Vancouver's Battle of Jericho 2013.

Vancouver's Battle of Jericho 2013

Neighboring communities are concerned about densification, and the potential loss of heritage buildings and trees at CFB Jericho.

The former military base is located on 52 acres of prime real estate in West Vancouver.
 The land may be sold to Hong Kong developer Li ka Shing or to Credit Suisse, according to a Global News video "What will happen to the lucrative and highly-desired Jericho lands?" by Geoff Hastings, August 15, 2013.

Li ka Shing built high-rise condominiums on Expo 86 land in Vancouver; on the Toronto waterfront and on CBC property on Robson Street. The high-rise towers that line the waterfront in Toronto are known as "Canada's Great Wall of China".

Dream on, City Councillors, if you think developers care one iota about your vision for the Jericho property. Forget about the heritage buildings and the trees being saved, or the creation of a commemorative park. Developers do not CARE about Canada's military history, so get a grip and realize who, and what you are dealing with.

West Vancouver is one of the wealthiest municipalities in Canada, and Millionaire's Mile is located in nearby Point Grey. Former British Columbia premier and real estate man Gordon Campbell, and billionaire Jimmy Pattison live in Point Grey.
 During the early 1970's Terry Jacks wrote "Concrete Sea", to describe how Vancouver has changed, and not for the better:

      No one is meant to be
      Livin' here in a concrete sea
      Everyone including me
      Wishes he could be set free.
     (By Terry Jacks and the Poppy Family, who were based in Vancouver.)

( I wrote this blog in August of 2013.)

Hostelling International re purposes a Jericho Beach military building and the Ottawa jail on Nicholas Street in Ottawa:

The former CFB Jericho Beach army barracks, now a hostel.