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| Upper Seymour Access for RCABC Members |
| RCABC members wishing to use their membership to access the Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve to paddle the "Upper Seymour", you must enable your name to be displayed on the Instructor's list on this website. You can do this when you fill out your membership application form, or you can login to your information on the website and change it electronically. The gate keepers will check this website's "Find and Instructor" list when you arrive. |
| http://members.bccanoe.com/instructors.php |
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| LSCR 2008 Permit for accessing the upper Seymour River |
| The link below shows the copy of the permit and rules of conduct requested by LSCR. |
| http://www.bccanoe.com/enviroflash/Permit 01-08 Kayak.pdf |
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| Upper Seymour Access and Large Woody Debris Notice from LSCR |
| Click below for the notice from the Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve regarding permit access and Large Woody Debris structures on the upper Seymour River in North Vancouver. If your canoeing or kayaking organization wants to be added to the permit, contact the LSCR or RCABC for help. |
| http://www.bccanoe.com/enviroflash/Kayaking and Canoeing in the LSCR.pdf |
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| Seymour LWD Post Flood Inspection Report - Spring 2007 |
| Report on the Seymour LWD structures after the flood in February 2006. |
| http://www.bccanoe.com/enviroflash/Post-Flood _Nov. 2006_ Inspection of Seymour LWD Structures.pdf |
| Seymour Boulders and Water Main Completed for 2006 |
| The GVRD Water Main and RCABC initiated boulder installations on the Seymour River are now complete. There is some new rip-rap installed over the water main that paddlers should be very cautious of because of its sharp edges. Downstream of the water main there are some new boulders that should create some nice features, but paddle with caution until these features have settled into place. Please open the pdf file below for more details and before and after photos. |
| http://www.bccanoe.com/enviroflash/Seymour Boulders & Water Main- Sept 2006.pdf |
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| Seymour Gauge Now Online |
| As of June 2006, the "Seymour River near North Vancouver" Water Survey Canada gauge is online and transmitting. The gauge may need to transmit periodically instead of continuously, in 3 hour periods. This is due to the location; canyon walls, forest cover, etc. Thanks to the paddling community for contributing over $1300 to the installation costs, which were around $7500 (probably a good deal considering how difficult it has proven to be). The GVRD is committed to paying the yearly maintenace fee of roughly $1000-$2000 dollars. |
| http://scitech.pyr.ec.gc.ca/waterweb/main.asp?lang=0 |
| Seymour Water Main Construction Update |
| The Seymour River Crossing Seymour Main No.5 (South) GVRD construction project involves the installation of an eighty-four (84) inch diameter steel pipe across the Seymour River. The potable water transmission main will eventually be tied into the new membrane filtration plant, which is currently under construction. In order to facilitate construction of the water transmission main, one half of the Seymour River will be closed off at a time. The side of the river to be closed off will depend on which side of the river the steel pipe is being laid. Nevertheless, one half of the river will remain open at all times, and of course which half will be open depends on the side of the river the steel pipe is being laid. Boaters are to watch for the sign on the Grantham Street Bridge indicating which side of the river will be open for passage. It is also recommended that the recreational river users verify which side of the river is open for passage from the Mount Seymour Parkway Bridge prior to running the river. If you have any questions, please contact the GVRD Community Liaison Officer at 604-451-6654. |
| www.gvrd.bc.ca |
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| Paddling on the Seymour this Summer? |
| Check out the link below. There will be water main construction from June to October. |
| http://www.bccanoe.com/enviroflash/CopyOf_004257050 SCWUP Seymour crossing letter to residents FINAL .doc |
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| Dollarton Bridge Website & Signage |
| Check out the link below to get an idea of what the new Dollarton Bridge will look like. The District will be posting signs at the Lower Seymour put in and a few possible take outs, informing paddlers of the construction. Check out www.dnv.org for updates. |
| http://www.dnv.org/article.asp?a=2566&c=445 |
| Seymour River Hazard Alert! |
| One of the "Large Woody Debris" structures installed in the summer of 2004 on the upper Seymour River, was dislodged and moved downstream by a December flood. The debris consists of large logs and possibly rootballs that are cabled together. The debris is currently hung up, high and dry, on a gravel bed above the canyon. It will take another high flood or a shifting of the gravel bar to send the debris downstream. BE VERY CAUTIOUS WHEN PADDLING ANY PART OF THE SEYMOUR RIVER. There are more structures still in place upstream, which may have been weakened, and may come down with the next flood. Negotiations are underway to reduce the hazards. |
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| Seymour Bank Restoration Postponed Until 2006 & Other Seymour Updates |
| The Squamish Nation's proposal to restore the Seymour's western shoreline, just below the Seymour Parkway Bridge, has been postponed to 2006 in order to not disturb the Pink Salmon run of 2005. However, it is possible that the Watermain installation and and some boulder cluster placement will happen in the summer's fisheries window of 2005. A few boulder clusters were installed just below the bridge this past summer, which are similar in size to the ones proposed for above the bridge. |
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| Seymour River Update - Sept o4 |
| Many of the projects planned for the Seymour River in North Vancouver didn't go ahead this summer for various reasons, but 2 important ones did. Check this update for more details. |
| http://www.bccanoe.com/enviroflash/Seymour River Update - Sept 04.doc |
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| Dollarton Bridge - Paddling Community's letter to Nav Waters |
| This is a copy of the letter composed and sent by both RCABC and WKABC, to Navigable Waters Branch of the Department of Transportation, in response to their referral on the Seymour River, North Vancouver, Dollarton Bridge replacement. The letter details the danger of the bridge piles, and a few other hazards that the paddling community felt needed attention. Navigable Waters has responded by working with the District of North Vancouver to find safe and cost effective modifications. |
| http://www.bccanoe.com/enviroflash/Dollarton_Br_NWPD_Response_April_29_04.pdf |
| Seymour R. Toilet Bowl Gate Access |
| The District of North Vancouver wants to work out a new system for the management of gate access from Riverside Drive. All of the local clubs and paddling organizations have been contacted requesting input on how to proceed. Click the link below to see a backgrounder on the situation. |
| http://www.bccanoe.com/enviroflash/seymour access 17may04.doc |
| Seymour R. Bridge Update, May 18th, 2004 |
| Here's the latest on the Dollarton Bridge, which will most likely go ahead this summer. RCABC and WKABC are negotiating to make the piles safer. |
| http://www.bccanoe.com/enviroflash/Dollarton Bridge May 18th.doc |
| Seymour River, North Vancouver: Four Projects planned for 2004 |
| This is a general description of the four projects planned for this summer. Check the other headlines for updates. |
| http://www.bccanoe.com/enviroflash/Seymour Four Projects.htm |
| Dollarton Bridge Construction, Seymour River, North Vancouver |
| The Dollarton Bridge will be widened this summer. It will have an effect on the paddling community. Click on the link for more details. |
| http://www.bccanoe.com/enviroflash/Seymour River Dollarton Bridge.htm |
| Seymour Boulder Cluster and Water Main Update - April 2004 |
| The construction of a water pipeline crossing and some boulder clusters for fish habitat are going ahead this summer on the Seymour River in North Vancouver. This may affect paddling if the water comes up due to rain between July and September. Click on the link for more details. |
| http://www.bccanoe.com/enviroflash/Seymour Boulder Cluster & Water Main Update A |
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