The interest in that work found a large volume of readers checking out our coverage of the Sunday event and a follow up piece once the flames were out and all but rubble remained.
Such was the interest in those two stories that they far outpaced the rest of our list of five for the week.
For those items that readers also found interest in, our look at the return to service of the Northern Adventure after a one week service suspension found a strong readership, as did our look at some good news from the Prince Rupert Port Authority for the 2022 cruise season with the scheduling of the Ruby Princess for fifteen Port calls this summer.
This week also saw the return of Prince Rupert stories to the TV7 news cycle, with the arrival of the latest reporter for the local bureau, rounding out our list of five was a look at how the BC Government plans to address the ongoing concerns from some municipalities when it comes to prolific offenders.
When it came to the top item of the week however, another chapter in the long list of downtown fires gained the largest readership for the week.
Prince Rupert Fire Rescue respond to Belmont Hotel fire Sunday evening -- Another significant fire has claimed an iconic downtown structure, with a Sunday night blaze bringing a full response from the Prince Rupert Fire Rescue department. Our follow up notes from Monday morning also found a large audience of interested readers (posted May 1, 2022)
That article was followed by:
Northern Adventure resumes scheduled service, but with some fences to mend with residents, Island officials and travellers to and from Haida Gwaii -- After a one week suspension of service owing to COVID related staffing shortages, BC Ferries resumed service to the North Coast, Haida Gwaii and Central Coast, though the restart came with many questions from residents and local officials. (posted May 2, 2022)
Prince Rupert Port Authority adds an impressive name to the roster of calling cruise ships for 2022. With Ruby Princess charting a course to Northland Terminal for the summer -- The 2022 tourism season is going to see a significant bump starting May 17th. That as the Port announced a string of 15 port calls from the Ruby Princess through the summer into early fall ( posted May 6, 2022)
CFTK TV returns to the Prince Rupert news beat with newest staff member Eddie Huband -- Prince Rupert and area residents must have missed their close ups on TV7, as our notes on the return to the newsscyle through the Prince Rupert offices gained a large readership. (posted May 2, 2022) .
BC Government to assign experts to investigate and report on prolific offender issue -- A significant issue of concern for a number of BC municipalities, including the City of Terrace gained some attention from the Provincial government, which announced a four month study int the issue of prolific offenders. The NDP government plan however has seen some push back from the BC Liberals including Skeena MLA Ellis Ross who suggest more immediate action is required towards community concerns. (posted May 6, 2022)
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