Remember those beautiful rhododendrons, the lush green lawn, the twitter of little birds...
Posted 16 August 2016 - 03:18 PM
Remember those beautiful rhododendrons, the lush green lawn, the twitter of little birds...
Posted 16 August 2016 - 03:31 PM
Posted 16 August 2016 - 06:20 PM
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^Murder.
Posted 18 August 2016 - 12:01 PM
When walking by yesterday I saw an unusual site, a flocks of crows eating, they were spread out fairly evenly on the grounds, 3 dozen or more.
So I asked the guards at the court house what was going on, he said - the were eating dead rats. Saw some of those too,
along with several plastic rat traps. The rats are still around the area looking for somewhere else to go. Discovered a live one when I opened my BBQ couple days ago I now bring my cat with me when I open it.
Posted 18 August 2016 - 02:37 PM
Oh my, roast rat! I've seen a couple of dead ones as I've walked past.
Posted 18 August 2016 - 04:24 PM
It would seem Mayor Helps is suggesting a "Change.org" petition might encourage the Province to construct a children's play area as part of the remediation of this site
...Speaking Thursday on CFAX, Mayor Lisa Helps says she loves the idea and wished she'd thought of it. "Our downtown population is exploding and lots of young families living downtown and their kids need a place to play. It would be a perfect opportunity for the city to give back to the neighbourhood and and gain something for the general population at the same time." Helps says she and her staff will work with the ministry to see if something like this can happen. She also suggests private citizens can get involved by starting a petition through change.org
http://www.cfax1070....ground-for-cour
Of course such a petition already exists, but I don't think she likes the wording: https://www.change.o...n=new_signature
Posted 18 August 2016 - 06:03 PM
CFAX Poll
Should a playground be installed at the Victoria Courthouse where tent city used to be?
Yes 56%
No 43%
Posted 18 August 2016 - 06:38 PM
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Posted 18 August 2016 - 08:06 PM
Why not build an addition onto the Courthouse, hire some more judges and clear up the backlog of cases.
Posted 18 August 2016 - 08:19 PM
It would seem Mayor Helps is suggesting a "Change.org" petition might encourage the Province to construct a children's play area as part of the remediation of this site
Of course such a petition already exists, but I don't think she likes the wording: https://www.change.o...n=new_signature
Children , how about just bring back the homeless. How about one of those adult exercise playgrounds?
Edited by todd, 18 August 2016 - 08:19 PM.
Posted 18 August 2016 - 10:09 PM
Posted 19 August 2016 - 05:19 AM
It would seem to me that there is a very simple solution here. All council needs to do is designate the park as a no camping area - just like they did for the two parks close to Isitt's and Helps' houses
Posted 19 August 2016 - 06:04 AM
It would seem to me that there is a very simple solution here. All council needs to do is designate the park as a no camping area - just like they did for the two parks close to Isitt's and Helps' houses
I would agree except this is provincial not city property.
Posted 19 August 2016 - 06:45 AM
And the bylaw says...
Mayor Lisa Helps has already come out swinging in favour of the province putting a playground on the site.
“We’re seeing lots of young families living downtown, and we don’t have a playground downtown,” she said. “The downtown population is growing and people are having kids, and they’re not able to afford a single-family dwelling in Fairfield.”
“If there’s a playground, there is no camping overnight,” Helps said. “That is what our bylaw says.”
- See more at: http://www.timescolo...h.tEtvDuOb.dpuf
Posted 19 August 2016 - 06:47 AM
We need more playgrounds downtown, especially ones without needles.
Posted 19 August 2016 - 07:21 AM
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Posted 19 August 2016 - 07:22 AM
Mayor Lisa Helps has already come out swinging in favour of the province putting a playground on the site.
“We’re seeing lots of young families living downtown, and we don’t have a playground downtown,” she said.
- See more at: http://www.timescolo...h.tEtvDuOb.dpuf
Except for this one on Mason Street six blocks from City Hall.
Or Central Park,complete with a Steve Nash basketball court.
Posted 19 August 2016 - 07:29 AM
Except for this one on Mason Street six blocks from City Hall.
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Or Central Park,complete with a Steve Nash basketball court.
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Neither of those would be "downtown" and even if you considered them so the area around the courthouse is still lacking a playground.
And for the question of families living downtown, perhaps more would if there were more appropriate facilities like playgrounds.
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Posted 19 August 2016 - 07:45 AM
A year ago the mayor was saying children need to toughen up and be exposed to the street community. Now she's pushing for a play park because the population of children is "exploding" in downtown Victoria and a former tent city location would create incredible optics for her as a politician.
Look, Mayor and Council, tent city PUSHED AWAY children from the Anglican school, and Mount Edwards will eventually force the school to relocate. Our Place PUSHED AWAY hundreds of kids from St Andrews elementary. To me is seems disingenuous to now push the "kids first" agenda by a mayor who is also on video promoting the exposure of children to the Topaz Park tent city in what I would call a mocking manner.
"Oh no, my child might see a homeless person, oh no, my child might see someone with a mental illness. I think that's good. I think that's ok." Have a listen for yourself at the 1:40 mark http://www.cheknews....nt-camp-110215/
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Posted 19 August 2016 - 07:48 AM
Neither of those would be "downtown" and even if you considered them so the area around the courthouse is still lacking a playground.
And for the question of families living downtown, perhaps more would if there were more appropriate facilities like playgrounds.
Where else you you suggest we build a downtown playground for all the "families" living downtown?
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