Riverside Terrace

If you are concerned about safety, the environment, or quality of life, you will want to have a voice in this development proposal.

What is proposed? 36 narrow single-family residential lots to be accessed via Browning Place, just west of the intersection of Mt. Seymour Parkway and Berkley Rd.

These are some of the issues raised by residents.

1. Slope stability is a serious concern, and there are many recorded instances of slopes failing and houses sliding in other parts of Blueridge and Riverside with similar aspects and slopes. The houses were built on the same unconsolidated gravel on which the proposed development would be built. Large amounts of backfill, which is particularly unstable, would be required.

2. The natural spawning habitat of the Seymour River has been decimated by development, and Hogan’s Pools is one of the few remaining spawning areas on the Lower Seymour River. The Development encompasses a huge portion of the drainage of Hogan’s Pools, which would threaten the Chum, Coho, Cutthroat and Pink Salmon that use the pools to spawn. Hogan’s Pools has been preserved as a park because it is salmon habitat. What’s the point of creating a park if you destroy the sensitive watershed above it?

3. The gravel pit site is part of a wildlife corridor which hosts bears, coyotes, deer, raccoons, squirrels and surely many other species. The Alder and Salmonberry re-growth in the gravel pit is excellent songbird habitat. Much of the Alder forest would be destroyed.

4. Strong objections were voiced to the Developers and the District of North Vancouver using Browning Place as access.

   • Browning Place is a small cul-de-sac with a narrow lane added to it as an afterthought. With almost three times as many cars, safety and quality of life are certainly compromised.

   • The street’s population would almost triple.

   • Intersection problems at Mt. Seymour Parkway and Browning would result. It’s already hazardous to turn left out of Browning. The Windridge development across the street would stress the same intersection.

   • Another traffic light may need to be built at Browning and Seymour Parkway.

5. If the proposal goes ahead, 16 lots would be made into an isolated strip, surrounded by heavy traffic on Berkley Road or Seymour Parkway, and the new proposed road. Do you want the district to allow this standard?
   
   Come out to the meeting on Wednesday, June 09, and let your views be heard by the developer and North Vancouver District planning staff.