Re: “Esquimalt refuses CRD plan for sewage,” July 16.
I appreciate reporter Rob Shaw’s summary of the Esquimalt council decisions in regard to a proposed sewage plant at McLoughlin Point. What he wrote, to me, is pretty accurate.
However, he failed to include one of the most important points. That is that the people of Esquimalt, mainly because we have been most confronted by the pending plan, finally realize that the Capital Regional District’s decision to situate an over-sized sewage building on probably the last piece of prime harbour-front real estate is all wrong.
Think, please, of the opportunities here to build something beautiful and profound that we can, as a region and country, be proud of. Think Sydney Opera House, Statue of Liberty, Golden Gate Bridge! Think not: “Welcome to Canada and the Victoria region. On your left is our over-sized sewage plant!”
Lynn Shaw-Ringham
Esquimalt
