Website organizers for a road ban through Vanier Park say 280 residents have signed a protest against the road through the park.
Vancouver residents opposing proposed road through Vanier To access the planned First Nations Senak skyscrapers, park in the Kitsilano district.
Jeremy Brode, a former Kitsilano resident who has lived in his neighborhood near Vanier Park for 30 years, said as of Saturday he had 280 people on his protest website. said to have signed
Road ban through Vanier Park's website says it is "outrageous" for the city and the Squamish Indians to consider building a road through the park. increase.
Braude said in an interview that the protest is not against the development of skyscrapers, but he agrees because of the desperate need for urban housing.
But he is upset that the estimated 300 meters of proposed road will clear up public green space. He also questions the secrets surrounding indigenous development thatPostmedia columnist Doug Todd wrote about late last month.
“People in Vancouver love parks. There is a lot of passion in it.”
According to a service contract between the Squamish Native Peoples and the government, a proposed road running east from Chestnut Street to the north of the Senak property line will includes vehicle lanes, protected bicycle lanes and pedestrian walkways. city of vancouver.
Senak's 11-tower development, built on land expropriated from Squamish Nation over 100 years ago, will include 6,000 units and will employ 9,000 people upon completion, planned for 2020. is expected to be inhabited by 2027, includes provisions for 250 affordable units to be set aside for Squamish families.
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A survey sign was installed last month announcing where a road is planned to cross Vanier Park to provide access to Senakw.
"Squamish Nation says it's unused parkland. Well, that's absolutely not true. Very well used. People walking their dogs." It's very nice to walk there, and it wouldn't be right to call it vacant," said Blaude.
considers the land overdeveloped.
He questioned why there was no public consultation on the proposed road. He said he was planning a rally soon for residents to voice their opposition. It said no one was available for comment on Saturday, but emailed a statement on behalf of the city:
The land is leased to the city and operated by the Vancouver Parks and Recreation Commission," the statement said. "The Government of Canada has been in direct discussions with the Squamish Nation regarding the potential licensing of roads to the Nation, including pedestrian and bicycle access, on this section of Commonwealth land."
Squamish The Nation and the federal government did not respond to requests for comment on Saturday about the road protests and lack of public consultation.
However, in May, Mr. Khelsilem, chairman of theSquamish National Council, told Postmedia that thepandemic had disrupted the past three years. Engagement becomes difficult, and as this is preliminary development, "there aren't many engagement pieces needed."
He also welcomed input into the design process.
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— Files by Doug Todd and Derrick Penner attached
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