It was a month that brought some unwanted news on the fate of Ferry Service between Prince Rupert and Ketchikan as the Alaska Marine Highway System removed Prince Rupert from the destination board.
It will be a decision that has an impact not only on travellers, but on the city's range of hotels, restaurants and stores as that pool of travellers no longer pass through the city.
The ongoing struggles for the commercial sector were found on the east side of the city, as the Seal Cove Pub closed its doors, just two years after bringing the Seal Cove location back to life after a lengthy closure from earlier this century.
Shutter Shack was the focus for some recognition by Northern Savings this month, as the city's home for photography was selected as part of the Business of the Month program.
The Prince Rupert and District Chamber of Commerce moved into its fall season with a return of its popular Rising Stars program, which will carry through the year providing mentorship for its participants.
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:
September
Prince Rupert's tourism and commercial sector will bear the brunt of a decision by the Alaska Marine Highway System, which announced that the Ferry service would no longer call on the Port of Prince Rupert as of September 30th, that after issues of security at the Prince Rupert terminal could not be resolved with the City.
Hopes of keeping an east side Pub open came to an end in September, as the owners of the Seal Cove Neighbourhood Pub announced the closure of the east side gathering spot in late September.
There was a temporary re-opening for some retail space in the city in September, though it's a short lived tenancy for Elections Canada, which has taken up residence in the old Farwest Sports location on First Avenue West.
September also brought the signs that the tourism season was coming to an end, with the annual shut down for the North Pacific Cannery Historical Site and the last of the cruise ship port calls for the year.
On a disappointing theme for the tourism sector on the year, the number of visits to the Cow Bay Marina this year from out of town boaters was down significantly from expectations.
Increased speed is the message from CityWest from September, as the communication company owned by the City of Prince Rupert introduced a new service for customers.
Local businesses stepped up to lend a hand with the annual Thanksgiving Food Drive, sponsoring the efforts of the volunteers in mid September.
The new look proposal for the Rupert Lawn and Garden Centre in Seal Cove got the seal of approval from Prince Rupert Council in September, with approval of their building permit application.
The Prince Rupert and District Chamber of Commerce started the fall season hailing the return of their popular Rising Stars mentorship program.
Northern Savings Credit Union once again hosted the annual Terry Fox Run, which saw a large number of Prince Rupert and area residents take to the streets to support the cause of Cancer research.
The financial services organization also took time this month to salute a local business, with Shutter Shack the focus for their Business of the month program.
Prince Rupert's Wheelhouse took the Kegs on a road trip in September as the makers of the elixir of choice for the North Coast took part in the Great Canadian Beer Festival in Victoria.
CityWest's annual call for submissions for the next phone book for the city brought another strong showing, with Captain Doug Davis from Prince Rupert Adventure Tours submitting the photo that made the final cut for the cover for the 2020 edition.
You can keep up to date on the ebb and flow of the Prince Rupert commercial scene through our Taking Stock Archive for 2019.
More notes on the commercial sector across the Northwest in 2019 can also be found from our 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
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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