Adrienne Tanner is a Vancouver journalist who writes about civic affairs.
The yacht club renovation is overdue and includes removing wooden posts treated with creosote which is toxic to fish. To pay for the job and keep costs down for existing members – most of whom are not, contrary to popular belief, wildly wealthy – the club wants to raise money by adding 47 more berths.
The rowing club has proposed a compromise that would result in a slightly wider channel, but would mean the loss of 12 new berths for the yacht club. But Mr. Jupp says the yacht club won’t budge because it needs the revenue.
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