Blog Watching: Week ending December 8, 2019

Prince Rupert was the city of Festivals this week, with no shortage of things to do as the weekend arrived.

Leading the way were the two big events of Rogers Hometown Hockey's arrival in the city and the annual Winterfest underway on Friday night, our notes on both served to attract the largest of our audiences of the last seven days

Also finding some good audience reaction were a pair of municipal government themes, one a look at the different ways that Prince Rupert and Victoria have handled salary increases for politicians this year, while our notes on the upcoming redesign rupert presentation also found a strong audience on the week

Wrapping up the list of five was our look at the first trek to the Lower Mainland for the Senior Boys Rainmakers basketball team who have been taking part in the No Regrets tourney in North Vancouver

However, the most read story of the week, put the spotlight on the reception for Rogers Hometown Hockey and their visit to Prince Rupert.

Let Prince Rupert's Carnival of Hockey begin! As Hometown Hockey prepares for Saturday opening -- The Rogers Hometown Hockey caravan began arriving in town on Tuesday and as the week moved forward and the Civic Centre was transformed into Hockey Heaven the event captured the imagination of the community, Along the way a bit of parking advice from the City of Prince Rupert highlighted the footprint of the event; one which also put the CIHL and hometown Rupert Rampage into the middle of the weekend showcase. For a full look at the Hometown hockey themes see our archive page here. (posted  December 6, 2019)

That article was followed by:

Special Events Society ready to light up the town with Winterfest 2019 -- On what may have been one of Prince Rupert's busiest of weekends, the City took to a festive spirit to take in the wide range of events tied in with the annual Winterfest, with something for everyone. The weekend also marking for the final performance for the CHSS production of Freaky Friday at the Lester Centre (posted  December 4, 2019)

Victoria's City Council learns a hard lesson on salaries  ... one other communities may want to take note of --  A plan from the Council members in Victoria to raise their pay by 50% was shot down pretty quickly an pretty emphatically this week, we examined the difference in approaches between the Capital city and Prince Rupert when it comes to pay increases (posted December 5, 2019)

Mayor's invite to redesign rupert event highlights the plans for Prince Rupert 2030 and offers the promise of 'exciting news' -- A project that has been under wraps for much of this year will see its public debut on  Thursday evening as redesign rupert presents the Prince Rupert 2030 plan to the public  (posted December 2, 2019)

Twenty four hours to tip off for Senior Boys Rainmakers at No Regrets Tournament -- The 2019-20 basketball season is already in motion, with the Senior Boys of Charles Hays having made their first trip to the Lower mainland for the year, taking part in the No Regrets tournament on Vancouver's North Shore  (posted  December 4, 2019)

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