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Gorge Waterway Initiative

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Gorge Waterway Initiative

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The following studies and reports about the Gorge Waterway, Portage Inlet and their surrounding watersheds are provided to assist in gaining a better understanding of these waterways. Several historical reports are also provided.
Challenge of the Gorge, 1965
Next to the Gorge, 1996
The Gorge Waterway, 1970
Victoria and Esquimalt Harbours bird census 1997-99
Sediment Sampling in Portage Inlet and Gorge Waters for Metal Determination, 2000
Gorge Waterway Subtidal Olympia Oyster Survey 2011
Home Heating Oil Report 2012
Craigflower Bridge Replacement Project Completion Report 2014
Water Quality Report - Elk Lake , 2015
Cataloging Urban Waterways and Riparian Zones, 2021
Assessment of Forage Fish in the Gorge Waterway, 2021
Lower Craigflower Creek Proper Functioning Assessment, 2021
Water Quality and Flow of Elk Beaver Tributaries and Outflow 2022
Green Shores Feasibility Inventory for the Gorge Waterway and Portage Inlet, 2022

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The CRD conducts its business within the traditional territories of many First Nations, including but not limited to BOḰEĆEN (Pauquachin), MÁLEXEȽ (Malahat), Pacheedaht, Pune’laxutth’ (Penelekut), Sc'ianew (Beecher Bay), Songhees, SȾÁUTW̱ (Tsawout), T’Sou-ke, W̱JOȽEȽP (Tsartlip), W̱SIKEM (Tseycum), and xʷsepsəm (Esquimalt), all of whom have a long standing relationship with the land and waters from time immemorial that continues to this day.

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