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[meowzers]

oh and to make things even gross'ER
humans eat perservatives... thus meaning... u get my drift right?...

[BlueStreak]

during the 2004 Alcan db fest. the the murky green "water" s-l-o-w-l-y turned in to this crap like color...any one notice that? i was chasing boats on zodiacs...with out a lisences but i did have Kim and Ross w/ me so it's all good

I've noticed that every year at Alcan. I always thought it was because all the extra boat traffic was stirring up the sediment in the creek... not quite sure if that is just sediment anymore.

[Sunny_Daze]

When the water first heats up in the summer (this year was early May, usually it is at the end of July), there is a type of algae that blooms.  This blooming period does make the water a red colour to a darker brown/redish colour.  Almost like the water is muddy.  This is red tide but it is completely harmless if you get splashed by it or even swim in red tide.  Eating shellfish is a whole different story but getting splashed is a non-issue.

BUT when you can actually see "logs" floating by and you can see excrement and condoms and lots of unknown "floaties" it is a bit concerning and the recent water test of 500+ fecal coliform count is HUGE.  

I absolutely love dragon boating but I have decided not to go this week because I am going on vacation next week and do not want to risk my week off in bed ill with some sort of infection because I have feces splashed on me during practice.  GROSS!!!!

[zephyrantes]

whatever you do, don't research "fecal coliform" on the net..

[DBWTim]

*whelp* just did my huli drill for my OC1 orientation in Alder Bay tonight... I must say that as I went in all I could think about was "Coliform count of 500!! Keep mouth shut!!"

Then again I already took a swim in the Hudson so Alder Bay couldn't be much worse.. Kinda itchy all over right about now though...

[~@ngel~]

I just got home from practice...it's my birthday today and the team threatened to throw me in, but luckily I avvoided the full dunking.  I just got splashed a little.  We went out for suhi afterwards, and Bif Naked was in the booth next to us, so that was kinda cool.

[Steamrollers Moaner]

*whelp* just did my huli drill for my OC1 orientation in Alder Bay tonight... I must say that as I went in all I could think about was "Coliform count of 500!! Keep mouth shut!!"

Then again I already took a swim in the Hudson so Alder Bay couldn't be much worse.. Kinda itchy all over right about now though...

I must say...  Chaos was a bit better today then he was in Hudson River.  Maybe it was the lack of current....  

[paddling geek]

Just think of this... we(brooooli) swam in the hudson and lived. Though I wouldn't want to go swimming in the creek or the hudson.

I remember being thrown in on the last day of practice when I was 14, just because I was the youngest on the team .. I was thrown in beside a dead seagull.. EWW! (wait a minute, I'm still the youngest on roli.. bleh).

Huliin near the globe in the dead of winter is never fun, then having to paddle back to fcrcc..

Happy belated bday ~@ngel~!

[~@ngel~]

Thanks-it was a good one.  

[DarkBlueApples]

There was an article in the Friday Province.

Health authorities are urging recreational boaters to use "caution" in the east end of Vancouver's False Creek after the latest water tests showed coliform counts that exceed the level considered safe for boating.  But authorities say they don't plan to close the area to boaters.

The most recent reading showed a coliform count of 1,040, which is above the 1,000 mark that the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority uses as an unofficial guide for safe recreational boating.

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"This is an indicator that if they were to ingest [the water] they could get something gastrointestinal."

"The dragon boat people are aware of it and they're aware of these numbers."

[Imposter]

Its been over a month and still no reply to my letter from Ms Fry, other than they received the letter.  Not too impressive...

Everyone should send the letter to their MP - see what kind of response you get.  When (if?) I get something back, I'll post it.

[Sunny_Daze]

This should still be a major concern with dragon boaters in False Creek.  Has only one had the water tested?  Is anyone worried about their health?  You should all ban together and have a huge protest, get on TV, make things happen.  Force the government to step up to the plate because False Creek is gross!

[rightarm]

This should still be a major concern with dragon boaters in False Creek.  Has only one had the water tested?  Is anyone worried about their health?  You should all ban together and have a huge protest, get on TV, make things happen.  Force the government to step up to the plate because False Creek is gross!

not that i disagree with you but what is the government going to do? A) they aren't enforcing their own moorage laws on the squaters.  B) they're issued the warnings, and we're not following them, and I gaurantee you they'll point that out.  C) their solution will be: for those of us who use the extreme east end of fake-o creek (IE D.Z. and D.B.A) they'll say... if you have such a problem with it, why don't you relocate your club.

there is no fix for this problem, its in the physical make-up of false creek.  the water at the east end sits stagnant and has no where to go.  their literally is nothing they can do to improve the water quality.  even if they ban all recreational boats from passage in that waterway, it would take years to have an effect, and it would be a mild one... a lot of that stuff comes in with the current, and then basically stays there... there's no where further to go, and its a very sheltered harbour space.  have you ever looked at the water in front of DZ in the summer?  On a saturday night, a small yacht could come in there and leave a slick of oil behind, and 8 hours later on a sunday morning you'll still see that slick in the exact same spot.

[Colossus]

at least you can't see all the crap floating in the water by DZ all the time.  every time you launch from alder bay (fcrcc), you'll see condom, needles, liquified crap, other assorted garbage floating beside your boat.