To the editor:
Re: "Park structure is like a rock," June 7.
I was surprised when I read the article about the artificial boulder/climbing rock at Riley to discover that the people who were actually responsible for having it built 10 years ago were not mentioned. The person who was credited with being responsible was not in my memory a part of any consultation or its construction.
The climbing boulder was featured in an article in the Courier by Sandra Thomas at the time it was built. It was built with in a partnership between the Riley Park Community Association, the Vancouver park board and an indoor climbing facility in North Vancouver.
It was a test for the climbing company, to see if a climbing rock built in an outdoor venue could survive the elements. And it has.
It was also built purposely to look natural, like a glacier boulder had been dropped there.
The people mainly responsible for ensuring it was built were myself, the president at the time of the Riley Park Community Association, Kim Mullins from the park board staff and the staff and board at the Riley Park Community Centre at the time.
Barbara Laird, Vancouver
