And as what was first suggested as a one week inconvenience morphs into almost four weeks of daily boiling duty, the temperature was also rising on some of the regions social media forums.
Some of the other themes of this first week of 2019 that captured the attention of our readers was the annual baby watch across the Northwest, with Smithers staking the claim to the first New Years Baby for the year, with Prince Rupert joining the parade one day later.
This week also saw the BC Assessment results released and our notes of review on the annual valuation of our homes attracted a strong audience.
The holiday break came to an end a bit early for members of the Charles Hays Rainmakers, as the Senior boys found success in a two game series with the Kitsilano Blue Demons.
And the week came to an end with a casting call for this years community theatre presentation, with Monday the night for auditions to start the three month rehearsal period for the play Rumours.
However the top story of the week once again put the focus on the city's ongoing woes with its supply of drinking water.
Lack of information puts social media to boil on Prince Rupert water issues -- Heading towards a fourth week of boiling water, the city's water supply concerns continue to dominate much of the discussion around the city. You can review the archive of notes to this point on the city's water troubles here.(posted January 4, 2019)
That article was followed by:
Prince Rupert's New Years (week) Baby is a Boy! -- It was a January 2nd arrival for Prince Rupert to ring in the New Year with its first birth for 2019, with Rylen Stevens-Lincoln making his debut at 9:11 PM at Prince Rupert Regional Hospital. The first baby of the year was born on New Year's Day in Smithers, the full list to date of the Northern BC stork derby can be found here. (posted January 3, 2018)
Kitimat sees largest of increases as BC Assessment Notices for 2019 head for the mailbox -- The arrival of LNG development in the Kitimat area is already bringing some change to the Northwest, with Kitimat finding a 20 percent jump in assessments for 2019, results were varied across the region with Port Edward finding an increase of 4%, while Prince Rupert's assessment increase registered but one percent. (posted January 4, 2018)
Rainmakers wrap up two game series with Vancouver's Kitsilano -- The Charles Hays Senior Boy's Rainmakers were back in action this week, with a two game series at the CHSS gym taking on the AAA squad from Kitsilano in Vancouver.. (posted January 4, 2018)
Casting call for Rumours set for Monday at the Lester Centre -- Prince Rupert's theatrical community is gearing up for a March presentation of Neil Simon's Rumours, with the casting call set for Monday for the ten roles that make up the play. (posted January 4, 2018)
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