To the editor:
Re: “City might slow down wrecking ball,” June 6.
Isn’t it more “green” to simply stop a well-built, solid character home from being needlessly demolished than to wait until that house is destroyed and then recycle its remains through regulations requiring recycling? The greenest policy alternative for the city would be an immediate moratorium of all demolitions of all character homes in all Vancouver neighbourhoods built both during and before the 1940s, at least until the citywide heritage plan is completed and implemented.
Restricting the moratorium to a single neighbourhood (First Shaughnessy District) discriminates against other neighbourhoods which also contain a significant number of character homes. All Vancouver’s neighbourhoods matter; all Vancouver’s neighbourhoods should be protected.
“Stemming the tide” in just one area of the city means the other areas face the full brunt — or worse — of the current tsunami of demolitions.
Fiona Tinwei Lam,
Vancouver
