Blog Watching: Week ending November 6, 2016

Regional politics took the main stage in our week of review of the five top items from the blog over the last seven days, with some strong interest in our notes on the Nisga'a election held this week across the Northwest.

The attention towards politics continued into the municipal level as well. With readers looking over our review of how Prince Rupert has compared to other areas of the Northwest when it comes to Federal infrastructure funding over the last decade.

The city's business scene also provided for some interest this week, with our item related to the pending closure of Carter's Jewelers in the city making for  a frequently reviewed item.

A long standing crime file found some renewed attention, with readers digging into our look at a new CBC podcast project, one that is retracing much of the investigation in the 1989 disappearance and death of Alberta Williams.

The North Coast sports scene also gained some attention,  as success on the soccer pitch was worth celebrating and catching up on, delivering a strong volume of readers to explore our notes from the Charles Hays Rainmakers Northwest Zones victory.

However, the top story of the week takes us into the Nass Valley and the results from the Nisga'a election campaign of 2016.

Nisga'a residents head to the polling booth Wednesday -- Our preview of this week's Nisga'a election provided for the largest surge in interest of the week's submissions, a follow up item from Saturday outlining the results of the vote has also had strong interest. (posted November 1, 2016)

That article was followed by:

Federal infrastructure funding proves elusive for Prince Rupert  -- Our look at the delivery of federal funding around the Northwest over the last decade also found a large audience over the last five days (posted November 2, 2016)

Carter's Jewellers preparing Prince Rupert exit -- The Store closing signs have gone up in front of a regional chain of jewellery stores, with Carter's Jewellers announcing its plans to leave the Prince Rupert commercial scene. (posted October 31, 2016)

CBC News Investigative Unit's Alberta Williams Podcast retraces case file; seeks new clues -- Our look at an intriguing feature from the CBC generated a large audience this week, with many checking out our notes on the new Podcast investigating a near three decade murder in Prince Rupert. ( posted October 31, 2016)

Rainmaker Boys Claim Northwest Zones Soccer Championship --  A new banner has been delivered for the Charles Hays Gymnasium rafters, with the Rainmaker boys finding success on the pitch at the Northwest Zones. The team now is working out the details related to a trip to provincials in the Vancouver area later this month. (posted October 31, 2016)

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