Mayne Island RAR Assessment

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M A D R O N E   E N V I R O N M E N T A L   S E R V I C E S   L T D .    
1081 CANADA AVENUE • DUNCAN • BC • V9L 1V2  
TEL 250.746.5545 • FAX 250.746.5850 • WWW . M A D R O N E . C A  
 
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R e v i e w   o f   M a y n e   I s l a n d   R i p a r i a n   A r e a  
R e g u l a t i o n   R e q u i r e m e n t s   -  
R e c o m m e n d a t i o n s   R e s u l t i n g   f r o m  
A p p l i c a t i o n   o f   t h e   D e t a i l e d   R A R  
A s s e s s m e n t   M e t h o d o l o g y  
P R E P A R E D   F O R :  
 
Mr. Gary Richardson – Island Planner 
Islands Trust 
200-1627 Fort Street 
Victoria, BC 
V8R 1H8 
 
 
 
P R E P A R E D   B Y :  
 
Trystan Willmott, B.Sc. A.Sc.T. 
MADRONE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LTD. 
 
 
 
March 7, 2017 
 

 
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T A B L E   O F   C O N T E N T S  
1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................... 1 
1.1 RIPARIAN AREAS REGULATION (RAR) OVERVIEW ................................................................. 1 
1.2 OBJECTIVES ............................................................................................................................ 4 
1.3 DEFINITION OF A STREAM UNDER RAR ................................................................................ 5 
2 METHODOLOGY ........................................................................................... 6 
2.1 BACKGROUND RESEARCH ..................................................................................................... 6 
2.2 ASSESSMENT AREA ................................................................................................................ 7 
2.3 LANDOWNER CONTACT ..........................................................................................................
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2.4 FIELD ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES ...................................................................................... 7 
3 RESULTS ...................................................................................................    10 
3.1 DOCUMENTED FISH DISTRIBUTION DATA AND PREVIOUS FISH SAMPLING WORK .........
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3.2 ASSESSMENT SUMMARY .....................................................................................................
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3.2.1 CAMPBELL CREEK .........................................................................................................
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3.2.2 DEACON CREEK (FIGURE 2) ......................................................................................... 12 
3.2.3 HORTON CREEK MAIN-STEM (FIGURE 3) ..................................................................... 17 
3.2.4 HORTON CREEK NORTH FORK (HUNT BROOK) (FIGURE 3) ........................................ 20 
4 DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS .................................................. 24 
APPENDIX 1   ........................................................

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