Water Pollution in False Creek: After Settlement and Now

A walking tour on the shores of False Creek

Introductory Speaker:

Celia Brauer MA Anthropology UBC, Environment Educator, Staff and Co-Founder False Creek Watershed Society

Guest Speaker:

Dr. Vicki Marlatt Associate Professor Environmental Toxicology and Biology Simon Fraser University Executive Director of The False Creek Watershed Society

Celia will introduce the natural history of False Creek which flourished for thousands of years with the stewardship of local Coast Salish First Nations. She will speak about the extensive resource extraction and processing which ensued with European settlement and the impact this had on the air, water and soil. As we walk along the sea wall, we can see what False Creek is today.

Vicki will discuss the contaminant inputs into this waterway that have occurred over the last hundred and fifty years. What were the human impacts of a vastly invasive worldview on this rich inland waterway from the first clearcuts to our present global village? And what, if anything, can we do about it today.

Day, Time & Meeting Location:

Sept 5, 2022 

2:00 - 4:00 PM 

Labyrinth Pier Vancouver, Legacy Park - south shore of False Creek close to the False Creek Community Centre 

Partnering with the False Creek BioBlitz 

An event offered by the False Creek Watershed Society