Blog Watching: Week ending, December 1, 2019

Some concerns raised at City Council on  Monday related to the level of health care in Prince Rupert made for the item that attracted the most interest this week, as readers explored some of the themes presented by Councillor Barry Cunningham.

City Hall notes also featured high in interest coming from the Council member's decisions on the distribution of Community Enhancement grants for the year ahead.

The School District also gained some notice with a large volume of readers taking note of the themes found from the November School Board meeting.

Provincial politics also gained a share of the readership for the week, with Skeena MLA Ellis Ross's Monday presentation to the Legislature on the proposed adoption of UNDRIP gaining a strong review, with the UNDRIP  legislation adopted by the Legislature one day later.

And Prince Rupert's water supply came in for another review from the national consortium of journalists, who published their latest work on Wednesday focusing on the use of chlorine by the City of Prince Rupert.

However, the most read story of the week, put the spotlight on Health Care, as Councillor Barry Cunningham looked to bring together all of the region's communities to advocate for the local hospital and care in the region.

Councillor Cunningham calls for collective approach to securing health care in Prince Rupert -- Concerns that Prince Rupert is falling behind in health care has prompted Councillor Barry Cunningham to seek out terms of reference for a committee that will bring the neighbouring communities of the North Coast together, so as to advocate for maintaining and improving on health services. His views on health care were reinforced later in the week by our look at the number of health care positions currently available in the city.  (posted  November 27, 2019)

That article was followed by:

MLA Ross speaks to UNDRIP in the Legislature, sharing his concerns of lost progress over a return to square one  --  With the Legislature wrapping up its Fall session this week, Skeena MLA Ellis Ross provided some additional thoughts on the NDP government's plans to adopt the United Nations Declaration of Rights of Indigenous People, a process that came to a conclusion on Tuesday, with the unanimous approval of the Legislature. (posted  November 26, 2019)

Council approves City Staff recommendations for Community Enhancement Grants with one addition to the list  --  The City of Prince Rupert outlined which Community groups and organizations would be receiving Community Enhancement Grants this year and how much each would receive, that after receiving a report from City Staff which offered up their recommendations for 2020.  (posted November 27, 2019)

SD52 Board sets liaison positions, hears of school plans and recent Vancouver trip  -- A look at some of the notes of interest from the November meeting of the Board of Education for School District 52.   (posted November 29 , 2019)

Prince Rupert's use of chlorine in civic water supply latest focus for national consortium of journalists -- City Council may not have much to say about their latest work and the latest contribution from the national media probably won't be welcomed by the publisher of the local paper, but the team assembled to explore water issues in Canada had a few more notes to share on Prince Rupert's   (posted  November 28, 2019)

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