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Another thing that came to my mind, is the huge streams that run through our city. Some of you may not know this, but there are lots of underground streams that run throughout our city. One of the bigger ones flows right under Renfrew Street. I haven't gone there recently, but back in the 70's, maybe early 80's, the park had a rather deep ravine running through it and just before 22nd avenue, there was a waterway/tunnel made out of concrete. On rainy days, that waterway gushed out water at an alarming rate. It was downright scary. I remember one time, it rained so hard the whole tunnel was filled nearly to the top with water shooting out. Now this tunnel was around 6 feet tall and 7 or so feet wide, so when I mean to the top, you can imagine how much water was going through. It flooded the lower part of the ravine. I guess that's why they eventually covered up the ravine. I could see little kids being washed away with the current. Still creek is yet another well known urban waterway. Parts of it can be seen everywhere along East Van and Burnaby. Right behind Superstore on Rupert Street and Grandview Hwy, I think is a tributary. I read somewhere that most of these underground streams have salmon in them. BTW, I think these are natural streams and not part of the city's sewer system.