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Dear Editor,
Re: “Searching for a new target,” NewsJan. 30, 2015.
I read with great interest the story by Graeme Wood in Friday’s Richmond Newsregarding Lansdowne Centre.
I had thought that such a large piece of land would eventually be where a new hospital would be built, because if we are to believe the estimates of the future population of Richmond it will certainly be needed.
Our present hospital has been stretched as much as possible and I cannot imagine how it could be expanded more except by using part of Minoru Park which is currently undergoing big changes, supposedly to last for many years to come.
Lansdowne is very central for transit for people who would be visiting patients or people who have to go for regular treatments.
So, I do hope the city forward planners think deeply about the important buildings needed in future, as at the moment, all that appears to be considered is how many people can be squashed onto our tiny island.
I have lived in Richmond for 33 years and have seen many changes in that time.
S. Morgan
Richmond
