Will "saving the stern" cancel the new museum? (Updated)

The Council workshop on the future of our new waterfront was cancelled as the Councillors (except Rod Clark) folded to the pressure put on them by a small group of heritage enthusiasts and voted to save the Flambrough  Head stern. The matter has been referred to the Roger Brooks and the Brand Development Team for financial and possible deployment issues.

Councillors Keating and Heywood both pointed out that the city has spent a lot of taxpayer dollars, about $700,000 and we would be spending a lot more to appease the enthusiasts who now say money the Provincial Government gave the City can only be spent on maritime heritage but the funds are probably earmarked for the new museum which of course will have a strong maritime theme.  The Voices municipal political party and their Councillors have joined in that song as they will support anything if they know it will weaken the Mayor, particularly in an election year.

Was this particular stern even built in North Van as I recall the city buying something for the Maritime Museum that just looked like the ones actually built here?  As this letter writer points out, "is neither beautiful or built to last."

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I'm not sure when the item will come back as scheduling a workshop is tough but maybe they'll do a stern announcement on the 17th as the only open Mondays are holidays, unless they hold a workshop not during Council time.  I think they do want this to be on camera though.

Re-allocating the 4.7 million to cover costs of preserving the stern may be funds are not available to give the Friends of the Museum so we may have a battle of overlapping special interest groups.  I doubt we can afford both.  The point of the new Waterfront is to re-vitalize the area, not to make it a place that is mostly visited by schoolchildren when forced to as part of school trip.

I'm still waiting for the Ferris wheel. Come on Lyle Lanley!

UPDATE:  According to our trusty NS News reporter, the announcement workshop will be on Feb 18th at 6pm.