Re: “A better option for sewage treatment in our areas,” advertisement, Dec. 9.
The owners of the 8.5-acre site in View Royal promoting this Thetis Cove property as a sewage plant got a lot of things wrong.
Why would you build a sewage facility in the middle of a residential neighbourhood? The property is surrounded by six stratas — densely populated by townhouses and apartment buildings. There are hundreds of people living within a stone’s throw of the proposed site. Bowater Pulp and Paper closed the plywood mill in 1995, not 2004, and the site has been designated residential or agricultural/recreational since then.
The Town of View Royal adamantly rejects consideration of this site for sewage treatment. Thetis Cove Neighbourhood Centre is the last developable piece of pristine waterfront available for public use in Esquimalt Harbour. This site is a critical component in the completion of View Royal’s community plan.
It makes absolutely no sense to consider this site for sewage treatment, which is likely why the Capital Regional District has discounted it in the past.
Nancy Walshe
View Royal
