The stalled weather system arrived on August 14th and remained in place for 48 hours delivering over 150 mm of precipitation, with flooding providing challenges on Highway 16 and raising turbidity levels for the City of Prince Rupert's water supply.
Other themes on the week included some community interest in temporary use plans proposed by the Prince Rupert Port Authority for land along Park Avenue on the city's west side.
The prospect of a reopening for recreation facilities across the Northwest took a leap forward this week, with a string of recent announcements from communities along the Highway 16 corridor, with Prince Rupert announcing the opening of the Earl Mah Aquatic Centre for mid September.
This was a also week which saw the Nisga'a Nation begin a period of mourning, with the word of the passing Nisga'a Leader Dr. Joseph Gosnell, with it came a range of tributes towards his life of leadership and politics in the Nass Valley, province and Canada.
A fair bit of feedback expected for City Council's review of PRPA's temporary use plans for Park Avenue -- With a comment period set to come to an end at noon on Monday, indications are that City Council may get a rather robust reply towards the proposed use of land along Park Avenue for container storage during expansion work at Fairview Terminal (posted August 21, 2020)
Recreation facilities getting prepped for use in many Northwest communities ... no word from Prince Rupert yet -- We outlined the plans that have been announced by communities across the region when it comes to their recreation facilities, the City of Prince Rupert did join the list later in the week, with their announcement towards reopening the Earl Mah Aquatic Centre in September (posted August 17, 2020)
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However, when it came to the most read item of the last week, it was the return of Water Advisories for the region and the need for some in Prince Rupert to Boil their water once again.
It's back to the High Boil for some Prince Rupert Residents as City issues Water Advisory -- A weekend of wild weather brought back memories of two years ago, with the City of Prince Rupert's water supply developing high turbidity levels, a situation that delivered a Water Advisory and Boil Order notice for those at the most risk in the community. Port Edward also has its own Water Advisory in place, though that one has been related to recent maintenance work on their water system. (posted August 17, 2020)
That article was followed by:
Rain related debris reported on Highway 16 near Port Edward turnoff -- This was clean up week following an extensive rain event on the North Coast last Friday/Saturday with Highway 16, the Nass Valley and Highway 37 at Bell 2 all impacted by the weather (posted August 15, 2020)
That article was followed by:
Rain related debris reported on Highway 16 near Port Edward turnoff -- This was clean up week following an extensive rain event on the North Coast last Friday/Saturday with Highway 16, the Nass Valley and Highway 37 at Bell 2 all impacted by the weather (posted August 15, 2020)
Nisga'a Nation mourns the passing of Dr. Joseph Gosnell -- Tributes came in all week following word of the passing of a legendary leader of the Nisga'a Nation, among those sharing their thoughts was Nisga'a member and Provincial cabinet minister Melanie Mark - (posted August 20, 2020 )
A fair bit of feedback expected for City Council's review of PRPA's temporary use plans for Park Avenue -- With a comment period set to come to an end at noon on Monday, indications are that City Council may get a rather robust reply towards the proposed use of land along Park Avenue for container storage during expansion work at Fairview Terminal (posted August 21, 2020)
Recreation facilities getting prepped for use in many Northwest communities ... no word from Prince Rupert yet -- We outlined the plans that have been announced by communities across the region when it comes to their recreation facilities, the City of Prince Rupert did join the list later in the week, with their announcement towards reopening the Earl Mah Aquatic Centre in September (posted August 17, 2020)
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