Please help us save Owl park in Nanaimo BC

Stop all plans to develop "Owl Park" 3312, 3360, 3370 Hammond Bay Rd. 3355, 3443 Meadow Lane rd. Protect this area from development and preserve it for future use as a city park.

The previously mentioned properties (owned by Century group) make up what is now known as Owl Park. Owl Park is a fragile ecosystem of treed woodland, bluffs, and portions of wetland including duck ponds.

This park is a critical wildlife corridor connecting the adjacent Linley Valley park and Planta Park. This corridor is used by many species of nesting birds an by deer keeping more of them in the wilderness rather then on our streets.

The park has pre-established trail networks connecting many scenic viewing areas. It would take very little effort to make this into a city park and benefit the health and well being of our community.

This land is home to local owls, eagles, ducks, geese and many other bird species, rabbits, deer, and salamanders. Owl park is a critical link in a fragile ecosystem that is important habitat for at-risk species.

We don't feel that the community and surrounding neighborhood was adequately informed prior to the rezoning of the previously mentioned properties. We feel that the community and surrounding neighborhood needs to be made aware of the loss of property value, privacy, green space as well as the negative impacts on traffic in the area specifically Hammond bay rd.

These issues need to be re addressed prior to any development of the previously mentioned properties.