Jacques van Montfrans

Jacques van Montfrans of Yorktown is a member of Preserve Yorktown and the Protect Virginia Steering Committee.

Members of the Protect Virginia Steering Committee, based in Yorktown, argue in a guest column that Virginia shouldn't embrace the pollution and problems caused by the cruise industry.

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Column: Virginia doesn’t need the harm caused by cruise lines

September 7, 2024 at 6:51 p.m.

Members of the Protect Virginia Steering Committee, based in Yorktown, argue in a guest column that Virginia shouldn't embrace the pollution and problems caused by the cruise industry.

It's difficult to see how the Watermen's Museum in Yorktown would be best served by welcoming enormous cruise ships to the waterfront, Preserve Yorktown's Elizabeth Wilkins and Jacques van Montfrans write in a guest column.

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Opinion: Watermen’s Museum should rethink cruise ship partnership

August 12, 2023 at 6:05 p.m.

It's difficult to see how the Watermen's Museum in Yorktown would be best served by welcoming enormous cruise ships to the waterfront, Preserve Yorktown's Elizabeth Wilkins and Jacques van Montfrans...

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