Province
Arlen Redekop — The Province Readers feel float planes don’t need to move from Vancouver’s Coal Harbour.
Plan to move float planes
I am writing in response to the plan to move the float planes in Coal Harbour.
First of all, when the people complaining about the float planes bought in Coal Harbour, did they not realize there was floatplane traffic in the harbour? Did they assume the planes would just stop once they bought there?
It is reminiscent of the people complaining about the air traffic out at the airport when the airport had been there for decades before these people moved into the neighbourhood.
Also, there are the people complaining about noise at the ferry terminal. It has been there for 40 years, and some of these people have only lived in the area for a short period.
When people buy property, are they not aware of the goings on in the area or are they oblivious to what happens?
I know that, when I am looking at moving into a new neighbourhood, I become very aware of the surroundings — is there a freeway beside my house, dumpster divers, planes or ferries blowing their horns?
It amazes me that in this day and age people are still trying to change the neighbourhood they move into after they have moved when the float planes or airports or ferry terminals have been there for many decades.
CAL FROST, Horseshoe Bay
Those high-rises were not there when those float planes were landing there many years ago.
I grew up in Vancouver and downtown has always had float planes. You always heard them flying over. That’s part of living in the big city.
Those people knew that when they bought those condos. If they don’t like the noise, move far away from anything. Then, they can complain about the birds squawking.
It seems people have nothing better to do than move in and want to change everything.
CASEY BRAMHOFF,
Burnaby
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