This is certainly a useful and wise use of the taxpayer's money. Great to see our elected representatives leading the charge to insure that all members of the community are included, even if it's only in an indirect way, with the opportunity to be walked over and trod upon on a regular basis.
Your tax dollars at work!
Next election, be sure to remember who was sitting on council when this expenditure was authorized.
$2,000.00 for the design. Add for the paint and the labor and the flaggers during installation and this is gonna cost $5,000.00!! Is there something wrong with the crosswalk that's there now? I use it often, it seems to work fine. Let's scrap this idea and give the $5,000 to the hospital foundation. Actually do something that benefits folks.
Virtue signalling at its finest. Gay all the way i say. But why do taxpayers have to pay for propaganda for a special interest group? Fundraise or crowdfund the money.
I was gonna say you voted for these idiots, but that is probably not accurate. The turn out was dismal last election. There was barely any need for an election.... Mayor by acclamation Seven candidates for six councilor positions......I guess if you don't run and don't vote you get what you get. Interesting the groups to be represented don't even have the integrity to pay for the paint job and do it themselves. I want a crosswalk painted to celebrate the work ethic of settler families who heroically established Tofino out of the forest. Their ideals have be forgotten and ignored. Don't tell me.... that would be inappropriate....racist... trans phobic... colonialism....etc. Maybe I will run for office next time. See if I can get myself locked up for thought crimes. Like I don't stand for or against anyone's sexual inclination, orientation or fantasy. Just don't stuff your personal views down my personal throat. Normal sexless cross walks do fine for everyone. There you go, a "thought crime" for sure.
Chesterman and Lynn road got painted last fall for the pay parking. The painting was done at dusk which isn't good for drying. The paint wore off in a matter of weeks and now there is nothing left. We didn't even get one year out of it. How much did DOT spend on this? Please stop wasting money. Water is priority one.
the badly drawn fish crosswalk at 4th and Campbell was enough....kowtowing to special interests demands who also support terrorists is not in the best interests of promoting universal peace and harmony. instead, the proposed crosswalk propaganda promotes radical hate, division, suppression of free speech and open discourse. nothing about our community. leave the crosswalks blank please. or else paint them with fantastic juried artworks
Agree with 9:21. Keep politics out of it. You will never please everyone, but I like the idea of nonpolitical artworks. Why not vignettes of historical Tofino. Could provide meaning for a lot more residents and present something unique for the tourists. I've seen enough rainbow intersections. They are everywhere else. The proposal would only degrade the town. Same same everywhere. Common Council. You don't lead from the rear....... Keep Tofino UNIQUE.
the latest advert for a reconciliation crosswalk makes better sense. until its lumped in with the first request. I demand a crosswalk design about males. and I demand a different crosswalk design emphasizing women. If those are not forthcoming the district creates a liability for itself based on sexual discrimination.
in terms of culture there's nothing that stands out we are proud of. mediocre stuff here and there. generic crosswalk crap is more of the same mediocrity....cant anyone insist on something more? its never been addressed. there are some very good local native artists here. rainbow crosswalks aren't something anybody comes to Tofino to see.
Agree 100 % with 8:40 I want to see Clayoquot Sound history on the cross walks.. Native and non-natives. Scenes of clam digging and cutting big trees...Baseball games on Clayoquot Island....Natives and settlers playing sport together. Wes Thomas pitching....fishing boats and someone holding up a big spring salmon with a smile on their face, and maybe even a surfer on a wave flashing a V sign from the tube. Maybe some folks just hanging out on the dock with the sea plane arriving.
Tourists would love it and the locals, native and non native, would see a bit of themselves, a bit of their history. Let MRDT $ chip in.
Bring people together. C'mon Council "Smile on your brothers. Everybody come together, right now".
instead of all taxpayers funding these things why don't the special interest groups crowdfund them? if they don't raise the funds then its not that important and were not stuck with them.
This is certainly a useful and wise use of the taxpayer's money. Great to see our elected representatives leading the charge to insure that all members of the community are included, even if it's only in an indirect way, with the opportunity to be walked over and trod upon on a regular basis.
ReplyDeleteYour tax dollars at work!
Next election, be sure to remember who was sitting on council when this expenditure was authorized.
$2,000.00 for the design. Add for the paint and the labor and the flaggers during installation and this is gonna cost $5,000.00!!
ReplyDeleteIs there something wrong with the crosswalk that's there now? I use it often, it seems to work fine.
Let's scrap this idea and give the $5,000 to the hospital foundation. Actually do something that benefits folks.
Virtue signalling at its finest. Gay all the way i say. But why do taxpayers have to pay for propaganda for a special interest group? Fundraise or crowdfund the money.
ReplyDeleteI was gonna say you voted for these idiots, but that is probably not accurate. The turn out was dismal last election. There was barely any need for an election.... Mayor by acclamation
ReplyDeleteSeven candidates for six councilor positions......I guess if you don't run and don't vote you get what you get. Interesting the groups to be represented don't even have the integrity to pay for the paint job and do it themselves.
I want a crosswalk painted to celebrate the work ethic of settler families who heroically established Tofino out of the forest. Their ideals have be forgotten and ignored. Don't tell me.... that would be inappropriate....racist... trans phobic... colonialism....etc.
Maybe I will run for office next time. See if I can get myself locked up for thought crimes.
Like I don't stand for or against anyone's sexual inclination, orientation or fantasy. Just don't stuff your personal views down my personal throat. Normal sexless cross walks do fine for everyone. There you go, a "thought crime" for sure.
Can we get a "Husband Knocks up Wife, Raises Kids" crosswalk also?
ReplyDeleteChesterman and Lynn road got painted last fall for the pay parking. The painting was done at dusk which isn't good for drying. The paint wore off in a matter of weeks and now there is nothing left. We didn't even get one year out of it. How much did DOT spend on this? Please stop wasting money. Water is priority one.
ReplyDeletethe badly drawn fish crosswalk at 4th and Campbell was enough....kowtowing to special interests demands who also support terrorists is not in the best interests of promoting universal peace and harmony. instead, the proposed crosswalk propaganda promotes radical hate, division, suppression of free speech and open discourse. nothing about our community.
ReplyDeleteleave the crosswalks blank please. or else paint them with fantastic juried artworks
Agree with 9:21. Keep politics out of it. You will never please everyone, but I like the idea of nonpolitical artworks. Why not vignettes of historical Tofino. Could provide meaning for a lot more residents and present something unique for the tourists. I've seen enough rainbow intersections. They are everywhere else. The proposal would only degrade the town. Same same everywhere. Common Council. You don't lead from the rear....... Keep Tofino UNIQUE.
ReplyDeletethe latest advert for a reconciliation crosswalk makes better sense. until its lumped in with the first request.
ReplyDeleteI demand a crosswalk design about males. and I demand a different crosswalk design emphasizing women. If those are not forthcoming the district creates a liability for itself based on sexual discrimination.
in terms of culture there's nothing that stands out we are proud of. mediocre stuff here and there. generic crosswalk crap is more of the same mediocrity....cant anyone insist on something more? its never been addressed. there are some very good local native artists here. rainbow crosswalks aren't something anybody comes to Tofino to see.
ReplyDeleteAgree 100 % with 8:40 I want to see Clayoquot Sound history on the cross walks.. Native and non-natives. Scenes of clam digging and cutting big trees...Baseball games on Clayoquot Island....Natives and settlers playing sport together. Wes Thomas pitching....fishing boats and someone holding up a big spring salmon with a smile on their face, and maybe even a surfer on a wave flashing a V sign from the tube. Maybe some folks just hanging out on the dock with the sea plane arriving.
ReplyDeleteTourists would love it and the locals, native and non native, would see a bit of themselves, a bit of their history. Let MRDT $ chip in.
Bring people together. C'mon Council "Smile on your brothers. Everybody come together, right now".
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instead of all taxpayers funding these things why don't the special interest groups crowdfund them? if they don't raise the funds then its not that important and were not stuck with them.
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