Editor:
Re: Malls will have positive impact on community, letter to the editor, Jan. 25
I really do not know how Gail Munro can come to the conclusion that the TFN malls will be good for business for anyone other than the TFN.
It is pure folly to think that people on their way to these proposed malls will detour to the Tsawwassen town centre to see what it is all about. In fact, in all probability the opposite could very well be the reality.
It is also highly unlikely that many people on their way to catch a ferry for a beautifully scenic journey through the Gulf Islands would want to spend much time shopping prior to waiting in line for the ferry.
As for giving kudos to Chief Kim Baird for her vision, I, too, believe, as was eloquently presented by another reader a few weeks ago, that the TFN has been sold a bill of goods on the type of mall that is to be built. Enclosed malls just aren't being built any longer.
I do not see these malls as being an economic growth opportunity for Delta. I see the TFN in the words of Joni Mitchell, "They paved paradise and put up a parking lot."
Tom Huggon
