Islandgirl
Well-Known Member
Long story made short...the FN's want to build an interpretive center right where the MARINA IS NOW (clutsiehaven) This letter is from a friend of mine.
I am sending you the emails for the Port authority to be submitted to the board of the Port authority. It would be great to send a letter from an out of town perspective on how you think this center will disrupt the marina and possibly lose out on revenues from out of town fisherman and boaters. It might help if you expressed your opinion that you may go elsewhere to fish if there is too much disruption and traffic problems at Clutesi haven marina. Parking is also an issue, as we will lose some onsight parking. The natives have proposed additional parking on their other properties behind the greenwood, and a pay shuttle service for fisherman and tourists as there will be quite a distance to walk to the ramp after parking your vehicle. With this plan, the roundabout road access to the marina office, moored tenants ramp/gas dock, and cleaning station will no longer be in place, and you will have to park and walk to bring fish to the cleaning station or drop supplies off to your moored boat at the gas dock. This center will also infringe on the launch, and the launch will infringe on the new parking spaces made. You can imagine how much land alone an 11,000 sq ft building will take up on our waterfront and greenspace as it stretches the entire waterfront to the launch, not to mention the landscaping etc. There will be shuttle buses and tourist buses also adding to the mix that will be turning off river rd to access this center. Any ways, there are lots to consider. We just feel it will deplete the functionability, and maneuverability at the marina, and add more stress to an already stressed marina. The old office building is coming down and being replaced, and the Port Authority had plans last year to expand there new building to include leased out spaces for a possible eatery, tackle shop, and marine retail on the premises. These plans are now in the tank because the city suggested to the Port authority behind closed doors to scrap those ideas and allow the natives to build this center and take over a portion of the port authorities leased out space on the land. The whole town is pissed off about this. I will also add that china creek is no longer serving gas right now, so there is even more added stress to the marina as it is the only gas available on the inlet now. We feel this center may reduce revenues that are created by the sports fishing tourism locally and regionally which are in the millions. The sports fisherman and users of the marina, are fighting this proposal tooth and nail. We need help! We just want the natives to build their new center ACROSS the street on the small ballfield the city wants to get rid of and leave the marina for the purpose the marina was meant for. The fishing and boating industry and future expansion for marine services that are vitally needed. It is also being suggested that the salmon festival will cease if this deal goes through as there is not enough room with this center and a new Port Authority building on the property.
Send your e-mails to bfilipchuk.papa@telus.net and ask her to pass them onto the board. Also send them to bmadelung.papa@telus.net and Russell_Dyson@portalberni.ca to pass onto city council
I am sending you the emails for the Port authority to be submitted to the board of the Port authority. It would be great to send a letter from an out of town perspective on how you think this center will disrupt the marina and possibly lose out on revenues from out of town fisherman and boaters. It might help if you expressed your opinion that you may go elsewhere to fish if there is too much disruption and traffic problems at Clutesi haven marina. Parking is also an issue, as we will lose some onsight parking. The natives have proposed additional parking on their other properties behind the greenwood, and a pay shuttle service for fisherman and tourists as there will be quite a distance to walk to the ramp after parking your vehicle. With this plan, the roundabout road access to the marina office, moored tenants ramp/gas dock, and cleaning station will no longer be in place, and you will have to park and walk to bring fish to the cleaning station or drop supplies off to your moored boat at the gas dock. This center will also infringe on the launch, and the launch will infringe on the new parking spaces made. You can imagine how much land alone an 11,000 sq ft building will take up on our waterfront and greenspace as it stretches the entire waterfront to the launch, not to mention the landscaping etc. There will be shuttle buses and tourist buses also adding to the mix that will be turning off river rd to access this center. Any ways, there are lots to consider. We just feel it will deplete the functionability, and maneuverability at the marina, and add more stress to an already stressed marina. The old office building is coming down and being replaced, and the Port Authority had plans last year to expand there new building to include leased out spaces for a possible eatery, tackle shop, and marine retail on the premises. These plans are now in the tank because the city suggested to the Port authority behind closed doors to scrap those ideas and allow the natives to build this center and take over a portion of the port authorities leased out space on the land. The whole town is pissed off about this. I will also add that china creek is no longer serving gas right now, so there is even more added stress to the marina as it is the only gas available on the inlet now. We feel this center may reduce revenues that are created by the sports fishing tourism locally and regionally which are in the millions. The sports fisherman and users of the marina, are fighting this proposal tooth and nail. We need help! We just want the natives to build their new center ACROSS the street on the small ballfield the city wants to get rid of and leave the marina for the purpose the marina was meant for. The fishing and boating industry and future expansion for marine services that are vitally needed. It is also being suggested that the salmon festival will cease if this deal goes through as there is not enough room with this center and a new Port Authority building on the property.
Send your e-mails to bfilipchuk.papa@telus.net and ask her to pass them onto the board. Also send them to bmadelung.papa@telus.net and Russell_Dyson@portalberni.ca to pass onto city council