tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21678143.post3604815357124421536..comments2024-03-12T02:07:42.321-07:00Comments on Kayak Yak: Pssst! Wanna Buy an Island?Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04784243328798635180noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21678143.post-84458205742210536972012-06-11T18:15:25.370-07:002012-06-11T18:15:25.370-07:00Hi Jo...as I understand it, large chunks of the is...Hi Jo...as I understand it, large chunks of the island have been remediated. Whether the island is fully cleaned is an open question as Mr. McCaw is not known for his public statements. <br />Wouldn't it be great if it became a park? Anybody know anyone at TLC? Mybe we can give them a little nudge....Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04784243328798635180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21678143.post-16600693303214496562012-06-11T16:29:53.699-07:002012-06-11T16:29:53.699-07:00Hello John and Paula - it's a lovely idea, but...Hello John and Paula - it's a lovely idea, but unfortunately all that bomb making likely left a legacy. I suspect there may still be some pricey contamination clean up work needed to bring the land up to today's standards for a park. Then again, maybe the $75M includes the clean up costs? I'd be happy to put up a few dollars.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14448290008467568948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21678143.post-8586774118529687142012-06-09T12:34:46.833-07:002012-06-09T12:34:46.833-07:00Great idea, John. I'd let canoeist and rowers ...Great idea, John. I'd let canoeist and rowers and dragonboaters co-invest too. An island for small boat users!<br />It's a pity that Craig McCaw hasn't yet learned a lesson from the family that owned Russell Island, near SaltSpring Island. That family had noticed increasing numbers of people arriving at their little island by boat in the earnest belief that this was Portland Island nearby in the Gulf Islands Marine Park Reserve. A couple of years ago, the family sold Russell Island to GINPR to become part of the Park -- but they sold it at a modest price instead of the kind of price they could have got in today's inflated real estate market. A classy decision by that family! And a good example for Craig McCaw.<br />I'd like to imagine that the land used to make 10% of the bombs used by Commonwealth countries in WWI could be redeemed by peaceful use as a park!Paula Johansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15546604458659721403noreply@blogger.com