One week later saw local businesses and services gathered at the North Coast Convention Centre for Plaid Friday, the region's answer to the mayhem of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, all while keeping some of those dollars in the home community
The month also brought word of the end of another Prince Rupert institution, with Shutter Shack announcing plans to bring an end to decades of service to the community by years end.
November also provided a fascinating study that highlights the growing impact of investment from First Nation communities in the region, as the Metlakatla First Nation delivered a wide ranging report that outlined the reach of their business listings in Prince Rupert and area.
And Rotarians started what will be a busy two months of fundraising in the community hosting their annual Rotary Auction for three nights, broadcast live from the Lester Centre by Prince Rupert's CityWest.
Local chamber members also found some time to celebrate in November, with the annual gala proving to be a popular event on the social calendar.
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 month below:
November
Local artists and artisans took over the Jim Ciccone Civic Centre at mid November hosting two days of the annual Kaien Island Craft Fair in the Russel Gamble Gymnasium.
The weekend of the 17th saw the Chamber of Commerce don their finest of duds as members and guests attended their annual Chamber Gala.
A subtle change at the local Canada Safeway store was on display in November, as the ongoing changeover to the Sobey's name continued, with shoppers now carting their goods home in Sobey's branded bags.
The significant impact on the local economy from First Nations investment made for the subject of a comprehensive study on the investments of the Metlakatla First Nation in November, with a report providing an instructive look at how the First Nations of the North Coast are changing the nature of the local business environment.
The colder weather brought the Kaien Anti Poverty Society and Save On Foods together once again, as the local grocery store collected coats for those in need this winter.
The local answer to Black Friday and Cyber Monday took place on November 23rd as Love Prince Rupert hosted the annual Plaid Friday event, this year taking the form of a Trade Show at the North Coast Convention Centre.
The annual Rotary Auction took to the air in November as Rotarians, their families and friends took part in three nights of accepting bids and delivering goods all in aid of Rotary Projects, the final results from the event brought in 60,000 dollars from North Coast residents.
The lengthy process towards regulating the commercial cannabis industry in Prince Rupert is almost at an end, with City Council receiving two reports at their November 26th Council session, one which would redraw the commercial area boundaries slightly. The final act for the process comes in December with a Public hearing at the December 10th council session.
The month came to an end with news of a long time Prince Rupert business preparing to shutter it's doors, as Shutter Shack owner John Rogers prepared to close his First Avenue West business before the end of December
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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