Floating Silt Barrier - Burnaby Lake Rejuvenation Project LOCATION: Burnaby, BC TIMEFRAME: January – June 2010 SCOPE OF WORK: 4,600 lineal Meters of Floating Silt Barrier PROJECT PARTNERS Owner/Client: Hazco Environmental Services Challenge Burnaby Lake is one of the few remaining lakes of significant ecological value within the Greater Vancouver area. It is home to over 400 plant, bird, and fish species, 16 of which are rare and endangered. The lake is also a recreation oasis, with more than 300,000 people who visit it each year. The project will restore the open water for the preservation of the diverse ecosystem and to re-establish the rowing course to international standards for events and training. This will require the removal of approximately 360,000 m3 of sediment off the sil

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