Fire protection and a possible change in the level of service for the Prince Rupert Fire/Rescue service made for the theme of a report for City Council this week and a topic that caught the attention of our reader.
Our preview of the document to be presented at last Monday's council session found a large audience, as did our notes on the decision by council to take the report to an internal workshop for further review.
While the future direction for fire service by far was the most read of our reviews on the week, Basketball also figured large, with our preview of the 60th edition of the All Native Tournament finding a strong audience. As did our look at the final home games for the Charles Hays Senior Boys Rainmakers, who wrapped up their play before tournament time with a pair of games against Caledonia.
The rest of the list of five for the week explored Prince Rupert Mayor Lee Brain's trip to Victoria as well as a correspondence from the School District to express concerns over the nature of eligibility requirements for students that may wish to pursue a career in teaching.
However the top story of the week put the focus on what the fate of the City's Fire Department may be, as Council considers a potential change from a full service Department, to one that will be focused on responses that are exterior in approach.
Council to consider Changer in Service Protection Level from Prince Rupert Fire/Rescue at tonight's meeting -- Our notes on a report to be presented to City Council on Monday evening looking to redefine the duties for the Prince Rupert Fire/Rescue service found a larger audience this week. As did our review of the Council session, where council members decided to take the report into a workshop setting to review further before acting on it. (posted February 11, 2019)
That article was followed by:
Tip Off to Sixty: a week of Basketball, Culture and celebration of Nations -- Prince Rupert's annual festival of basketball and Indigenous culture took hold this week as visitors and participants for the 60th Annual All Native Basketball Tournament arrived in town for the six days of competition. Among the items of note that found a large audience was our Scoreboard page, which found heavy traffic through the wee. (posted February 10 , 2019)
Mayor's latest travels take him to Victoria for talks with provincial officials -- Prince Rupert Mayor Lee Brain spent much of the week in Victoria, there for the opening of the new session of the Legislature and for talks with provincial officials. On Saturday, the Northwest heard of some results from those discussions with the Provincial government announcing a 100 million dollar grant funding program for infrastructure issues across the region. (posted February 15, 2019)
School District seeks review of eligibility requirements for students considering a career in teaching -- Already facing a few challenges in filling teaching and support positions on the North Coast, School District 52 has sent a letter to the Commissioner of the Teacher Regulation Branch to seek a review of eligibility requirements for students wishing to pursue a career in teaching. (posted February 12, 2019)
One final tune up before Zones for Charles Hays Senior Boys; Juniors make ready for provincials -- The Basketball of the Russel Gamble Gymnasium wasn't the only game in town this week, with our look at the final home stand for the Charles Hays Senior Boys Rainmakers also capturing some interest from readers as the week came to an end (posted February 15, 2019)
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