To: Ramin Seifi, Director of Community Development, TOL Cc: Paul Crawford, Manager, Long Range Planning Cc:

Paul Cordeiro, Manager, Transportation Cc: Kevin Larsen, Manager, Water Resources and Environment Cc: Patrick Marples, Planner Cc: Jason Chu, Strategic Planner Cc: Al Neufeld, Manager, Parks Design and Development Cc: Mayor Rick Green and Council From: Patricia Tallman, Ph.D. Re: Wildlife habitat protection In my first letter (dated July 25, 2011) regarding retention of wildlife habitats within project developments, I made several recommendations on two fronts: awareness campaigns and habitat pockets for future developments. Pursuant to your reply, I would like to ascertain your commitment to the recommendations: 1. When would budget approval for the recommendations you have adopted be submitted to Council? 2. At what stage before permitting would TOL encompass habitat pocket considerations in negotiations with developers and bring relevant stakeholders into play? As I consider this endeavor an ongoing process, I would like to work with staff at the TOL and developers to improve upon current practices. The goal would always be to minimize destruction of wildlife habitats, and to encourage natural (versus fabricated) green space for people to enjoy and wildlife to use. In todays acceptance of climate change and the importance of wilderness and wildlife, could we not set an example to be a green city with respect to growth and development? We can achieve this by following the footsteps of municipalities such as the District of North Vancouver, and in contrast to developments such as Coquitlams Westwood Plateau. While the wildlife corridor designated along 72nd avenue is an excellent first step in securing wildlife habitat for future wildlife to populate, it does not address the current loss of existing wildlife habitat and its ramifications on existing wildlife. A certain amount of currently displaced wildlife will end up as road kill or in conflict with people. It is difficult to expect displaced small mammals to find their way to habitat patches or the corridor on their own through traffic. This is why the concept of connectivity is so important; connectivity through time and space. We need to establish enough local habitat pockets for every 2-3 developments, to connect to allotted habitat patches, which connect to the future wildlife corridor. I realize there is much food for thought here, and would be happy to sit down with TOL personnel to develop a strategy to address this long-term issue, in addition to our written communications. August 25, 2011