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[Gary H]

With the two power poles removed...

Edited by Gary H, 16 July 2019 - 01:38 PM.

[laconic]

For the last two weeks they've been using a hand grinder on a navy ship's deck. It has far surpassed previous work in both duration and loudness.  I'm a big supporter of Point Hope's industry, but this one is getting a bit tough to take.

 

It would be useful if they would at least post a schedule online so that there was some sense of a finish date. Mind you, I wish they would so the same for the scheduled Johnson Street Bridge lifts.

[Gary H]

Massive 231-tonne Coal Stacker-Reclaimer arrives from Sidney for assembly and testing.

 

https://www.timescol...land-1.23919000

 

 

 

 

 

Edited by Gary H, 31 October 2019 - 05:36 PM.

[Victoria Watcher]

Sydney?

[Gary H]

Corrected, thanks.

[newbie_01]

For the last two weeks they've been using a hand grinder on a navy ship's deck. It has far surpassed previous work in both duration and loudness.  I'm a big supporter of Point Hope's industry, but this one is getting a bit tough to take.

I'm baffled as to why heavy industry like this is allowed to continue and even expand it's presence in downtown Victoria. Move it out to Duke Pt.

[Victoria Watcher]

I agree. It’s not best use of property.

[Gary H]

The coal stacker components...

 

 

 

 

 

[tedward]

I'm baffled as to why heavy industry like this is allowed to continue and even expand it's presence in downtown Victoria. Move it out to Duke Pt.

 

I'm bit baffled as to why you are complaining about private industry continuing to operate as they have done for over a century. Nothing wrong with good jobs that aren't office-based.

[Gary H]

[newbie_01]

I'm bit baffled as to why you are complaining about private industry continuing to operate as they have done for over a century. Nothing wrong with good jobs that aren't office-based.

I've got no problem with private industry, but is it wise to expand such noisy activities right in the middle of the inner city? I don't know of any other suitable locations, but if there were to be one why not move the industrial activity and then use the land for something that's more compatible for being right downtown.

[Benezet]

I've got no problem with private industry, but is it wise to expand such noisy activities right in the middle of the inner city? I don't know of any other suitable locations, but if there were to be one why not move the industrial activity and then use the land for something that's more compatible for being right downtown.

Looking at a working shipyard in the middle of a city, while either drinking a beer or having a coffee or going for a stroll on a lunch break, is one of the coolest things there is about Victoria. Not to mention, PHS and the other industrial concerns on the upper harbour pay a whole lot of taxes. (I once heard it that the metal recycling joint alone pays more taxes than the Empress, but the source may not have been reliable.)

[AllseeingEye]

/\...........In addition to all of the above I believe there is a mandate, official or otherwise, on behalf of the city and/or the Harbour Authority to promote and encourage the conditions necessary to ensure it remains above all a 'working' harbour and not just another urban waterway surrounded by overpriced condo's.

 

Personally I think its cool as hell to have not only a working but actually expanding shipyard in its current location for a whole bunch of reasons, not the least of which is the fact it employs lots of people and at good wages. Win/win.

[Coreyburger]

To those who complain about noise: the shipyard was there first. By a long shot. We need a working harbour for a whole lot of reasons. If you want something quieter, there are tonnes of condos with oceans views that aren't near the shipyard

[Gary H]

 

 

[Gary H]

More components of the giant coal stacker-reclaimer arrived by barge this past week.  Other smaller components can be seen on the drydock.  Looks like their going to assemble a real working machine.

 

 

 

Edited by Gary H, 13 March 2020 - 01:43 PM.

[Gary H]

Some Assembly Required...

 

 

 

[Victoria Watcher]

is there irony in the fact our "working harbour" is being used to assemble equipment for the coal industry during a climate emergency here?  hopefully helps comes down to christen the piece with the champagne bottle break before it leaves.

 

any chance point hope will win any bids to build new japanese whaling ships?

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 16 April 2020 - 09:39 AM.

[RFS]

is there irony in the fact our "working harbour" is being used to assemble equipment for the coal industry during a climate emergency here? 

 

any chance point hope will win any bids to build new japanese whaling ships?

 

Glimmers of reality breaking through the dense fog of ideology 

[Nparker]

Nice to see pieces of the old blue bridge being put to new use.