Part of the existing Delta Nature Reserve boardwalk is to be removed.
City staff recently provided council with an information memo showing the location of the existing Delta Nature Reserve boardwalk and what portion of the boardwalk is to be removed.
The amount of boardwalk to be removed is 189 metres in length and the replacement is 145 metres.
The removal and replacement section represents a small portion of the overall boardwalk which is 2.4 kilometres, according to the engineering department.
Burns Bog Conservation Society president Eliza Olson recently raised concern about the section of the boardwalk to be removed for a highway upgrade project cutting through a corner section of the area, but city manager Sean McGill told the Optimist the replacement section would be nearby.
“Our intent is to rebuild the boardwalk in a similar location to where it is now with adjustments based on highway geometry. The intent is to work with the province to rebuild it in a similar location to where it is now,” he said.
Another representative of the society told the Optimist they had talked with Delta staff about replacing the boardwalk.
Staff are also arranging a meeting with the society and Metro Vancouver staff to discuss future actions within the nature reserve.
This map indicates the existing boardwalk location with an orange line. The portion of the boardwalk to be removed is shown with a dotted orange line and the replacement boardwalk is shown in green.
Meanwhile, Metro Vancouver is proposing to take control of the Delta Nature Reserve from the City of Delta.
One three parcels connected to Burns Bog that the city would transfer one-half ownership to the regional district, the 64 hectare (158 acre) nature reserve is the only part of Burns Bog accessible to the public.
The one-half interest would be transferred to Metro for $1 and would see Metro assume control of the long-term maintenance, operation and preservation of the area.
The idea is to keep the management consistent with what’s in place in the main ecological conservancy area of the bog.
