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Wednesday, June 19, 2024

Surfing At $HIT-PIPE

https://mpora.com/surfing/fancy-surfing-SHIT-PIPE-yep-real-place

https://www.surf-forecast.com/breaks/Shit-Pipe

https://www.boardriding.com/spots/shit-pipe

https://www.surfline.com/surf-report/shitpipe/5842041f4e65fad6a7708900?view=table

In the Vancouver and BC context, its as if there is some kind of a Mind Virus that turns things into a $HIT-BOX boondoggle. Its like cities in backwards BC are affected by some kind of a PIPE-DREAM mentality.

Friday, February 28, 2025

Metro Vancouver regional district governance review changes

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/metro-vancouver-regional-district-governance-review-changes

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/metro-vancouver-treatment-plan-audit-1.7239051 Why have a train tunnel fromWest Vancouver to Waterfront_Station in Vancouver when instead, you can put a few extra billion dollars into a North Shore shit-pipe?

"The reasons behind the escalation are the subject of duelling lawsuits between the contractor Metro Vancouver fired and the regional district, but the now $3.9 billion is five times beyond the original $700 million budget Metro set a decade ago and more than double a revised $1 billion budget from 2021.

The issue’s complexity lies in the fact that Metro Vancouver’s sewage treatment services are broken up into four sewerage areas, unlike the drinking water system that is operated as a single entity.

The sewerage areas are: North Shore; Vancouver, which includes UBC and parts of Burnaby and Richmond; Lulu, which is most of Richmond and Fraser, which is most other Metro municipalities.

All municipalities pay for the capital costs of new facilities, but those within each district pay a bigger share for facilities in their own district." https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/metro-vancouver-will-pay-for-north-shore-sewage-plant

https://www.nsnews.com/in-the-community/north-vancouver-district-asks-province-for-public-inquiry-on-sewage-plant-debacle-9777554 So much extra money will have to be paid out for a shit-box & a shit-pipe cost overrun. A few extra billion dollars could have easily paid for an improved Canada+Line and extension from downtown Vancouver to Park+Royal and the Horseshoe+Bay ferry terminal.

https://vancouversun.com/news/new-westminster-mayor-sides-with-metro-vancouver-in-surrey-spat Surrey wants to eventually become the biggest city in BC. That means not having similar restrictions that Vancouver, NW & Victoria have. Surrey wants to have taller buildings than restrictive Vancouver. First, it will have to rival Burnaby & Bellevue, WA and ultimately, Vaughan, Ontario. Instead of having 1 big downtown area, there will be a few town centres as well.

While Surrey might want to have more autonomy, its still part of the Metro_Vancouver_Regional_District.

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Former B.C. deputy finance minister to lead audit of North Shore sewage plant

https://www.burnabynow.com/highlights/former-bc-deputy-finance-minister-to-lead-audit-of-north-shore-sewage-plant-10304011

While a Burnaby to North Vancouver express bus and rail link is a good idea, there should also be a link between Vancouver and West Vancouver. Unfortunatly, so much extra money will be going toward a shit-pipe and a shit-box, instead of a rail tunnel & a new bridge. So many people are still in denial, but urban planning & funding in BC is really the $HIT$ for Greater Vancouver.

https://www.burnabynow.com/economy-law-politics/fractures-deepen-as-metro-vancouver-faces-governance-review-10305334

So much money was wasted on a $HIT-BOX and a $HIT-PIPE that could have gone towards a train tunnel near the LGB.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/vancouver-island/article/metro-vancouver-should-not-be-a-gravy-train-bc-asked-to-partner-in-regional-governance-review

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Friday, May 23, 2025

Metro Vancouver Regional District to pursue major governance reforms

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/metro-vancouver-regional-district-governance-reform-deloitte-report

Why put an adequate amount of funds towards the regional transportation infrastructure, when it can be wasted on other things? That's what inept regional planning is suppose to do. Fortunately, most urban areas around the world try to avoid such a foolish approach.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/metro-vancouvers-damning-deloitte-report-prompts-differing-opinions/

There should be a 40-60 year audit to determine why Metro Vancouver doesn't have long, high capacity trains that real proper cities have.

https://globalnews.ca/news/11194788/metro-vancouver-board-changes-report/

There would also have to be an audit of the mismanagement over the past several decades to determine why Metro Vancouver doesn't have a regional network of bus & HOV bridges.

https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/05/23/metro-vancouver-slashes-some-pay-perks-boosts-oversight-after-scathing-report/

https://vancouversun.com/news/metro-vancouver-vows-change-consultants-report

https://www.nsnews.com/opinion/editorial-metro-vancouver-is-more-than-the-wastewater-boondoggle-10176971 So much extra money went towards a shit-box & a shit-pipe, that should have gone towards an express bus & high capacity train tunnel between Vancouver & Park Royal & the ferry terminal.

https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/consultant-releases-damning-report-on-metro-vancouver-governance This is shit-box planning & funding at its best. Apparently, all this regional B$ was to just keep going on until enough people started to realize that something is wrong in Vancouver & BC.

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