Mr. Kyle's perspective on this issue is sound in nature but is slightly
flawed. He is a representative of the beachers' association and as such
is mandated to address issues such as this, however he is right in his
comments.
While I was on the Waterfront Committee, I had meetings with his
association executives' May board to upgrade them on our endeavours and
liaison their thoughts back to committee, which I thought was good for
all parties. Herein, is the snag.
Port Elgin's beach was man-made and in conversation with the environment
gurus it runs a long term cycle. We made this beach in 1955 and, through
mishandling, have lost its regeneration abilities.The beach has been
under attack by successive town crews lacking basic guidelines for
maintenance and protective policy.This in no way reflects the attempts
of individual town employees from seeking proper guidance in this
matter.
While on that committee, I worked in close relationship with them and
shared their frustration in trying to do a good job without strong and
positive policies. When opportunity presented itself to seek and gain
said policy, we were left frustrated by a preset policy aimed at
securing sand dunes in an area where historically there were none.
We are still waiting for a guideline and policy aimed for the care and
maintenance of this beach NOT the building of sand dunes as has been the
past issue. Give us back our beach with its sand and water intact and
managed with the dollar value it is worth, not the nuisance value it
gets depicted by others.
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