Comments on: Aborted Plans: All Seasons Park

By: Steven V. Cormons

Steven V. Cormons — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 23:18:46 +0000

In reply to Loretta Houben. I was part of the occupation of that site. So proud of what we did.

By: Michael Monahan

Michael Monahan — Thu, 23 May 2024 03:27:02 +0000

I have read some of articles written recently about All Seasons Park — and those accounts are not the park that I remember. I was on an American cargo ship that had come to Vancouver to offload cargo in September 1971, as there was a dock strike on the US West Coast. We anchored in English Bay, just off Stanley Park and awaited permission from the port to offload, but as we had cargo intended for US destinations, we would wait over five weeks for a berth.

In the meantime, our company arranged launch service for us every four hours, landing us near the Stanley Park Zoo. We needed to pass All Seasons Park to get into town. Being 22, I met some of the campers and was invited by one to stop by. I met many, if not all, of the people living there over the next five weeks. Well my story is far to long to tell here, but it was a very interesting time and I met a lot of very nice people, who happened to living in tents at the time.

By: Diane Salter

Diane Salter — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 15:04:01 +0000

In reply to Grandview Citizen. Stanley Park is our gem to pass on to other generations to have access to green space , wooded areas to rest and regain strength from our daily concrete lives. I am all for helping the homeless but not by populating Stanley Park. There are already a number of campers there who unofficially take care of the Park. I am more for setting boundaries regarding off shore investment that then leaves rental units vacant. Also supporting facilities for the mentally ill and addicted who genuinely need housing in a protective, supportive environment. Thank you for the history lesson and to the those who helped make it.

By: Doug Parks

Doug Parks — Sat, 23 Dec 2017 18:50:31 +0000

Just a late thought on this bit of insanity. Stanley Park is NOT a local Vancouver Parks Board entity. It (thank God) is a Federal park. With any luck that should keep it out of the clutches of the loony left Vision crowd.
Merry Christmas

By: Chalby

Chalby — Sat, 16 Dec 2017 11:07:41 +0000

I know this comment may not belong here but I do love Stanley Park and do not want it developed. I always thought it was in business owner’s best interest to have the housing that is above all stores/ shops/ etc., to be available for rent by the minimum wage workers they so desperately need working for them. If all business owners got together and contributed, or looked for, space that could accommodate their workers, there’d be more loyalty and a sense of community for the success of their building/ business

By: Doug Parks

Doug Parks — Sun, 29 Oct 2017 01:40:12 +0000

In reply to Grandview Citizen. This blog is usually non confrontational. Opinions that are somewhat diverse now and then. This particular post is so far to the extreme that it make me wonder what sort of logic would think that any public park (never mind a world famous park) should be sacrificed to create subsidized housing. Without agreeing to the premise presented by Grandview Citizen, may I suggest that the city and province have plenty of public property to use in your desired fashion without touching one blade of grass in Stanley Park. goose turds not withstanding.

By: Grandview Citizen

Grandview Citizen — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 15:32:08 +0000

In a city that has people living in tents, and a mayor and council that ran on a platform to end homelessness and utterly failed to do so, it’s time for massive changes.

One obvious change would be to remove them and ensure that they never enter the public political realm again. They lied. They failed.

The second and less obvious change would be to zone a portion of Stanley Park into rental housing at rents that are set an no more than 40% of the income of a Vancouver minimum wage earner. The rezoned portion would be equal to the area needed to fully house the homeless.

Housing is a human right. And, to Anthony’s point in an earlier comment, lawns covered in goose turds are not.

By: Canadian History Roundup – Week of October 15, 2017 | Unwritten Histories

Canadian History Roundup – Week of October 15, 2017 | Unwritten Histories — Sun, 22 Oct 2017 17:04:25 +0000

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By: Loretta Houben

Loretta Houben — Sun, 22 Oct 2017 15:58:45 +0000

What would we do without the dear hippies?
I absolutely ADORE Stanley Park. I hope the power greedy wealthy people never ever win.
Recently we had relatives from Australia visit and we took them to this beautiful oasis in the middle of our rapidly becoming ugly city. They loved it, especially all the different trees near the rose garden. It’s more than a lawn full of green Canada goose turds for sure; it’s a relaxing bit of luxuriant natural beauty in the midst of man-made chaos. I should write a poem….

By: Anthony Maw

Anthony Maw — Sun, 22 Oct 2017 06:40:07 +0000

I remember those days in 1971. But looking at the park that’s there today it’s mostly open space with a lawn full of green Canada goose turds, I think they may as well have allowed development there.

By: David Gibson

David Gibson — Sun, 22 Oct 2017 00:21:34 +0000

Not for publication.

The park was “ oddly renamed Devonian Harbour Park” because the Devonian Foundation of Calgary put up the cash to buy the land.

The Hardie family was hugely wealthy from oil and gas, and were the originators of the Glenbow Foundation.

They put up the money following an approach from my father, Dr. Bill Gibson.

He was a famous fundraiser, and became a Vancouver Alderman in the TEAM sweep of 1972.

Time we had a chat, methinks.