Letter: A bad case of Historic Dis-trust

Are the people who run The Historic Trust from Vancouver? First they sell land at The Providence Academy to a developer. The academy is an income-generating property. They could have applied for grants or had fundraisers to improve the building, instead of getting on the “change downtown Vancouver landscape bandwagon” by having tall buildings on every corner. Now they are taking away the Fourth of July festivities at the fort. I remember when it was the go-to event. There was a traveling carnival, kids’ activities and vendors on Evergreen Boulevard and Fifth Street. Unfortunately the guy that put it on every year died. I didn’t mind paying to go to the event later to help fund the cost of the fireworks. I enjoyed the various booths and kids’ activities. The last year The Historic Trust did a survey, I don’t know who they surveyed but they decided not to have anything along Evergreen Boulevard and to start the activities later in the day — no kids’ parade or other activities. Now there won’t be anything but the fireworks. They don’t want anyone coming before 6 p.m. What a waste. Hopefully The Historic Trust won’t get involved in any other longstanding Vancouver traditions or buildings.