Municipality using nature to scrub Shelbourne stormwater (Kevin Vass, Saanich News)
Photo by Sharon Tiffin, Saanich News
If you’ve travelled the northern stretch of Shelbourne Street recently, you’ve probably noticed a bit of work going on.
If you were wondering what it’s all about, the answer is Douglas Creek.
Saanich is wrapping construction on a series of bioswales from Arbordale Avenue to Mount Douglas park.
And Bob Bridgeman is glad to see them.
“This is a real positive step forward,” said Bridgeman, who has been a leading voice in restoring the creek and reintroducing salmon to its waters.
The swales, or more accurately the plants that will live in them, will scrub pollutants from stormwater runoff before hitting the creek.
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