With that, we have combined our overview of the city's commercial sector from the last two months, providing for a recap of some of the stories of the last 61 days.
Among some of the themes for review some community events that attracted good participation and offered up a blue print for more to come in 2019.
On the other side of the commercial story, another popular local restaurant closed its doors as summer came to an end..
Tourism as well has provided for a boost to the city's business sector, as the Cruise industry and work of Tourism Prince Rupert continue to bring new guests to town to explore all that Prince Rupert has to offer, this year marked by a season ending community market at the Hecate Strait building.
Prince Rupert's commercial sector also stepped up with a number of volunteer events and initiatives into the fall.
While September also found the City of Prince Rupert preparing for the arrival of the legalization of cannabis, with the City Council set to chart the course forward for the community in October.
Those themes and many others, can be be found as part of our review of the Commercial and economic scene in the region for the last two months month below:
September
CityWest released the cover for this years phone book just after Labour Day, with Robb Rydde one again the artist of choice of the voting public, who selected his photo of a wooden boat at Rushbrook at the iconic visual for Prince Rupert this year.
A BC Government report highlighted the impact of the Chances Gaming Centre in the city, with the Prince Rupert location of string of provincial gaming centres bringing in over 10 million dollars in revenues for 2017-18.
Prince Rupert's craft beer enthusiasts had an opportunity in September to help put the local Wheelhouse in the winners category, with voting taking place with the 2018 British Columbia Bee Awards.
CityWest released its schedule for coverage of Prince Rupert Rampage games for the year, with the local CIHL team to be featured in six road contests this season.
Northern Savings is once again seeking a new CEO and President, announcing the quest in early September, the local financial institution has seen a number of changes at the top of its administrative listings over the last few year.s
A conference to offer business information and networking opportunities was hosted at the Hecate Strait Employment Society offices in September, part of a combined effort of the Society, with Community Futures of the Pacific Northwest and Ecotrust Canada.
One of Prince Rupert's most popular dining destinations closed its doors in September, with Cargo at Mariner's Park announcing its closure for mid month.
Northern Savings Credit once again hosted the Annual Terry Fox Run in Prince Rupert, with the home office/branch on Third Avenue serving as the Start and Finish line for the very popular North Coast event
A Prince Rupert business was recognized as part of the Northern Savings Business of the Month program, with Zikhara Yoga claiming the honours for September.
A number of Prince Rupert businesses lent a hand towards the success of the Annual BC Thanksgiving Day Food Drive, the one day blitz of the city collecting a large volume of food and other items for the Salvation Army.
As the 2018 Cruise season was winding down, the Trading Coast Outdoor Market proved to be a positive experience for all, with a wide range of vendors setting up in the parking lot of the Hecate Strait Business Development Society attracting both local residents and visiting cruise ship visitors to the day long event.
Planning for the 2019 cruise industry is already underway, with one line Seabourn making plans for an additional port visit to Prince Rupert next year.
CityWest the City of Prince Rupert owned communication company did its civic duty in September, announcing plans to broadcast three community election forums across Northwest BC, including the Prince Rupert Council candidate forum in October.
The city's weekly newspaper outlined some changes to its delivery options and the introduction of a pay per copy policy for those who get their copy of the Northern View from retail locations downtown.
As the month came to an the process ahead for Prince Rupert when it comes to the legalization of cannabis on October 17th and the potential for retail outlets began to take shape, with the Mayor offering a timeline of sorts as to how the city will approach the issue.
August
Air Service out of Terrace gained one more destination on the arrivals/departure board, with West Jet announcing the return of its Calgary to Terrace service starting in September.
Craft Brewery fans were in heaven in early August as the Magnificent Seven Craft Beer Tap Take Over tour rolled into town at the Seal Cove Pub.
A stretch of Third Avenue West played host to a Pop Up event in mid August, a test drive of the concept of a street fair and a chance to share information on the work of Ecotrust Canada and Redesign Prince Rupert.
Fraser Street hosted its annual Block Party with a number of local organizations and commercial businesses lending their support to the project.
The North Coast Innovation Lab hosted an Open House in mid August, providing some background on a number of the initiatives that it has been working on over the course of the year, including he progress towards the Fish Market plans for the Cow Bay Dock and other plans to assist micro-business in the community.
How the City conducts is Purchasing policies both in the community and outside of it, made for a question at the August City council session.
The future planning for downtown redevelopment was reborn in August, as Redesign Rupert returned to active work featuring a new coordinator Ceilidh Marlow, with the city taking on a more visible role in the project through a number of appointments to its steering committee
City West opened up the on line voting booth for Prince Rupert residents to cast their vote for this years phone book cover for 2019. The Prince Rupert based communication company had issued the call for submissions in mid August.
You can keep up to date on the ebb and flow of the Prince Rupert commercial scene through our Taking Stock Archive for 2018.
More notes on the commercial sector across the Northwest can also be found from our archive page here.
We imagine we probably have missed a few here or there, so if you know of a business having opened, or seen the Going out of business sign appear somewhere in the area, drop us a line at our email account of northcoastreviewpr@yahoo.ca
Or send us a short message through our twitter feed of @CharlesHays
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