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Letter: Burquitlam is a constant messy construction zone

A letter writer said it's accepted that developments will continue in the Coqutilam neighbourhood.
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Ongoing construction in Burquitlam, photos taken in December 2023.

The Editor:

Re: Repair of collapsed shoring wall at Coquitlam construction site expected to begin this week (Dec. 11, 2023)

Like a lot of people in Burquitlam, we live in a constant construction zone.

The sounds of building is accepted when you move into a developing area.

We have trucks and machines running all day from 7 a.m. onward. It is the mess that has become unacceptable.

Above are two photos showing the tale of two sites: the one with a constant mess, 500 Foster Ave. (the site of the collapse), and the pristine building site a half-block away.

Which would you rather live by?

Which site inspires confidence in the builder?

- Pat Reis-Power, Coquitlam