Dear Editor,
Given Metro Vancouver’s decision to not move forward with our proposed pollinator demonstration garden and agriculture education center in Killarney Meadows, we wanted to take a moment to thank those who, over several years, donated considerable time, money, energy and expertise to the project.
Metro Vancouver Parks staff have conveyed to us that they will not entertain other locations on Crippen Park lands, so we have withdrawn our proposal.
Huge thanks to all who participated in our engagement process and one-on-one exploratory meetings, and attended our visioning workshop. Thanks also to the many who provided technical assistance and also those who generously donated funds for our professional site assessment.
Finally, I want to recognize our working group, members of which donated dozens of evenings and weekends to this vision.
We would be happy to share our materials with anyone who would like to grab the baton and pursue this concept in another location on private land.
Sincerely
Michelle Pentz Glave
Bowen Agricultural Alliance/Killarney Meadows Garden Working Group
