"So, some of the push-back comes from people's natural concern over change and how it will impact them, some is overtly political, and some is philosophical opposition to the (Mount Pleasant) Community Plan and how it was evolved. We did hear resistance at the public hearing, and some of it continues, but what we hear most about in Vancouver and in Mount Pleasant is 'When are you going to build this already?'" - Chris Vollan, VP of development at Rize Alliance who are building the wildly controversial Mount Pleasant development called The Independent. [Vancity Buzz]
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