> Small boats with a rounded bottom tip easily. Keep your centre > turn right onto Ioco Road, which becomes Heritage of gravity as low as possible by sitting or kneeling when reeling Mountain Boulevard in a fish. > turn right onto David Avenue at the roundabout welcome to > Watch the weather. Check the forecast before starting out. > turn left onto Forest Park Way Be alert for the wave, wind and cloud changes that signal bad buntzen lake weather is approaching. > turn left onto Aspenwood Drive, which becomes East Road, and follow East Road to its end Recreation area > Cold water reduces body heat 25 times faster than air does at the same temperature. Many of the lakes in our recreation > turn right onto Sunnyside Road, and continue to the facilities are cold enough to cause serious harm. Wearing your entrance gate PFD increases your survival time. Note: Parking lots are located about 2km past the entrance gate. > Alcohol affects your ability to function in three critical ways. Parking is on a first-come basis only. When parking lots are full, the Your balance, judgment and reaction time are affected almost entrance gates will be closed for the day. No re-entry is permitted. Safety Around Water immediately with the first drink. Remember, alcohol and water Gate opening and closing times change throughout the year. Please don’t mix. take note of the closing time posted at entrance gate. Since operations of the hydroelectric facilities on Buntzen > Two-thirds of people who drown never intend to go in the water. The C26 bus operates from Coquitlam Centre to Buntzen Lake daily. Lake and Indian Arm are remotely controlled, they are If you are not prepared to get wet, you are not prepared to go out Normally, this bus stops at the turnaround before the recreation area particularly hazardous to the public. Sudden adjustments on the water. entrance gate. It’s a 1.8km or 15 to 20 minute walk to the South Beach in water flows can occur without warning and cause strong area. During weekends and holidays between July and August, the surface and underwater currents in the vicinity of the intake > Be back on shore 30 minutes before posted closing times. C26 bus will continue all the way into the South Beach area. For bus structures and the tunnel outfalls. Swimming or boating in schedules and information, phone 604 953 3333 these areas is extremely dangerous. For your personal safety, Access please observe all warning signs and stay well back from BC Hydro operating areas and structures. Directions from vancouver:

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This includes inflatables. the Port Mann Bridge Remember, it won’t work if you don’t wear it. A sound For more information visit us at signaling device, such as a whistle, is also required by law. > follow signs to Lougheed Highway (No.7), heading east bchydro.com/recreation or call > Don’t overload your boat or canoe with people or gear. > turn left onto Barnet Highway (No.7A) at a major intersection 1 800 BC HYDRO Fem[h 7dVi 7jcioZcAV`Z Visitors safety 8eWji 9gde"d[[ Fhe^_X_j[Z 7jcioZc Welcome to the To assist BC Hydro in maintaining the best possible outdoor >7P7H:7H;7 AV`ZIgV^a :WcWdZ?djWa[ 5 recreational areas, please observe the following rules: Buntzen Lake :e]i >C9>6C =VakdgAjcYZc F[hc_jj[Z ED#b[Wi^ 5 :cZg\n > Please place refuse in the containers provided. Jhekj :V\aZG^Y\ZIgV^ah Edbo RECREATION AREA 6GB DaY7jcioZc IgV^a EdlZg]djhZ AV`ZIgV^a BWa[ HZgk^XZGdVY > Dogs are not permitted in the main beach area. 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