Let’s get real about going green
I had the dubious privilege of being downtown in Vancouver late Christmas Eve and early Christmas morning and noticed all the high rises near the water had their lights on despite no one being in any of the offices.
Is this not a waste of energy, and how can we reduce this by just using one light in each building. Mayor Gregor needs to address this issue.
Secondly, I see more and more homeless people at every intersection in Vancouver. We who live here try to help out, there is just so much we can do.
Stop building bike lanes, Gregor and solve the homeless issue first.
Lastly, I heard, much to my dismay, that Victoria city regularly dumps thousands of tons of raw sewage into the waters there. Not only is it horrifying, but embarrassing too since we call ourselves a “green city.” Ms. Clark and Mr. Robertson were both at the environmental conference recently. They both need to walk the walk, not just talk the talk!
Best wishes for 2016 to all, and we hope for a truly greener and more inclusive city.
–Joan Chandran
Sock Hop invite
Re: “Holiday open house nightmare,” Vancouver Shakedown, Dec. 31, 2015.
Grant Lawrence would be more than welcome at one of our parties, and without any need to promise us naked crowd-surfing. As he recommends, we host appropriately time-delineated parties with specific, creative themes. We have good attendance. Unfortunately, he may decline because we do require guests to take off their shoes.
Yes, one’s fashion impact might suffer without stylish footwear, but we are not keen to encourage dirt, animal excretions or various unseen life forms to collect in our white-carpeted floors. Everyone already gets enough of that in their living spaces in the normal course of things.
But in any case, Grant, sufficient CBC fans are usually present that you would be a popular guest… even without cool shoes.
–Nathan and Centenie
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