By Staff
March 5th, 2018
BURLINGTON, ON
Here is more of what we got for that $14 million spent to build The Pier – bright lights – different colours from the tower that serves no purpose.
That tower was supposed to have a small wind turbine that the city decided they didn’t want – the turbine was supposed to provide the power for all the lights on the pier.
Ward 2 Councillor Marianne Meed Ward said today in her Newsletter: “You may have noticed the changing colours on the Brant Street Pier. It is lit each evening with colours that represent local activities, seasonal events and non-profit promotion.
To request a pier lighting or for more information, contact pier@burlington.ca Please book any request four months prior to your event date and consult the schedule for available dates.
The chart below indicates the meaning of upcoming colours by date.
March 1 – 7 Multiple Shows Spring Colours 6:30 p.m. – midnight
March 8 Orange World Kidney Day 6:30 p.m. – midnight
March 9 – 16 Multiple shows Spring Colours 6:30 p.m. – midnight
March 17 Green St. Patrick’s Day 6:30 p.m. – midnight
March 18 – 24 Multiple shows Spring Colours 6:30 p.m. – midnight
March 25 Green: Lights go out at 8:30 p.m., back on at 9:30 p.m. Earth Hour 6:30 p.m. – midnight
March 26 – 31 Multiple shows Spring Colours 6:30 p.m. – midnight
When they first started talking about the waterfront, the original idea was to build a small transitional marina. That would have been wonderful. Instead we got…that.
First the city wastes 14.4 million by building a pier that serves no purpose and now we find out that it was supposed to have a small wind turbine that would assist in paying for the lights. Council said no to the wind turbine and now we are paying for colourful lights. Are you kidding? How about turn off the lights and spend the money on infrastructure for Brant Street.