Dear Editor:
Recent letters to the editor have prompted me to write.
We have been extremely wasteful with our land, a precious commodity that we buy and sell. However, when it becomes in short supply, we cannot manufacture any more. When a commodity that is in great demand becomes scarce and hard to get, the price skyrockets – a situation we now find ourselves in.
The North Shore has arrived at a point where it is necessary to accommodate a different style of building and people must open their minds to change, as our community planners wrestle with the necessity of smaller footprints, which mean building up in our core centres and with more creative infill in our surrounding neighbourhoods.
It is also time to take a break from the building of high-end market homes and concentrate on building housing for those who live, work and serve our North Shore.
These are the people who give life and vibrancy and caring to a community, the average and low income earning people. They form a large section of the North Shore and certainly deserve the dignity and security of a home, be it rental or freehold, without having to fight tooth and nail to get their homes built in the neighbourhoods they serve and protect.
The North Shore has always been home to people from all walks of life, all levels of income and all forms of expertise. Let’s keep it that way.
Maureen Bragg
North Vancouver
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