Port Place Mall renovations?

[mrraulduke]

Its probably a combination of behind schedual and poor planning, i mean if its that hard to build something here why bother, according to waht i was told as soon as thieres an earthquake all the land downtown will liquify and thats why nobody will build a hotel for the convention center but back to the high rise at port place, i mean woukld you want to live there with the constant noise from the hiway, loud music from the queens and the cambie and the neighbours at the new hope center and the salvation army drop in center, and what of the wonderful view of the pallet factory, not for me thank you

as opposed to all the people who won't want to live in downtown Vancouver, with all the traffic noise, the homeless people and the loud music from all of the clubs, plus the fact that most places stay open WAY later.

there are plenty of people that like the urban environment, and frankly that is what nanaimo is missing, an active, lived in vibrant downtown. Bring the towers, bring the people, and stuff will happen.

[Wyatt Earp]

Exactly. Well said.

[ebusinesstutor]

My wife and I sold Native American flutes on occasion in Port Place Mall. It was surprisingly busy and vibrant. You get a lot of people coming in off the boats in the harbour and from Gabriola Island.

So sad to see it go, but happy if the concept includes multiunit residences. Our downtown needs a vibrant core of residents to survive and grow instead of new suburbs all the time.

I hope they are able to get a good mix of shops in the new retail space and in the retail space in the conference centre.

[NUNUMU]

not the entire downtown, all the reclaimed land will liquify, which is a lot of the downtown, if you can find an old " OLD " map you'll understand

[kickidee]

not the entire downtown, all the reclaimed land will liquify, which is a lot of the downtown, if you can find an old " OLD " map you'll understand

I heard the water came up to the backs of the shops on Commercial street and Cameron Island actually was one.
Things to be gratefull for:
Not owning a condo on Cameron Island!
Not knowing anyone in the highrise.
Not renting any of the above.

[Wyatt Earp]

not the entire downtown, all the reclaimed land will liquify, which is a lot of the downtown, if you can find an old " OLD " map you'll understand

Oh I understand alright. What is your background? Geophysics? Structural Engineering? if not, perhaps you may want to scale back the doom the gloom. New buildings are designed to the new codes which are to withstand this sort of thing. Old buildings, not so much.

The "bay" used to run from boat basin, through the gordon street exchange, up terminal, under the bastion bridge and right up to comox. Victoria Ave was basically water front way back then.

[kickidee]

Wasn't the walkway arround the condos on Cameron closed for a time to restructure the ground underneath?
I heard it was washing away a few years ago from a resident who lives in a condo on the other side of the park.
I have no background such as yours, but it seems to me that this could be true no matter how new the mall it is not going to stand up if the ground liquifies.
Another fellow I spoke to also said his entire class studied how a tsunami would wipe out everything form the harbour to just below the college and drain part way round the base of Mt. Benson.
I understand the newer buildings are designed to rock with the motion instead of shake the structure and this is a good thing for sure.
Surely the mine tunnels would have an effect on the behavior of the land in the force of the big one?
I look forward to your response.

[Harewoodian]

I was told that the underground parking lot on the high rises on Cameron island was accidentally put in below the level of the highest tides in Nanaimo.

They used the wrong tide table when putting together the blueprints.

[Tenspot]

I was told that the underground parking lot on the high rises on Cameron island was accidentally put in below the level of the highest tides in Nanaimo.

They used the wrong tide table when putting together the blueprints.

Any the City approved the plans. Can you say leaky condos? The people that are paid to catch these things should be personally held financially responsible

[Wyatt Earp]

Wasn't the walkway arround the condos on Cameron closed for a time to restructure the ground underneath?
I heard it was washing away a few years ago from a resident who lives in a condo on the other side of the park.
I have no background such as yours, but it seems to me that this could be true no matter how new the mall it is not going to stand up if the ground liquifies.
Another fellow I spoke to also said his entire class studied how a tsunami would wipe out everything form the harbour to just below the college and drain part way round the base of Mt. Benson.
I understand the newer buildings are designed to rock with the motion instead of shake the structure and this is a good thing for sure.
Surely the mine tunnels would have an effect on the behavior of the land in the force of the big one?
I look forward to your response.

Liquified soil conditions from a siesmic event are not the same as tidal actions or the effects of season tides if you will. Building in a marine environment, this will always occur and there is very little that can be done about it. Very little, that's cost effective anyway.

The issues of tsunami is much misguided as well. Should there be an event at the end of the fault it will come from the olympic coast line between Victoria and Wash. State. This will dramatically loose "steam" as it comes north unless it is "the big one" at which point there won't be much to worry about either way so best enjoy living at sea level until it happens.