wants help to get it off the ground, I'm available.
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I think in the past Riverside Fly and Tackle used to take the lead on the cleanup, but now the shop has closed :(
I'm interested in helping out with the clean up too! I'm a few blocks away from the river.
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I think in the past Riverside Fly and Tackle used to take the lead on the cleanup, but now the shop has closed :(
I'm interested in helping out with the clean up too! I'm a few blocks away from the river.
I as do some others on the Chilliwack Vedder River pick up garbage on most of their fishing trips,every little bits helps. As well an organized cleanup is not always needed if we do that, especially on small rivers.
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I as do some others on the Chilliwack Vedder River pick up garbage on most of their fishing trips,every little bits helps. As well an organized cleanup is not always needed if we do that, especially on small rivers.
It's hard to take out washer and dryer machines, truck bumpers and bed frames out of the river by yourself... there are many abandoned and active homeless camps all along the river that have left lots of heavy garbage. I walk the river a couple times a week with my dog, It's the really big garbage that is the issue...honestly it looks like there has been a reduction in the amount of small garbage being dumped. If you go up river past pipeline and David that's where lots of the heavy stuff gets dumped. I was pulling a tire out of the river the other week...brought it up to my truck and saw 4 guys dumping a bedroom in a bush...dirt balls. Like if your going to dump garbage why would you go out of your way to dump it in a river. Why not just take It behind Canadian tire or Walmart if your going to dump it, not the best solution but in a river? Giver yer head a shake.
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I've heard that representatives of the Steelhead Society of BC are looking into organizing a cleanup for the Coquitlam.
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Might try the watershed society
http://www.coquitlamriverwatershed.ca/
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The program is in need of a few new sponsors
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It's hard to take out washer and dryer machines, truck bumpers and bed frames out of the river by yourself... there are many abandoned and active homeless camps all along the river that have left lots of heavy garbage. I walk the river a couple times a week with my dog, It's the really big garbage that is the issue...honestly it looks like there has been a reduction in the amount of small garbage being dumped. If you go up river past pipeline and David that's where lots of the heavy stuff gets dumped. I was pulling a tire out of the river the other week...brought it up to my truck and saw 4 guys dumping a bedroom in a bush...dirt balls. Like if your going to dump garbage why would you go out of your way to dump it in a river. Why not just take It behind Canadian tire or Walmart if your going to dump it, not the best solution but in a river? Giver yer head a shake.
Go and see the City of Coquitlam and see if they will get a crew together to get the heavy stuff.
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Each day I walk my dog on that river it turns into my own river cleanup. Honestly some of the homeless camps are just filthy...
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Pretty disappointed when I saw this while bike riding today on Burke mountain... obviously Coquitlam river chum poachers.
(https://i.imgur.com/BwRAX8M.jpg)