Municipal politics dominated much of the reading list for those who followed our blog this week, with a string of City themes making for the five most read items.
Among some of the topics that captured the attention of readers, the revelation that City Manager Robert Long has added the title of planner for the moment to his expansive resume of civic postions held.
Also of note for Council and our readers the comments related to planning, zoning and community engagement, with a pair of councillors noting that the focus should remain on keeping the public informed and engaged despite the challenges of COVID.
Two other stories captured the attention of readers this week, our look at a notice from the City related to Watson Island, the announcement of Andrew Samoil as the new Superintendent of Schools for SD52 and the concerns and actions taken by some Indigenous communities as the province relaxes the travel measures of recent months.
However, when it came to the most read item of the last week, City Hall is the destination and the discussion on developing the Official community plan and other housing themes..
City Manager Robert Long is 're-substituting" on Planning Duties for retired Zeno Krekic -- At this week's Prince Rupert Council session, the members of City Council finally provided some background to the changes taking place when it comes to municipal zoning and planning themes through City Hall. (posted June 24 , 2020)
That article was followed by:
Council cautioned not to allow COVID response to become block for community engagement -- With City Manager Robert Long charting a course of what could be a very different public engagement process, a few members of Council offered up the guidance that every effort should be made for as full an access to the process as possible. (posted June 26, 2020)
City issues reminder for contractors from Watson Island work -- A legal announcement from the back pages of the weekly paper captured some attention from our readers, though members of Council took no note of the Notice of Completion for the Watson Island Demolition project on Monday night, making no mention of the achievement, nor the advice for contractors that time is running out on any claims. (posted June 22, 2020)
School District selects Andrew Samoil as Superintendent -- Less than one month after the announcement that Dr. Irene Lapierre and SD52 had parted ways, the full time replacement for the position was announced. Also noted by the School District this week was who will take over the VP duties at the city's high school Charles Hays Secondary. (posted June 25, 2020)
Council of Haida nation update confirms continued call for essential travel only restrictions for Haida Gwaii -- A weekend video update from the Council Of Haida Nation keeps the pause on when it comes to travel to the Islands, the advisory one issued a few days before Premier John Horgan announced relaxed travel advisories in relation to COVID. By week's end however, the Haida would see a number of other Indigenous communities make note of their own travel restrictions. (posted June 22, 2020 )
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