Still Creek Enhancement Plan

Just over 100 years ago, Vancouver was a wilderness with forests of cedar and hemlock trees, and bear, cougars, and deer running free. Eagles wheeled overhead and salmon, steelhead and trout swam in a multitude of creeks and streams criss-crossing the land.

After the arrival of Europeans, the area was first logged then urbanized. Most of the creeks and streams were placed in culverts underground.

Today, Still Creek is one of only two remaining visible streams in urban Vancouver. Located in the east side of Vancouver, Still Creek forms an important part of the Brunette River system, flowing for 17 kilometres through densely populated sections of Burnaby and Vancouver, ending in the Fraser River in New Westminster.

In partnership with our neighbouring municipalities, the City of Vancouver is working to rehabilitate and enhance those sections of Still Creek that remain open or that have the potential to be brought to surface, or “daylighted.”

Plans to be undertaken include returning creek-side habitat to native plantings, removing concrete and naturalizing creek banks, and adding interpretive plaques and boardwalks to provide recreational and educational opportunities. For details of the plan, see the Still Creek Enhancement Study.

Over the next few years, the City will be holding community workshops to involve people in the enhancement of the creek. Watch for details on this website or call 604.873.7817 to be added on a mailing list. For more information on local recycling and disposal facilities contact the BC Recycling Hotline at 604.732.9253 or the City’s Environmental Protection Branch at 604.871.6540.

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