Steam emergency 205/29/2023 ![]() ![]() Recent work experience: Logistics Scheduler, LPG - Elbow River Marketing Ltd. ![]() in Chemical Engineering - University of Toronto She enjoys writing, and her publications include “Canada at a Crossroads: Time to take action for climate migrants,” “Afghanistan: The Contemporary Consequences of Imperialism,” and “th are the Problem: Ending the Intergenerational Blame Game to Achieve the SDGs.” Alexandra also loves dogs, and has two beautiful Bernese Mountain Dogs named Bella and Bear.Įducation: B.A.Sc. Passionate about the Sustainable Development Goals, Alexandra has volunteered with the British Columbia Council for International Development, and she attended the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development at the United Nations in 2019. Alexandra studied History and Applied Ethics at the University of Victoria, with a focus on the impacts of imperialism in the Middle East she spent her spare time managing the student food bank on campus and researching sustainable food procurement with Meal Exchange Canada. The renovation project for Totland Bay pier has recently been called into question with the announcement that the café could be replaced by holiday rental rooms.Alexandra Ages currently lives in Victoria, British Columbia, where she serves as a constituency assistant in the riding of Cowichan-Malahat-Langford. However, no end date has been given for the project’s completion. Meanwhile, progress had been made towards the construction of the new restaurant, which is expected to seat around 120 guests. The partly renovated structure was again put up for sale in January 2022. In January 2020, a planning application was submitted to build a 2-storey restaurant at the end of the pier. Then, in July of that year, Totland Pier Cafe was reopened. Restoration got underway in 2017, thanks to help from Totland Parish Council and the Isle of Wight Council. The new owners then produced proposals for a new restaurant. The following year, vandals set fire to the pier cafe. The pier was purchased by Farnham Developments in 2012. He then spent £30,000 on restoring it before putting it up for sale for £100,000. In 1999, the pier was bought by Mr Derek Barran – an artist who used the main building on the pier head as a studio – for £20,000. However, although the renovation had begun, its progress was hindered by vandalism. MV Balmoral called in May 1993, attracting much attention as the 1st ship to dock for many years. A Mr Henry Leeson bought the pier in late 1992 for just £1,000. The structure suffered minor damage in the Great Storm of October 1987. Totland Bay pier in a sorry state of disrepair The amusement arcade was damaged by fire in August 1978 and – following a safety inspection – the pier was closed. The National Physical Laboratory installed a data-gathering centre there in 1975.īetween 19, the increasingly dilapidated pier changed owners several times. Totland Bay pier was eventually sold to Trinity House in the early 1970s for £10,000. The pier was sectioned during World War II as a defence measure, and Totland Bay Hotel was converted into a military hospital.įollowing the end of War War II, the pier re-opened on 17th June 1951 when it received its 1st steamer for 20 years: the Lorna Doone. At the end of the 1927 summer season, the ferry service ceased, though pleasure cruises continued until 1931. There is a frequent boat service to and from the mainland, and the passage is quite safe.”Īfter World War I, Totland Bay pier fell into a state of disrepair. “There is no permit needed for British subjects going to the Isle of Wight. The newspaper London Opinion was forced to write the following: Ward Lock’s Pictorial and Descriptive Guide to the Isle of Wight stated: Rows of bathing machines sat along the water line with numerous small boats available for hire. Victorian photographs of the pier and beach show fashionably dressed tourists on shore and heading for the steamers on the pier. The guests at Totland Bay Hotel were clearly well-heeled. At the same time, the company built the hotel on the hill above the bay: the largest in the West Wight. In March 1880, a new pier was built to a length of 450ft to replace the dilapidated wooden structure formerly in place. Local landowners set up the Totland Hotel and Pier company. A regular steamer service between Lymington and Yarmouth also brought a regular stream of visitors to West Wight. In 1873, a new road was built connecting Totland with Colwell and Yarmouth. “Beautifully smooth sands suitable for bathing, a lifeboat, fishing boats, bathing machines and an old, wooden pier erected for the purposes of serving the Needles lighthouse.” ![]()
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