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Originally Posted by WarrenC12
Yep. It helps explain why the bottom of False Creek is full of toxins. It seems like the best idea would be to have a seawall next to the water, then the "super road", then development. Put the park on top of the most contaminated area and develop the other parts.
But I guess you never really know what's underground until you dig it up...
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Looking at that Archaeological Report that ya submitted... it has now finally dawned upon me and finally answered my questions as to why the NE False Creek area has remained stagnant and undeveloped over the past 30 or so years. Has never made any sense. Now it does.
Firstly, obviously has nothing to do with the removal of the viaducts. At all. Obviously, that area is infested with toxic materials. To wit:
1. The huge "Tar Dumping Area";
2. The "Coal/Coke Pile";
3. The "Coke Ovens" site;
4. The "Tar Pit";
5. The "Exhauster House";
6. The "Tar Silos";
7. The "Ash Sight";
8. The "Coal Tar Loading Area";
The underlying soils are obviously toxic and, under today's stringent enviro regulations, would likely require perhaps... what... roughly $1 billion for final remediation? No wonder that the NE False Creek Area has remained mired, strangely enough, undeveloped for so long. Again, nothing to do with the viaducts.
And then we have the historical lumber operations operating thereon with toxic PCBs and the rest of that toxic cocktail. No remaining area of NE False Creek remains unfettered.
At the end of the day, now looking like and likely gonna be a roughly $1 billion capital projects referendum in the 2018 Van City election just to remove the viaducts in terms of overall cost. Cannot see the province kicking in any funds towards same. At all.
The entire Geoff Meggs-driven viaduct removal plan is also the biggest political swindle/financial boondoggle that the CoV has ever seen methinks. And yes, I am also a CoV taxpayer/voter.
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As for the usual "Große Mund - nichts zwischen die Ohren" crowd...
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