Labour Day weekend heralds an end for 2022 Tourism season and Prince Rupert's sights and experiences

While there are a few more cruise ship stops to come through September, for the most part, the unofficial end of the Tourism season comes with the end of the Labour Day weekend.  

The flow of tourists to take in the sights declining pretty fast as September takes hold.

While the early portion of the summer had delivered some weather challenges, the North Coast had a fairly enjoyable August with sunny skies and warm temperatures to keep the fur coats on board the cruise ships for the most part.

Much of the attention for tourists has pivoted in recent years away from the downtown core,  with the immediate area of Cow Bay now one of the major draws for visitors.

For visitors not taking bus excursions or trips into the Marine environment,  this year found many making a push into the eastern reaches of the City. Among those expeditions was some Eagle watching at Rusbhrook, or taking the Rushbrook Trail to the newly opened Salt Marsh at Seal Cove.

Some of their shopping took visitors westbound, to Canada Safeway, WalMart or the Rupert Square and maybe even a stop in at the Sunken Gardens behind the Courthouse or the Urban Garden on Second Avenue West close to the Ocean Centre.

There may have even been a few who ventured past City Hall and Fulton Street where we imagine some of the town's visitors also chronicled some of the street scenes along Third Avenue West. 

With the rubble of the Belmont perhaps now part of some holiday memories.

Tourists who ventured west of Fulton may have added some
of the downtown area scenes to their collection of 
Prince Rupert memories

The Fire which consumed the legendary night spot in the city was called in to Prince Rupert Fire/Rescue on May 1st, the rubble has remained in place ever since. 

The investigation was handed over to the RCMP on May 13th and to date no further information on the incident has been delivered, nor has there been much in the way of activity towards cleaning up the site.

The topic one that hasn't made for much in the way of commentary for City Council towards the condition through the summer of a key block of the downtown area which was recently rebranded as the Midtown District, which is a key element for the city' oft mentioned 2030 Vision plan.

For a guide perhaps as to a timeline for a potential clean up, the last major fire of note was in October of 2020 on Second Avenue West at Sixth Street.  

That site was cleared of its rubble by mid April of 2021 marking a six month process.

Hopefully, the Third Ave West site clearing won't make that benchmark, or stretch further as a backdrop for photos into the 2023 tourism season.

More notes on Tourism in the region can be explored through our archive page here.