VANCOUVER ISLAND WINDTALK

The <a href="/https://www.crd.bc.ca/docs/default-sour ... f?sfvrsn=6" target="_blank">final plan</a> from the CRD for Is. view has been released. It includes fencing the beach from the park with 5 access points. Here is a synopsis: http://www.friendsofislandviewbeach.com ... t_plan.pdf

Jim, help me to understand all this.

In the review I read;
"A 1.25km fence the full length of the shoreline, to stop the public from moving between the park and the beach. The CRD propose to build 5 access points along the shoreline and require the public to use those."

In the CRD proposal on map 6, I see one access South of the gazebo and the next one (heading north) is in front of the campground. The other 3 are all farther north of the campground.

This would mean NO access to the beach between the gazebo and the campground. And wouldn't that essentially be the END OF KITING AT ISLAND VIEW BEACH?

Am I reading this proposal correctly?

I clearly explained to the CRD park planning committee that the kiters would not like to see any more structures in the recreational area of the park. (field) I can only hope that fiscal restraints, climate change ( rising sea levels ) & vandalism ensure that the park is not fenced in like a zoo

Rx wrote:Jim, help me to understand all this.

In the review I read;
"A 1.25km fence the full length of the shoreline, to stop the public from moving between the park and the beach. The CRD propose to build 5 access points along the shoreline and require the public to use those."

In the CRD proposal on map 6, I see one access South of the gazebo and the next one (heading north) is in front of the campground. The other 3 are all farther north of the campground.

This would mean NO access to the beach between the gazebo and the campground. And wouldn't that essentially be the END OF KITING AT ISLAND VIEW BEACH?

Am I reading this proposal correctly?

Looks to me like there's an access right at the gazebo. Isn't that where the I is on that map?

Sooka, I took the I to be the information board adjacent to the path from the parking lot to the washrooms. The symbol just north of the arrow appears to me to indicate the gazebo.

But regardless, can you image all the kiters and windsurfers and dog walkers and everybody else coming and going to and from the beach all crowed onto a single path!

And then with the gazebo downwind...just in case you need to eject!

Obviously I see a fenced beach as a hazard. As previously mentioned (Marc) we kite & windsurf during storms & the subsequent tidal surged makes our return to the beach (from the water) a necessary quick exit from wherever we land. Moving logs, gusty storm wind & slippery kelp are hazards enough without the addition of a fence !!!