Also generating a large volume of reads on the week was a look at a trip we made out to the east side of Prince Rupert, making the to investigate word of a partial apartment building collapse at a long closed building overlooking Seal Cove.
Municipal issues also found a large audience this week as we reviewed the latest request for bids from the City of Prince Rupert, this one related to their plans for an expansion of the landfill site.
Some movie fans in Prince Rupert and area will be making a trip to the Civic Centre parking lot in August, as CityWest and the City's Recreation department host a Drive In movie night.
As well, this week brought one more staffing change for School District 52, which has named a new Vice-Principal for École Roosevelt Park School.
However, when it came to the most read item of the last week, Brendan Eshom's helpful project to learn Sm'alagyax was by far the most popular story of the week.
Want to work on your Sm'algyax ... there's an app for that -- An app created by a UBC bound graduate from Charles Hays Secondary School is helping residents of the North Coast learn Sm'algyax, showcasing the linguistic genius of Brendan Eshom who has been a strong advocate for the language, his newest learning tool comes along and builds on his work on a word of the day website. (posted July 13, 2020)
That article was followed by:
Seal Cove area apartment block crumbles upon itself -- A long closed apartment block on the city's far east side partially collapsed earlier this month, with work crews moving late in the week to remove the danger from the neighbourhood. (posted July 13, 2020)
City of Prince Rupert moves forward on landfill expansion plans with Invitation for Tenders -- While the Alternative Approval Process that City council is conducting has still to reach it's completion date, the city has decided to get a head start on the procurement of bids for the work to expand on the Ridley Island landfill site (posted July 14, 2020)
CityWest to take you back to the Days of the Drive In this August -- The first Tuesday of August will be movie night at the Jim, with CityWest and the City's Recreation Centre teaming up to provide for a Drive In theatre experience for fifty car loads of movie goers, with CityWest hosting the contest to provide for the limited COVID admission. (posted July 14, 2020)
New Vice-Principal named for École Roosevelt School -- Interim SD52 Superintendent Sandra Jones had a least one more announcement to make before she returns to retired life on August 1st, with the School District announcing that Cindy Stevenson will be taking on the position of Vice Principal at École Roosevelt Park School in August. (posted July 17, 2020 )
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