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Community stalwart Ian Stewart, who co-chaired the CDDG alongside GORCAPA chief Jodie Sizer, said he’s received “overwhelmingly positive” feedback on new designs.<\/p>\n
“There’s always the odd person that bring up this or that, but that’s outside of our project scope, which is just the Co-Op building.<\/p>\n
“We’ve still got a fair bit of work to do and those concerns will be addressed in the coming months.”<\/p>\n
The CDDG process was to inform plans for the Fishermen’s Co-Op rebuild, with other elements of the Point Grey plans to be finalised separately.<\/p>\n
Social media commenters raised concerns such as maintaining water access and acknowledgement of Indigenous heritage at the site, while a dispute regarding the precinct’s boat wash remained unresolved.<\/p>\n
It’s yet to be confirmed whether the CDDG will have input into future design decisions.<\/p>\n
GORCAPA is hosting community webinars about new Co-Op designs this Sunday and March 5, and an online survey for community feedback is open until March 11.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
NEW designs for Lorne’s Point Grey precinct have won over some of the project’s harshest critics, with the local community near unanimous in its praise for updated plans. The project’s community co-design group (CDDG) released its updated vision for the future the former Fishermen’s Co-Op last week, which committed to incorporating original materials from the […]<\/p>\n