Comments on: Why am I still Writing about the Wharf?

By: petra

petra — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 05:37:26 +0000

could we for a change have one piece of attractive old form of architecture leave undemolished in vancouver? the wharf also
was a unique meeting/multipe activity place.
now vision has ben lured into “saving the shore” so that later the jericho sailing club can appropriate it….. bad business this.
super poor and deliberatily obtrusive public survey , just barging ahead .. what else is new???

By: Bill Barilko

Bill Barilko — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 06:52:03 +0000

Good point Larry-I used to be in the marine trades biz and options for visiting boaters always have been and remain poor to worse.

Since the Wharf is part of the park don’t expect to see any big changes though.

The Vancouver RYC own the water rights to a large chunk of foreshore east of their present location and could use more space for floats but will never build because of opposition from neighbours

That’s a fight the Yacht Club just doesn’t have the stomach for and I don’t blame them.

By: Larry Yatkowsky

Larry Yatkowsky — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:21:18 +0000

This could become another capital works project.

Let’s add to the debate. How about the construction of a sadly needed moorage facility for local and offshore boaters. We get a lot of off shore visitors and the best we can offer them as our guests is anchorage in False Creek. Definitely a supernatural place to stay.