Blog Watching, Week ending February 9, 2014

As part of a weekly feature on the blog, every Sunday we offer up this weeks recap of the top five items viewed over the course of the last seven days.

Included in the countdown, we will provide links to the articles in question, offering up with one click of the mouse, those items of the week that you may have missed.

This week, our review of a new arrival for the Recreation Department attracted a large volume of readers. Leading all of our articles for the last seven days in readership on the week.

The efforts of some local residents to discuss CBC service also proved to be a popular theme for the week, as did the latest developments between the BCTF and the Provincial Government.

To wrap up our review of the week, readers found our items on an off ice incident between the Prince Rupert Rampage and a Terrace hockey fan, as well as Councillor Thorkelson's thoughts and concerns over new BC Liquor Law Legislation to be among the items to complete the top five items of the week.

The top item of the week:

Prince Rupert City Council brings in a recreation "specialist"...   The surprise announcement from City Council of the hiring of Mr. Brent Meunier for the Recreation Department continued to gain attention on the blog this week     (posted January 27, 2014)

That item was followed by:

Is a North Coast revolt brewing among CBC's Daybreak North listeners?...   The lead up to this afternoon's public session at the Library, a project designed to discuss CBC service on the North Coast proved to be a popular topic over the last few days ( posted February 5, 2014 )

Negotiations between Government and BCTF postponed ... The latest developments in labour relations between the BCTF and the Provincial Government found a wide audience this week (posted February 6, 2014)

Not a fond farewell for the Rampage from a Terrace fan...  The account from the Terrace RCMP of a post game incident involving a Terrace fan and members of the Prince Rupert Rampage generated much interest this week (posted February 4, 2014)

Councillor Thorkelson looks to block some of the new Provincial liquor rules in Prince Rupert...  The quest of City Councillor Thorkelson to have staff investigate ways to block some of the aspects of the new BC Liquor Law proposals was a popular item on the blog this week (posted February 4, 2014)

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