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WATERSHED STAKEHOLDERS

Everyone who lives, works, owns property in, or visits the Mosquito Creek watershed, or who manages the urban infrastructure is a part of the watershed system and has an impact on the ecological balance.
Some stakeholders already participate in stewardship or environmental protection programs.

GOVERNMENTS AND INSTITUTIONS
Responsible for management within a specified area.
Listed in order, from the mouth of Mosquito Creek to the
upper boundary of the watershed.

  • Vancouver Port Authority
    Area: Burrard Inlet.
    Mosquito Creek.
    Visit the Port of Vancouver website.

  • Canada Coast Guard
    Area: All navigable waters.
    Mosquito Creek, Wagg Creek.
    Visit the Canada Coast Guard website.

  • Squamish Nation
    Area: Squamish Nation Reserve.
    Mosquito Creek, Wagg Creek.
    Visit the Squamish Nation website.

  • BC Rail
    Area: Railroad right-of-way.
    Mosquito Creek.
    Visit the BC Rail website.

  • Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) - Sewerage and Drainage
    Area: Sanitary Sewer right-of-way.
    Mosquito Creek, Wagg Creek.
    Visit the GVRD website.

  • City of North Vancouver (CNV)
    engineering and operations, parks and environment, planning
    Area: Land within city's municipal boundaries.
    Mosquito Creek south of Highway 1, Thain Creek east side from Highway 1 to Westview Drive, Lower Mission Creek, Wagg Creek.
    Visit the City of North Vancouver website.

  • BC Hydro
    Area: Power and Gas right-of-way.
    Mosquito Creek.
    Visit the BC Hydro website.

  • School District 44
    Area: School property.
    Mosquito Creek, Thain Creek, Mission Creek, Wagg Creek.
    Visit the North Vancouver School District website.

  • Province of BC - Ministry of Transportation
    Area: Highway 1 right-of-way.
    Mosquito Creek, Lower Mission Creek, Wagg Creek.
    Visit the Ministry of Transportation website.

  • District of North Vancouver (DNV)
    engineering and operations, parks, environmental protection, planning
    Area: Land within district's municipal boundaries.
    Mosquito Creek north of Highway 1, Thain Creek and Thain Creek west side from Highway 1 to Westview Drive, Upper Mission Creek.
    Visit the District of North Vancouver website.

  • Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) - Parks
    Area: GVRD parkland, designated Green Zones
    Mosquito Creek, Thain Creek, Mission Creek, Wagg Creek.
    Visit the GVRD Parks website.

FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS
Responsible for management of resources.
Overlaps other stakeholder areas.

  • Province of BC
    Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection (WLAP)
    Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management (SRM)
    land use, wildlife management, forest and fresh water management
    Area: All land outside municipal boundaries, some land within, fish and wildlife habitat within.
    Visit the WLAP website.
    Visit the SRM website.

  • Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    land use, fisheries and ocean resource management
    Areas: All riparian lands, fish bearing streams, and ocean waters.
    Visit the Fisheries and Oceans website.

  • Environment Canada
    land use, wildlife management, environmental protection.
    Areas: All lands, waters.
    Visit the Environment Canada website.

NON-GOVERNMENT
Responsible for management of specific property.

  • Private Land Owners and Occupants
    land management, environmental protection
    Areas: residential, commercial, industrial property.
    Mosquito Creek, Thain Creek, Mission Creek, Wagg Creek.

  • Individuals
    land management, environmental protection
    Areas: private property, public lands.
    Mosquito Creek, Thain Creek, Mission Creek, Wagg Creek.

  • Interest Groups
    land use, environmental protection
    Areas: private property, public lands.
    Mosquito Creek, Thain Creek, Mission Creek, Wagg Creek.

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