Politics dominated much of the week, both with Civic issues and election campaign themes making for much in the way of interest for readers.
The month long petition campaign on the theme of the Port Tax Cap pushed forward this week and the issue of the Provincial government legislation led the way at City Council as well. With Mayor Lee Brain now to forward a letter to the Premier and Cabinet seeking immediate financial assistance for the city's infrastructure concerns.
The issue has also generated some commentary from North Coast MLA Jennifer Rice, who shared her comments towards the issue with the CBC this week.
Some campaign themes from both Herb Pond and Reid Skelton-Morven caught the eye of our readers this week as the countdown to the October 15 vote continues.
The City's Economic Development office provided an update on the work taking place on the CN Heritage Building on the waterfront.
And with the eight years of Lee Brain's work in the Mayor's office about to end, we took a look back at some of his pervious time with Transition Prince Rupert and how it framed some of the civic policy of the last eight years.
The top item however highlighted the ongoing discussion in the community over the Port Tax Cap and the latest move by the City Council to have the province take action.
Council approves of correspondence from Mayor Lee Brain to seek immediate financial assistance from BC Cabinet on critical infrastructure -- The latest note to what has been a month long focus on the Port Tax Cap by the Mayor, Council and organizers of a community petition, will see the Mayor forward a letter to the Premier and Cabinet to gain some financial assistance for the city's infrastructure challenges. The Port Tax Cap issue also generated some commentary from MLA Jennifer Rice, who spoke to the situation with Daybreak North this week.
More notes on the Monday council session can be reviewed here. (posted October 5 , 2022)
That article was followed by:
City updates progress for CN Waterfront Heritage building -- The City's Economic Development office has provided an update on the progress of the CN Waterfront Building renovations, once complete the heritage building will host the Wheelhouse Brewing Co. as the primary tenant. (posted October 4, 2022)
From A to W, a bite into past campaign themes is new again -- A topic that once was a frequent part of previous election campaigns, that of commercial development and the quest for fast food outlets for the community gained a bit of a twist from Mayoralty candidate Herb Pond this week. (posted October 7, 2022) .
Councillor Skelton-Morven's social media campaign theme takes aim at challenger Andy Chugh -- The incumbent councillor seeking re-election provided for a controversial social media message as part of his campaign presentation this past week. (posted October 3, 2022)
Winding down the period of the Great Unleashing ... Lee Brain's final days for the Mayoralty leave the next Council a foundation that began with his days of Transition Prince Rupert -- With this final term for Mayor Brain almost at an end, we explored how some of his previous time with Transition Prince Rupert served to form a fair bit of his policies over the last eight years. (posted October 3 2022) .
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