Sunday, February 5, 2023

Blog Watching: Week ending, February 5, 2023

A violent incident over one year ago which resulted in a tragic fatality at Prince Rupert Regional Hospital, made for the story that captured the most attention this week, as we outlined the background to a Vancouver Sun article published this week. 

The Hospital featured in another story which gained some significant interest as well, that one highlighting the latest fundraising success for the North Coast Health Improvement Society which teamed up with the Prince Rupert Port Authority and other partners for a bed replacement project.

The RCMP had a busy week on the North Coast, with a pair of stories of note from the last seven days gaining attention, one was their attendance to a tragic incident on the highway which claimed the life of a young woman from the community, as well as our notes on their investigation into the latest armed robbery in the city.

Municipal politics also featured in the listings of our top five, with a Shared Prosperity Agreement completed between the City of Prince Rupert and the District of Port Edward.

From the weeks review the most read of our pieces, was the focus on the Prince Rupert Hospital and the tragic death of a patient of over a year ago.

Vancouver Sun article highlights the now over one year old incident of a tragic death at Prince Rupert Hospital as well as other covering issues of safety at facility --  A tip from a source and some diligent reporting from Vancouver Sun reporter Keith Fraser outlined a tragic incident at Prince Rupert Regional Hospital, as well as other concerning issues at the facility. Our look at Mr. Fraser's work which so far has not brought much more than a statement from Northern Health made for our most read story of the week.  (posted February 1, 2023

 That article was followed by: 

More comforts for patients at Prince Rupert Hospital, residents of Acropolis Manor as PRPA and NCHIS team up on bed project  -- Northern Health was the beneficiary of some successful fundraising for North Coast Health Improvement Society, which with help from the Prince Rupert Port Authority and other partners brought a successful end to their bed replacement project.   (posted  February 3, 2023

Prince Rupert RCMP advise of motor vehicle fatality on Highway 16 on Tuesday --An incident east of Prince Rupert tragically claimed the life of a young city businesswoman this week, the road conditions on the highway making for a number of incidents in the last week. You can review the full list here.  (posted  February 1 , 2023

Prosperity the hope, as Prince Rupert and Port Edward sign agreement  --  The relationship between the City of Prince Rupert and the District of Port Edward has improved significantly over the last decade, so much so that the leaders of the two communities put the finishing touches to a long in the works Shared prosperity agreement this week.   (posted January 31, 2023

Prince Rupert RCMP seek assistance of public in armed robbery from January 29 --  The Prince Rupert detachment of the RCMP has its second armed robbery in a week to investigate, with Mounties looking for information related to a  robbery last weekend at McDonalds.  The full list of emergency responder files by the month can be reviewed here.  (posted February 1 , 2023


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