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October 31 Globe and Mail Article
There is an article in today's October 31 Globe and Mail:
I won't bother to post the whole text. It more or less repeats what has already been reported in this thread. The commenters are predictably ignorant and don't seem to realize that the bulk of the money being spent is for the partial demolishion and neccessary dockwall repairs, not the silo restoration itself, which is relatively small and would be funded by the land sale. The reporter got a very hackneyed, cliched response from Doug Holyday
Nobody's saying we have to preserve everything. We've already torn down other grain silos and industrial things all along the waterfront. If we can't do this modest, partial, self-funding preservation then what can we do? And what exactly does "This is valuable property we should be doing something about" mean? It's already been effectively agreed that there is going to be some level of private development here together with some community improvements. What more does he want exactly? A 50 storey condo tower? Even a tall building lover such as myself doesn't think that's appropriate south of Queens Quay (north is another matter!). Or a huge gaudy commercial/entertainment complex beyond the modest one the residents themselves have already asked for and that is perfectly consistent with the existing plans? Perhaps I am worrying too much about his offhand comment.
There is an article in today's October 31 Globe and Mail:
City looks to preserve waterfront silos
Jennifer Lewington
From Saturday's Globe and Mail
Published on Friday, Oct. 30, 2009 9:08PM EDT
Last updated on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009 2:58AM EDT
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/city-looks-to-preserve-waterfront-silos/article1346463/
I won't bother to post the whole text. It more or less repeats what has already been reported in this thread. The commenters are predictably ignorant and don't seem to realize that the bulk of the money being spent is for the partial demolishion and neccessary dockwall repairs, not the silo restoration itself, which is relatively small and would be funded by the land sale. The reporter got a very hackneyed, cliched response from Doug Holyday
Nobody's saying we have to preserve everything. We've already torn down other grain silos and industrial things all along the waterfront. If we can't do this modest, partial, self-funding preservation then what can we do? And what exactly does "This is valuable property we should be doing something about" mean? It's already been effectively agreed that there is going to be some level of private development here together with some community improvements. What more does he want exactly? A 50 storey condo tower? Even a tall building lover such as myself doesn't think that's appropriate south of Queens Quay (north is another matter!). Or a huge gaudy commercial/entertainment complex beyond the modest one the residents themselves have already asked for and that is perfectly consistent with the existing plans? Perhaps I am worrying too much about his offhand comment.
