by Joanne de Vries | Dec 8, 2015 | News
MCRI dike realignment will expand channel width by almost 400 percent Phase 1 of the Mission Creek Restoration Initiative (MCRI) is officially underway, meaning that the south dike between Casorso Road and Gordon Drive is closed, environmental and archaeological...
by Joanne de Vries | Nov 10, 2015 | News
MCRI plans ensure environmental protection during construction and restoration Mission Creek is an invaluable and much-loved environmental asset that warrants continual protection. To that end, the Mission Creek Restoration Initiative (MCRI) has created an...
by Joanne de Vries | Nov 4, 2015 | News
Dike design aims to restore Mission Creek’s natural function Phase-1 construction activities for the Mission Creek Restoration Initiative (MCRI) are focused on two major integrated tasks. The first is to renaturalize floodplain function by realigning a 475-metre...
by Joanne de Vries | Oct 16, 2015 | News
Major Mission Creek restoration project moving forward Short-term pain for long-term gain… that summarizes two upcoming Mission Creek Restoration Initiative (MCRI) activities that are part of a large-scale habitat restoration project. First, the south side of the...
by Joanne de Vries | Sep 1, 2015 | News
MCRI welcomes new project coordinator as Phase-1 construction approaches The Mission Creek Restoration Initiative (MCRI) is moving ahead with Phase-1 construction under the watchful eye of its new project coordinator, Steve Matthews. With 38 years of provincial...
by Joanne de Vries | Jul 8, 2014 | News
Project coordinator Joanne de Vries with MCRI’s amazing display at Kelowna City Hall that showcases fish, turtles, and owls created by children at the 2014 Fat Cat Festival. Each of the more than 400 children who visited the booth created a unique and special Kokanee...
