Sunday, March 15, 2020

Blog Watching: Week Ending March 15, 2020

It was a week where much of our world changed, with Thursday/Friday the benchmark days for the North Coast as the ongoing reports of COVID-19 Coronavirus notes finally truly resonated in Prince Rupert and area.

That coming as the Provincial and Federal Governments made numerous announcements both days that highlight the new urgency that both were taking to address the concerns of residents as the spread of the virus continued to accelerate.

The province of British Columbia has done some stellar work in informing British Columbians of exactly what the situation is each day, and that propelled our daily overview of their notes to the  most read features for each day of the week.

Those daily reports featured the measured and calm approach of information delivery from Public Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, who provided the right mix of information and statistical review to help guide us along the new path we are destined to follow.

It was also a week where local government's and organizations began to announce scaled back operations and guidance on their COVID-19 response plans or delivered information updates.

By Friday, the rest of the weeks' news 'highlights' paled by comparison to the larger concerns, but among those topics that most resonated with the public were our notes on a Second Rainmaker victory at the Senior Boys Basketball Provincials.

Also capturing the attention of readers, our notes on what would have been former Rainmaker Liam McChesney's first March Madness experience, a competition that will now have to be deferred until 2021.

Our article on the first Public Engagement period for the City of Prince Rupert Budget also found a strong audience as the week moved forward.

However, the most read story of the week, which actually made for a number of stories on the same theme, were our notes on the COVID-19 accounts of the province and local officials.

Saturday BC COVID-19 update notes that Northern Health region has recorded its first two residents for the Provincial Coronavirus patient count -- We use our Saturday update as the template, for all of our Daily overviews of the Provincial accounts, all of which topped our daily reading list. You can access all of those updates and links to all of the government info messages here.      (posted  March 14 , 2020)

That article was followed by:

City of Prince Rupert cancels programs at Civic Centre; offers further COVID-19 advice for residents --  The City of Prince Rupert has for the most part reduced access to City Hall and suspended all of their programs at the Recreation Centre. They weren't alone in their relay of information, our full list of those that we have taken note of to date can be found here.   (posted March 14  2020  )

Rainmaker's Repeat ... Rainmaker's Repeat! Charles Hays claims second consecutive Provincials banner with 67-45 victory over King George --  For the second consecutive year, the Senior Boys Rainmakers from Charles Hays came back home with a championship banner, as the Maker's beat back a challenge from Surrey's King George in the Championship final  (posted  March  8, 2020)

Budget Commentary from Monday left more questions on Council travel than it answered  -- There was only one public participant at Monday night's Council engagement period and for a few of his questions for the City's Financial Officer on the night, the answers proved to be sparse in details.    (posted March 12 , 2020)

Prince Rupert ready to root for Utah State; as former Rainmaker Liam McChesney prepares for first dose of March Madness experience -- The next month normally is the highlight reel month for the Big State of US college basketball, and with the Utah State Aggies having won their Division they were set for the Madness of March, with former Rainmaker Liam McChesney set for the ride. However, as all of the sports activity in North America shut down , so did the prospects for the NCAA tournament which was cancelled for 2020.  (posted March 10 , 2020 )

You can find our weekly Blog watching feature posted every Sunday morning by 9AM, making for a handy way to catch up to the week that was, at a leisurely weekend pace.

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