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Meant to put some
meat onto the outlines done in OCP (official Community Plan) Using
as a model what was accomplished in Cow
Bay some years ago |
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Tuesday 2:30
– business stakeholders have a ‘site visit’ with consultants – actually we walked
around downtown and talked |
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And
then there was a more public presentation starting at 6:30 in Capitol Mall –
I am told the exhibits etc will stay up for public viewing over next week Funny
– one person wanted to have the trees at courthouse cut down to enhance the
aesthetics of site (and proponent argued the original intention when built)
--- Funny because this sure to provoke public reaction as has several times
before (as mentioned here) |
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These drawings
are similar to the slides presented in the evening and are still on wall at
Capital Mall |
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Much
discussion of awnings, street trees, and sidewalks – more later |
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Walk around |
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While
it was raining lightly – still interesting to hear/ see what some of business
types remember --- Craig seemed to remember this building as a liquor store –
and before that some sort of government office |
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And here
were two good restaurants on either side of street |
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Here
the memories were going back 40+ years --- but there are still elders in
community who can remember back to before WW2 |
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This was perhaps
before actual experience of those present – but an overhead walk way used to
come p here from old CN station – and this would be a visitors first
impression Rupert – thus buildings on other side of 2nd all
‘heritage’ architecture |
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I will come back to this again later |
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While
Consultants claimed to be value neutral – they did like the original plan of
streets, etc – and seemed to dislike
the malls and large grocery stores – much preferring the quaint but character
buildings --- more later |
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Shortly
after the evening meeting began – a young, inebriated fellow came in to
presentation at Capitol Mall --- He soon became obnoxious – it was soon
escalating to time to call the cops --- but Pond came over – manoeuvred the fellow
outdoors – and talked to him for about 5 minuets – then walked up and down
street listening to him rant --- eventually returning to meeting |
Pond should get a medal
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Several
of us tried to make the ranting youth’s point – how to involve first nations
in ‘planning’ & urban design---- After all the totem poles – the designs
on City Hall – both dating from late 1930s --- And the Museum – with its
architecture try to present a 1st nations association (actually
tourism motivated)
I
could see us trying to incorporate opposites by using Tsimshian crest motifs
– as a design element supplementing the underlying Brett hall design --- But
I suspect most non natives will find the idea --- dumb? Still now is the time
to be putting forward alternatives – I take it to be the meaning of exercise |
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Some of my previous
on OCP etc OCP public
input at Westview school -- appropriate container
for cultural Plus
3rd look at OCP --- in anticipation of Public meetings Weds & Thurs.-
--Earlier stories:: UMA Engineering Ted Becker unveils
OCP plan --- then > skeptical view: -- Part
2: Nice sounding phrases but ----- ((OCP
download
available from this City page – doesn’t say that it is a 4.3Meg PDF Official Community Plan
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Created by LG on 28/10/2008
Last updated on Tuesday, October 28,
2008