as published in The Guardian March 26, 2007
BETTY AND CLAUDE MAURICE, Victoria, B.C.
Editor:
As life members of the P.E.I. Museum and Heritage Foundation we have just received a letter from the chairman, Satadal Dasgupta, written to the membership. We must record that we are sad about the location of the new artifactory.
Whatever the technical merits of its construction, they have nothing to do with where it is being built — and where it is being built seems without logic.
In the current climate of environmental awareness, it also seems preposterous to store the essence of the operation so many fossil-fueled miles away from those who work with it.
The cynical taxpayer also wonders how much paid travel time this location will entail, in perpetuity. Even in the unlikely event that all the artifactory workers eventually relocate to Murray River, all other staff and all suppliers will spend significant, paid time driving that would be much better spent doing their work.
We recognize the nature of the situation when the P.E.I. government wants a mini-mega project for Murray River more than it wants to look after the needs of museums and heritage, or to acknowledge the broader realities of the 21st century, but we respectfully submit that we do not support the bargain that’s been made.
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