Submitted by Pam Boyd
Regarding Sunnyhill Lane Stream from a neighbourhood friend:
I attended a flood-related meeting with the City and GHD Engineering last night, where they described what they are considering to be the solutions for Sunnyhill Lane water & ice.
They will be twinning the pipes on 7th Avenue, south of Sunnyhill Lane, to take away more water. They know that they need to improve the grade, from 9th Ave below the bluff, enabling the water to flow from the base of the hill to 7th Ave. They will also be looking at options of a slotted drain running down the middle of Sunnyhill Lane, that would empty into 7th Ave. Our fearless leader (Charlie Lund) also wants them to look at draining the water at the base of the hill into 9th Ave (to the west) towards 5th Street. The engineers know they have to do a few things to bring solutions to Sunnyhill Lane drainage issues.
They are only about 60% through their design right now, but we see progress and we are leading them in the right direction. It probably won't be in place for another year or 2, but work is being done!