Dear Editor:
A 28,000-square-foot building replacing our iconic Ferry Building with its beautiful surrounding gardens and lawns!? I don't think so!
Hasn't anyone ever enjoyed the utter peace and tranquility of the lawn and seats to the west of the ferry building, gazing at the waterfront and the waterfowl on the beach?
I've enjoyed it so much with my small, leashed dog, sitting there feeling that I'd "died and gone to heaven" - it's so therapeutic! I've watched families picnic, a wedding being set up, people sunbathing, a talented guitarist quietly playing and people just sitting, lost in their thoughts. And this is to be destroyed!
It's laughable to imagine the Ferry Building sitting out on the end of the pier. The infrastructure alone to achieve this is mind boggling, with the pipes and cables to service it, never mind that it would probably be too big for the site.
And what about the antics of the fishers on the pier, so interesting to watch what they have caught, will they have to be gone too? Then, a cafe/restaurant added. Do we really need another, at the cost of all the above?
Yes, I too love art, I'm an art school graduate, but, Mother Nature will always outdo anything a human could produce.
We are so very lucky to have what we have. "Paving over Paradise" does not cut it; once gone, it's forever. Will it be ferris wheels next?
Christine Ballantine West Vancouver
