Sunday, May 14, 2023

Blog Watching: Week ending May 14, 2023

It would appear that we have a large volume of former Canadian Fish Company and BC Packers employees among our readership.

Our last story of the week noting that the Jim Pattison Organization had put the building up for lease ,was  posted late Friday afternoon and by 8PM it had already pushed its way to most read story of the week, putting it atop our list of Five most popular reads for the week.

Among the other stories of the week to catch the eye of the reader.  

Our look at what could a new apartment complex for the east side of the city at Hays Cove and Frederick, a proposal that is part of the City's Rapid Housing initiative.

The Nail polish incident for SD52 made its way to the BC Legislature this week, as North Coast MLA outlined the details for MLA's and offered up support for the Prince Rupert student.

A temporary break for the Friendship House Transportation service to Terrace gained some significant interest as did our look at the April Fire Service report from the PRFD.

From the weeks review the item which generated the most interest, was the leasing plans ahead for the Canadian Fish Company plant on George Hills Way.
 
A sign of the Prince Rupert Fishing Times ... Canadian Fishing Company puts Main plant out for leasing -- Once one of the leading seasonal employers in the region,  the change in the fishing industry now has the giant Canadian Fish Company plant, formerly owned by BC Packers out for lease.     (posted May 12 , 2023

That article was followed by: 

Apartment. building proposal for Frederick and Hays Cove to be revealed at tonight's Council Session --  What could one more piece towards some relief to the current rental crunch in Prince Rupert was noted on the City Council Agenda on Monday, however we may have been a tad overconfident in our preview when it came to the 'reveal' part of the plans. That as the Variance request was accepted and moved forward without any comment from anyone on Council.  (posted  May 8, 2023

North Coast MLA Jennifer Rice enters the nail polish fray at SD52 -- Word of a classroom incident which saw a SD52 teacher remove a students nail polish made to to the BC Legislature this week. In the Chamber,  North Coast MLA Jennifer Rice recounted the details for the members of the Legislature and then shared her support and the support of a number of MLA's for the student.    (posted May 9, 2023

One less Transportation option to Terrace for now, as Friendship House Transportation Service is sidelined --  Our look at some required maintenance for the Friendship House Bus and the suspension of service during that period gained a strong readership this week. (posted May 9, 2023

April Fire/Rescue report outlines pace of response last. month by PRFD -- One segment of Monday's Council session that gained some attention fro our readers was our look at Fire Chief Jeff Beckwith's Report for April on the calls for assistance for the Department.  As part of the Council session, the Chief also responded to some questions from Councillor Teri Forster towards how the PRFD conducts its employee application process.   (posted May 8, 2023

You can find our weekly Blog watching feature posted every Sunday morning by 9AM, making for a handy way to catch up to the week that was, at a leisurely weekend pace. 
 
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