tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360440317568283133.post4329023661995188789..comments2024-03-28T02:59:31.898-05:00Comments on The Middle Flipper: An Open Letter to Vancouver Park Board MembersCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308864896529062835noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360440317568283133.post-25981724818793132242017-05-28T19:03:20.978-05:002017-05-28T19:03:20.978-05:00Hey, I loved your letter! I posted it to my twitte...Hey, I loved your letter! I posted it to my twitter and tagged the paper up there and got this reply back. Do you know more on what he had mentioned?? https://medium.com/@nicwaller/dear-cat-7f12bf70fc57Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360440317568283133.post-75400763527149979022017-05-23T01:45:13.361-05:002017-05-23T01:45:13.361-05:00Thank you so much for this letter Cat. We agree co...Thank you so much for this letter Cat. We agree completely. Even though I have been a visitor to Vancouver Aquarium since I was 5, it wasn't until a few years ago (through the education we received there) that I really started caring about the animals in our ocean and the state of the ocean itself. My son Lucas and I fell in love with Chester soon after he was introduced to his permanent habitat with Helen. After developing a friendship, doing a school report on Chester and navigating the media (seems a boy befriending a False Killer Whale is a big deal), we became passionate advocates of the Vancouver Aquarium and MMR. What you said is so true. People don't care about what they don't know about. This is even written on the wall of the aquarium. In their efforts to Amaze, Engage & Inspire - we are different people, making different decisions - healthier ones for our environment and sharing such important information about the health of our oceans. Thanks for your great letter. I really hope it hits the heart of the matter - the hearts of the directors of the Parks Board.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129212919635345992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360440317568283133.post-89644860501230908612017-05-22T11:12:28.410-05:002017-05-22T11:12:28.410-05:00Thank you, Cat!! That was beautifully written! L...Thank you, Cat!! That was beautifully written! Let's hope they read this and re-consider their decision! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02724727988379140954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360440317568283133.post-77816056387795690942017-05-22T00:28:59.516-05:002017-05-22T00:28:59.516-05:00Hi Cat, I applaud your impassioned writing. Howeve...Hi Cat, I applaud your impassioned writing. However, I am concerned that you have not been given the whole story. For example, Levi was never brought into Vancouver Aquarium. Rehabilitation of cetaceans is still permitted in Vancouver and along our coast. I wrote a longer response here. https://medium.com/@nicwaller/dear-cat-7f12bf70fc57Nic Wallerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16059916293704253795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360440317568283133.post-24428517088038947242017-05-21T22:21:54.959-05:002017-05-21T22:21:54.959-05:00So well said and must share this. Thank you for al...So well said and must share this. Thank you for all the time and effort you put into writing this.Wendy Tuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07868042191323706003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360440317568283133.post-71680850526747595842017-05-21T22:21:44.312-05:002017-05-21T22:21:44.312-05:00So well said and must share this. Thank you for al...So well said and must share this. Thank you for all the time and effort you put into writing this.Wendy Tuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07868042191323706003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360440317568283133.post-73093577829693915332017-05-21T15:25:42.776-05:002017-05-21T15:25:42.776-05:00Beautifully said, as always Cat. I hope they liste...Beautifully said, as always Cat. I hope they listen. Novaengliaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05729009855730728259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360440317568283133.post-18881608576314300012017-05-21T11:59:30.967-05:002017-05-21T11:59:30.967-05:00Cat, well done. If you have not already sent this ...Cat, well done. If you have not already sent this to the email if each Park Board member and as a letter to the editor of the Vancouver Sun, I hope you do. Okay, it's probably too long for a letter to the editor, but maybe an op-ed piece. Mary S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13984534776482639333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360440317568283133.post-10945760274927770372017-05-21T10:46:13.170-05:002017-05-21T10:46:13.170-05:00You've done it again Cat. Spoken so eloquently...You've done it again Cat. Spoken so eloquently for all of us.Catherine S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360440317568283133.post-6919517928427096782017-05-21T09:57:03.102-05:002017-05-21T09:57:03.102-05:00Excellent work, Cat. All of this just makes me so ...Excellent work, Cat. All of this just makes me so sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com