Jackson Creek (Victoria) Puns

Since the upper Jackson Park parking lot area was done last weekend I figure the lower could use some attention this Sunday, October 10, 2021. I will be there hanging out near my navy blue 4runner at 9:45am, if anyone wishes to join. At 10am I plan to work my way towards the creek. I usually just spend about an hour, but there are no expectations. If you pick up one water bottle and go for a hike, awesome. The entrance to this parking lot is off Fairbairn Street just north of Parkhill Road.

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Spotted an odd fish in the creek by the weir that feeds the pond, and further up at the bridge where they've put that new road in. Were too big and chunky to be the usual minnows, but they weren't sunfish or bass which are the only other fish I've seen in there.

There is a dirt path along Jackson Creek that starts from the path that connects Sherwood Oaks Park with Olcott Park. It winds along the river down toward Rohrer, behind Jackson Creek Middle School. I've walked on it for years, since moving to the neighborhood, and so would many others. Sometime last summer or fall, during Covid, "no trespassing" signs went up, claiming that it's private property. I can't even imagine who would own this thin stretch of land, between park, school, and river. It certainly doesn't seem to be in the process of being developed for anything. The path also seemed set up as a walking path -- there's at least one small wooden bridge over a ditch, a portion sawn out of a tree trunk that fell across the path -- and overall it seemed kept up. I always assumed it was city property.

Anyone know who owns it and why they are now forbidding people to walk there? It was an incredibly pleasant waking path, and it's a pretty big loss to the neighborhood, I'd think. I've adjusted my regular walking / exercise routine, but I miss it.

These guys really don’t seem to care about masks. I’ve been in there three times since the mask mandate took effect and every single time I see at least one person without a mask on. The management really does not seem to care. I even saw an entire family of 5 with no masks last month! I am truly worried about the people working there. What can be done?