Bowker Creek Bowker Creek is a small urban stream which flows through the municipalities of Saanich, Victoria and Oak Bay on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. Once it provided habitat for many species including salmon and cutthroat trout. Today, as a result of urbanization, much of the creek has been culverted, paved over, or heavily channeled. Many of the creek's banks are subject to serious erosion problems, and most of the original habitat and animals species are gone.
Some people consider the creek merely a drainage ditch because all the storm drains flow into it.
Others believe the creek is a valuable feature worth preserving and improving. Only with lots of volunteers and commitment will the original ecological functions of this creek be restored.