Sunday, September 10, 2023

Blog Watching: Week ending September 10, 2023


Construction plans for housing and education  were among the areas of interest for readers this week that made for the five most read blog items of the week.

An update from the Lax Kw'alaams Band outlined the path forward for their planned apartment complex on 11th Avenue East in Prince Rupert,  also taking place this week was an announcement  from North Coast MLA Jennifer Rice, who relayed word from Victoria towards securing funding for the much discussed New Middle School.

With interest on the federal political scene and election planning for 2025 starting to build, a release from political observers 338 Canada indicated that if an election were held this week, Skeena-Bulkley Valley would see a change in representation.

Another in the long list of water infrastructure work made for some interest this week, as work crews took on some emergency water repairs on Second Avenue West.

And there was some news of note from the District of Port Edward, including the return to the search for the next Corporate Administrative Officer.

The top story of the week however, returns to the popular theme of housing in Prince Rupert and the plans for Lax Kw'alaams housing in the community.

Lax Kw'alaams notes of progress for 11th Avenue apartment project -- Preparation  work is ramping up in Prince Rupert for the much anticipated Lax Kw'alaams apartment project expected to take in residents sometime in 2025.    (posted September 5, 2023

That article was followed by: 

Latest polling for Northwest BC indicates a change could be coming to Skeena-Bulkley Valley with the next Federal election -- The next federal election is not set to take place until October of 2025, but the early indications through national polling suggest a close contest could be in the wind for the Northwest. (posted  September 6, 2023)

New Middle School build gets approval and funding with announcement today from North Coast MLA Jennifer Rice  --  There's no firm start date, nor a designated location for the build yet. However this week did bring a sign of progress towards the much discussed and long delayed construction of a new Middle school for Prince Rupert.    (posted September 5, 2023
   
Another Day, another hole to dig for City of Prince Rupert Work  Crews --  Friday brought a bit of traffic congestion for one of the city's busiest streets, as Work crews attended to what appeared to be a water leak under the 200 Block of Second Avenue West   (posted September 8 , 2023

Port Edward salutes two new businesses for the District; launches search for new CAO -- The week brought some new from the District of Port Edward, with some job creation taking place on the waterfront and the quest once again for a Corporate Administrative Officer was launched.    (posted September 6,  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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