Blog Watching: Week ending October 25, 2020

LNG is back to a fashion, and that caught the eye of a large number of our readers this week, that with word that the District of Port Edward had revealed some interest from a proponent for a small scale LNG facility just off of highway 16.

The last week of the 2020 provincial election proved to be a news maker on the North Coast this last week, with the BC NDP raising concerns over Andrew Wilkinson's past experience as a lawyer with Sun Wave the familiar name of many a City of Prince Rupert legal battle.

The recent commentary on the North Coast election race from Stikine NDP candidate Nathan Cullen also attracted much attention this week, and our notes on how the BC Liberals addressed the controversy was a widely read article.

The earth moved significantly in Northern Alaska and as a result the North Coast and much of Coastal BC was on a holding pattern, awaiting word of any potential tsunami impact for British Columbia.

And the City's ground transportation to and from the Prince Rupert Airport is up for bid, with the municipality seeking bids through the BC Bid website.

However, when it came to the most read item of the last week, a familiar theme of not too long ago in LNG is suddenly back in the spotlight.

District of Port Edward takes first steps towards proposed Small Scale LNG facility in community --  LNG is back, though on a smaller scale with the District of Port Edward releasing little in the way of details for a proposed LNG facility just off Highway 16 near the BC Hydro generator station   (posted  October 22, 2020)

That article was followed by:

Sun Wave Forests Story 'completely mis-represented by the NDP": BC Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson -- The BC Liberals called foul over a late campaign issue raised by Jennifer Rice, Nathan Cullen and Joy Thorkelson related to the long running Sun Wave pulp mill issues in Prince Rupert.   (posted October 19, 2020)

Roy Jones Junior and Andrew Wilkinson use virtual Open House for response to disparaging comments by NDP's Nathan Cullen -- With some unkind comments still reverberating around the Northwest from the weekend, the two Liberals spoke to the issue through the North Coast candidate's virtual Open House     (posted October 19, 2020)

7.5 magnitude Alaska quake triggers Alaskan Tsunami warnings, any impact on BC to be determined   -- The North Coast received another reminder of its placement along the Pacific faults lines, as a large scale Alaskan quake had the province on alert for a period of time to be watching for any potential tsunami activity.      (posted October 19, 2020)

City to seek proposals for Airport Ferry Bus Transportation Service -- The City of Prince Rupert took the first step towards securing a new contract for transportation to and from the Prince Rupert Airport with the launch of a Request for Proposals with the BC Bid website.    (posted October 21, 2020)

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