Nanaimo-Info-blog: Dam Open House – A Well Kept Secret?

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The above screen grab comes from todays digital version of the local daily. You will not find this notice on the city’s website home page or page related to the dam removal project.

It could be the city really doesn’t want the public any more involved in this whole process than they have to be.

There is no question these dams will be taken out, the real reason may be shrouded and may not stand scrutiny, but then again that is what the city does best.

It was noted by the city works department that these dams have outlived their purpose, which was originally to wash coal. It seems the use of providing some first class recreational areas for the residents of Harewood and the rest of Nanaimo is no longer considered a useful purpose.

You have to wonder, just how many disasters we think we can protect ourselves against anyway. These dams have been standing for 100 years, we have been drinking Nanaimo water for 150 years, yet both are now considered to present an unacceptable risk to public safety.

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