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I would particularly like to address the highlighted comments made by one tenant about rats.

To the general public, rats mean tenements and the implication was that Christie Point Apartments fall into that category.

In fact, water means rats. There isnB次元官网网址檛 a waterfront property anywhere in the world that doesnB次元官网网址檛 have them, including seaside luxury vacation resorts.

I have resided at Christie Point for six and a half years and take my two-year-old Sheltie for walks along the shore every day. I have yet to see even a single rat.

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However, they are miles away from being beyond repair.

Christie Point is unique, an oasis in the middle of the hustle and bustle of Greater Victoria. Should RealstarB次元官网网址檚 proposal to erect buildings up to six storeys proceed, that rarity will be lost. Christie Point will become just another cluster of tall structures, in just another busy city.

Since Realstar revealed their redevelopment plans, a line from a hit song written, composed and  originally recorded by Joni Mitchell in 1970, has been running through my mind:

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Judith Newnham

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