Editor: I am truly disappointed after reading about the resistance of the public art proposal in Fort 91原创 (The Times, Oct. 23) and felt compelled to write.
There are many examples of certain cities that have done just the same of what is being proposed in 91原创, such as Vancouver and Richmond.
The Fort 91原创 Business Improvement Association (BIA) needs to provide a measure of 鈥渃ommon sense鈥� to this issue and be inclusionary instead of exclusionary.
The whole point of this public art proposal鈥� is to draw attention to them instead of have them blend in; it鈥檚 art not camouflage.
I will give you an example where public art has worked in favour of the community, celebrating their historic culture 鈥攖he town of Kimberley.
Kimberley has its fire hydrants painted as a form of public art to celebrate the European influence within the area, which has been a smashing success in generating world wide recognition of such.
Fort 91原创 is a small community that has heritage status because of its history and the arts and entertainment industry is one of the top contributors to the GDP within Canada.
To celebrate and promote its acceptance within the community is something that we should all be proud of.
Tim Cheung,
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