Comments on: A Library Tale

By: Caroline Jobe

Caroline Jobe — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 01:29:06 +0000

you are welcome Joseph.

By: Joseph McLean

Joseph McLean — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 06:25:35 +0000

Thanks for reading, everyone. I really appreciate it. Just remember that this site is my soapbox; if you flame other people’s comments I will likely douse you in digital fire suppressant. As our metaphorical boy might say, “be nice!”.

By: Caroline Jobe

Caroline Jobe — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 01:56:11 +0000

that little parable at the end smacks of the americans saying Barack Obama was not an American!
first of all there were plans in the works six years ago to put the library art gallery visitor’s info centre on that very spot before the new librarian was hired (he was hired two years ago or so).
money had been spent on the architect’s rendering of a design for the space and it was beautiful because it included gardens and places to sit outside the building. you are not trying to save the beach it is still there and the gravel rectangle at the end of Willingdon Ave is not being used as a park at the moment. i personally would just like a better library space and have no problem where it would be located and i am one of those seniors, although i am walking everywhere and that would be a pleasant walk to the library at Willingdon.
I believe that the angriest and most vocal of the naysayers are new to Powell River too and have not read the history of the struggle to get a new library. yes there are some poor people here but there are also a lot of wealthy ones who have recently joined us.
it is true that as long as we have such division and so many diverse ideas we will never see the library or any other cultural improvements here, like a public art gallery which every other community has.

By: John

John — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:31:04 +0000

I can’t think of a better place for a library. Looking at current trends, people are becoming more and more dependent on energy sucking technology. Clearly this is a step in the wrong direction. This is our chance as individuals to make the right decision and encourage people to take a step back to when things were simpler.

By: shaunalee yates

shaunalee yates — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 03:02:15 +0000

well this little parable pretty much nails it…..what’s going on in our little burg….it just seems so very sad and truly I believe it’s quite a lot about that silly sleazy midway that sets up at sea fair.

By: Elaine Teichgraber

Elaine Teichgraber — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 23:51:13 +0000

Oops, you left something out of your fairytale….

The great arena was built on land that the good mill company owned. A short time later, the good mill company gave the people of Powell the land for only one piece of gold, making the town promise to keep the land as a park for all to enjoy.

Many years later, all of the wise citizens voted to keep the land as a park, and the wise council agreed, putting a magical covenant on the land.

The great arena came down, and greedy developers, who could see the beauty of the land on the ocean, tried to take the land from the people. Again, the wise people said, “We promised to keep it as a park, and a park it will stay”. The wise council agreed, and the magical covenant kept watch over the ocean-side park.

Then one day, a man from another land appeared. He saw the park near the ocean and decided he would put his library upon it, not knowing how dear this property was to the people.

When all of the citizens heard that a library might be built on their precious park, they begged the man to use one of the empty buildings in the town square, there were so many. He refused to listen, he had his eye on the prize.

The people said to the man….”But there are so many elderly in this town, how can they get to your library, so far from where they live and shop”. The man ignored them.

The people questioned the man…”But there is no money to fix our roads, or to keep our water clean, the great mill may soon be gone and the people are heavily taxed and poor”. The man snickered and scoffed.

The townsfolk asked the man…”But why are you speaking now of adding other buildings to your library, and using up even more of the land?” The man rolled his eyes.

“And what of the magical covenant?” they asked. The man from another land laughed and said, “What do I care of your past”.

The good citizens then went to the man and offered to help find gold to build his library, anywhere he chose, just not on their special park. He refused their offer.

A wise woman stood up and said “Who will join me to help save the park given to all of us as a gift”. And thousands of good people signed their names on a scroll to save the land.

When the town council saw the scroll and listened to the thousands of good people, in that moment, they proclaimed the library would never go on the land by the ocean with the magical covenant.

By: susan

susan — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 23:19:20 +0000

Why don’t they just use one of the many empty buildings in
Powell River, they do nothing but create an eyesore.

By: Margaret

Margaret — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 05:39:12 +0000

It would be so beautiful down there and would only enhance the beauty of the park and trails. Our community needs this.

By: E. B. Klassen

E. B. Klassen — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 20:00:29 +0000

Ah, democracy. Such a messy business. No wonder our rulers hate it so. People of good will should be able to come to some sort of negotiated greement without resorting to fisticuffs. But we certainly don’t trust each other to be of good will anymore, so no quarter is to be given. And certainly no compromise. Wish I had a solution to offer….

By: Eve

Eve — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 17:21:49 +0000

Wonderful! Let the fairy-tale continue (so as to help us shape our reality…imagination is the key