02-02-2015, 12:08 PM
Quote:“I hate to see this thing go,” he said. “My job is to preserve the heritage and culture of the city of Kitchener. If a developer wants to develop, then let him develop and spend those costs. Unfortunately, that’s not the way it goes.
Mr. Kirby has been in the news lately. In my opinion any one that defends the cheap movie set prop looking Barra Castle is overzealous.
The point of a heritage committee is not to defend every odd smelling fart to come out of a builders imagination (pardon the expression), but to cull and select the best of the best. To choose those few buildings that are worth passing to future generations.