tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38774934088754839212024-03-28T08:54:08.269-07:00North Coast ReviewUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21033125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877493408875483921.post-66854389942132053662024-03-27T16:34:00.000-07:002024-03-27T16:37:13.534-07:00MLA Rice outlines additional measures in place for Hospital ER closures in Prince Rupert
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNErQUPuVhRq4WKgz0HSQwCdeFycStBn3bXea2LcwaSFEJOoNSwN6kflaQRtP676v_7p3B6kCZfGZOJfFXDJm-xj4Ad1V1ClGLyu_KSobZTXaRvM5EHWZgBWoZ6H0lhVxpnvxkzDQ4dqJ-NuRURwcqU8iQjiKsvKDOPkcsD3yhQpvQCOG3qmFlWXCZpAOO/s4032/IMG_5553.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNErQUPuVhRq4WKgz0HSQwCdeFycStBn3bXea2LcwaSFEJOoNSwN6kflaQRtP676v_7p3B6kCZfGZOJfFXDJm-xj4Ad1V1ClGLyu_KSobZTXaRvM5EHWZgBWoZ6H0lhVxpnvxkzDQ4dqJ-NuRURwcqU8iQjiKsvKDOPkcsD3yhQpvQCOG3qmFlWXCZpAOO/w487-h365/IMG_5553.HEIC" width="487" /></a></div><div><p> It's been a day of message making for the community from Northern Health and MLA Jennifer Rice, first with a short overview of the visit of Health Minster Adrian Dix to the community, that from Northern Health which <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1356981987843115/?hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen&multi_permalinks=2484704205070882"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>used their social media stream</b></span></a> for the update.</p><p>While it spoke of their commitment towards supporting the hospital, the notes from today don't indicate whether any immediate solutions to the growing in frequency ER closures have been found.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMLjT1n5CzODdsKy34rlLVBWuXcFwOrsIiipZjjw29aQM5_xofn8_nBnkOiDQDS9ThRm9YVq-K3TqwG7l-vNGHflOj9wqRIuOefL5bOmjsvB7XvROValvHSuj2Oy4MLq8X9schZPRNpUiuP0GbvcX3Cgt5rH40Nmx-S4Zsmmz3GPb2gYf5662sSz9IBWIw/s1147/IMG_0585.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="505" data-original-width="1147" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMLjT1n5CzODdsKy34rlLVBWuXcFwOrsIiipZjjw29aQM5_xofn8_nBnkOiDQDS9ThRm9YVq-K3TqwG7l-vNGHflOj9wqRIuOefL5bOmjsvB7XvROValvHSuj2Oy4MLq8X9schZPRNpUiuP0GbvcX3Cgt5rH40Nmx-S4Zsmmz3GPb2gYf5662sSz9IBWIw/w485-h214/IMG_0585.jpeg" width="485" /></a></div><br /><p>Later in the day, North Coast MLA Jennifer Rice <a href="https://www.facebook.com/JenniferRiceBC/posts/pfbid02mWQDCLv8QyhdN18u7EqC8FmEvZcnu41unHjEALsnqa4GpEq3itCkz68S9YRHS1dFl"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>also used her social media stream</b></span></a> to offer up some guidance for the community on how the situation in Prince Rupert is being managed when the ER facility is not available to residents.</p><p>The main focus being that of the skills that the paramedics, who have come from other communities in BC, will have to offer. </p><p>That while what has now become the community's new normal, of suspension of access to the care of a physician at the Emergency room continues.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ-SW6no0pzWL5bhsmHNyZzckomSFJIZyaQt4odtZkWSgMoX0UoEX2kWLqan5bpk2ukTTkSzJYLQMURSC9o2p29VlfnN9-Rtpnd50AS2FJ1dO696v2q_DPQKsXigi1DjIody4ZbkTMJigiBVQ3vfBH7sAVGUw84bJSTZIlSJS4dejCqHyHC1nhMqdPeGUS/s1656/IMG_0586.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1656" data-original-width="1199" height="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ-SW6no0pzWL5bhsmHNyZzckomSFJIZyaQt4odtZkWSgMoX0UoEX2kWLqan5bpk2ukTTkSzJYLQMURSC9o2p29VlfnN9-Rtpnd50AS2FJ1dO696v2q_DPQKsXigi1DjIody4ZbkTMJigiBVQ3vfBH7sAVGUw84bJSTZIlSJS4dejCqHyHC1nhMqdPeGUS/w444-h610/IMG_0586.jpeg" width="444" /></a></div><p>The twin advisories come during Day nine of the rotation of closure notices, the first of which was issued <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/another-emergency-room-closure-for.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>in this period of uncertainty for the community on March 16th</b></span></a>.</p><p>You can review all of the past updates and information relays towards those closures <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/01/health-archives-prince-rupert-regional.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>through our archive page</b></span></a>.</p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877493408875483921.post-19164703693439423912024-03-27T14:22:00.000-07:002024-03-27T14:22:30.989-07:00Wayne Place Residents appeal to City Council for a good night's rest<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMlDWnFiT3UHedPTVgFqYnYzZeAiwxuKkWH8SXwisI84IYlK41SU8Wg52UqcnGgpfaV8f3CaNu3H32vMA7IAIQSjbO1pFvle3PImgflg9LWkQlzwIomFl_3B4ZOxHe8lbobGUc8UH9yW6nWtrVGgT-LqgiwqbxhtFcIYXMAC7VYXTRoD2978STlrEkrB13/s4032/IMG_5822.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMlDWnFiT3UHedPTVgFqYnYzZeAiwxuKkWH8SXwisI84IYlK41SU8Wg52UqcnGgpfaV8f3CaNu3H32vMA7IAIQSjbO1pFvle3PImgflg9LWkQlzwIomFl_3B4ZOxHe8lbobGUc8UH9yW6nWtrVGgT-LqgiwqbxhtFcIYXMAC7VYXTRoD2978STlrEkrB13/w499-h374/IMG_5822.jpeg" width="499" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Residents of Wayne Place Seniors Residence are frustrated by ongping<br />evening and overnight noise in the area</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>What has become an ongoing issue of concern for residents of a Senior's Residence in the downtown core gained another mention at Prince Rupert City Council on Monday night. </p><p>That as Bruce Rempel, speaking on behalf of the residents of Wayne Place, outlined a range of noise and other concerns of the residents for Council members.</p><p>Speaking as part of the Committee of the Whole portion of the night, Mr. Rempel, the forrmer Manager of Prince Rupert Senior Housing, outlined some of the incidents in the area that are frustrating weary residents of the facility adjacent to the West side of the Rupert Square Mall.</p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><i>"The Tenants asked me to represent them on an issue they have been having ... the residents of 630 Wayne Place Prince Rupert, which is commonly known as Wayne Place Senior Housing. </i></b></span></p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><i>They are concerned about the quality of life, comfort, peace, enjoyment and especially their rest at night that has been greatly affected by the Transport trucks creating an unacceptable levels of noise as they park on First Avenue, in the Mall and in the entry to Home Hardware.</i></b></span></p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><i>The noise goes on from the evening into the early hours of the morning and other occasions they come early and park at the Home Hardware and beside the noise level the fumes from the diesel is also affecting them."</i></b></span></p><p>Mr. Rempel noted of a letter signed by the residents and outlined some measures that could be put in place by the city, such as No Idling bylaws and other civic options.</p><p>Also speaking to the topic, was resident Susan Visentin, who relayed some of the night time events.</p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><i>"Every night, sometimes they come at 8 o'clock or 9 o'clock up to 5 o'clock in the morning, you won't be able to sleep because you can hear the noise, you can smell the fumes and everything, so it's hard to sleep.</i></b></span></p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><i>I don't know what's the solution on that one, on behalf of the thing, maybe you can do something for that.</i></b></span></p><p><span style="color: red;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><b><i>Because we want to sleep as a Senior, we want peace and every night it's like that.</i></b></span></span></p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><i>So, how can you sleep at night if there's lots of lights on the truck, you can hear them every night so it's hard" </i></b></span></p><p><span style="color: red;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><b></b></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsJdBUMEb98s6x3P5pXSOXeCuY2naMgBenalFhRJUDVKZe03WIWCJLEsegSImxAb4syQqzU5kYkTWRxKLDsJQz8bNRFXeO0btSwl85DsVUHGY0_6ujLCN9zTnzpveOsiZiqMdfsCooz-WBAL824TKpyRdFE1DLCPQKzIE4oleuSpa0dqctL4xC2UUVjt1Z/s4032/IMG_5825.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsJdBUMEb98s6x3P5pXSOXeCuY2naMgBenalFhRJUDVKZe03WIWCJLEsegSImxAb4syQqzU5kYkTWRxKLDsJQz8bNRFXeO0btSwl85DsVUHGY0_6ujLCN9zTnzpveOsiZiqMdfsCooz-WBAL824TKpyRdFE1DLCPQKzIE4oleuSpa0dqctL4xC2UUVjt1Z/w400-h300/IMG_5825.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Some of the distress for the residents is related to the volume<br />of trucks that transit to Home Hardware and stage in the<br />Rupert Square parking lot</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><b></b></span></span></div><span style="color: red;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><b><br /></b></span></span><p>Following the presentation, Mr. Rempel was advised to hand the Wayne Place petition to the City's corporate Administrator.</p><p>You can review the presentation to City Council from the video archive <span style="color: red;"><b><i>starting at the one hour six, minute mark.</i></b></span></p><p> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KnzOzPSy4cM?si=FcwO_7VoTE_wMVZ_" title="YouTube video player" width="525"></iframe><br /></p><p>It's not the first time that area residents in the downtown core have had concerns presented to City Council, though the last time it was raised the plight of those with concerns did not receive a particularly sympathetic response. </p><p>The topic of idling trucks and noise in the downtown core <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/01/council-timeline-monday-january-8-2024.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>was first raised by Councillor Barry Cunningham as part of the January 8th Council session</b></span></a>.</p><p>Two weeks later <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/01/downtown-noise-concerns-and-bylaw.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Mayor Herb Pond again spoke to the topic along with City Manager Rob Buchan</b></span></a>.</p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><i>"You know, clearly this is an issue that has been brought by a particular citizen, around a particular issue; of which after investigation, he and he alone is the only one that seems to have any concern over it.</i></b></span></p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><i>The neighbours around him don't, the businesses around him don't</i></b></span></p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><i>And the noise level, is the noise level one would expect in an urban downtown core 24/7. </i></b></span></p><p><b style="color: red;"><i>It's not a residential neighbourhood out in quiet part of town. It is a downtown urban core that has trucks and traffic and whatever.</i></b></p><p><span><b><i><span style="color: red;">So, we can tighten the bylaw to make it more restrictive but you've got to be cautious how you walk there, because there's a certain amount of urban downtown noise that's just going to be and we're much quieter than most urban centres. </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">-- Mayor Herb Pond on downtown noise in Janaury 2024</span></i></b></span></p><p>City Council didn't appear to attach much of a priority to the issue of downtown truck idling in January.</p><p>The residents of Wayne Place are likely hoping that their presentation and petition to the topic may generate some kind of assistance from the city towards their night time plight.</p><p>More Notes from the Monday Council session <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/council-timeline-monday-march-25-2024.html">can be explored through our Council Timeline</a>.</b></span></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877493408875483921.post-793434523023391792024-03-27T13:16:00.000-07:002024-03-27T13:16:10.904-07:00North Coast MLA Jennifer Rice to speak Thursday on Hospital issues for Rotary Club luncheon<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJDoLtgKZ2bel2V5gTzSROqwq3U13-AIpD2IkPv0GelWS6zLK_pBueTdNlJCCYDnA1E6KI1k8Sgt62_vzFMMSAVp6PYRDH_2HQhEtRqXJZLIh5b008HdtHd40Hfb55WJsjJ0t0SM-hs-wb3z1e1DyZ4Tirb_e6zR21CUMOyqKJn8UevV7v_oZMSZtbbnxt/s1210/IMG_0584.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1210" data-original-width="1210" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJDoLtgKZ2bel2V5gTzSROqwq3U13-AIpD2IkPv0GelWS6zLK_pBueTdNlJCCYDnA1E6KI1k8Sgt62_vzFMMSAVp6PYRDH_2HQhEtRqXJZLIh5b008HdtHd40Hfb55WJsjJ0t0SM-hs-wb3z1e1DyZ4Tirb_e6zR21CUMOyqKJn8UevV7v_oZMSZtbbnxt/w200-h200/IMG_0584.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Prince Rupert Rotary Club members will hear some first hand accounts from North Coast MLA Jennifer Rice on the current situation at Prince Rupert Hospital tomorrow. <div><br /></div><div><span style="color: red;"><b><i>That as the MLA and Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Health appears as a guest at the Rotary Club Luncheon at the Highliner Inn, the event set for a Noon Hour start at the downtown hotel.</i></b></span><p></p><p>Ms. Rice's appearance at the Rotary forum comes amidst a stressful two weeks for Prince Rupert and area residents, that following nine closures for the Emergency Room Facility in the city since March 15th.</p><p>The most recent one <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/prince-ruperts-er-at-prrh-to-be-closed.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>currently taking place today, with the PRRH ER closed from 8AM to 5PM</b></span></a>.</p><p>Yesterday, <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/health-minister-adrain-dix-comes-to.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>the MLA hosted Health Minister Adrian Dix in the community</b></span></a>, the Minister who was in the Northwest in the Terrace area, came to the city to hear from local health workers and administrators .</p><p>The Rotary Club shared their news of their Luncheon guest <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RotaryClubOfPrinceRupert/posts/pfbid02qSkyCtRmoD8MjyFwDTLjjtwZBv5UxVwWaSQ79eg2DzNbhV2a2k1MnnZUVYG9f4Ygl"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>through their social media stream</b></span></a> this morning.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGfc_rTtzv7jPacSRZayeaconhyxqJqOO5rjTXE2WIkFpgyu9aYQNs6p-ZaKm-hNhztt4ySPJ1cpP0juVYADd_XCyKXVBX6mczQw8x4yFWfYwi4_cCPHh-GdnK10Wls1pE50p2npqvevIof2tjuwm2HPmY1UIDLTp90kAp4QN-8I0gSvgVN2NFLB9WBhsS/s1520/IMG_0583.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1520" data-original-width="1134" height="608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGfc_rTtzv7jPacSRZayeaconhyxqJqOO5rjTXE2WIkFpgyu9aYQNs6p-ZaKm-hNhztt4ySPJ1cpP0juVYADd_XCyKXVBX6mczQw8x4yFWfYwi4_cCPHh-GdnK10Wls1pE50p2npqvevIof2tjuwm2HPmY1UIDLTp90kAp4QN-8I0gSvgVN2NFLB9WBhsS/w456-h608/IMG_0583.jpeg" width="456" /></a></div><p>The public can attend Rotary functions, though if interested in learning more about the current situation, you will have to pay 23 dollars in this instance, part of the admission for the luncheon event to hear the MLA's update for the local service club.</p><p>More notes related to the ongoing situation at Prince Rupert Hospital <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RotaryClubOfPrinceRupert/posts/pfbid02qSkyCtRmoD8MjyFwDTLjjtwZBv5UxVwWaSQ79eg2DzNbhV2a2k1MnnZUVYG9f4Ygl"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>can be reviewed through our archive page</b></span></a>.</p><p><br /></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877493408875483921.post-233697381033297812024-03-27T12:38:00.000-07:002024-03-27T12:43:03.954-07:00Federal Liberals pack some pension parachutes ... just in case <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdfArSP9RXDW-owRSR3v45se7bI5mF15fV1RtabvXPRUr5eKltksO3Lr7UHICMhuO_kQUzbFYqCxXezXhtpJfO1AQjt-c1W1tOXkxDMxz9pEq9Z2boE_WN7pMGuCVKtHnqTwmuNGOUMfuWI6ZbGugvC654D1SRrCgjDCWxlI-epfx8HQlgR6lX-9TKMpiW/s1848/IMG_0579.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1848" data-original-width="1427" height="487" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdfArSP9RXDW-owRSR3v45se7bI5mF15fV1RtabvXPRUr5eKltksO3Lr7UHICMhuO_kQUzbFYqCxXezXhtpJfO1AQjt-c1W1tOXkxDMxz9pEq9Z2boE_WN7pMGuCVKtHnqTwmuNGOUMfuWI6ZbGugvC654D1SRrCgjDCWxlI-epfx8HQlgR6lX-9TKMpiW/w376-h487/IMG_0579.jpeg" width="376" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><span style="color: red;"><b><i>When is a fixed election date, not a fixed date? </i></b></span><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><i>When it seems likely that more than a few Members of Parliament may not make it to the finish line to qualify for an MP's pension.</i></b></span><div><br /></div><div>The Federal Liberal government recently introduced a bill, C-65 to make a few changes when it comes to the 2025 election set for the fall next year. </div><div><br /></div><div>The details to the revised measures <a href="https://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/44-1/bill/C-65/first-reading"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>which were introduced last Wednesday can be reviewed here</b></span></a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Of the proposed changes to the Elections Act currently working their way through Parliament, one would expand the days for advance voting, with another to make for an easier process for mail-in ballots in the lead up to the current date of October 20th.</div><div><br /></div><div>One measure however is gaining some attention, that of the fixed election date that is in place.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: red;"><b><i>The Liberals don't seem inclined to keep that date, with the change to the Act also to move the date of the Election to October 27th, one week later.</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: red;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: red;"><b><i>That additional time will also allow more than 80 MP's to qualify for their Member of Parliament Pension plan, probably a relief for them we imagine, should the voters decide their time on Parliament Hill is done.</i></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYZOF4iRKPXSdTy9SzwvTkjqXmsJLa_wu-aHxYG3U6GR3EY6SPMNfa8crGTWdwA8oQb4YwoPL6rkM0f0zIxgwRQeOzlxfqp7qadjd1QEGjc9kWzlZB1pPFCBjjcEceLP7pqtH0sXXPRg2ZeN_g5-A2_mkPgzm4gDkeBwLNtZWMvr-0U0L19hm4Y8BQer55/s641/IMG_0581.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="629" data-original-width="641" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYZOF4iRKPXSdTy9SzwvTkjqXmsJLa_wu-aHxYG3U6GR3EY6SPMNfa8crGTWdwA8oQb4YwoPL6rkM0f0zIxgwRQeOzlxfqp7qadjd1QEGjc9kWzlZB1pPFCBjjcEceLP7pqtH0sXXPRg2ZeN_g5-A2_mkPgzm4gDkeBwLNtZWMvr-0U0L19hm4Y8BQer55/w200-h196/IMG_0581.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div>Among those set to qualify for the pension plan with that additional week will be <a href="https://taylorbachrach.ndp.ca"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Skeen-Bulkley Valley NDP MP Taylor Bachrach</b></span></a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>The <a href="https://twitter.com/VancouverSun/status/1772824520539218136?s=20"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Vancouver Sun listed the full number</b></span></a> of those MP's that would make it past the post with the new date. </div><div><br /></div><div>It features a collective that in addition to the MPs on the Government side of the House, also includes NDP and Bloc Quebecois members, as well as a significant number of Conservative moments </div><div><br /></div><div>Though, Considering <a href="https://338canada.com/federal.htm"><span style="color: red;"><b>the latest polling data</b></span></a> towards our rendezvous with democracy in 2025. </div><div><br /></div><div>The Conservative members may want to consider voting against the extension, as the current trends suggest that they will have no problems making it to the next Parliament where they would qualify for their pensions under the current time parameters.</div><div><br /></div><div>The same perhaps can't be said for the Liberals, NDP or Bloc members who may not find success when they hit the campaign trail in 2025.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWPbeINk82TG3QzCR2h5VT07hQhGLQm0h0gR36ETksnwZKReyZNtac08vEMR0AdpH9_-GSNEvZmXp72N3eRMP9ICbWgXERldzMxDHVt_k1mO1j9ySiJW0qi3Px1bYQireSf6Jbcbe3v0V61Ymogkloh4TZ11drmKftxov2zw3xWRoMRP4B0nq4Z8wBUy1P/s1425/IMG_0582.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="1425" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWPbeINk82TG3QzCR2h5VT07hQhGLQm0h0gR36ETksnwZKReyZNtac08vEMR0AdpH9_-GSNEvZmXp72N3eRMP9ICbWgXERldzMxDHVt_k1mO1j9ySiJW0qi3Px1bYQireSf6Jbcbe3v0V61Ymogkloh4TZ11drmKftxov2zw3xWRoMRP4B0nq4Z8wBUy1P/w400-h219/IMG_0582.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Should the Conservatives choose to vote against the change to the Fixed Election Date, the focus then would shift to the other parties and the perception of their Members packing a parachute for what may come for the fall of 2025.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGuLTj3AAxmuHxwy2VxmjiqXc1OdEpM8givmVy-_UAcA2BZQk6a64FMzYfkbYkfWVaAUsqjZiSTuLdxSjHwui1EHvCElBfgaU2yU2vNEtjJ1gNM_Oiy9sxJFwZ67QObF0b967p2ENbM11W8ueJ1gpWg62nmRR3ygYQJNRoEC5F-ux7axDFDx4ppBiQ-tQz/s1783/IMG_0580.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1783" data-original-width="1508" height="447" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGuLTj3AAxmuHxwy2VxmjiqXc1OdEpM8givmVy-_UAcA2BZQk6a64FMzYfkbYkfWVaAUsqjZiSTuLdxSjHwui1EHvCElBfgaU2yU2vNEtjJ1gNM_Oiy9sxJFwZ67QObF0b967p2ENbM11W8ueJ1gpWg62nmRR3ygYQJNRoEC5F-ux7axDFDx4ppBiQ-tQz/w379-h447/IMG_0580.jpeg" width="379" /></a></div><br /></div><div>The progress of Bill C-65 is at second reading at the moment, you can follow its progress and learn when it will be up for debate once again <a href="https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/44-1/c-65?view=details"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>through the House of Commons information page</b></span></a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>More notes from the House of Commons <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/01/from-house-of-commons-2024.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>can be reviewed here</b></span></a>.</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877493408875483921.post-49306677403434710802024-03-27T10:20:00.000-07:002024-03-27T10:20:59.329-07:00Council has praise for City Staff following Angus Apartments demolition<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjxOh2KDCTyx2ZNyYldbwHpWffHdGHqsTrBg3KqPchLYxvGP2kx79W_jka7qDwaQHAV9pC6X_GTI-IT6Yv-c4eV2JAfz9eMYnTanXn5COzgpdEXWAZ_xXflijTNbw7cqv0iCRUCHDd7VYUg2t4xLUQt5e6yVjVwp8eJf3qb8sCxEqURnkcPvIAx1wBwRAq/s4032/IMG_5802.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjxOh2KDCTyx2ZNyYldbwHpWffHdGHqsTrBg3KqPchLYxvGP2kx79W_jka7qDwaQHAV9pC6X_GTI-IT6Yv-c4eV2JAfz9eMYnTanXn5COzgpdEXWAZ_xXflijTNbw7cqv0iCRUCHDd7VYUg2t4xLUQt5e6yVjVwp8eJf3qb8sCxEqURnkcPvIAx1wBwRAq/w444-h333/IMG_5802.jpeg" width="444" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>The Rubble of the former Angus Apartments made for<br />a conversation topic for Monday's council session</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>The recent demolition of the Angus Apartments made for some kudos for staff from a pair of Prince Rupert City Council members at Monday's Council Session.</p><p>The long and challenging path for the City towards the eventual tear down of the fire damaged structure made for some comments at the tail end of the Monday session, with Councillor Terry Forster the first to offer her praise for the work of city staff on the issue.</p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><i>"I did want to actually thank staff ... the Angus Apartments that have come down. </i></b></span></p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><i>That is, that was a really great thing to see. </i></b></span></p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><i>I recognize that for many people in our community it was a long time coming. But I wanted to pass on, I've heard from a lot of people in the community gratitude that while it took a while, it's done.</i></b></span></p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><i>And to look forward to more work from our City Staff on getting more derelict buildings taken down"</i></b></span></p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwtZ_xTwBBpWwR4X8F5koR7guYIGYSzJyMWE8JhMwDvH4ZOcUhEWUSmGmiUmXpymC7MEC5Xueu5zF15EdL8Oe8P3TmXupwp_-58mcSCrlTlTUPYvAMkc-OqHYYDSxRMmKPyxauOUJampGKzcXf6S_QezupNYinPRLLzlVWj74N93AuZuMqSmHMUrWE6ekx/s2029/IMG_0576.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1137" data-original-width="2029" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwtZ_xTwBBpWwR4X8F5koR7guYIGYSzJyMWE8JhMwDvH4ZOcUhEWUSmGmiUmXpymC7MEC5Xueu5zF15EdL8Oe8P3TmXupwp_-58mcSCrlTlTUPYvAMkc-OqHYYDSxRMmKPyxauOUJampGKzcXf6S_QezupNYinPRLLzlVWj74N93AuZuMqSmHMUrWE6ekx/w488-h275/IMG_0576.jpeg" width="488" /></a></div><p>Councillor Wade Niesh also picked up on the demolition topic, observing of the issues that staff faced with the former landlord before effecting the tear down</p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><i>"I guess I'll chime in on the Angus Apartments, I'm glad to see that some of this stuff is coming down too. </i></b></span></p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><i>You know a lot of people say that it took a long time and it sure did, and I want people to understand that was not because of staff, that was because of a landlord that chose to drag his feet on many things.</i></b></span></p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><i>Even before that place burnt, he was known as one of the worst </i></b><b><i>landlords in provincial history, tenancy board actions against him.</i></b></span></p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><i>So you know, we've been trying for years even before it burnt to try and deal with that building and it was definitely one of the worst ones.</i></b></span></p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><i>And finally, you know, he left us the pleasure of gifting us a burnt building, that we ended up getting on the tax sale. So we get to deal with it now and that's the type of people that we have to deal with sometimes.</i></b></span></p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><i>It's great to see it down finally and I'm sure you're going to see lots more of this in the future. </i></b></span></p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><i>In the next couple of months there's going to be a lot more houses and buildings and we're kind of, its time to start, now that we can dedicate a little bit of resources to it, although were stretched on other things like infrastructure. At least now we're starting to crack down on making it not acceptable to have plywood on your windows and other things in our community ...</i></b></span></p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><i>It's actually kind of nice driving down Third Avenue now, it's looking a little bit better, we've still got a long way to go but it is getting better and I appreciate what the staff has done to facilitate </i></b><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><b><i>that"</i></b></span></span></p><p>City Manager Rob Buchan, who was participating in the meeting remotely from elsewhere, likely was relieved that the Councillor had wrapped up his dissertation on terrible landlords when he did; lest the City have to contact their legal team over any potential defence over concerning statements coming out of the Council session.</p><p>You can review both comments from the Council members through the City's Video archive, <span style="color: red;"><i>Ms. Forster at the one hour 20 minute mark, Mr. Niesh at one hour twenty three minutes</i></span>.</p><p> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KnzOzPSy4cM?si=IcJ11S7hshBauz5p" title="YouTube video player" width="525"></iframe><br /></p><p>A look back at some of the key moments of the Angus Apartment timeline can be reviewed below:</p><div>March 2024 -- <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/down-comes-angus-as-citys-remediation.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Down comes the Anus ... as City's remediation program moves along</b></span></a> <br />January 2024 -- <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/01/cost-concerns-notes-on-timeline-for.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Cost concerns, notes on timeline for Angus Apartments demolition process observed at Council Monday night</b></span></a> </div><div>December 2023 --<span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b> <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2023/12/council-has-praise-for-roses-clean-up.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Council has praise for Rose's Clean up; anticipation for same for Angus Apartments</span></a> </b></span></div><div>November 2023 -- <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2023/11/buildings-that-dont-come-down-as-third.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Buildings that Don't come Down ... as Third West, Second West nuisances remain standing</b></span></a> </div><div>October 2023 -- <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2023/10/work-towards-removal-of-roses-angus.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Work towards removal of Rose's, Angus Apartments on the horizon</b></span></a> <br />October 2023 -- <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/search?q=Angus+Apartments&updated-max=2023-10-12T11:25:00-07:00&max-results=20&start=26&by-date=true"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Still Standing... little progress to see from Remediation orders for two fire ravaged structures in Prince Rupert</b></span></a> <br />August 2023 -- <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2023/08/city-councils-twin-remedial-action.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>City Council's Twin Remedial Action orders for Roses' structure and the Anus Apartments to move forward</b></span></a> <br />March 2022 -- <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2022/03/prince-ruperts-bylaw-enforcement-blues.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Prince Rupert's Bylaw enforcement blues</b></span></a> <br />February 2022 -- <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2022/02/february-11th-next-date-of-note-towards.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>February 11th next date of note towards action on any Angus Apartment clean up</b></span></a><br />February 2022 -- <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2022/02/a-lost-2021-court-case-just-one-note.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>A 2021 Court case loss, just one note among list of woe from Angus Apartments</b></span></a> <br />December 2021 -- <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2021/12/angus-apartment-residents-now-seeking.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Angus Apartment residents now seeking new homes as building declared uninhabitable</b></span></a><br />December 2021 -- <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2021/12/prince-rupert-firerescue-rcmp-on-scene.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Prince Rupert Fire/Rescue, RCMP on scene of apartment fire near Five Corners</b></span></a> </div><p>More notes from the Monday Council Session can be reviewed from our <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/council-timeline-monday-march-25-2024.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Council Timeline</b></span></a>.</p><p>Other themes for discussion at Prince Rupert City Council <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/01/municipal-government-discussion.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>can be explored through our archive page</b></span></a>.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877493408875483921.post-85834544481721326152024-03-27T09:05:00.000-07:002024-03-27T09:05:28.399-07:00Letters Written, Conversations to Come: City Council shares its focus on the Hospital and health care concerns in Prince Rupert<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI7wBoCDH6pfDLWDj_ILulN4dgo5gT9EZRhewcrJDJzShzjgNsRXICPsAKSwEbNT_SdtZ_HiW3PDwWoHh-RdZkS0NNS8cd0XIemBT84ryK3DfQoOhuUgkG3da8dKoO4hrEIh7AnTlzqOialPqGkC9Z-axLnHgKUA-bJPFdT_ni6muWSBJRQaSCGK1b8DIh/s400/PRRH%20Emergency.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI7wBoCDH6pfDLWDj_ILulN4dgo5gT9EZRhewcrJDJzShzjgNsRXICPsAKSwEbNT_SdtZ_HiW3PDwWoHh-RdZkS0NNS8cd0XIemBT84ryK3DfQoOhuUgkG3da8dKoO4hrEIh7AnTlzqOialPqGkC9Z-axLnHgKUA-bJPFdT_ni6muWSBJRQaSCGK1b8DIh/w400-h300/PRRH%20Emergency.JPG" width="400" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><p>With a string of Emergency Room Closures having taken place since the last City Council session of earlier this month, it was no surprise that Heath Care made for one of the key discussion points for the City's Councillor on hand for Monday's session. </p><p>At the <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/mayor-herb-pond-to-take-community.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>March 11th Council session Mayor Herb Pond had declared that the Closures were an unacceptable situation</b></span></a> and had vowed to take the city's concerns to the offices of Health Minister Adrian Dix.</p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><i>"The closure brings an immediacy, it is very concerning, And as Council knows, we wrote a very strongly worded letter to just about anybody that is involved with health, saying under no circumstances can that facility close ... and it did.</i></b></span></p><p><span><b><i><span style="color: red;">So I have asked staff to put me in contact directly with the Minister of Health Adrian Dix and I will convey to him personally that every stop has to be pulled out" </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">-- Mayor Herb Pond speaking on Health care on March 11th</span></i></b></span></p><p>Mr. Pond was not in attendance at the March 25th session, so we don't know how successful he has been in impressing on the Minister of the urgency of the situation; though in a timely confluence of events for the week, <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/health-minister-adrain-dix-comes-to.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Mr. Dix was in town on Tuesday</b></span></a>. </p><p>The Minister making the trip down the Highway from his time in Terrace, for a first hand discussion with those at the hospital and at Northern Health.</p><p>Carrying the torch for Health Care in Prince Rupert on Monday night however were a few of those that were in attendance for the regular council session. </p><p>With the first to speak to the issue on the night Councillor Nick Adey who observed of the late addition to the Consent Agenda for the night, that of two letters the city had written to Northern Health officials related to the Emergency Room closures.</p><p>Mr. Adey noting of the strong wording of the letters and recommending that the public have a look at them.</p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><i>" I would just note that the late items, the letters that have been included as a late item, represent one of the rather limited array of things that a municipality can do about a problem that we're all concerned about. </i></b></span></p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><i>For those of you that take the time to read them, I think you will find that they are fairly strongly worded, coming from my perspective, I think they needed to be.</i></b></span></p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><i>So I do recommend that people have a look at those, if they get a chance and if they are interested"</i></b></span></p><p>While the Councillor might have had a copy of the letters to reference on the night, it's not clear how the rest of us may be able read them. </p><p>So far, the twin correspondences have not been attached to the <a href="https://www.princerupert.ca/media/1249"><span style="color: red;"><b>Agenda</b></span></a> for Monday night, nor have they been made public <a href="https://www.princerupert.ca/city-hall/news-notice-archive"><span style="color: red;"><b>on the city website</b></span></a>, or through the range of other <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CityofPR"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>information portals</b></span></a> that the city administers.</p><p>Mr. Adey returned to the Health care issues towards the end of the session, seeking some guidance on what measures had been taken towards additional measures during the ER closures.</p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><i>"Given that the ER has been closed, I'm just wondering if we have a sense of what extra precautionary measures have been taken to mitigate the risks that are created by the closure of the ER in terms of emergency service providers and so on."</i></b></span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfWRLMuz792UMECa-UC0quSXJytloXzuDZ8uhg0CptmmH5zQX9YCEtxay2VIXedxrMmTGamebkpf96efP6HriXrthn0QWlb3TFN477hitT7rWwMvrXyjH36CipCS5HYHOZyzInztLb54OETKKyYU3hd0s5beojtzEPM2kKOrV9346a3lnT9YLiOPD2F50T/s2015/IMG_0575.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1154" data-original-width="2015" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfWRLMuz792UMECa-UC0quSXJytloXzuDZ8uhg0CptmmH5zQX9YCEtxay2VIXedxrMmTGamebkpf96efP6HriXrthn0QWlb3TFN477hitT7rWwMvrXyjH36CipCS5HYHOZyzInztLb54OETKKyYU3hd0s5beojtzEPM2kKOrV9346a3lnT9YLiOPD2F50T/w485-h277/IMG_0575.jpeg" width="485" /></a></div><br /><p>City Manager Robert Buchan, who was participating in the session by remote connection on the night, directed that question over to the City's Corporate Administrator Rosa Miller.</p><p>Ms. Miller outlined some of the measures she was aware in recent days. </p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><i>"So, unfortunately when the Emergency Department is closed, my understanding is that additional assets are brought in with BC Ambulance. I believe last night there were, I want to say there was three additional crews, so that would probably be four all in, as well as a critical care paramedic available as well.</i></b></span></p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><i>So my understanding at least in the short term while these closures are happening, that that's what will be put in place in order to help residents.</i></b></span></p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><i>There is some additional information as well on the Northern Health Facebook page about when to call 911, when to look for a virtual physician, all sorts of things.</i></b></span></p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><i>You can also find those links on the City's Facebook page where we've shared information from Northern Health"</i></b></span></p><p>Mr. Adey also had praise for the city's work in relaying the notices from northern Health through the city's social media outreach.</p><p>Councillor Reid Skelton-Morven also shared some thoughts on the issue, observing of how the regional Indigenous Nations rely on the Prince Rupert Hospital and the Emergency Room.</p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><i>"I know that it's critically important that we alleviate this issue not only for Prince Rupert but just for our region as a whole as a designated Regional Hospital"</i></b></span></p><p>Councillor Wade Niesh observed of all the measures that will be needed to be used to address the concerns.</p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><i>"Obviously we want to see as much pressure from every which way we can to try and resolve this situation because it's a terrible situation for our community to be in, especially a community with a lot of industrial partners and we need to be able to look after their employees if there's an accident.</i></b></span></p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><i>You know ... this is the top priority for the community right now in my eyes, we do need drinking water but this is very important and hopefully these letters that we've sent today and you know other conversations to he had in next time will make it hopefully to come to a resolution"</i></b></span></p><p>Councillor Barry Cunningham spoke to the theme of the departure of local physicians and how that has impacted on the Emergency Room at the Hospital.</p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><i>"Not only are the villages and that getting more and more dependant on places like that, but a lot of people in town that no longer have doctors have to go there for different things, that normally didn't have to go there.</i></b></span></p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><i>So now that they don't have a doctor, they're going to be going there more and more. So it's crucial, there's ... all of a sudden the vulnerability is rising up in the community.</i></b></span></p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><i>To the point where you know, a lot of people whether their executive of a company, middle class worker, vulnerable person on the street or somebody in a village that has to travel hours to get here with no doctor are now be going to that ER.</i></b></span></p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><i>So it's going to be used more and more until we solve this problem and the ER is front and centre on it, but getting family doctors is also important.</i></b></span></p><p>Mr. Cunningham also noted of his concerns related to the bureaucracy of Northern health over the assets of health care workers in communities across the region.</p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><i>"And you know, I've asked before and I'll say it again, I'd like to know the ratio of desks to beds in Northern Health. Because you go to Prince George and there's desks everywhere and you go to a local hospital and there's fewer and fewer beds all the time</i></b></span></p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><i>So I really think the priorities have to be reversed a bit. I don't know how Northern Health is going to solve but it but I think it's going to have to go higher than Northern Health"</i></b></span></p><p>To add to the urgency towards their efforts and following their commentaries, there have been two more Emergency Room Closures announced since the Councillors left City Hall on Monday evening.</p><p>The most recent one <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/prince-ruperts-er-at-prrh-to-be-closed.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>taking place today, with the ER closed from 8AM to 4PM</b></span></a></p><p>You can review their discussion of Monday from the City's Video archive <span style="color: red;"><b><i>starting at the one hour, eleven minute mark and again at one hour, sixteen minutes.</i></b></span></p><p> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KnzOzPSy4cM?si=TZyiezbs5BRLMOsB" title="YouTube video player" width="525"></iframe><br /></p><p>More notes on Monday's Council session can be reviewed from our <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/council-timeline-monday-march-25-2024.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Council Timelines feature</b></span></a>.</p><p>A look back at the last two weeks of ER closures in Prince Rupert is available <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/01/health-archives-prince-rupert-regional.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>through our archive page</b></span></a>.</p></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877493408875483921.post-55831147131286840152024-03-27T09:01:00.000-07:002024-03-27T09:01:13.492-07:00Council Timeline: Monday, March 25, 2024<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcv3alLiMRD_gMuL2DXb6KGx-ughOn51Jrfu2n9iLmzp9AiGQ6szVqyYuVodFRE9PoCJouiUhi8H8UoFfWpcVvV8nnXgNZoV8ILkri4MlBfp0tA-JTDgnz4dKvI_IhchSOqS_h4DCwIRkV_jw0h7bgBhmJOdhE2PL-rt6O4YINpmBPlt_UfkqK9qnjNnXf/s2037/IMG_0573.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1141" data-original-width="2037" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcv3alLiMRD_gMuL2DXb6KGx-ughOn51Jrfu2n9iLmzp9AiGQ6szVqyYuVodFRE9PoCJouiUhi8H8UoFfWpcVvV8nnXgNZoV8ILkri4MlBfp0tA-JTDgnz4dKvI_IhchSOqS_h4DCwIRkV_jw0h7bgBhmJOdhE2PL-rt6O4YINpmBPlt_UfkqK9qnjNnXf/w442-h249/IMG_0573.jpeg" width="442" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><p>Monday's Council session saw a reduced collective in the Chamber on the night, with Mayor Herb Pond away for the session and the City Manager Robert Buchan participating by video connection.</p><p>With Councillor Wade Niesh serving as the chair for the session, most of the night was taken up with three presentations as part of the Committee of the Whole. That session featured representatives from AltaGas, the Rural Health Network and a delegation from the Wayne Place Seniors residences all speaking to Council on the night.</p><p>The <a href="https://www.princerupert.ca/media/1248"><span style="color: red;"><b>Committee of the Whole Agenda is available to review here</b></span></a>.</p><p>The agenda for the Regular Session for the night had few items to be dealt with, of note from their work, was the Consent agenda, with a late addition of a letter to Northern Health officials and a variety of reports, included on the night was a proposal for a bandshell project for Mariner's Park from Prince Rupert Rotary.</p><p>The <a href="https://www.princerupert.ca/media/1249"><span style="color: red;"><b>Agenda for the Regular Council Session can be reviewed here</b></span></a>. </p><p>Council members had also participated in a Closed Session earlier in the evening, the details towards why it was closed to the public <a href="https://www.princerupert.ca/media/1250"><span style="color: red;"><b>can be reviewed here</b></span></a>. </p><p>Of the one hour and twenty five minutes for the session, the Presentations of the Committee of the Whole accounted for one hour and ten minutes of the night; the Regular Agenda was dispatched with in fifteen.</p><p>Further information from our overview and placement in the video archives can be found below; with the permanent record of the Council minutes added as they are posted to the city website.</p><p><b style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29); color: #38761d;">********************************************************************</b></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>In attendance: Monday, March 25, 2024</b></span></p><p>Mayor Herb Pond -- <b style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29);"><span style="color: red;">Absent</span></b><br />Councillor Nick Adey -- <span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Present</b></span> <br />Councillor Barry Cunningham -- <span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Present</b></span><br />Councillor Teri Forster -- <span style="color: #38761d;"><b> </b></span><b style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29); color: #38761d;">Present</b><br />Councillor Reid Skelton-Morven -- <span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Present</b></span><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29);"><br /></span></span></b>Councillor Wade Niesh -- <b style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29); color: #38761d;">Present (</b><span style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29);"><span style="color: red;"><i>served as Chair</i></span></span><b style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29); color: #38761d;">)</b><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29);"><br /></span></span></b>Councillor Gurvinder Randhawa -- <span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Present</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Video Archive for </b></span><b style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254); color: #2b00fe;">Monday, March 25, 2024</b> </p><p> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1hwGBUWhf0o?si=LfAHEOdykScxlcP8" title="YouTube video player" width="525"></iframe></p><p><b style="color: red;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29); color: #38761d;">***********************************************************************</b></b></p><p><b><b style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29);"><b style="color: red;">CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE </b></b></b></p><p><span><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">( </span><span style="color: red;">0:00- 1:45</span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">) Approval of Agenda </span></b></span>-- With Mayor Herb Pond not in attendance for the night, Councillor Wade Neish served as the Chair, to open the Committee of the Whole he reviewed the Agenda for thesession and then sought approval of Council towards it. </p><p><b style="color: red;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29); color: #38761d;"></b></b></p><p><span style="color: red;"><b>PRESENTATIONS </b></span></p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">( </span><span style="color: red;">1:45 -- 41:00</span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">) Presentation from ALTAGAS</span></b></p><p>The delegation from AltaGas provided for an update on their plans for development of the Ridley Island Energy Export Facility. They provided a review of some of the past five years of history of AltaGas in Prince Rupert through their RIPET facility at Ridley Island and the importance of their Prince Rupert operations to their corporate interests.</p><p>As part of the overview they focused on the training provided through Coast Mountain College in the northwest, as well as their commitment to hiring locally and within the Indigenous community.</p><p>They also highlighted the Rail Safety program that they have in place with fire fighters across the region, as well as their community investment in the Prince Rupert/Port Edward area.</p><p>Looking to their next project, an update was delivered to Council on the progress, the bulk of the presentation focused on the joint venture with VOPAK in RIEEF, the Ridley Island Energy Export Facility.</p><p>The Presentation outlined that while they have not yet made a Final Investment Decision for that terminal project, the plans have been in place over the last three years, with the expectation that they will make that decision in the second quarter of this year.</p><p>A review of the design of the proposed terminal and the regulatory licensing, Indigenous engagement and site preparation made for much of the overview. They also provided a look at some of their outreach with Coast Mountain College towards training.</p><p>Towards questions, Councillor Adey led off the discussion, first noting of the changes that have taken place on Ridley Island from what residents may have remembered from the past when it was previously accessible by the public.</p><p>His questions were related to the Wetlands Compensation Function plan, it was noted by the Alta Gas reps that the discussion of the program was currently underway with area Indigenous communities.</p><p>The councillor's Second question was towards the FID, Mr. Adey asking what the plan would be if they decide not to move forward. The AltaGas reps outlined how they are still looking at ways to manage costs and how they will develop it in phases, expressing confidence towards that decision.</p><p>Councillor Teri Forster asked for more background on the waste wood burning that is taking place, it was outlined how the trees that could go to market did, with the remainder the material they being disposed of through a burn operation.</p><p>The Councillors second question was related to response to any emergencies at the facility, in reply the AltaGas Emergency Response plan was outlined, as was the relationship that they have with local agencies.</p><p>Councillor Randhawa's contribution to the conversation was to seek out a timeline for development and to ask towards the construction process, what kind of workforce would be assembled.</p><p>The timeline element was noted as still something in motion towards determining, with a target of late 2026-27 for in service operations. As for the construction it would be a phased approach, with some of the large elements to be constructed offsite from the community and brought to the site. </p><p>For assembly over time it would feature a load level execution with lower levels of workers on site, with AltaGas looking to work with the local community. At peak it's anticipated that 250 people could be working the site, with 50 to 60 percent of them local.</p><p>Councillor Cunningham returned to the themes of Emergency services, asking about the nature of their in house emergency response.</p><p>He then observed of both the Prince Rupert and Port Edward Fire Departments and how they don't have the specialized training and the burden it would put on the local taxpayers and stretch their resources even more.</p><p>To that he asked if AltaGas would be contributing to the local Fire Departments to reduce those burdens.</p><p>He also observed of the volume of workers and asked if they planned for a work camp for their workers and where it was going to be, noting of the housing situation in Prince Rupert.</p><p>Towards the workforce question, the AltaGas reps noted of the existing camp at Watson Island which they would use, as well as plans to expand that camp footprint. They also observed of the medical services that they plant provide for those camp residents to reduce any impact on local hospital services in Prince Rupert.</p><p>A question on the volume of trains required to serve the site, provided a response of roughly 75 train cars per day of LPG for the first phase, expanding up to 90 additional cars for each of the additional commodities should they come on line.</p><p>Mr Cunningham noted of the city's concerns over the growing need for travel to Terrace for hospital purposes and how the increase in trains would increase wait times at the level crossing between Prince Rupert and Terrace.</p><p>The Councillor also observed as to how the city will be the service centre and how the terminal will bring impacts and challenges to policing and other services in the community.</p><p>In reply the AltaGas reps outlined of some of their internal programs for consultation with the community towards those issues. They also highlighted how they are tax payers to the community and how that property tax payment goes to those initiatives.</p><p>To close his commentary, Mr. Cunningham praised the working relationship with AltaGas in the last few years, noting how he was raising the issues that make for local concerns.</p><p>Councillor Niesh outlined how he was hopeful for a Final Investment Decision and thanked AltaGas for their contributions through taxes paid to the community.</p><p> <b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">( </span><span style="color: red;">41:00 -- 1: 06:00 </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">) Presentation from RURAL HEATLH NETWORK </span></b></p><p>The focus for the second presentation was a recruiting drive to have Prince Rupert join the Rural Health Network to advocate for better health care services in their community.</p><p>A portion of the presentation from Paul Sullivan was plagued by technical issues, what was available outlined the scope of the program, tracing its beginnings back to 2017.</p><p>The organization has been raising concerns about the state of the health care crisis in the rural areas of the province since that time and outlined the benefits that Prince Rupert could find by joining in with the other communities that make up the Network.</p><p>Towards questions Councillor Forster asked how communities could contact them towards more on their work in rural communities.</p><p>She also asked if Jennifer Rice, who is Parliamentary Secretary for Rural health was involved with engagement with the organization, as well as to their engagement with health care professionals.</p><p>Mr. Sullivan observed that they are engaged with both Ms. Rice and the other political leaders in the province, as well as to explain towards their communication work with front line health care professionals.</p><p>For Councillor Nick Adey, the focus for his questions was to note of their website and how it provides a good volume of material for the community. He then asked towards their pitch to have Prince Rupert join the Rural Health Network, noting how MLA Rice has advocated for it.</p><p>Mr. Adey asked what would change in how to address the concerns for Prince Rupert should they decide to join.</p><p>To that, Mr. Sullivan noted of the still developing footprint of the Northern membership, highlighting how each area provides background that goes towards their research and advocacy to Health officials and government. </p><p>The Corporate Administrator joined the discussion to note that while the technical difficulties impacted on the council members, the audience at home was able to hear the presentation fine.</p><p>Councillor Niesh asked about local recruitment in the north, the response noted how with a focus on urban recruitment for education in medicine, many of those graduates return to the large communities.</p><p>He noted that the Rural Health Network has long been advocating for a more decentralized approach towards both education and medical practice and services in the rural areas.</p><p>Councillor Cunningham noted of the biggest problem coming through of education and outlined how other areas of the country ensure that the needs of rural areas are addressed.</p><p>He also noted of some of the inequalities found in the health care system, which are impacting on rural communities.</p><p>To bring the presentation to a close, Mr. Sullivan observed of some of the challenges in place that have been impacting rural areas for decades, he made one more pitch for Prince Rupert to join the Network observing of the entry cost of 50 dollars, which he noted was a small cost to add Prince Rupert's voice to the network.</p><p><b><b><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">( </span><span style="color: red;">1:06:00 -- 1:10:30 </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">) Presentation from Residents of Wayne Place Seniors Residences</span></b></b></b></p><p>Bruce Rempel spoke on behalf of the residents of the Senior's residences that are adjacent to the Rupert quare Mall, highlighting a topic that has come before Council before, that of the noise related to truck traffic in the area in the late evenings and in the overnight period.</p><p>In addition to Mr. Rempel's commentary, a tenant of the residences spoke to the reduced quality of life that they have in their homes. </p><p>That due to the excessive noise and fumes from the trucks that is found in the area through the night and in the early morning hours.</p><p>As part of the presentation a petition was handed over to Corporate Administrator Rosa Miller.</p><p>Council members had no questions or comments related to the Committee of the Whole, with Council then adjourning to the Regular Session.</p><p><b style="color: red;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29); color: #38761d;">***********************************************************************</b></b></p><p><b style="color: red;">REGULAR SESSION OF CITY COUNCIL</b></p><p><span><span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Introduction of Late Items</b></span></span></span></p><p><span><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">( </span><span style="color: red;"> </span></b></span><b><b><b><span style="color: red;">1:10:30 </span></b></b></b><span><b><span style="color: red;">- 1:11:00</span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">) Approval of Agenda </span></b></span>-- Mr. Niesh reviewed the Agenda of the March 25th Regular Council session and then sought approval of Council towards it. </p><p>He noted of one addition to the Consent Agenda, that of correspondences from the City related to the Health care situation at Prince Rupert Regional Hospital.</p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">( </span><span style="color: red;">1:11:00 -- 1:11:30 </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">) </span></b><b>Public Comments regarding Agenda items</b></span> -- No members of the public took the opportunity to speak to any topics.</p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">( </span><span style="color: red;">1:11:30 -- 1:12:30</span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">) </span></b><b>Consent Agenda</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Building Department Activity Report for February 2024 <span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">(</span><span style="color: red;">see pages 7-8 </span></span></span></span><span style="color: red;">of Agenda</span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">)<br /></span>Request for Support Application to he Local Government Development Approvals Process Fund <span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">(</span><span style="color: red;">see pages 9-10 </span></span></span></span><span style="color: red;">of Agenda</span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">)<br />Monthly Fire/Rescue Report February 2024 </span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254); color: #2b00fe;"> </span><span style="color: black;"><span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">(</span><span style="color: red;">see pages 11-12 </span></span></span></span><span style="color: red;">of Agenda</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254); color: #2b00fe;">)<br />Minutes of the Accessibility Committee of January 16, 2024 </span><span style="color: black;"><span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">(</span><span style="color: red;">see pages 13-18 </span></span></span></span><span style="color: red;">of Agenda</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254); color: #2b00fe;">)</span></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254); color: #2b00fe;">Correspondences:</span></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254); color: #2b00fe;">Prince Rupert Children's Festival - Certificate of Appreciation </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">(</span><span><span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="color: red;">see page 19 </span></span></span></span><span style="color: red;">of Agenda</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254); color: #2b00fe;">)</span></p><p>The only comment that was heard from the Consent Agenda was that from Councillor Adey who noted of the late items and the rather limited areas where the city can engage on the issue of Health care.</p><p>He recommended that the public should review them, observing how they were strongly worded coming from his perspective something that it should have been.</p><p>As the letters were a late addition to the Agenda, they have yet to be posted to the Agenda for the March 25th Council session, nor do they appear on any of the city's information streams.</p><p>Council then provided approval for the Consent Agenda </p><p><b style="color: #2b00fe;">Reports</b></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Staff Reports</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">( </span><span style="color: red;">1:12:30 -- 1:15:00</span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">) </span></b></span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Report from Rotary Club or Prince Rupert Re: Bandshell Proposal - Pacific Mariner's Memorial Park </span><span style="color: black;"><span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">(</span><span style="color: red;">see pages 20-21 </span></span></span></span><span style="color: red;">of Agenda</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254); color: #2b00fe;">)</span></p><p>Towards discussion Councillor Cunningham called on the past experiences of Councillor Adey as a musician to speak of some of the challenges that site location may provide, noting of a comment from the consultation on exposure to rain.</p><p>He asked Councillor Adey for his thoughts on the positioning of the bandshell, to that theme he observed of the increased challenges that outdoor weather can provide for.</p><p>Adding that a consideration towards design might help to reduce some of that as well.</p><p>Councillor Niesh observed how that could be mentioned to the Rotarians.</p><p><b style="color: #2b00fe;">Business Arising</b></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">( </span><span style="color: red;">1:15:00 -- 1:25:00 </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">) </span></b><b>Council Round Table </b></span></p><div>Towards discussion Councillor Adey led off the contestation for the evening. </div><div><br /></div><div>His first was a note of appreciation for the local group that cleaned up the Moresby Park Trail area over the weekend. He also noted of some solo efforts in the community</div><div><br /></div><div>His second topic was to speak to the Emergency Room Closure issues, speaking first to the impact on the BC Ambulance service and to mitigate the risks of the ER closure.</div><div><br /></div><div>The City manager directed the comment to the Corporate Administrator.</div><div><br /></div><div>From her overview, Ms. Miller outlined that when the Emergency Room is closed additional assets are brought into the community by BC Ambulance, observing that at the most recent overnight closure that three additional crews were in town, making for four crews and a critical care paramedic.</div><div><br /></div><div>She also noted that additional guidance is available on the Northern Health social media stream and the city's own social media stream.</div><div><br /></div><div>Councillor Adey offered his praise for the city's initiative to relay that information.</div><div><br /></div><div>Councillor Skelton-Morven spoke of the importance of Prince Rupert Regional Hospital for the local First Nations communities and how the closures are a concerning issue for those communities as well.</div><div><br /></div><div>He added of the importance for the communities to alleviate the issue.</div><div><br /></div><div>Councillor Niesh pointed to the previous presentation on Rural Health and added that there is a need to bring pressure to the government towards the issues of health care, noting of the strong industrial presence in the community and how it was a top priority for the community.</div><div><br /></div><div>He outlined how the letters that the City has forwarded and discussions that the city will have in the future will resolve the issues.</div><div><br /></div><div>Councillor Forster spoke to the theme of the recent demolition of the Angus Apartments and how for many in the community it was a long time coming and relayed some of the gratitude that she heard from the public that it had taken place.</div><div><br /></div><div>Councillor Cunningham returned to the Moresby Park clean up to pay attribute to the work of organizer Chantal Meggison, who has been in the. lead in the community towards community clean ups.</div><div><br /></div><div>On the Health Care situation in the area, the Councillor noted how the ER has now become a doctor's office owing to the recent departures and how the facility is crucial to the community, noting of the vulnerability that is here at the moment.</div><div><br /></div><div>He observed how its going to be used more and more, the also wondered as to the ratio of desks to Bed for Northern Health in Prince Rupert and how there is a need to reverse those priorities.</div><div><br /></div><div>Councillor Niesh had a few thoughts on the Angus Apartments demolition, noting how the delays to that demolition were not the result of staff, but more related towards the actions of the former landlord, recounting some of the many challenges that he had provided for the city on that file.</div><div><br /></div><div>He shared his enthusiasm towards its demolition and observed that more buildings and houses in the community will see similar action in the months ahead. He also noted how from the recent work downtown, it's more enjoyable to drive down Third Avenue these days.</div><div><br /></div><div>And from that final thought, the Council session was adjourned.</div><div><br /></div><div>You can <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/city-council-session-monday-march-25.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>access our Council Archive for the March 25th session here</b></span></a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>From that a number of items related to the Monday session can be reviewed.<br /><p>As always, our Council Timeline is only a reflection of our observations from the Council session of the night. Be sure to consult with the official minutes from the City, when posted to their website for further review.</p><p><span style="color: red;"><span><b>The next City Council Session is scheduled for Monday, April 8</b></span></span><span style="color: red;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><b>, 2024.</b></span></span></p><p><b style="color: red;">That session starts at 7 PM.</b></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877493408875483921.post-3521791656940700302024-03-26T20:37:00.000-07:002024-03-26T20:41:39.565-07:00Prince Rupert's ER at PRRH to be Closed Wednesday from 8AM to 4PM<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioHP5SwpdgUfTpj5V2WwyD-yIF1iqFhjYaCMA-NJuIywJ7dd_3Hs3pXHyqTvwLimy97K36eQtvpIgddfIfag4Z7Chux18KoerV7s9zrDFBlms-5nm5WL4BEdyTBwH5XXi6_Q5aos_jf-bQ8jQNCIMU_grFn03iLxzy25-O_eCOQUsLJm-ygdz1W2GKhOQF/s1204/IMG_0572.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1187" data-original-width="1204" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioHP5SwpdgUfTpj5V2WwyD-yIF1iqFhjYaCMA-NJuIywJ7dd_3Hs3pXHyqTvwLimy97K36eQtvpIgddfIfag4Z7Chux18KoerV7s9zrDFBlms-5nm5WL4BEdyTBwH5XXi6_Q5aos_jf-bQ8jQNCIMU_grFn03iLxzy25-O_eCOQUsLJm-ygdz1W2GKhOQF/w400-h394/IMG_0572.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Another day to add to the calendar for suspension of services at the Prince Rupert Regional Hospital Emergency Room, with Northern Health relaying word of the Wednesday daytime closure at mid evening Tuesday <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1356981987843115/?hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen&multi_permalinks=2484241185117184"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>by way of their social media stream</b></span></a>.</p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><i>The Wednesday Closure will see the Emergency Room closed from 8 AM to 4PM</i></b></span></p><p>As has been the case since March 15th and the previous eight such closures, <span style="color: red;"><b><i>an inability to secure physician services for the Emergency Room</i></b></span> is the reason stated.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv2sKfBimSt-4o-XyjU7sPn5xu2bN6eFCi-Ehpq0wKnH8TWDJEkqo7mSzRjS_keTXDBn-2wWWBVP0IBD43_ZxWxhuP4GEbLMVrAnVAuRlgC271IcJiFpBFZDQP1TBLiYqycGa4vPxPsWAhyphenhyphenh5PYROrbGG8qfo59TKRQYvjF6DWDEOBn4iKoF02FFzk19VV/s1208/IMG_0571.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="839" data-original-width="1208" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv2sKfBimSt-4o-XyjU7sPn5xu2bN6eFCi-Ehpq0wKnH8TWDJEkqo7mSzRjS_keTXDBn-2wWWBVP0IBD43_ZxWxhuP4GEbLMVrAnVAuRlgC271IcJiFpBFZDQP1TBLiYqycGa4vPxPsWAhyphenhyphenh5PYROrbGG8qfo59TKRQYvjF6DWDEOBn4iKoF02FFzk19VV/w475-h330/IMG_0571.jpeg" width="475" /></a></div><p>The latest closure <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/health-minister-adrain-dix-comes-to.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>comes following a visit to Prince Rupert on Tuesday by Health Minister Adrian Dix</b></span></a>, in a social media post, MLA Jennifer Rice observed of the Ministers day of discussion with health providers and health authority officials.</p><p>Ms. Rice's social media message did not state as to whether the Health Minister was extending his stay in the city through Wednesday.</p><p>More background on the near two week stretch of ER closures <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/01/health-archives-prince-rupert-regional.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>can be reviewed from our archive page</b></span></a>. </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877493408875483921.post-6088833998611672952024-03-26T16:24:00.000-07:002024-03-26T23:57:00.671-07:00Health Minister Adrian Dix comes to Prince Rupert to explore Hospital issues<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivcDMpLPNuXrGXZKEMG93pzCs6zbH9XnCOJPpMbGnrE5q_2RUjW4AIB6dElHHCPtoCL7My9-HBOoJs7_BQt_VoLgNg1rqlseBBLQqM9GkTbNsUJg6dlfi72mFlrHEiN_80XYRdK4zS8Z7o9V3uwyJ_4DqCscO6kzR4_UvSJbwWaKeVlnkTA7Xux-HxKH4W/s1195/IMG_0570.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="892" data-original-width="1195" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivcDMpLPNuXrGXZKEMG93pzCs6zbH9XnCOJPpMbGnrE5q_2RUjW4AIB6dElHHCPtoCL7My9-HBOoJs7_BQt_VoLgNg1rqlseBBLQqM9GkTbNsUJg6dlfi72mFlrHEiN_80XYRdK4zS8Z7o9V3uwyJ_4DqCscO6kzR4_UvSJbwWaKeVlnkTA7Xux-HxKH4W/w418-h312/IMG_0570.jpeg" width="418" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Health Minister Adrian Dix and MLA Jennifer Rice at<br />Prince Rupert Regional Hospital today</b></span><br />(<span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>from MLA's FB page</i></b></span>)</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Prince Rumour mill had Adrian Dix sightings going all day long and by late afternoon Tuesday, an official sighting was finally confirmed; that by North Coast MLA Jennifer Rice, who highlighted the Minister of Health's visit to the community.</p><p>In her social media post, which included the photo opportunity noted atop the page, Ms. Rice outlined some of the focus for Minister Dix's time in Prince Rupert.</p><p>Though her social media outreach provided for few details as to the nature of those conversations, or if anything coming out of them would alleviate the current string of ER Closures.</p><p>The missive from the MLA advising that more information for the community was to come in the days ahead.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA1N8h440B6i6xrZiRBFxGSpjvIID8DkLJxoYYA97ZZz4zM2kVhpKo47Sj3ucJzjWNYzeRnlkAS4_6_RIKutcaOeWTv2hqPHkr9HuJmmJ4sOcTd63F7b4Nc7jEp_7SRghzVqDEj1llb3bxXJ-xlO_cbqGvhLF_hCSOqTQSKf2DLLoRKTsoisZdobpeK_ik/s1186/IMG_0569.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="488" data-original-width="1186" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA1N8h440B6i6xrZiRBFxGSpjvIID8DkLJxoYYA97ZZz4zM2kVhpKo47Sj3ucJzjWNYzeRnlkAS4_6_RIKutcaOeWTv2hqPHkr9HuJmmJ4sOcTd63F7b4Nc7jEp_7SRghzVqDEj1llb3bxXJ-xlO_cbqGvhLF_hCSOqTQSKf2DLLoRKTsoisZdobpeK_ik/w488-h201/IMG_0569.jpeg" width="488" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>You can <a href="https://www.facebook.com/JenniferRiceBC/posts/pfbid025kkqzPK6qMXvKJytaQZVE2KUYBZNtDsuhXza1bVx5pHDwtUkjrW8SjnDixtcGSw3l"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>review her social media notes and the community feedback to them here</b></span></a>. </div><div><br /></div>Since Friday, March 15th the Prince Rupert Regional Hospital Emergency Room<span style="color: red;"><b><i> has been closed overnight to the public for seven of twelve nights</i></b></span> through to last evening.<div><br /></div><div>A look back at those closers <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/01/health-archives-prince-rupert-regional.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>can be reviewed here</b></span></a>.<br /><p></p><div><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877493408875483921.post-88762269837602522452024-03-26T12:03:00.000-07:002024-03-26T23:57:12.419-07:00As March comes to a close, so too is the deadline to pay your City of Prince Rupert utility taxes <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRZI6NCL5bNo4IWzsmq1WWxwrIhL0L8FJ5HmGWVZoPwUm3m_TEjaK8Y7L7HtN_RByBmfwfyKPEtXx1bL2xPJH0OVepYfcjfDSuuZX84yyL3ic_BYiZPjqmRF4k_lPSpZkexeMeCy0CGUdtgylbQfHkuNa64Jq-Cp1NMUf54n5vZOvPrCkKuOh4I8lvYTIj/s400/IMG_5161.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRZI6NCL5bNo4IWzsmq1WWxwrIhL0L8FJ5HmGWVZoPwUm3m_TEjaK8Y7L7HtN_RByBmfwfyKPEtXx1bL2xPJH0OVepYfcjfDSuuZX84yyL3ic_BYiZPjqmRF4k_lPSpZkexeMeCy0CGUdtgylbQfHkuNa64Jq-Cp1NMUf54n5vZOvPrCkKuOh4I8lvYTIj/w400-h300/IMG_5161.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Those that have yet to pay their utility fees to the City of Prince Rupert have but a few days left to get the cash to the civic treasury.</p><p>The <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/02/2024-municipal-tax-call-is-underway-as.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>utility bills began to arrive across the city in mid February</b></span></a>, this year's bills <span style="color: #38761d;"><b><i>host an increase of thirty dollars</i></b></span> compared to a year ago.</p><p>The<span style="color: red;"><b> Deadline for payment of the water, garbage and sewer fees for 2024 is this Thursday</b></span> and as the city notes today, that may mean that the online option is no longer feasible for residents to make use of.</p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><i> At this point it MAY be too late to pay for your utility bills online as the payment can sometimes take 3-4 days to process. </i></b></span></p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><i>If you want to be sure to get the discount, please come to the front desk or drop a cheque in the City's mailslot by 4:30 pm on Thursday. </i></b></span></p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><i>A note that credit card payments are not accepted. </i></b></span><br /></p><p>The City has provided some additional background towards the payment deadline through their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CityofPR/posts/pfbid021JFoTSDTYhkFuu3cPtUx8jU2YAMGYDGj5ZvtMvnhg5nGGsrKeLJPbVryFLRzyrsxl"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Social Media stream</b></span></a> today.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpArZJKaHXZD8Fk5yhj6FzDZcv9vPsr48n0lFHu5FOZSGsGMP2hG5PN8uYcvk5QsnzdvuOHNtbGj2Z4OuI_EZDnwYzo2yz2JlQWpCO3E8Xrr686_V7aLumOSTMqq92mInhb_PcaQ_eCf9b9g1FGzW5i0SaItVLXa4tH9j_AluXl-g8r9bKRSSA1BvfzKWr/s1235/IMG_0568.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1235" data-original-width="1185" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpArZJKaHXZD8Fk5yhj6FzDZcv9vPsr48n0lFHu5FOZSGsGMP2hG5PN8uYcvk5QsnzdvuOHNtbGj2Z4OuI_EZDnwYzo2yz2JlQWpCO3E8Xrr686_V7aLumOSTMqq92mInhb_PcaQ_eCf9b9g1FGzW5i0SaItVLXa4tH9j_AluXl-g8r9bKRSSA1BvfzKWr/w407-h424/IMG_0568.jpeg" width="407" /></a></div><br />Once the Utility tax deadline passes, the city's attention will turn to July and the collection of Property taxes from residents and businesses in the community.<div><br /></div><div>Last fall <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2023/11/familiar-commentaries-from-veteran.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>the city set an increase of 7.7 percent for property taxes</b></span></a> for 2024.<br /><p></p><p>More notes on the City's Taxation themes is available <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2024-01-01T02:39:00-08:00&max-results=7"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>through our archive page</b></span></a> .</p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877493408875483921.post-55055831639012108252024-03-26T10:32:00.000-07:002024-03-26T10:33:03.041-07:00Additional sites and Expanded services ahead for Lakesle Lake Park campground<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQoeN0olck6zH2lRrL9ob0PbkiZkh0PVgw_cW7xOqoh3OfCx0lsyMv8aX2GjloPD4eO4RE_w7CIAsqN9JkXPFqBdiw4Zj4y7JzbQz3Bz9KO2vE0e94sz1A8-1HuPDS7HOAPfrIly88hWrdnMSZwTPgtzohsVt-Npm4hzXN0wJbaN9UAyHfVxksFc6IVc17/s1086/IMG_0567.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="1086" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQoeN0olck6zH2lRrL9ob0PbkiZkh0PVgw_cW7xOqoh3OfCx0lsyMv8aX2GjloPD4eO4RE_w7CIAsqN9JkXPFqBdiw4Zj4y7JzbQz3Bz9KO2vE0e94sz1A8-1HuPDS7HOAPfrIly88hWrdnMSZwTPgtzohsVt-Npm4hzXN0wJbaN9UAyHfVxksFc6IVc17/w415-h223/IMG_0567.jpeg" width="415" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><b>The Province of BC has invested near 1.8 million for new<br />spaces and services at Furlong Bay south of Terrace</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>More residents of the Northwest and beyond will have an opportunity to explore the natural beauty of Lakelse Lake Park, that as the province announces some additions for the popular campground south of Terrace.</p><p>The background to the upcoming additions to the site were outlined today by the province, the work part of an investment of approximately $1.8 million</p><p>Among some of the features that will be found when the camping season opens.</p><p><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Eight new campsites and new electrical hookups at 41 campsites. In addition, aging water lines and outdoor taps that provide campers with potable water are also being replaced. </b></span></p><p><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>The eight new campsites at Furlong Bay Campground will also have accessible furniture, such as picnic tables, so more people can enjoy the park. </b></span></p><p>As part of today's statement, George Heyman, Minister of Environment and climate Change Strategy noted of the importance of Lakelse Lake to the residents of the region.</p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><i> “From my years living in Terrace, I know Lakelse Lake Park as a special place for people to connect with nature and enjoy healthy outdoor activities. The upgrades at Furlong Bay Campground, along with several other improvements, are making the BC Parks experience even better for so many people and will support tourism in the area.”</i></b></span><br /></p><p> You can get ready to hit the road later this week. </p><p>Reservations at Furlong Bay Campground <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><i>open Thursday, March 28, 2024,</i></b></span> and can be <a href="https://camping.bcparks.ca"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>booked online here</b></span></a> for stays between May 15 to Sept. 2. </p><p>First come, first-served sites are also available.</p><p>More notes on Government of BC themes can be explored <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/01/from-legislature-2024.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>through our archive page</b></span></a>.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877493408875483921.post-72995469541899330662024-03-26T10:28:00.000-07:002024-03-26T10:28:49.955-07:00Vehicle change and Schedule change for Friendship House shuttle to Terrace <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDlnH51Zu9j7wt7JE24J_5CXhvFBS-GOIGM7u0Hjsw1oYpm7UBVxDJ7W6Zp5X02A_YHVPXzh1vBYIDD-Jn9SB23SRxKwAoN2RHaNshnAi8LrWq36WqQHmox_2TwEdWLsaeI1joWyBlYjKcsXuC02spNQ2On7gmDUtmidtyc0MiX4Sq9GdD0bjr37gB-y4D/s1503/IMG_0565.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1146" data-original-width="1503" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDlnH51Zu9j7wt7JE24J_5CXhvFBS-GOIGM7u0Hjsw1oYpm7UBVxDJ7W6Zp5X02A_YHVPXzh1vBYIDD-Jn9SB23SRxKwAoN2RHaNshnAi8LrWq36WqQHmox_2TwEdWLsaeI1joWyBlYjKcsXuC02spNQ2On7gmDUtmidtyc0MiX4Sq9GdD0bjr37gB-y4D/w396-h302/IMG_0565.jpeg" width="396" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red;">The Friendship House is making use of a smaller</span><br /><span style="color: red;">shuttle van for the Terrace-Rupert service for the near future</span><br /><span style="color: red;">(</span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">image from Prince Rupert Friendship House FB</span><span style="color: red;">)</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Friendship House, which operates the popular twice a week bus shuttle between Prince Rupert and Terrace is making a few changes to their service this month. </p><p>The first a temporary one related to the shuttle van, which will see the organization using a smaller version for the near future. </p><p>As a result of that <span style="color: red;"><b><i>the capacity is limited to just thirteen passengers for the trip</i></b></span>.</p><p>The other change is to the schedule of operations, with a bit more time for those travelling to Terrace before they make the return to Rupert.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvcaiC46EgQfc_F9Q74m7LG7ihuI3JK-5K5rghy8mar70f4tWrazqJOOzkmMEQq9ug_A053UBi_JBDoWYvrXjDserG9XuwAW6WRmDcMNAiO1Qw9guNSiGVTv-mIpyVNldUv_EapaICTGpiZ4B52f5WrRzAk3DDiPN8pQSZ50BIHY-gLr4ZlE9A7XnBe3Fc/s412/IMG_0566.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="412" data-original-width="352" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvcaiC46EgQfc_F9Q74m7LG7ihuI3JK-5K5rghy8mar70f4tWrazqJOOzkmMEQq9ug_A053UBi_JBDoWYvrXjDserG9XuwAW6WRmDcMNAiO1Qw9guNSiGVTv-mIpyVNldUv_EapaICTGpiZ4B52f5WrRzAk3DDiPN8pQSZ50BIHY-gLr4ZlE9A7XnBe3Fc/s320/IMG_0566.jpeg" width="273" /></a></div><p>The new schedule and some notes towards it was relayed through the Friendship House Social Media stream.</p><span style="color: red;"><b>
Every Tuesday and Thursday: </b></span><div><span style="color: red;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: red;"><b>Leave FHAPR at 9:00 am check in 8:45 am </b></span><div><span style="color: red;"><b>Leave Terrace at 2:30 pm check in 2:15 pm </b></span></div><div><span style="color: red;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: red;"><b>You can book by phone 250-627-1717 or email reception2@friendshiphouse.ca</b></span></div><div><span style="color: red;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: red;"><b>Just provide name, date of travel, phone number and I.D. </b></span></div><div><span style="color: red;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: red;"><b>No food or drink on the bus and 1 bag per passenger</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div>You can get more information on the service here, while updates on the twice a week service <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064524441017"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>are relayed through their Facebook page</b></span></a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>More community notes<a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/01/north-coast-community-notes-2024.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b> can be reviewed here</b></span></a>.</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877493408875483921.post-29056026325846384782024-03-26T09:43:00.000-07:002024-03-26T09:43:15.309-07:00Demolitions and Construction work make for sounds of Spring in Prince Rupert<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIOYb4wM0eHsnTzfvdMliuWqF7Ufo6SwsYU-peMJpWrvYb8IBkVTdq9R-S6oxD3p4_5p3i_K9aRPHNdm5r6zpOezXJCtDVk8CjDqLd_J_Cqx83UoSF81zCOYNFQYZOn4b3dUpaJ4re11VylBAM44ceqiAPQ-zLar6O_HDArk6TWRaGYgDmvoHGk4mPP6qw/s4032/IMG_5786.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIOYb4wM0eHsnTzfvdMliuWqF7Ufo6SwsYU-peMJpWrvYb8IBkVTdq9R-S6oxD3p4_5p3i_K9aRPHNdm5r6zpOezXJCtDVk8CjDqLd_J_Cqx83UoSF81zCOYNFQYZOn4b3dUpaJ4re11VylBAM44ceqiAPQ-zLar6O_HDArk6TWRaGYgDmvoHGk4mPP6qw/w400-h300/IMG_5786.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><b>The footprint of the Lax Kw'alaams Apartment project<br />is now in place along 11th Avenue East</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Whether they're coming down or going up, construction work around the city is making for a narrative for change in the community this spring.</p><p>When it comes to the new builds, three significant projects are currently underway, as can be seen above the footprint of the Lax Kw'alaams led housing project of an apartment building on 11th Avenue East at Edward Avenue is now in place, providing a look at the expanse of the building as it continues with its progress.</p><p>Two projects are more advanced in their construction, the first is the new detachment build for the RCMP which is getting ever closer to completion.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQS446zdWoqjBqGJAd_N2at26cs0PJ1PTSzMKNAGAFQ-ACEj_fL6edA5om-u5Qc1ntU76OWCYoJoA8fZ1X6Xf6MIc6PsFgGF6QaHvhNhIVzyMU6YjmIMaoAIwNYz2p5-LaW0ZyItSwlxzz1ij0veCCM74PfbsakLLxNdtPHo14BoOD6xu7zbCCrSCfZDjh/s4032/IMG_5791.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQS446zdWoqjBqGJAd_N2at26cs0PJ1PTSzMKNAGAFQ-ACEj_fL6edA5om-u5Qc1ntU76OWCYoJoA8fZ1X6Xf6MIc6PsFgGF6QaHvhNhIVzyMU6YjmIMaoAIwNYz2p5-LaW0ZyItSwlxzz1ij0veCCM74PfbsakLLxNdtPHo14BoOD6xu7zbCCrSCfZDjh/w414-h310/IMG_5791.jpeg" width="414" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3voIGrRHjzxIBWb8LQHf-Y22_664wMw4CbjOB7LgbqBD-UUX_1MhhjUlPDcAFmqA5Ik7rZCXx8YdWA64sCGVlAqK2-bM7mneM9P-ghwTNMt1M7R2TmUKu952ZgNjuuggoiFS-em1_H8lajvuHdt-57JCjJqF3D0jRPfGgXHbxTswkzxgsxlZRSSwPqSV/s4032/IMG_5815.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3voIGrRHjzxIBWb8LQHf-Y22_664wMw4CbjOB7LgbqBD-UUX_1MhhjUlPDcAFmqA5Ik7rZCXx8YdWA64sCGVlAqK2-bM7mneM9P-ghwTNMt1M7R2TmUKu952ZgNjuuggoiFS-em1_H8lajvuHdt-57JCjJqF3D0jRPfGgXHbxTswkzxgsxlZRSSwPqSV/w415-h312/IMG_5815.jpeg" width="415" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><b>The progress on the new RCMP detachment continues<br />with the focus now on the interior work</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Further into the downtown core the new ILWU Hall is shaping up at the corner of First Avenue West and Eighth Street. The new building now above the street grade and adding to its height.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYll8PN_-DfVMmP8zIVOjcpa_0CItzdNd7IKU7imo-NCCr2EyYC4AE0OpOoT8044pbmOY8uP1mvaK54yh4wIK9wRWPSDEO6nsxS4oL49-sI0GLOO8V1ICr_fTdR8pZkjfAYP-TjEC3nRvkw-bIXSn4GSQdPrkC329Lf1K6CQeF4GMV-BeptAVBDbC2-ycY/s4032/IMG_5795.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYll8PN_-DfVMmP8zIVOjcpa_0CItzdNd7IKU7imo-NCCr2EyYC4AE0OpOoT8044pbmOY8uP1mvaK54yh4wIK9wRWPSDEO6nsxS4oL49-sI0GLOO8V1ICr_fTdR8pZkjfAYP-TjEC3nRvkw-bIXSn4GSQdPrkC329Lf1K6CQeF4GMV-BeptAVBDbC2-ycY/w394-h295/IMG_5795.jpeg" width="394" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilvXiwBXrZd7ZGOCuEPHcZfyGYAdiIxglPP_tPa_6dB7Ubqxp8e3EXDx-IadjGZl-XUhrJxwhBQv1o71pMxdo5bIz37LaMNcnfStd9erNWcojhoXfVvv6tz8VxBmWyYVOb0zcqOlmXVp48iql9mbtTbRf0rn-gDV6zTrZu5viu80ojOYvwSyYJOOZhU2HQ/s4032/IMG_5798.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilvXiwBXrZd7ZGOCuEPHcZfyGYAdiIxglPP_tPa_6dB7Ubqxp8e3EXDx-IadjGZl-XUhrJxwhBQv1o71pMxdo5bIz37LaMNcnfStd9erNWcojhoXfVvv6tz8VxBmWyYVOb0zcqOlmXVp48iql9mbtTbRf0rn-gDV6zTrZu5viu80ojOYvwSyYJOOZhU2HQ/w394-h296/IMG_5798.jpeg" width="394" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><b>The ILWU Hall project makes for another milestone<br />as it peeks out above street grade</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>While those buildings go up, the downtown area is also now featuring a number of properties ready for new purposes.</p><p>We've noted of the work on the old Belmont Hotel property and that of the Empress previous.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLugVZLEU80huuocfD34B3CF27rMo5Py6RtYQHLMa7R80LaHqyL4iw_f3Lq85LLLk6tB2N_iFTHPSz1TYmXWb1FjSXqNXAPCxUOdvAEK1yNZVlUBrmiWBQHODJZWCa1I-cAQFF4V5QNnEMUV9Os8xjiK_EsCayl6Vo2gP0GiIM_lLHhkrER1q4utlpm9Hj/s4032/IMG_5812.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLugVZLEU80huuocfD34B3CF27rMo5Py6RtYQHLMa7R80LaHqyL4iw_f3Lq85LLLk6tB2N_iFTHPSz1TYmXWb1FjSXqNXAPCxUOdvAEK1yNZVlUBrmiWBQHODJZWCa1I-cAQFF4V5QNnEMUV9Os8xjiK_EsCayl6Vo2gP0GiIM_lLHhkrER1q4utlpm9Hj/w392-h294/IMG_5812.jpeg" width="392" /></a></div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO0QmI8b1viyWAdzx0URaGTU_zV6sWsqyD3oXUPAMg9aw19lLmrQ-XmX19PJakT9vEtFpu15qWaAJhk9BaVpU9ugFMc2rMgvu4YUYb0npLvkLi6AO7C6i4XR6yBJnBkjkKJ-iX12n444s7Jp_-9fiUVhPkWYobCOnnmwr-wl_M6MR7JNnaW84QaFJkyhy3/s4032/IMG_5809.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO0QmI8b1viyWAdzx0URaGTU_zV6sWsqyD3oXUPAMg9aw19lLmrQ-XmX19PJakT9vEtFpu15qWaAJhk9BaVpU9ugFMc2rMgvu4YUYb0npLvkLi6AO7C6i4XR6yBJnBkjkKJ-iX12n444s7Jp_-9fiUVhPkWYobCOnnmwr-wl_M6MR7JNnaW84QaFJkyhy3/w395-h296/IMG_5809.jpeg" width="395" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Recent demolition work has created two new empty lots<br />for potential development int he downtown core</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p><a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/down-comes-angus-as-citys-remediation.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>As we noted last week</b></span></a> the demolition of the Angus Apartments began, with work continuing this week to remove the rubble from the work of the excavators.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjxOh2KDCTyx2ZNyYldbwHpWffHdGHqsTrBg3KqPchLYxvGP2kx79W_jka7qDwaQHAV9pC6X_GTI-IT6Yv-c4eV2JAfz9eMYnTanXn5COzgpdEXWAZ_xXflijTNbw7cqv0iCRUCHDd7VYUg2t4xLUQt5e6yVjVwp8eJf3qb8sCxEqURnkcPvIAx1wBwRAq/s4032/IMG_5802.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjxOh2KDCTyx2ZNyYldbwHpWffHdGHqsTrBg3KqPchLYxvGP2kx79W_jka7qDwaQHAV9pC6X_GTI-IT6Yv-c4eV2JAfz9eMYnTanXn5COzgpdEXWAZ_xXflijTNbw7cqv0iCRUCHDd7VYUg2t4xLUQt5e6yVjVwp8eJf3qb8sCxEqURnkcPvIAx1wBwRAq/w400-h300/IMG_5802.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><b>The weekend saw much progress in the removal of rubble<br />of the former Angus Apartments </b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>Hopefully the newly created open spaces spurs some interest for new development. <div><br /></div><div>Some of the more recent demolitions over the last few years have seen buildings come down, but the follow up construction of new structures has been slow to see.</div><div><br /></div><div>Progress on the builds would signal that perhaps the long desired rebirth for the downtown core will get underway.<br /><p>The changes to the city's streetscapes have made for comment through the months at City Council, you can review some of those commentaries <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/01/municipal-government-discussion.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>through our archive page</b></span></a>.</p><p><br /></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877493408875483921.post-89581630023168982122024-03-26T09:07:00.000-07:002024-03-26T09:07:34.441-07:00City of Prince Rupert highlights opportunities to add a secondary suite to your home<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPUxvmFXBDYqj9Fzp0m_Tvu-18DzQc3FSx24mK_N2IILe_QdACHC4-Wh3big2CS7HY0ZIsWDEeEM1h4GX05IDWofBLiLDs1oUTdTILSWDxqcypnPI9Rg_OBMDFPHdxZiXRiluFwozCz88r7msKxtRWIVXd355CMrbjmqo1wCgkMZDpQjtuh7K3Vz5iS81r/s1403/IMG_0564.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="847" data-original-width="1403" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPUxvmFXBDYqj9Fzp0m_Tvu-18DzQc3FSx24mK_N2IILe_QdACHC4-Wh3big2CS7HY0ZIsWDEeEM1h4GX05IDWofBLiLDs1oUTdTILSWDxqcypnPI9Rg_OBMDFPHdxZiXRiluFwozCz88r7msKxtRWIVXd355CMrbjmqo1wCgkMZDpQjtuh7K3Vz5iS81r/w420-h254/IMG_0564.jpeg" width="420" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><b>The City of Prince Rupert is looking to address sone of the<br />housing shortage in the community through the creation of<br />secondary suites in existing housing stock</b></span><br />(<span style="color: #45818e;"><b><i>image from City of PR</i></b></span>)</td></tr></tbody></table><p>As part of their work on creating additional housing spaces in Prince Rupert, City Hall has outlined some of the changes in Provincial legislation that now make it easier than ever to convert some of the space in your home into a revenue generating rental space.</p><p>Among the highlights of the provincial program are:</p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i> Homeowners who qualify will receive up to 50% of the cost of renovations, up to a maximum of $40,000. The program will provide a rebate in the form of a forgivable loan—a loan that does not need to be repaid if the homeowner follows the terms of the program. </i></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>For the loan to be forgiven, the new unit must be located on the same property where the homeowner lives and must be rented out at below market rates, set by BC Housing, for at least five years.</i></b></span></p><p>Details on the provincial program through BC Housing <a href="https://www.bchousing.org/housing-assistance/secondary-suite?fbclid=IwAR1tQTop6xkOeD-Ac2z37GzUJ8mSRMeJIRZKqS29kTRX_HSUQvFIXJDaUyo_aem_AcSwwsbUWuhvf0kuqjuOynR5uY8Tp0DUIcbccebr017iJX-WuZi2JhMQ73lFbJ3ro8w29MaR4aHCPmBL3jmR5K2V"><span style="color: #45818e;"><b>can be reviewed here</b></span></a>.</p><p>The City shares the measures now in place through their social media stream today, noting of some of the changes that City Council has also adopted towards reducing the challenges towards development of the suites.</p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><i> We've updated our regulations so that a significantly higher number of properties can now put in a suite as a mortgage helper or to accommodate and support family. </i></b></span></p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><i>Secondary suites are a great way for our community to create additional housing with minimal impact on the character of local neighbourhoods, and also increases the affordability of housing for people looking to buy-in to the housing market. </i></b></span></p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><i>Plus, until December 31st, 2024, City Council has waived fees for residential rezoning, development permit and building permit applications that result in new housing units. </i></b></span></p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><i>Secondary suites are permitted in all residential zones, assuming you can meet the requirements below. If requirements cannot be met, applicants can apply for a variance for Council to consider varying regulations in special circumstances. <br /></i></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJR25tN98YZbxLozQJVUjyhsQ0Kpn7aoSvWDQ-uktX4-6P-SBkUezYVUeJm54k3Dg85Bejrn0lvcgv79bccpR5rh7xDosIXWD5KTJR-QYQxRdDRze-kVN2MyWYT4kq08B7MOVZXuuS8qQ13GgrJktxm_iuYBvALVgqiuetb4jTYSwsVXdjUmj-Dvm8l6Oj/s1492/IMG_0562.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1029" data-original-width="1492" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJR25tN98YZbxLozQJVUjyhsQ0Kpn7aoSvWDQ-uktX4-6P-SBkUezYVUeJm54k3Dg85Bejrn0lvcgv79bccpR5rh7xDosIXWD5KTJR-QYQxRdDRze-kVN2MyWYT4kq08B7MOVZXuuS8qQ13GgrJktxm_iuYBvALVgqiuetb4jTYSwsVXdjUmj-Dvm8l6Oj/w378-h261/IMG_0562.jpeg" width="378" /></a></div><p>While it's easier than before to make the required changes to your home to add rental income, there are still some city rules to follow for those looking into the prospects of adding a secondary suite to the property. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT4d15SbjZ1o8LBIpj2ie0_tBwusOQRgyR1BzS_-MWIFhdsvvv6CoTbKSbq2kdD8urdPOqcL80m4lKuDgC4nrQLzwWge_TnvUDC_W5LtMvUb0o_RgtH3mIYeURl4kGq4vzmhpSa2cDlFdd7LLFJHIHzE78nQk5JEkHRfnflJ-v2hgg-enyqOSpa7NZCzOi/s1185/IMG_0563.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="689" data-original-width="1185" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT4d15SbjZ1o8LBIpj2ie0_tBwusOQRgyR1BzS_-MWIFhdsvvv6CoTbKSbq2kdD8urdPOqcL80m4lKuDgC4nrQLzwWge_TnvUDC_W5LtMvUb0o_RgtH3mIYeURl4kGq4vzmhpSa2cDlFdd7LLFJHIHzE78nQk5JEkHRfnflJ-v2hgg-enyqOSpa7NZCzOi/w406-h236/IMG_0563.jpeg" width="406" /></a></div><br /><p>You can <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CityofPR/posts/pfbid0tkkWDAWdTkHLEsWzz6YF5QQHFpnyDsyefYHYLdkAybVKGJrgL26SUf1sXkqPXC3Kl"><b><span style="color: red;">explore the City's notes towards the secondary suite program here</span></b></a>.</p><p>A wider overview of Civic housing initiatives <a href="https://www.princerupert.ca/community/housing-information?fbclid=IwAR2UhkvoSdWh231gizoIgc22mIRKjLtnXCPNIwDchChTxykoYTJqNpb7UgE_aem_AcRsjHeHVwLQZmnv6GEWnnmf4pC7w-I6AAcFNXVTs5BSx3C3RWTTU7uVHag_IawVorT3AJwI6AdXY-TbTb8dQUlk"><span style="color: #45818e;"><b>is available here</b></span></a>. </p><p>A look at housing themes in Prince Rupert can be found <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/01/north-coast-real-estate-2024-prince.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>through our archive page</b></span></a>.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877493408875483921.post-63328168588078885022024-03-26T09:04:00.001-07:002024-03-26T09:07:06.972-07:00Voting now underway for Prince Rupert and District Chamber's Business Excellence Awards<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJxj6WrNlhEhc4h1QY84pqOD6IlKMkcO4A1g51Uf9YBlOLAQU4ckxY8KtvKwcMoEMDbwmJ-Cz42a4_GxxGfpc7gRh5lxelqp_5V5_Gx12ylEKCzt73Og3lPmWkPdlRNFC0M3mSRQZa-7EDH7Se5JjKeZm08sNH43RfyD7SeoBVdDgdAJ6brwAcPmd5COYb/s917/IMG_0561.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="917" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJxj6WrNlhEhc4h1QY84pqOD6IlKMkcO4A1g51Uf9YBlOLAQU4ckxY8KtvKwcMoEMDbwmJ-Cz42a4_GxxGfpc7gRh5lxelqp_5V5_Gx12ylEKCzt73Og3lPmWkPdlRNFC0M3mSRQZa-7EDH7Se5JjKeZm08sNH43RfyD7SeoBVdDgdAJ6brwAcPmd5COYb/w400-h233/IMG_0561.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>The clock is now ticking for those in the community that want to vote in the process for the Prince Rupert and District Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards, <span style="color: red;"><b>with Saturday March 30th the deadline to cast your ballot.</b></span></p><p>There are twelve categories up for review, with 57 individuals or organizations nominated for the 2024 awards. </p><p>The Categories for this years Awards include:</p><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>
Dining Distinction </b></span><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Community Involvement </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Indigenous Peoples Entrepreneurship </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Home-based Business </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Excellence
Individual Customer Service </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Excellence
Industry & Manufacturing </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Excellence
Professional </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Excellence
Not For Profit of the Year </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Rookie Business of the Year </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Retail Excellence </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Young Entrepreneur of the Year </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Tourism & Accommodation Excellence</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div>You can <a href="https://rupertchamber.ca/bea-nominees/?fbclid=IwAR0uaqCp-ynDy0sC1wgPyl_HUzUDyxaZ_k6YM_tmj_qke-QQBOrqmsz9i6o_aem_AcQofIBkFNXzQ4lqoQaC02u7kmkLXNH4ExffsOFD1jFxRZMKbRn1vVEqXAPyXxwBe-0wf1ny_hoBzuj-bt0acb7C"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>explore the biographies of the individuals and groups nominated for 2024 here</b></span></a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>To cast your ballot in the competition <a href="https://rupertchamber.ca/bea-voting/?fbclid=IwAR3mBiV2GUkwC4P5CHfl-KCxRKZa45K8R4EMTy5KiAwvWHExRIONAKRwzW4_aem_AcSlE4MpSKrLxFm6VH45hu2c9woPT9Bqz6rgCnx_P8IoEqTFonvJ3Rp6aUvL7LVQH8Y2IYX8YIlEWrraRYvPdLt2"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>see the Chamber link here</b></span></a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><i>The Chamber has limited the voting to one vote per email. </i></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: red;"><b><i>The Business Awards Gala is set for Saturday April 6th at the Lester Centre of the Arts.</i></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://rupertchamber.ca/events/?fbclid=IwAR2k-lRjBagERucj_-5b9udf-Ti2wUZnZ3j8pjeLv5sB3ooWmXNBUZKwMlU_aem_AcTypg9vEsBMB5XazjyC_WvUJucg6WqOtEtsRFfPM-kwsowZR1xSjsfKUO455yNabgxKbWDKq8GBVcteKbBeKXCO#!event/2024/4/6/business-excellence-awards-2024"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Find out how to pick up your tickets here</b></span></a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWi_6bV0OZsl3naKWcMtLsfkH4nIbUBEEq4svVHqkQ12DyBpImpGrDwW7jHDoz8IPRxM470PZmcmHV8paJBY21BlnVJa2x0aHKpFLZXnXe5yOd4c2dXwLzkBewFPoaY3xp6UzSXHWXjnJQ5VVibSuVDBNlWR8U4i12PwXNM8M87rjq070laxtQi-WwAvip/s2048/IMG_0560.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWi_6bV0OZsl3naKWcMtLsfkH4nIbUBEEq4svVHqkQ12DyBpImpGrDwW7jHDoz8IPRxM470PZmcmHV8paJBY21BlnVJa2x0aHKpFLZXnXe5yOd4c2dXwLzkBewFPoaY3xp6UzSXHWXjnJQ5VVibSuVDBNlWR8U4i12PwXNM8M87rjq070laxtQi-WwAvip/w381-h508/IMG_0560.png" width="381" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Follow the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PRDChamber"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Prince Rupert and District Chamber of Commerce social media page</b></span></a> for the list of sponsors for this year's event and more updates on the way to the Gala at the Lester Centre.</div><div><br /></div><div>More notes on the Northwest Commercial sector <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/01/commercial-sector-developments-across.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>can be explored through our archive</b></span></a>.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877493408875483921.post-50727012386255429992024-03-25T17:13:00.000-07:002024-03-25T17:16:43.179-07:00Prince Rupert Regional Hospital Emergency Room to close again overnight from 11 PM to 8 AM<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI7wBoCDH6pfDLWDj_ILulN4dgo5gT9EZRhewcrJDJzShzjgNsRXICPsAKSwEbNT_SdtZ_HiW3PDwWoHh-RdZkS0NNS8cd0XIemBT84ryK3DfQoOhuUgkG3da8dKoO4hrEIh7AnTlzqOialPqGkC9Z-axLnHgKUA-bJPFdT_ni6muWSBJRQaSCGK1b8DIh/s400/PRRH%20Emergency.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI7wBoCDH6pfDLWDj_ILulN4dgo5gT9EZRhewcrJDJzShzjgNsRXICPsAKSwEbNT_SdtZ_HiW3PDwWoHh-RdZkS0NNS8cd0XIemBT84ryK3DfQoOhuUgkG3da8dKoO4hrEIh7AnTlzqOialPqGkC9Z-axLnHgKUA-bJPFdT_ni6muWSBJRQaSCGK1b8DIh/w400-h300/PRRH%20Emergency.JPG" width="400" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><p>After a short seven hour opening from 4 to 11 PM today, Prince Rupert Regional Hospital <span style="color: red;"><b>will Close the ER Overnight from 11 PM to 8 AM on Tuesday.</b></span></p><p>Northern Health announced the Overnight status for the hospital late Monday afternoon through their <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1356981987843115/?hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen&multi_permalinks=2483357881872181">Social media stream</a>.</b></span> </p><p>This evenings closure <i><span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">follows </span><a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/back-to-er-closures-for-prince-rupert.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>a seventeen hour ER Closure</b></span></a><span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;"> from late Sunday evening to late Monday afternoon.</span></i></p><p>As it has been since the first of the recent closures since March 15th the reason given is related <span style="color: red;"><b><i>to the challenges of securing physician coverage in the ER Facility.</i></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-MRQFVqEz0b3uOlvc5wV7x_MwYuO1IVDbGq3htpIn1IvEqWiAz8qYtTxLUBtEsKh2RfRI25HUPFbmlvdnJwuq1r38uISxAVPSnfED_gaLq7GfAGWL4W7Fa7N2ZtIUttXOxZHXnAhe8Ennp8k5o9DROFcY7VDZvssJ7PklHMPR2Aw3JYafvQvhhFRJToVq/s1183/IMG_0559.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="873" data-original-width="1183" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-MRQFVqEz0b3uOlvc5wV7x_MwYuO1IVDbGq3htpIn1IvEqWiAz8qYtTxLUBtEsKh2RfRI25HUPFbmlvdnJwuq1r38uISxAVPSnfED_gaLq7GfAGWL4W7Fa7N2ZtIUttXOxZHXnAhe8Ennp8k5o9DROFcY7VDZvssJ7PklHMPR2Aw3JYafvQvhhFRJToVq/w428-h315/IMG_0559.jpeg" width="428" /></a></div><p>A review of the last ten days of on again off again closures <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/01/health-archives-prince-rupert-regional.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>is available through our archive page</b></span></a>.</p></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877493408875483921.post-66938499374439780002024-03-25T10:23:00.000-07:002024-03-25T10:23:52.975-07:00Rotary looks to share in the work on planning for Pacific Mariner's Park
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUjI07t4Zu7NkPHN2A0kGg46eIXdvJbgmxbyj56HIn7834D0JOBI1jG5uw0-SxqH_uVSrANycFqFjwPnScdNC3Y8p5Jx1BI-W6NUimubqVg8_t_NJ86gnTplo-pxaDUE_3ZenVJz6YgdLUIztzL7OJzxkEg7UrQQJkD0rDbisQSEi1hOGNqIp6u6wlnLap/s400/IMG_2389.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUjI07t4Zu7NkPHN2A0kGg46eIXdvJbgmxbyj56HIn7834D0JOBI1jG5uw0-SxqH_uVSrANycFqFjwPnScdNC3Y8p5Jx1BI-W6NUimubqVg8_t_NJ86gnTplo-pxaDUE_3ZenVJz6YgdLUIztzL7OJzxkEg7UrQQJkD0rDbisQSEi1hOGNqIp6u6wlnLap/w400-h300/IMG_2389.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Prince Rupert's Rotarians are looking to become partners with the City of Prince Rupert and Tourism Prince Rupert when it comes to some of the plans for a refresh of Pacific Mariners Park overlooking the harbour.</p><p>In a Correspondence for Council to consider tonight, <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>the Rotarians note that they have recently received an Estate donation of 100,000 dollars which they would like to put to use towards the construction of a Bandshell</i></b></span> for the public Space on First Avenue East adjacent to Cow Bay.</p><p>Rotary is looking for a commitment from the City in principle before they move forward on the planning for their initiative, noting in their information sheet for Council that they have been in discussion with Tourism Prince Rupert since last year toward the plans</p><p>Should the Rotarians receive the go ahead for their Bandshell project<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><i> once it was completed they would expect the City to become the legal owners of the structure, with the Rotarians in discussion with the Prince Rupert Special Events Society over the management of it</i></b></span>.</p><p>The full letter and an image of a concept for the structure are included in the Agenda package for tonight.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjopFBjypXk2BP3HidjAayuezF9R6MScAndoLczHzUp2cDYFB7buQTF8u4eWQD4FziwreCpBEPR0EUKNRqZvkoEajc4L87NcY6KJyev3iCAz3WIeOx3WGx4lT4XLmDd1YQ5zTfV-kof2bL0JgPnCzS5doyX82U_iHMnfEjoos1cG7j8vdnHBhAdmH4RyGs/s1401/IMG_0556.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1401" data-original-width="1116" height="535" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjopFBjypXk2BP3HidjAayuezF9R6MScAndoLczHzUp2cDYFB7buQTF8u4eWQD4FziwreCpBEPR0EUKNRqZvkoEajc4L87NcY6KJyev3iCAz3WIeOx3WGx4lT4XLmDd1YQ5zTfV-kof2bL0JgPnCzS5doyX82U_iHMnfEjoos1cG7j8vdnHBhAdmH4RyGs/w426-h535/IMG_0556.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5KFVVYQ7RVerPdbSusWgaPCnJFn_1_N-ufg9lg_d-75srIDwhdp50-3FcE6Wn_DaQyZdtMunFQPGDKS1cTSlOwaC9xMUoJe0mjkLsWwLsaofbLzQBk8vgogDEM1yceR_VBEHYoo2qOG_yUdavf0mxxcG50ZzeRzJ5jieMziS51ILo7OfHHLRNVj0Ei0wK/s1251/IMG_0557.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1251" data-original-width="998" height="543" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5KFVVYQ7RVerPdbSusWgaPCnJFn_1_N-ufg9lg_d-75srIDwhdp50-3FcE6Wn_DaQyZdtMunFQPGDKS1cTSlOwaC9xMUoJe0mjkLsWwLsaofbLzQBk8vgogDEM1yceR_VBEHYoo2qOG_yUdavf0mxxcG50ZzeRzJ5jieMziS51ILo7OfHHLRNVj0Ei0wK/w432-h543/IMG_0557.jpeg" width="432" /></a></div><br /><p>City Staff and Tourism Prince Rupert updated the vision for the public space last summer with a report presented to City Council to explore the refresh for the popular community gathering space.</p><p><a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2023/07/your-chance-to-share-thoughts-towards.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>You can review those notes here</b></span></a>. </p><p>Some of the early discussion towards the proposed rejuvenation for Mariner's Park <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2022/11/council-offers-support-for-two-tourism.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>came in November of 2022</b></span></a>.</p><p>City Staff and Tourism Prince Rupert hosted workshops and survey's of the community through 2023 to explore the project planning further .</p><p>More items of note from tonight's Council session <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/council-preview-monday-march-25-2024.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>can be reviewed here</b></span></a>.</p><p><br /></p><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877493408875483921.post-493170114379989152024-03-25T10:14:00.000-07:002024-03-25T10:24:13.599-07:00PRFD Report to council notes of similar pace of response for February 2024 as found year before<div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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This months Prince Rupert Fire Department report for City Council will outline a workload that is much as it was one year ago for the city's Fire fighters and Emergency Responders, with 53 incidents recorded this year, as it was in 2023, the call out for response more than half of what it was just two years ago.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiKOQzXHbHbMxVDGxyLE59-6YExMHZMkpRwBprKndE1ZGYJ1gWhgPjMya63CyMAwlXPJEjRvrthGyWwRRmFYheaGU1G2urvkQf-wkYT5yWeGjYvk-ljNX8m5qzsYJ2aSXR4GYk_wmPKZAxXFvDB7e8-mNeDRI8ZmwazHBpWKlrScnvfHeLrXr6-fze0wyU/s730/IMG_0555.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="218" data-original-width="730" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiKOQzXHbHbMxVDGxyLE59-6YExMHZMkpRwBprKndE1ZGYJ1gWhgPjMya63CyMAwlXPJEjRvrthGyWwRRmFYheaGU1G2urvkQf-wkYT5yWeGjYvk-ljNX8m5qzsYJ2aSXR4GYk_wmPKZAxXFvDB7e8-mNeDRI8ZmwazHBpWKlrScnvfHeLrXr6-fze0wyU/w472-h141/IMG_0555.jpeg" width="472" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><span style="color: red;"><b><i> During the month of February 2024, the Prince Rupert Fire Rescue Department responded to 53
emergency incidents. Of these incidents, there were 10 fires, with 2 properties sustaining significant
damage, and 3 motor vehicle incidents (MVI’s).</i></b></span></p><p>Of the 10 fire calls for February, <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>two resulted in property loss totalling 15,000 dollars for both</b></span>.</p><p>The report from Fire Chief Jeff Beckwith also outlined the ongoing work on fire inspections and training for the city's Fire fighters as well a to provide for a summary of the work load found at the 911 Dispatch centre at the First Avenue Fire Hall.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYqEYOyX_UaJNmK84DHtPFZFl4RdS0Xx-u-1IIagvsVBYD2qje29nnRTdCmKCP83xiD_MR2FUv_eWAMiSWxUml9ifalO_kUKP1Tpf7WCmFleDTrIWIpdgqE18PczF8DZWNjkFgTNkAUgzkNNvcM7Ouxp3Tfzt4E8Wi7b7c2lRd15TYwVKyPrrw0JItkuhu/s923/IMG_0554.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="316" data-original-width="923" height="110" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYqEYOyX_UaJNmK84DHtPFZFl4RdS0Xx-u-1IIagvsVBYD2qje29nnRTdCmKCP83xiD_MR2FUv_eWAMiSWxUml9ifalO_kUKP1Tpf7WCmFleDTrIWIpdgqE18PczF8DZWNjkFgTNkAUgzkNNvcM7Ouxp3Tfzt4E8Wi7b7c2lRd15TYwVKyPrrw0JItkuhu/s320/IMG_0554.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>You can review the full report <a href="https://www.princerupert.ca/media/1249"><span style="color: red;"><b>from the City Council Agenda Package</b></span></a> for tonight's council session.</p><p>More notes on the final session for March <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/council-preview-monday-march-25-2024.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>is available here</b></span></a>. </p><p>A wider overview of the work of Emergency Responders across the Northwest <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/01/emergency-service-files-2024.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>can be explored here</b></span></a>.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877493408875483921.post-60249663032041590342024-03-25T09:12:00.000-07:002024-03-25T09:12:07.924-07:00MLA Rice releases answers to frequent Health care related questions in Prince Rupert <div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNErQUPuVhRq4WKgz0HSQwCdeFycStBn3bXea2LcwaSFEJOoNSwN6kflaQRtP676v_7p3B6kCZfGZOJfFXDJm-xj4Ad1V1ClGLyu_KSobZTXaRvM5EHWZgBWoZ6H0lhVxpnvxkzDQ4dqJ-NuRURwcqU8iQjiKsvKDOPkcsD3yhQpvQCOG3qmFlWXCZpAOO/s4032/IMG_5553.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNErQUPuVhRq4WKgz0HSQwCdeFycStBn3bXea2LcwaSFEJOoNSwN6kflaQRtP676v_7p3B6kCZfGZOJfFXDJm-xj4Ad1V1ClGLyu_KSobZTXaRvM5EHWZgBWoZ6H0lhVxpnvxkzDQ4dqJ-NuRURwcqU8iQjiKsvKDOPkcsD3yhQpvQCOG3qmFlWXCZpAOO/w487-h365/IMG_5553.HEIC" width="487" /></a></div><div><br /></div>With the temperature of the conversation on health care rising in Prince Rupert last week with each day of announced Emergency Room Closures, North Coast MLA Jennifer Rice shifted her usual weekend focus of celebrating recent government initiatives, to explore an number of Health Care themes.<div><br /></div><div>The MLA who is also the Eby Government's <a href="https://www.leg.bc.ca/learn-about-us/members/42nd-Parliament/Rice-Jennifer"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Health</b></span></a> <span style="color: red;"><b><i>provided for a late Friday afternoon information flow of answers to the Questions</i></b></span> she believes have been of the most concern on health care.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC09ckT1Q_Rs4TNOXPiDPPCgSlvEaeAiSR-e3XaPDLbrMw3fQhECpYGuaO1Qk5QbDNfscnDqdjNgM42xVkISFJQ3mGzNSzeNZ6o69CYxLV3vQ1gEbJBY1j9mvAhMWs0qPGgWyIp8a1vmEt-AV7BVtD_PIWh2yyLn_ewNj_ufSYQo6g5V-2AFtJb_d8uQqy/s1122/IMG_0551.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="935" data-original-width="1122" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC09ckT1Q_Rs4TNOXPiDPPCgSlvEaeAiSR-e3XaPDLbrMw3fQhECpYGuaO1Qk5QbDNfscnDqdjNgM42xVkISFJQ3mGzNSzeNZ6o69CYxLV3vQ1gEbJBY1j9mvAhMWs0qPGgWyIp8a1vmEt-AV7BVtD_PIWh2yyLn_ewNj_ufSYQo6g5V-2AFtJb_d8uQqy/w444-h371/IMG_0551.jpeg" width="444" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>The <span style="color: red;"><b><i>FAQ Fact sheet</i></b></span>, provides for frequent mentions of what the provincial government has done on the issue of health care, outlined incentive programs in place to recruit local physicians, as well as to how the province approaches the issue of departing doctors and seeking replacements.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb_jOWEek5hx_Pdx7lF-Z2F7oK2RD_g71KrQ4LjmmbmFmv_vogF9XTR8mpDf1qdmpZYTrVkye6uKb3xoCGwmSMLyZ4mp0TpV53rtL-Y03upjTsBAGXhvEI7z2r2eRA4tsaq5LPjHV4OqgeKPKotFGHjGn-HLiIMmREjKChw32NAIL3RLk6yk2fb8Lc9DbS/s1259/IMG_0550.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1259" data-original-width="1191" height="475" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb_jOWEek5hx_Pdx7lF-Z2F7oK2RD_g71KrQ4LjmmbmFmv_vogF9XTR8mpDf1qdmpZYTrVkye6uKb3xoCGwmSMLyZ4mp0TpV53rtL-Y03upjTsBAGXhvEI7z2r2eRA4tsaq5LPjHV4OqgeKPKotFGHjGn-HLiIMmREjKChw32NAIL3RLk6yk2fb8Lc9DbS/w450-h475/IMG_0550.jpeg" width="450" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>The Friday newsletter themes included a range of links to government statements and continued on to explore perceptions on health care on the North Coast and concerns of residents that the Prince Rupert facility is to see reductions as the new Mills Memorial facility prepares to open. </div><div><br /></div><div>The MLA's approach towards reassurance for the community, also includes what has become the latest default reply for Health authorities and political officials when it comes to service in Prince Rupert, that of the <span style="color: red;"><b><i>Global health Human Resources crises</i></b></span>. </div><div><br /></div><span style="color: #45818e;"><b><i>"Absolutely not. PRRH is a regional hospital supporting northwest communities, including two other hospitals in Haida Gwaii. Services do change with what services are available at our local hospital at different times. </i></b></span><div><span style="color: #45818e;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #45818e;"><b><i>This is especially true right now during the global health human resource crises. We will always have a hospital in Prince Rupert. </i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #45818e;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #45818e;"><b><i>In fact, we are investing, not divesting, in the hospital and what health care services will be available in the future."</i></b></span><div><br /></div><div>The Friday update (<a href="https://mailchi.mp/627a4d34e8da/march-18-15728791?fbclid=IwAR1w-VqaH-G3Nq4pK9r_IM03VRsFyhRop1BLeCc918oaMwBZlZIL_WCvKc0"><span style="color: #45818e;"><b>which you can read in full here</b></span></a>) includes the MLA's constituency office phone number and Ms Rice's email address for those wishing to carry on the discussion.</div><div><br /></div><span style="color: #45818e;"><b><i>"As always if you have any questions on provincial issues, please don’t hesitate to reach out. We are here to help you. </i></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div>My office can be reached at <span style="color: red;"><b>250-624-7734</b></span> or <span style="color: #45818e;"><b>Jennifer.Rice.MLA@leg.bc.ca</b></span>. "<div><br /></div><div>Today <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/back-to-er-closures-for-prince-rupert.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>has delivered word of yet another Emergency Room Closure from overnight Sunday and one that will extend until 4PM this afternoon</b></span></a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>That makes for the longest one day stretch of the five previous ER closures of the <span style="color: red;"><b><i>Closed to the public advisories for Prince Rupert </i></b></span>and something most in the community should rightly consider unacceptable. </div><div><br /></div><div>Ms. Rice and her staff can probably anticipate a heavy volume of calls through the day.</div><div><br /></div><div>A look back at the past week of health related themes <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/01/health-archives-prince-rupert-regional.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>is available here</b></span></a>.<br /><div><br /></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877493408875483921.post-12146855523304168902024-03-25T09:05:00.000-07:002024-03-25T09:05:31.075-07:00Council Preview: Monday, March 25, 2024<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZMR7GN8Nt0qn6rW4Ij8oK80FXfqev1GwWGQC4BrfVfty-RUpo2bLYbkjJJjh7fsEHGhQjjPkRwMfgi_1n9GVqd_A0O-kX4xlkmnqVvHtoXPBrevLcCIc68GGGRLU-K6HOPql6U3JmIHTzaLVtlATdNSinKxGPkPcUHhD21V9Ubvh0sZYnjOTW0Yk283In/s3040/Screenshot%202023-06-26%20at%207.59.15%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1876" data-original-width="3040" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZMR7GN8Nt0qn6rW4Ij8oK80FXfqev1GwWGQC4BrfVfty-RUpo2bLYbkjJJjh7fsEHGhQjjPkRwMfgi_1n9GVqd_A0O-kX4xlkmnqVvHtoXPBrevLcCIc68GGGRLU-K6HOPql6U3JmIHTzaLVtlATdNSinKxGPkPcUHhD21V9Ubvh0sZYnjOTW0Yk283In/w458-h282/Screenshot%202023-06-26%20at%207.59.15%20AM.png" width="458" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>It's presentation night for Prince Rupert council members, with three presentations to be made as part of the Committee of the Whole session, included in the delegations to Council, representatives from AltaGas/VOPAK with an update on their REEF project plans.</p><p>Also making a presentation is the BC Rural Health Network and representatives from Prince Rupert Seniors Housing (Wayne Place)</p><p><a href="https://www.princerupert.ca/media/1248"><span style="color: red;"><b>Agenda for the Committee of the Whole is available here</b></span></a>.</p><p>The Regular public session For March 25th will open with <span style="color: #38761d;"><span><b><i>an opportunity for Public Comment on any item from the Regular Agenda, that opportunity to come at the opening of the Regular session starting at 7 PM session tonight</i></b></span> </span></p><p>As for that Session, it's a fairly light workload ahead for Council members on the night, some of the items up for review include:</p><p>The Consent Agenda features reports on Building Department activity and from Prince Rupert Fire/Rescue.</p><p>As well there will be a request to support an application to the Local Government Development approvals process fund and a receipt of the January minutes of the Accessibility Committee.</p><p>Council will also offer appreciation to the Prince Rupert Children's Festival and review a report on Rotary plan stop become involved in plans for Mariner's Park.</p><p>As the Council session comes after numerous Emergency Room Closures, <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/prince-ruperts-hospital-er-closure.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>including one today that will not come to an end until 4 PM this afternoon</b></span></a>, it's likely that the topic of Health Care in Prince Rupert will make for some discussion during the Council commentary period.</p><p>Council members also host a Special Session at 5 PM, along with a session <span style="color: red;"><b>CLOSED to the Public</b></span>, the details towards that closure for the public <a href="https://www.princerupert.ca/media/1250"><b><span style="color: red;">are outlined here</span></b></a>. <span style="color: red;"><b> </b></span></p><p>The Closed session tonight, marks the sixth such session restricted to the public session for 2024.</p><p>Monday's Regular Council session starts at 7 PM and can be viewed by way of the <a href="https://www.princerupert.ca/live"><span style="color: red;"><b>Live Feed from the City Website</b></span></a>.</p><p>The Regular Council session is normally posted to the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@cityofprincerupert6821"><span style="color: red;"><b>City's YouTube archive</b></span></a> within 24 hours of the session concluding.</p><p>You can review the <a href="https://www.princerupert.ca/media/1249"><span style="color: red;"><b>Regular Council Agenda here</b></span></a>. </p><p>The outline of Council's work ahead for the evening can be reviewed below.</p><p><span><b style="color: red;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29); color: #38761d;">***************************************************************************</b></b></span></p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><b style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29);">COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE SESSION</b></b></span></p><p><span><b style="color: red;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29); color: #38761d;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-weight: 400;"><b>CALL TO ORDER</b></span></b></b></span></p><p><span><b style="color: red;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29); color: #38761d;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-weight: 400;"><b>Approval of Agenda </b></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-weight: 400;">-- The Mayor will review the COW Agenda of the March 25 session and seek approval of Council towards it. </span></b></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Petitions and Delegations </b></span></p><p>1 - AltaGas Community Re: AltaGas/VOPAK Ridley Island Energy Export Facility (REEF) project updates</p><p>2 - BC Rural Health Network</p><p>3 - Prince Rupert Senior's Cousin (Wayne Place)</p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Questions and Inquiries from members of Council</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Adjournment to Regular Council Session</b></span></p><p><span><b style="color: red;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29); color: #38761d;">***************************************************************************</b></b></span></p><p><span><b style="color: red;">REGULAR SESSION OF CITY COUNCIL<br /><br /><br /></b><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Introduction of Late Items</b></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Approval of Agenda </b></span>-- The Mayor will review the Agenda of the March 25 session and seek approval of Council towards it. </p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Public Comments regarding Agenda items</b></span> -- This period normally offers a chance for those in attendance<span style="color: red;"><i> to speak to any items to be addressed on the Agenda</i></span> for the evening. </p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Consent Agenda</b></span></p><p><span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Council review of Regular minutes from March 11, 2024 Session<br /></span></span></p><p><span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Reports:</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Building Department Activity Report for February 2024 <span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">(</span><span style="color: red;">see pages 7-8 </span></span></span></span><span style="color: red;">of Agenda</span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">)<br /></span>Request for Support Application to he Local Government Development Approvals Process Fund <span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">(</span><span style="color: red;">see pages 9-10 </span></span></span></span><span style="color: red;">of Agenda</span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">)<br />Monthly Fire/Rescue Report February 2024 </span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254); color: #2b00fe;"> </span><span style="color: black;"><span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">(</span><span style="color: red;">see pages 11-12 </span></span></span></span><span style="color: red;">of Agenda</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254); color: #2b00fe;">)<br />Minutes of the Accessibility Committee of January 16, 2024 </span><span style="color: black;"><span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">(</span><span style="color: red;">see pages 13-18 </span></span></span></span><span style="color: red;">of Agenda</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254); color: #2b00fe;">)</span></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254); color: #2b00fe;">Correspondences:</span></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254); color: #2b00fe;">Prince Rupert Children's Festival - Certificate of Appreciation </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">(</span><span><span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="color: red;">see page 19 </span></span></span></span><span style="color: red;">of Agenda</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254); color: #2b00fe;">)<br /></span></p><p>Council will be asked that all items of the Consent Agreement be approved as requested. </p><p><b style="color: #2b00fe;">Reports</b></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);">Staff Reports</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Report from Rotary Club or Prince Rupert Re: Bandshell Proposal - Pacific Mariner's Memorial Park </span><span style="color: black;"><span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">(</span><span style="color: red;">see pages 20-21 </span></span></span></span><span style="color: red;">of Agenda</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254); color: #2b00fe;">)</span></p><p><b style="color: #2b00fe;">Business Arising</b></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Council Round Table and Public Question Period </b></span>-- Council members will have opportunity to raise items of interest or concern for consideration.</p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Adjournment </b></span>-- The Mayor will bring the session to a close. </p><p>The live broadcast of the City Council Session <a href="https://www.princerupert.ca/live"><span style="color: red;"><b>can be found here</b></span></a>, a video archive of the past sessions of Council is available from the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@cityofprincerupert6821"><span style="color: red;"><b>City's YouTube archive</b></span></a>.</p><p>Further notes related to the March 25th session <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/city-council-session-monday-march-25.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>can be reviewed here</b></span></a>. </p><p>Our archive of all of the City Council sessions for 2024 <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/01/city-council-archives-2024-council.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>is available here</b></span></a>. </p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877493408875483921.post-59047338953256763082024-03-25T09:03:00.000-07:002024-03-27T14:31:54.009-07:00City Council Session: Monday, March 25, 2024<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzUNX4z9VNVUGIJ1Q-oOGganNdeHXPT8iH1-cCq47eATBl-d3lfivFtxzCwURSdnea7Z2QkDEDjW8BquGa5RINZ9-vmRRdLJJ5XLiLXnF5XTyDy1AlspimluRZOnOw1Wz3EhV7SxL4CwH3vnkwt09bVEXD6UkbyrynlBwnJ_m7j0VBv7iJo7UWHcBoumtQ/s3040/City%20Hall%20Cropped.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1876" data-original-width="3040" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzUNX4z9VNVUGIJ1Q-oOGganNdeHXPT8iH1-cCq47eATBl-d3lfivFtxzCwURSdnea7Z2QkDEDjW8BquGa5RINZ9-vmRRdLJJ5XLiLXnF5XTyDy1AlspimluRZOnOw1Wz3EhV7SxL4CwH3vnkwt09bVEXD6UkbyrynlBwnJ_m7j0VBv7iJo7UWHcBoumtQ/w400-h246/City%20Hall%20Cropped.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><b><i>Our Archive of items for the Regular Session of Prince Rupert City Council for Monday, March 25, 2024.</i></b></span></p><p>Home page and archive of City Council session <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2023/01/city-council-archives-2023-council.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>can be found here</b></span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.princerupert.ca/live"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Live Broadcast of Council session can be viewed here</b></span></a>.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.princerupert.ca/index-pages/meetings/regular-council-meeting-march-25-2024"><span style="color: red;"><b>Agenda for the Regular Council Session for March 25, 2024</b></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.princerupert.ca/media/1248"><span style="color: red;"><b>Agenda for the Committee of the Whole Session for March 25, 2024</b></span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.princerupert.ca/media/1250"><span style="color: red;"><b>Notice of Closed Session for Monday, March 25, 2024</b></span></a></p><p><a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/council-preview-monday-march-25-2024.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Preview of Regular Council Session for March 25, 2025</b></span></a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><b style="color: red;">Attendance</b></p><p>Mayor Herb Pond --<span><b><span style="color: #38761d;"> </span><span style="color: red;">Absent</span></b></span><br />Councillor Nick Adey -- <b style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29); color: #38761d;"> Present</b><br />Councillor Barry Cunningham -- <b style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29); color: #38761d;"> </b><b style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29); color: #38761d;">Present</b><br />Councillor Teri Forster -- <b style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29); color: #38761d;">Present</b><br />Councillor Reid Skelton-Morven -- <b style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29); color: #38761d;">Present</b><br />Councillor Wade Niesh -- <b style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29); color: #38761d;">Present (</b><span style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29);"><span style="color: red;"><i>served as Chair</i></span></span><b style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29); color: #38761d;">)</b><br />Councillor Gurvinder Randhawa -- <b style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29); color: #38761d;">Present</b></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Minutes of Regular Session of Council, Monday, March 25 , 2024</b></span><br />(<span style="color: red;"><b>not available yet</b></span>)</p><p><span><b style="color: #2b00fe;">Video Recording for Monday, March 25, 2024 </b></span></p><p><span><b style="color: #2b00fe;"> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KnzOzPSy4cM?si=EGUQrtNU5XN7otRy" title="YouTube video player" width="525"></iframe><br /></b></span></p><p><span><b style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/council-timeline-monday-march-25-2024.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Council Timeline: Monday, March 25, 2024</b></span></a></b></span></p><div><p><span><br /><br /></span></p><div><p><span style="color: red;"><b>*************************************************</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>North Coast Review items related to the Monday, March 25, 2024 Session of Council</b></span></p><p><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: red;"><br /></span>- </p><p><a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/wayne-place-residents-appeal-to-city.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Wayne Place Residents appeal to City Council for a good night's rest</b></span></a><br /><a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/council-has-praise-for-city-staff.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Council has praise for City Staff following Angus Apartments demolition</b></span></a><br /><a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/letters-written-conversations-to-come.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Letters written Conversations to come: City Council shares its focus on the Hospital and health care concerns in Prince Rupert</b></span></a> <br /><a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/rotary-looks-to-share-in-work-on.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Rotary looks to share in the work of planning for Pacific Mariner's Park</b></span></a> <br /><a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/prfd-report-to-council-notes-of-similar.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>PRFD report to Council notes of similar pace of response for February 2024 as found year before</b></span></a> <br /><br /></p><p><br /><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Further notes, as well as any media items from other sources for the Monday, March 25 session can be found in our Discussion points from City Council Feature. <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/01/municipal-government-discussion.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Discussion Points from City Council Feature</b></span></a>. </p><div><br /></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877493408875483921.post-56652842512682940512024-03-25T09:01:00.000-07:002024-03-25T09:01:44.616-07:00Real Estate Tracker: Week ending March 24, 2024<div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT0oyVXTQB5pCP_DNfsXJOB-VfVLxrad6rxMW3_4QnxHcEOKetibtGuhK7tfFM_IcEx8CHFGtcfQUDK9R53rG1zQ7UJe3B7V8GtPRS2tILRrwpHEjBdpyBBPwQIz7VJp1YINXDjtneQvc/s1600/Home+For+Sale.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT0oyVXTQB5pCP_DNfsXJOB-VfVLxrad6rxMW3_4QnxHcEOKetibtGuhK7tfFM_IcEx8CHFGtcfQUDK9R53rG1zQ7UJe3B7V8GtPRS2tILRrwpHEjBdpyBBPwQIz7VJp1YINXDjtneQvc/s1600/Home+For+Sale.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><div>There's just one change to the listings as we continue through Spring Break, with a return of a property on Overlook moving back into the list of ten.</div><div><br /></div><div>The split from west to east favours the west side at six listings, with east of McBride featuring four properties this week.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Spring is however making for a bit of movement in the listings from realtors, with some new additions found just below the 600,000 dollar mark.</div><div><br /></div><div>
The real estate review below is purely a snapshot for information purposes and reflective of our weekly check on Sunday evening. </div><div><br /></div><div>Properties can ebb and flow from the listings through the week, for further background on the properties recorded, see our links pages for access to the individual real estate listings, to consult them on a daily basis. <br />
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The Archive for our weekly review <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/01/prince-rupert-weekly-real-estate.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>can be found here</b></span></a>. </div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;">Our list of the top ten priced homes for the </span><span><b><span><span><i style="color: #2b00fe;">week ending</i><span style="color: red;"><i> </i><span><span><i><span><span><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"> March 24, </span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span><i><span style="color: red;">2024</span></i></span></b></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"> can be explored below:</span></span></div><div><span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><br /></span></span></div><br /><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc640Vo8mBxk5kiYYYq4GZ_lBFBoUytwBcBb_zhyx9zRUfv8hAjSXw-dLoWm0x8cs1GTKVgXjLfBR-gmpAJf4BrUftjqInyrnMigmP_Pu_CLnsJqORwj4wYw9iua4ws11YR92SmXPulV5XniFyTOA4CdfFQMKrxY1gyIf9mYO0eeFke49t7xlWd4RMZQxn/s1328/Screenshot%202024-03-17%20at%2010.40.35%E2%80%AFPM.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1328" data-original-width="1302" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc640Vo8mBxk5kiYYYq4GZ_lBFBoUytwBcBb_zhyx9zRUfv8hAjSXw-dLoWm0x8cs1GTKVgXjLfBR-gmpAJf4BrUftjqInyrnMigmP_Pu_CLnsJqORwj4wYw9iua4ws11YR92SmXPulV5XniFyTOA4CdfFQMKrxY1gyIf9mYO0eeFke49t7xlWd4RMZQxn/w393-h400/Screenshot%202024-03-17%20at%2010.40.35%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="393" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); color: red; font-weight: 700;">Real Estate Listings for the West Side of Prince Rupert</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); color: red; font-weight: 700;" /><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); color: red; font-weight: 700;">for the week ending March 24, 2024</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvicGJV49kRwLIJm38_UiTs96qZHybk7uf9wdaqVBrZT7j-BBYxa13ObNujVFoMZZLA7WtXtGzz3nFA2G4bqAuAgm8RdH9PQuUwiWFzWRrBjlqih6OX9-nU1uxYSI9YC7_XGfXp5cE5vAfQQhS8mv_nhZd528Zzc9cIhORegmtTRBLEa6tLtKgdguwgX97/s1528/Screenshot%202024-03-17%20at%2010.40.54%E2%80%AFPM.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1472" data-original-width="1528" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvicGJV49kRwLIJm38_UiTs96qZHybk7uf9wdaqVBrZT7j-BBYxa13ObNujVFoMZZLA7WtXtGzz3nFA2G4bqAuAgm8RdH9PQuUwiWFzWRrBjlqih6OX9-nU1uxYSI9YC7_XGfXp5cE5vAfQQhS8mv_nhZd528Zzc9cIhORegmtTRBLEa6tLtKgdguwgX97/w400-h385/Screenshot%202024-03-17%20at%2010.40.54%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); color: red; font-weight: 700;">Real Estate Listings for the East Side of Prince Rupert</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); color: red; font-weight: 700;" /><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); color: red; font-weight: 700;">for the week ending March 24, 2024</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div><br /></div><div>The lowest mark for the review of the week is at <i><b><span style="color: red;">$659,000 </span></b></i>while our top end is marked at the price point of <span style="color: red;"><i> <b> $1,089,000</b></i></span></div><div><div><br />Total value of the listings for our ten this week is <span style="color: #38761d;"><b><i>noted at $8,143,899</i></b></span></div><div><br />
<b style="color: blue;">Below find our findings as of the Week ending March 24, 2024</b><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.remax.ca/luxury/bc/prince-rupert-real-estate/103-bill-road-wp_idm73000004-26179306-lst"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">103 Bill Road</span></a> <span style="color: red;"><b>$1,089,000</b></span> -- Remax</div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span><a href="https://www.remax.ca/luxury/bc/prince-rupert-real-estate/160-van-arsdol-street-wp_idm73000004-25260499-lst">160 Van Arsdol Street</a></span> </span> <span style="color: red;">$999,999</span> -- Remax</div><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://www.remax.ca/luxury/bc/prince-rupert-real-estate/1827-graham-avenue-wp_idm73000004-26380165-lst"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">1827 Graham Avenue</span></a> </span><span style="color: red;">$899,000</span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> -- </span></span>Remax </div><div><a href="https://www.remax.ca/luxury/bc/prince-rupert-real-estate/1881-graham-avenue-wp_idm73000004-26155578-lst"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">1881 Graham Avenue</span></a> <span style="color: red;">$860,000</span> -- Remax</div><div><a href="https://www.gordonkobza.com/getlisting.php?id=1175"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">1800 Second Avenue West</span></a> <span style="color: red;">$775,000</span> -- Realty Executives</div><div><a href="https://www.remax.ca/luxury/bc/prince-rupert-real-estate/1-1034-w-1st-avenue-wp_idm73000004-26617787-lst"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">1 1034 First Avenue West</span></a> <span style="color: red;">$739,000</span> -- Remax</div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://www.remax.ca/luxury/bc/prince-rupert-real-estate/1320-1322-overlook-street-wp_idm73000004-25529777-lst">1320 Overlook Street</a></span> <span style="color: red;">$729,000</span> -- Remax</div><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://www.gordonkobza.com/getlisting.php?id=1169"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">176 Raven Crescent</span></a> </span><span style="color: red;">$719,000</span> </span>-- Realty Executives</div><div><a href="https://www.gordonkobza.com/getlisting.php?id=1176"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">118 Kootenay Place</span></a> <span style="color: red;">$675,000</span> -- Realty Executives </div><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://www.remax.ca/luxury/bc/prince-rupert-real-estate/1608-overlook-street-wp_idm73000004-26607779-lst">1608 Overlook</a> </span><span style="color: red;">$659,000</span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> -- </span>Remax</span></div><div><br /></div><div><b style="caret-color: rgb(11, 83, 148); color: #0b5394;"><i> </i></b></div><div><div>For more items related to Real Estate <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/01/2024-real-estate-and-housing-items-of.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>see our archive pages here</b></span></a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>
For background on Housing issues in the Prince Rupert area<a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/01/north-coast-real-estate-2024-prince.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b> see our archive pages here</b></span></a>. <br /><br /></div><div>
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<br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877493408875483921.post-17987576224719652862024-03-24T20:17:00.000-07:002024-03-24T20:32:54.665-07:00Back to the ER Closures for Prince Rupert ... with PRRH facility to close at 11 PM tonight, won't reopen until 4 PM Monday <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI7wBoCDH6pfDLWDj_ILulN4dgo5gT9EZRhewcrJDJzShzjgNsRXICPsAKSwEbNT_SdtZ_HiW3PDwWoHh-RdZkS0NNS8cd0XIemBT84ryK3DfQoOhuUgkG3da8dKoO4hrEIh7AnTlzqOialPqGkC9Z-axLnHgKUA-bJPFdT_ni6muWSBJRQaSCGK1b8DIh/s400/PRRH%20Emergency.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI7wBoCDH6pfDLWDj_ILulN4dgo5gT9EZRhewcrJDJzShzjgNsRXICPsAKSwEbNT_SdtZ_HiW3PDwWoHh-RdZkS0NNS8cd0XIemBT84ryK3DfQoOhuUgkG3da8dKoO4hrEIh7AnTlzqOialPqGkC9Z-axLnHgKUA-bJPFdT_ni6muWSBJRQaSCGK1b8DIh/w400-h300/PRRH%20Emergency.JPG" width="400" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">After a few nights of full service for Prince Rupert Regional Hospital, Northern Health has once again issued an Emergency Room Closure notice, the Health Authority <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1356981987843115/?hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen&multi_permalinks=2482639568610679"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>using their social media stream</b></span></a> to advise residents of the situation. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;"><b><i>This latest closure taking place Sunday night at 11 PM until 4 PM on Monday afternoon. </i></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7TP6rAtoQ25UsJKGdiwwHPrTe3YwO3DDrEtJ8tCXyE6GEc8co81n8LAslkdu4Jl9K6LI6pnLNZ2GCByHRzYnxTWGpG9nPE7Fhtj7wMrloq0f3MtArWV5HU3emUR2SYmsflFvq3S05o99_dcfkUra3h0Rb7f51YrCTVtFEO-mu9gD7vXVuRmdOMVDQtXr5/s1187/IMG_0547.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1187" data-original-width="1184" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7TP6rAtoQ25UsJKGdiwwHPrTe3YwO3DDrEtJ8tCXyE6GEc8co81n8LAslkdu4Jl9K6LI6pnLNZ2GCByHRzYnxTWGpG9nPE7Fhtj7wMrloq0f3MtArWV5HU3emUR2SYmsflFvq3S05o99_dcfkUra3h0Rb7f51YrCTVtFEO-mu9gD7vXVuRmdOMVDQtXr5/s320/IMG_0547.jpeg" width="319" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As it was last week for the five consecutive nights of ER closures, <span style="color: red;"><b><i>this latest one is due to the challenges of arranging for physician coverage for the facility</i></b></span>. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>The closure tonight however is the lengthiest one so far extending for seventeen hours and through much of the day Monday.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The closures come during the two week spring school break period, which still has one more week to go, then leads into the Long Easter weekend ahead.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRSrp_XlYkp0ZkY0kM3bATZfwdMEj1C3qbKFL6btie_ILwXNX5L0jsUOY8LeJLqEQhOITnKTopIwHnvmRzWI23MC2EZ5108kMvc1HTfJYj3rnsHvQC8ifo-7BHPB9boNTv4e11vQfmWt6aR3S4uN6eZi2yhcHOTwJiL2q-HnNq0L_J4sPihtflgIaUhp2P/s1217/IMG_0546.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="769" data-original-width="1217" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRSrp_XlYkp0ZkY0kM3bATZfwdMEj1C3qbKFL6btie_ILwXNX5L0jsUOY8LeJLqEQhOITnKTopIwHnvmRzWI23MC2EZ5108kMvc1HTfJYj3rnsHvQC8ifo-7BHPB9boNTv4e11vQfmWt6aR3S4uN6eZi2yhcHOTwJiL2q-HnNq0L_J4sPihtflgIaUhp2P/w400-h253/IMG_0546.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Prince Rupert Regional Hospital ER was closed last week on consecutive nights from March 15th to the 20th with a three day reprieve from March 21-23.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">You can review some of the notes related to those closures <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/01/health-archives-prince-rupert-regional.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>from our archive page</b></span></a>.</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877493408875483921.post-46619846415096012982024-03-24T10:45:00.000-07:002024-03-24T10:45:18.654-07:00Prince Rupert RCMP investigating sudden death on city's east side<div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<p>The Prince Rupert RCMP is conducting an investigation into the death of a 46 year old female on the city's east side in the morning hours of March 22nd.</p><p>From the case file notes from the Mounties: </p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><i>The female was located on the stairs in the 1800 block of 7th Ave East that lead to 8th Ave East around 8 o’clock in the morning. </i></b></span></p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><i>Frontline officers, as well as the Prince Rupert Fire and Rescue, attended the scene and attempted life saving efforts, however, they were unsuccessful. </i></b></span></p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><i> The Prince Rupert RCMP has been working closely with the BC Coroners Service from the outset of the investigation. </i></b></span></p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><i>At this time there is no potential danger to the public.</i></b></span></p><p><span style="color: red;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0RvZ3rFgTPkJ51q8scuBldh3TE23fgY_kAUZbFuv07J-kOEaY47uy9wx9k7ZeerHP5b_wp0UjvWfsG3UHqTrIo2A4baTe36d8wf1b7arSeRAIMVJmbn8D-GVEotgL8XyzBBGIZU4_p4U9q7dj0UI0MY1OVBaIuJU6F9mD4KTkTdUCSelVu3cfTsN8Vb8e/s306/RCMP%20crest%20copy.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: red;"><b></b></span></a><span style="color: red;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi552BTTn3r0HjPvL6LGKo6MhJAQUShJcWOE5yCQt6eVwsOy5BrRynqv1eEvScaPOTVGrLUTowGj-YkLnFDvV_vV-eDeAIMQ34B8laAy5YOCLVgU5aUEl8k81X4IXjJbkFozDXumACchBlkZsL7V08lvFki04bwTIDjC5GAMNSYlKEekG44OFUvM3RXDQsz/s1314/IMG_0545.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1314" data-original-width="1231" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi552BTTn3r0HjPvL6LGKo6MhJAQUShJcWOE5yCQt6eVwsOy5BrRynqv1eEvScaPOTVGrLUTowGj-YkLnFDvV_vV-eDeAIMQ34B8laAy5YOCLVgU5aUEl8k81X4IXjJbkFozDXumACchBlkZsL7V08lvFki04bwTIDjC5GAMNSYlKEekG44OFUvM3RXDQsz/w457-h488/IMG_0545.jpeg" width="457" /></a></b></span></div><p>As part of the statement released by the Prince Rupert Detachment, members are seeking the assistance of the public who may have information related to the incident. </p><b><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">
Investigators are seeking any information that public may have relating to this incident, including CCTV footage from the 1800 block of 11th Ave East to the 1800 block of 6th Ave East from 1:00 am March 22nd to 8:00 am on March 22nd, and urge anyone to call </span><span style="color: red;">250-624-2136</span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">.</span></i></b><div><br /></div><div>The full information release <a href="https://bc-cb.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=2136&languageId=1&contentId=83490&detachmentDataId=43881"><span style="color: red;"><b>is available here</b></span></a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>More notes on the work of Emergency Responders in the northwest <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/01/emergency-service-files-2024.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>can be reviewed here</b></span></a>.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877493408875483921.post-77173859178400375042024-03-24T08:45:00.000-07:002024-03-24T08:45:00.132-07:00Blog Watching: Week ending March 24, 2024<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjorFcWvAqKzlE-LqGmFCVViogi41iFEPc_67DPRmsP9eo_ORNazfMo2TlgBSRbXisQ6AJ5rKE-SgNMdq1k5S4Jay8StW8J8fpcDf5tB7FcQfhWuuXODK-i0m--9BxAe4SKEOxE4qNZoyz23KvbG4DLNz9BimQGpCSKVrpqqZOGxmaNTwQvev1zg8rLbg/s200/Bar%20graph%20icon.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="169" data-original-width="200" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjorFcWvAqKzlE-LqGmFCVViogi41iFEPc_67DPRmsP9eo_ORNazfMo2TlgBSRbXisQ6AJ5rKE-SgNMdq1k5S4Jay8StW8J8fpcDf5tB7FcQfhWuuXODK-i0m--9BxAe4SKEOxE4qNZoyz23KvbG4DLNz9BimQGpCSKVrpqqZOGxmaNTwQvev1zg8rLbg/s1600/Bar%20graph%20icon.png" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjorFcWvAqKzlE-LqGmFCVViogi41iFEPc_67DPRmsP9eo_ORNazfMo2TlgBSRbXisQ6AJ5rKE-SgNMdq1k5S4Jay8StW8J8fpcDf5tB7FcQfhWuuXODK-i0m--9BxAe4SKEOxE4qNZoyz23KvbG4DLNz9BimQGpCSKVrpqqZOGxmaNTwQvev1zg8rLbg/s200/Bar%20graph%20icon.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div>Health care and the challenges that Prince Rupert is facing at this current moment once again made for the top area of note over the last seven days. </div><div><br /></div><div>That as Northern Health announced five consecutive nights when the Prince Rupert Regional Hospital Emergency Department had been Closed overnight to the public.</div><div><br /></div><div>The closure making for some tough decisions by residents as to whether to assess their condition and wait out the closures or make the trip to Terrace for attention.</div><div><br /></div><div>Such has been the current of conversation this week in the city that four of our five stories for the feature could have relayed our stories this week on the situation at the ER. With that we've flagged the most item read of the week and offer up our archive to review the rest.</div><div><br /></div><div>To balance out the week with other news we drilled down the listings and highlight our items from City Hall on another building coming down and the LNG plans for the Haisla Nation.</div><div><br /></div><div>Also from our review, the end of the CIHL season and success for our neighbours in Terrace; along with some polling on the provincial scene that is sure to catch the eye of both BC NDP and BC United supporters.</div><div> </div><div>When it came to the most read item of the week, it was our look at the Overnight Closures of the Prince Rupert Regional Hospital Emergency Department that gained the most notice.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/third-prince-rupert-hospital-er-closure.html"><span style="color: red;"><b>Third Prince Rupert Hospital ER closure in less than ten days, will raise concerns of a new normal for residents of the North Coast</b></span></a> -- The last week of Emergency Room closures dominated much of the conversation in town, with five consecutive nights recorded for the challenges in finding physician coverage for the Hospital ER. Such was the focus on the state of Health Care that four of the five listings for this weekly archive could have featured Northern Health stories. <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/01/archive-of-northern-health-items-for.html"><span style="color: red;">You can find our week's work on the ER theme here</span></a>. (<span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i>posted March 18, 2024</i></span>) </div><div><div><br /></div><div>That article was followed by: </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/down-comes-angus-as-citys-remediation.html"><span style="color: red;">Down comes the Angus ... as City's remediation program moves along</span></a> -- One of the most visible of the eyesore structures in the community, has finally met the demolition team, with quick work this week made of the Angus Apartments on Second Avenue West. (<span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i>posted March 21, 2024)</i></span></div><div><span><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span><a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/land-clearing-plans-for-cedar-lng-could.html"><span style="color: red;">Land Clearing Plans for CEDAR LNG could start in May, Haisla led project seeking community feedback this month</span></a> -- While all of Prince Rupert's past plans for LNG terminal development have long since been abandoned. The pace in Kitimat continues to move forward, with a Haisla Led project ready to move on to its next stage of development.</span></span><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;">(</span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i>posted March 19, 2024</i></span><span style="color: black;">) </span></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/river-kings-advance-to-coy-cup.html"><span style="color: red;">River Kings advance to Coy Cup following OT thriller in Williams Lake</span></a> -- The long road since September for CHIL teams finally came to conclusion this past weekend, with the Terrace River Kings taking a Best of Three series 2 games to one over the Williams Lake Stampeders to claim the CIHL championship, Both teams will have just a bit of hockey left to go however, with both Terrace and Williams Lake now set for the Coy Cup in Powell River. (<span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i>posted March 19, 2024</i></span>) </div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/spring-slump-for-bc-ndp-bc-united-as-bc.html"><span style="color: red;">Spring Slump for BC NDP, BC United as BC Conservatives find spike in polling trends</span></a> -- When MLA's return from their extended Spring break after Easter, their may be a shift in attention for the governing NDP, with the BC Conservatives finding some growing support in many parts of the province. </span><span>(</span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i>posted March 21, 2024</i></span><span style="color: black;">) </span></div><div><br /></div><div>You can find our weekly Blog watching feature <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>posted every Sunday morning by 9AM</b></span>, making for a handy way to catch up to the week that was, at a leisurely weekend pace. </div><div> </div><div>You can also review the full listings of the week just past, from our Blog Archive index page <span style="color: red;"><b><i>found on the right hand side of the page. </i></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div>For updates on new items posted daily to the blog, we direct you to our <a href="https://twitter.com/CharlesMHays"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>CharlesMHays Twitter feed</b></span></a>, where we post notification of new stories as we post them. </div><div><br /></div><div>Our archive of weekly Blog Watching <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2024/01/blog-watching-archive-2024.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>can be found here</b></span></a> </div><div><br /></div><div> To view the most recent blog posting of the day, <a href="https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>click here</b></span></a>.</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0