People in Kitsilano unfazed by plans for big towers
Posted February 9, 2011 9:50 am.
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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Neighbours don’t have any say in its approval, but many are supportive of the plan anyway. The Squamish nation is looking at building two highrises on its land in Kitsilano.
They would go up at the southwest corner of the Burrard Street Bridge, the same site of a controversial electronic billboard. We spoke to one woman who lives nearby, who hopes some towers with modern designs will hide what she calls an area eyesore.
“If they can do something about covering up the world’s ugliest building at the corner of Cornwall and Burrard, then we’re good to go,” she says.
Others say if it’s Squamish land, let them make money; it might revitalize the neighbourhood.
Another neighbour says, “They were given land that’s not very accessible. I mean, our city is popular. It’s growing. I think they have to be able to use their land.”
Because it’s reserve land, the band doesn’t need approval from the city and that means no public hearing. It’s unclear when work would start; the band still has to vote and a date for that hasn’t been set.
