constance_chlore
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Holland House in Garneau is now inhabited.
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archited
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Woke up at 3:00 a.m. and remembered Jeff's last name -- 'twas Jeff Devins (not Summers) and then this morning looking him up on line, sadly, I found this:
Jeffrey Devins Obituary
Jeffrey Devins April 18, 1949 - January 14, 2017 It is with overwhelming sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Jeffrey Parker Devins on January 14, 2017. Born in Winnipeg on April 18, 1949 to Sandra and Martin Devins, Jeff was the second of three children. He grew up in Edmonton, where he later met and married his best friend and the love of his life, Vera, and where their three children, Jennifer, Joshua, and Melissa, were born. The family moved to Vancouver in 1986.Jeff was devoted to his family, his friends, and his community. He was selfless and kind, and was unabashedly proud of his family. He was always quick to talk about his wife, kids, or grandkids to anyone who would listen. He was generous with his time and his resources, spending thousands of hours acting as a mentor and friend to so many and volunteering with numerous organizations. He led by example.
Jeff is survived by his beloved wife Vera, his children Jennifer, Joshua (Sabine), and Melissa (Andrew), his sister Reva (Stephen) and brother Sheldon (Pam), and his grandchildren Elijah, Abigail, Luisa, Mateo, Cohen, as well as his extended family and countless friends. He is gone too soon and will be dearly missed by everyone who knew and loved him.
A remembrance of Jeff's life will be held on Friday, January 20, 2017 at 2pm at the Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club (4300 S.W. Marine Dr., Vancouver). In lieu of flowers, we ask that those who want to honour Jeff do so through a project that was close to his heart, The YMCA of Greater Vancouver Nanook House. Arrangements can be made by contacting Baily Molotsky at (604) 622-4958, or baily.molotsky@gv.ymca.ca or via https://gv.ymca.ca/inmemory.
To plant a beautiful memorial tree in memory of Jeffrey, please visit our Tree Store.
archited
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Anyway, I meant to say that the idea to renovate and uplift the little row of (run-down at the time) townhouses and convert them to condos with a little style and panache was all Jeff Devins; I was happy to be part of his vision.
David A
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Nice to hear a bit of the story behind these interesting and unique condos and the fellow who helped bring this about. It is good to have something like this as part of his legacy.
positive1
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Glenco
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thommyjo
Senior Member
Once again, so much density and no transit to serve it. We need the capital line to be doing the next 3 stations as part of the current extension.
Why do we wait until an area is populated and costlier to build in? Letting more people be impacted by the construction…
Meanwhile we have an unopened station at blatchford and 0 density there…
Glenco
Senior Member
I am quite sure the city will protect the alignment for the LRT so whether not not it is built up it won’t matter
thommyjo
Senior Member
The alignment is protected. Sure. But the roads it’ll cross will have 5x the traffic.
And all the residents moving into the area will live car dependent for years, creating patterns that take decades to undue. Vs transit being there day 1 helps more households go 1 car vs 2.
Edmcowboy11
Senior Member
^well that makes too much sense. Why be proactive when you can be reactive. Isn't it better to fix a problem after a long time of the citizens complaining than to do it now. If you fix the problem too soon you won't be given credit by enough people saying that it has finally been done and long overdue.
archited
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There are rumblings that the Provs want to extend this line to the airport in the near term. The new? Mayor should bring this discussion to the forefront. I have long thought this extension to be in the "no brainer" category. I would think that there would be a huge bump in ridership overall if travelers coming-and-going could get to hotels and services in the City more easily.
kcantor
Senior Member
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The fact it wasn’t extended to the airport a long time is a big failure by transit, administration and councils. The most expensive components for LRT are crossings and stations. Laying track in dedicated rights of way is cheap.
The fact it wasn’t extended to the airport a long time is a big failure by transit, administration and councils. The most expensive components for LRT are crossings and stations. Laying track in dedicated rights of way is cheap.
inclusion
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I mean, look where we live, and you have all the answers you need since the province has to pony up money for LRT projects. If we lived somewhere that wasn't constantly decrying bike lanes and transit, perhaps we would have a better system. The political turmoil isn't a new phenomenon. The fact that the government is exploring rail between Calgary and Edmonton and to Banff is nuts to me. Even more so is the inclusion of connecting the airport to our LRT system in the Transportation and Economic Corridors Minister's new mandate letter:
- In partnership with the City of Edmonton, commence planning for a YEG Airport connector to Edmonton’s light rail transit system as part of the Passenger Rail Strategy.
And the GOA. I know you love to take a dig at the municipality, though.
Agard
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Complaining that we don't built transit first while also complaining that we DID build transit first in Blatchford in the same post?
