Browsing Tag Derek Wilson
letter of the week: UniverCity?
| 12:00 am | 0 CommentBy Derek WilsonI have some thoughts on the selection of "Univercity" for the name of the SFU residential development: 1) The university may be ridiculed for not being able to spell, 2) The name flies in the face of the character and form of the community which you are working to create. You talk about a "village" atmosphere - and then name it a "...city." At a built-out more...
The New SFU Village: World Famous?
| 12:00 am | 0 CommentBy Derek WilsonThe view was filled with dazzling white and pastel coloured buildings in bright sunlight under a clear blue sky. A narrow cobbled road wound out of sight in the distance, beckoning one to explore around the next turn. There are no cars in sight, so one could imagine feeling free to amble about, talk easily, smell the colourful flowers cascading over the more...
letter of the week: BMCC: smoke and mirrors?
| 12:00 am | 0 CommentBy Derek WilsonThe feature article by Pablo Mendez [Burnaby Mountain Development: An uncertain future,Features, October16], was illustrated by a colourful land use concept plan from the official community plan for the campus. This plan is three or four years old. The cover of that issue of The Peak showed Michael Geller, the president of the Burnaby Mountain Community more...
Speaking with a forked tongue
| 12:00 am | 0 CommentBy Derek WilsonThe Features article on the Burnaby Mountain community development by SFSS president, Dave Crossley, was a good summary of the proposed development and current status of this project (What's up with Burnaby Mountain Development, Features, February 28). I noticed that Michael Geller, the president of the development corporation, was quoted as saying: " . . . more...
Development on Burnaby Mountain gets ugly
| 12:00 am | 0 CommentBy Derek WilsonIn the spring, the forest on Burnaby Mountain is a place of magic. Strolling along the Centennial Trail, the early morning sunlight streams through the new leaves with a brilliance of green. The high humidity fills the air with vapour which acts like a million little prisms, giving an ethereal luminance to the deep forest floor. One understands the more...
