Wednesday's news from Northern Savings quickly echoed across the city making it by far our most read item in many months.
Far far down the list to follow were themes on politics, with our notes on the escalating rhetoric over the Ridley Island Tax Agreement and some campaign endorsements from Mayor Lee Brain for incumbents registered much further down the list of five.
Joining those two stories in the category of interesting but not near as much as the prospect of a renovation or demolition of the DQ building, were our stories on the month end Rocky Horror Picture show film presentation at the Lester Centre and the start of the push for the Provincial referendum on a possible change in how we vote in BC.
This week, as they say in the real estate business it was all about location, location, locations and the speculation ahead on what Northern Savings will do with its newest acquisition, far and away the top story of the week, the month and the way things are going on the read count, maybe the year ...
One down, dozens to go! As Northern Savings purchases Dairy Queen building on McBride -- What ever it's fate in the months to come, the purchase of the abandoned Dairy Queen Building in downtown Prince Rupert has been greeted with much excitement int he community, with this week's announcement of the purchase celebrated by local politicians and residents alike. (posted October 17, 2018)
That article was followed by:
The Ridley Island Tax Agreement: Discussion ... Debate ... Duel? -- Or maybe just some Disclosure! -- The latest instalment of the increasingly heated view of the current tax sharing agreement between Prince Rupert and Port Edward is the call from some Prince Rupert politicians for a debate on the issue (posted October 15, 2018)
Referendum discussion set to heat up as mail in vote nears -- It's clearly not been the focus of attention over the last few months, introduced as we started our summer vacations and now sidelined by the interest in municipal elections, but as we get closer to the arrival of our ballots in the mail, we may yet have to make some time to consider our options when it comes to the electoral reform vote due by the end of November. The discussion began to percolate in the Legislature once again, as we noted with our item on MLA Jennifer Rice's commentary on the week. (posted October 15, 2018)
Mayor Brain's endorsements largely irrelevant to your choices Saturday -- The final item of the top five puts the focus on the municipal election campaign that was decided last night, and while the results of the evening did deliver to the Mayor his preferences for part of the composition of the team to be assembled. The election was the verdict of that thirty percent of the eligible voters who cast a ballot as to who they wished to have represent them for the next four years. (posted October 18, 2018)
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