Fast forward a few years later, when the demolition derby began in earnest. You can’t enjoy your deck with friends on a summer day for all the noise, though you might have given that up already when the house next door got the variance on height, and you lost your privacy. Intersections have become hazardous because of the non-ending construction vehicles, lining up the narrow streets. After heavy rains, drainage company vehicles take up all the street parking for weeks afterwards. The heavy rains aren’t new, the intense flooding is. I’m not a geological engineer, but I do know density on Vancouver Island, which is a rock, should be approached with care. My readings say those trees and the green spaces matter a lot.