Much to offer - if one is wealthy...
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4/14/2013
I have lived in Vancouver for most of my 59 years, and am very sorry to see what has happened to what was once a pleasant place to live. As more and more people have moved here, the quality of life has deteriorated, and dramatically.
Wealthy people have purchased almost all of the nice properties; this includes those along the many waterfronts, where the public used to enjoy access for recreation. So, there are now only a handful of public access places for river and lake activities; as a result, ever greater numbers of people are crammed into ever smaller areas. Worse still, many of those who flock to the few public places left have no respect for the natural beauty of the area. Instead of picking up after themselves, they litter these places with all manner of trash, and despoil the very beauty they supposedly seek to enjoy.
Anyone who has a pet dog, and would like their dog to enjoy some sort of freedom is out of luck here. Leash laws abound everywhere, so the poor dogs have precious few places where they can run free. My own dog died in 1989, and I haven't had one since because of the terribly restrictive rules and regulations that either didn't exist or were tolerantly overlooked when my dog was alive. This is a lousy place for a dog to live - unless it has a rich owner with a huge piece of property.
Freedom for the resident people has also become all but non-existent. Big brotherism is rampant, and the local authorities seem determined to put us all in a safety bubble of their design - for our own good, of course.
I am only a few years from retirement, and hope to God that I can find a better place where I can actually enjoy the rest of my life.
Cheryl | Vancouver, WA