When housing was going in at the end of Malaspina many a meeting was had so our many questions would be answered.
We were told an environmental study had been done and many factors were taken into consideration. With all those trees gone, we were told don't worry the houses will absorb the train noise so we wouldn't hear them as much. And don't worry we love the wildlife that is why we are building houses down here.
Then there's a front page story about the moose population declining.
In the middle of this entire housing project is the swampy area the moose were always seen in. When you walked through, you could see grassy areas where their beds were but no more.
I am not an expert and do realize we are a growing city but these animals have their habitat.
Do we honestly think they will go to their swampy area when it is no longer surrounded by trees but open with houses on one side? Are people really going to mind when they walk across the housing to get to their swamp? This is continuing to happen all over the city and I just want to know if we are allowing them enough natural habitats or corridors to get from one habitat to the next.
K. MacIntyre
Prince George
