A SHORT STATEMENT
(RE: Fulford Village Study Group Discussion)
Infrastructure - Heritage Designation
Fulford - Different, eclectic in characters and buildings. It’s a little spot that hasn’t been
concerned with keeping up, jumping on every opportunity to grow/develop, get bigger,
better, newer etc.
I do think the core, the commercial area should grow. The loss of one or two business
could have a devastating affect on the village.
B C Ferries
The spurts of people and activity to and from the ferry terminal, 8 times a day, is unique
and a great pulse of energy rather then a constant flow allowing time to talk and connect
to people, proprietors of the local businesses, to neighbours and tourists. I hope it stays
just where it is just gets improved upon.
We definitely need to help BCF create remote or larger terminal parking.
Their water lot is very encroaching in our little village harbour and if there were
opportunity to open that up when terminal enhancement are considered I think that would
be great.
Infrastructure - Housing
I’ve walk into the village every day for the last year to stop, talk, have a coffee and enjoy.
I have noticed I enjoy strange things - ditches and shoulders/pathways rather then curbs
and sidewalks, that the village isn’t perfect or manicured, that it seems that it has grown
out of less control and little planning, that it is not lit up bright with street lights. Its
quaintness, charm and beauty come from large lots, single family houses with sheds,
garages and gardens.
I’m not sure Fulford village has to grown and changed in the direction and certainly not
at the pace of the rest of the country or this island. We can continue to be distinctive and
unique. Low density minimal infrastructure.
Fulford is (for me)
Simple
Quaint
Peaceful
Slow
Quiet
and that definitely makes it different and in my opinion-place and time, a better place.
Ted Bowland
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