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Originally Posted by Empire
In Boston or Montreal I would be willing to bet efforts would be made to perserve the BMO building.
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Guaranteed.
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Originally Posted by OldDartmouthMark
Otherwise, what will happen will happen, and maybe that's what the majority wants.
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I don't think it's what the majority would want--I don't even think the majority of Haligonians are aware of this, because it's not a big news item, when they walk by it as the dozers dig in, they'll say "What a shame!" or something like that.
I think most people support a reasonable degree of historic conservation, but will never make a fuss one way or the other about it. Maybe people think the have no right to weigh in since it isn't their property, but to a degree, the buildings on our streets--especially major public thoroughfares--affect everyone. The fact that heritage laws, and design guidelines, and public consultations exist at all testifies to that.
But all too often, a property owner merely needs to say "I'm gonna do this," and it's perceived as a fair accompli.