Blog Watching: Week ending April 19, 2020

A range of themes on homelessness in the Prince Rupert area captured much of the attention of our readers this week, that as we recounted a number of areas of note on the topic this week.

Looking a bit beyond the Prince Rupert city limits, our notes on how other communities in BC have addressed the challenge also made for some large readership results this week.

Another area that attracted some solid results for the last seven days was our look at some concerns around municipal budgeting from a number of municipal governments, with many approaching the provincial government and finding some success in getting their financial fears coming out of the COVID situation.

Also finding a good audience this week, our notes on the work of Tourism Prince Rupert to introduce a new website and the announcement by Premier John Horgan that BC 's Declaration of a State of Emergency will be extended another two weeks.

But when it came to the dominant story of the week, a stream of articles on the Homeless in Prince Rupert proved to be a much read element for the blog over the last seven days.

North Coast Transition Society shares concerns over public incidents at homeless shelter -- It has been a busy week for updates related to the plight of the homeless population in Prince Rupert. With the flow of information starting with some disturbing observations on anger directed to those most in need.  By week's end, the future of the homeless shelter was a bit clearer, first with word of a new temporary location for the facility at Fisherman's Hall, and a call for those with an interest in working with NCTS bringing the week to an end.   (posted  April 14, 2020)

That article was followed by:

Municipalities eyeing post COVID period with mixed opinions on financial impact --  As communities in BC continue to try to address the COVID-19 outbreak, a number of them are also raising the alarm on what things are going to look like financially coming out of the pandemic. By Thursday, the province had introduced a range of plans to help address some of the needs of communities coming out of the COVID situation.   (posted  April 14, 2020)

British Columbia communities roll out response to homeless issues during COVID-19 period -- While it's not really clear as to just how involved the City of Prince Rupert was in the work towards a new shelter facility here; in other communities across the province municipal governments were one of the first in line to make sure that they were providing help to those who were the most in need.  (posted April  15, 2020  )

Tourism Prince Rupert launches new website to support local tourism sector and businesses -- While they continue to advise would be visitors to stay away from the North Coast, Tourism Prince Rupert continues to expand their information streams for when the tourism sector will come back to life in the region.   (posted April1 16, 2020)

British Columbia extends Provincial State of Emergency until April 28 -- While Premier John Horgan hailed the work of British Columbians in helping to bend the curve of COVID-19 cases, he also outlined how there remains a need to keep the Provincial State of Emergency in place for another two weeks   (posted April 15, 2020 )

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Blog Watching: Week ending February 9, 2020

The Prince Rupert Rampage made for the top talking point this week, as some hard fought battles at the Jim Ciccone Civic Centre last weekend set the scene for the 2019 Playoffs which launched on Friday evening.

The fibre optic lines of the Northwest were running a little slower this week, that following a series of weather and technical events rendered some of the infrastructure that carries data and internet access to be somewhat slower than is the norm.

Coast Mountain College figured in the News in a number of areas this week, from a new program for the Prince Rupert Campus, to change at the local level and a familiar name taking on the top posts of President and CEO at the home base in Terrace.

The provincial teachers negotiations continue to move on at a glacial pace and this week found the BCTF which represents the provinces teachers outlining some of their concerns over the state of negotiations,  as well as some hints as to how things may unfold in the future.

And it's All Native Tournament week in Prince Rupert, the annual gathering of First Nations communities in the city, set to cheer on their home teams at the Basketball tournament, while taking in many of the off court events at the Civic Centre. Our Preview of the week ahead found a strong audience as the weekend arrived

However, the most read story of the week was all about the Rampage, how they finished off the regular season and where they are going for the first round of the CIHL playoffs.

Terrace claims first overall in CIHL after convincing win in Prince Rupert --  Our look at the final week of the regular season for the CIHL gathered the most readers over the last seven days, with our follow up story later in the week previewing the Prince Rupert Rampage and their playoff series with Hazelton also attracted a large readership  (posted  February  3, 2020)

That article was followed by:

Interior BC weather events make for Internet headaches for Northwest -- Some extreme weather in Southern BC and equipment issues in the North have combined for some slower speeds for customers served by CityWest across the Northwest, with the Prince Rupert based communication service providing it's latest update on the situation late Friday. (posted February 3,  2020  )

Coast Mountain College to offer Harmonized Carpentry program in Prince Rupert in March -- Some strong interest in an upcoming program at the Prince Rupert campus for the college generated a large volume of reads this week, with interest growing over our notes from Friday as well. The first on an administrative change locally, the second of Friday focused on the confirmation of a President and CEO for the Terrace based educational institution.  (posted February 3 , 2020)

BCTF launches twitter info stream on themes of labour dispute  -- Our check in on Education at the School District level also found some interested readers this week, with a strong audience exploring our themes on some talking points that were released by the BCFT this week as they continued to express frustration at the pace of labour negotiations with the Province.   (posted February, 4 2020 )

Countdown to ANBT 62 Tip Off just days away -- One of the biggest weeks for the City of Prince Rupert is about to launch later today, as the Annual All Native Basketball Tournament celebrates its 61st edition, with tonight the focus for Opening Ceremonies and games for the next week at the Jim Ciccone Civic Centre.   (posted  February 6, 2020)

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Blog Watching: Week ending, December 1, 2019

Some concerns raised at City Council on  Monday related to the level of health care in Prince Rupert made for the item that attracted the most interest this week, as readers explored some of the themes presented by Councillor Barry Cunningham.

City Hall notes also featured high in interest coming from the Council member's decisions on the distribution of Community Enhancement grants for the year ahead.

The School District also gained some notice with a large volume of readers taking note of the themes found from the November School Board meeting.

Provincial politics also gained a share of the readership for the week, with Skeena MLA Ellis Ross's Monday presentation to the Legislature on the proposed adoption of UNDRIP gaining a strong review, with the UNDRIP  legislation adopted by the Legislature one day later.

And Prince Rupert's water supply came in for another review from the national consortium of journalists, who published their latest work on Wednesday focusing on the use of chlorine by the City of Prince Rupert.

However, the most read story of the week, put the spotlight on Health Care, as Councillor Barry Cunningham looked to bring together all of the region's communities to advocate for the local hospital and care in the region.

Councillor Cunningham calls for collective approach to securing health care in Prince Rupert -- Concerns that Prince Rupert is falling behind in health care has prompted Councillor Barry Cunningham to seek out terms of reference for a committee that will bring the neighbouring communities of the North Coast together, so as to advocate for maintaining and improving on health services. His views on health care were reinforced later in the week by our look at the number of health care positions currently available in the city.  (posted  November 27, 2019)

That article was followed by:

MLA Ross speaks to UNDRIP in the Legislature, sharing his concerns of lost progress over a return to square one  --  With the Legislature wrapping up its Fall session this week, Skeena MLA Ellis Ross provided some additional thoughts on the NDP government's plans to adopt the United Nations Declaration of Rights of Indigenous People, a process that came to a conclusion on Tuesday, with the unanimous approval of the Legislature. (posted  November 26, 2019)

Council approves City Staff recommendations for Community Enhancement Grants with one addition to the list  --  The City of Prince Rupert outlined which Community groups and organizations would be receiving Community Enhancement Grants this year and how much each would receive, that after receiving a report from City Staff which offered up their recommendations for 2020.  (posted November 27, 2019)

SD52 Board sets liaison positions, hears of school plans and recent Vancouver trip  -- A look at some of the notes of interest from the November meeting of the Board of Education for School District 52.   (posted November 29 , 2019)

Prince Rupert's use of chlorine in civic water supply latest focus for national consortium of journalists -- City Council may not have much to say about their latest work and the latest contribution from the national media probably won't be welcomed by the publisher of the local paper, but the team assembled to explore water issues in Canada had a few more notes to share on Prince Rupert's   (posted  November 28, 2019)

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Blog Watching: Week ending October 13, 2019

The final few weeks of the federal election campaign have taken the eight candidates to your doorstep, your mailbox and for six of them, to the stage of the Lester Centre on Wednesday evening for an electoral forum.

All of which has helped to make our notes on the federal election scene one of our five most read of items of the week.

To go along with our review of Wednesday's election forum in Prince Rupert which was our most read item of the week, readers also explored our notes on some mysterious political messaging along George Hills Way.

The remainder of the list of five took us to Monday's City Council Session and a fairly expansive review of the disastrous fishing season and the steps that UFAWU-Unifor's Joy Thorkelson is taking to try to get some attention from federal, provincial and municipal politicians.

Mayor Lee Brain took to his Facebook page this week to provide a short overview of his thoughts on the recent end of service for the Alaska Marine Highway and to outline how he believes the issue will move forward from this point.

The last of our five most read items explored MLA Jennifer Rice's observations for constituents on the theme of the ongoing contract talks between the province's teachers and the provincial government, with Ms. Rice echoing many of the NDP government's major talking points though the dispute.

However, the top item of the last seven days takes us once again to the Federal Election campaign, and our recap of Wednesday evening's Election Forum at the Lester Centre..

Candidates hold to talking points for most part in Prince Rupert election forum --   Residents of the North Coast had their only chance to hear the views of six of the eight candidates in the Federal election this week, as the Prince Rupert and District Chamber of Commerce hosted an election forum at the Lester Centre (posted  October 10 , 2019)

That article was followed by:

"Everyone is in the hole, everyone is desperate": UFAWU-Unifor's Thorkelson to City Council on fishery issues  -- Prince Rupert City Council's Monday Council session was for the most part turned over to former Councillor and current UFAWU-Unifor President Joy Thorkelson, who outlined the dire straits facing those who work in the industry on the North Coast.  For a look at the remainder of Monday's Council session see our archive page here.  (posted  October 9 , 2019)

Political message making on George Hills Way  -- An election campaign brings out a range of messages and political signs to make the case for candidates, however last week along the city's George Hills Way the political messaging took a very different turn   (posted October 7, 2019)

Mayor suggests other issues beyond local policing at heart of AMHS closure --  When the MV Malaspina sailed off out of the harbour on September 30th, the realization that it marked the end of a long standing link with Alaska began to sink in for the community. Following his two week's of travel to Alaska and then Vancouver, Prince Rupert Mayor Lee Brain provided a few thoughts on the AMHS issue through is social media page.  (posted October 8 , 2019)

An Apple for the teacher, as MLA Rice brings NDP talking points to Teachers' contract dispute -- North Coast MLA Jennifer Rice who was away from the Prince Rupert office at the time of a teacher's rally in September, outlined some of her themes on the contract negotiations through an Open letter by way of the local newspaper's letters to the editor page.  (posted  October 11, 2019)

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Blog Watching: Week ending April 21, 2019

The final stages of the 2019 Civic Budget process, along with the last of the discussion on a change in the salary expectations for Council and Mayor made two of four related city council themes this week.

Also finding some wide interest from readers over the last seven days, was some still unfinished business with Port Edward over the Ridley Island Tax Dispute, as well the City launched its Help Wanted search for a Deputy Fire Chief for the Prince Rupert Fire/Rescue Service.

At the provincial level, a list of highway plans for the Northwest provided a look at some of the work ahead this spring and summer, yet there's no final word to be heard yet towards construction of the Mile 28 overpass, which would remove the last level rail crossing on Highway 16.

And the Northwest received a rare visit from a travelling collection of Senators, as the Senate Committee on Transportation and Communication came to Prince Rupert and Terrace to hear testimony on the proposed oil tanker ban for North Coast waters.

However the top story of the week finds us back to the days of discord when it comes to the Ridley Island Tax Agreement and the share that Port Edward receives from it, with reports stating that the City has taken the controversial discussions to the ministerial ranks of Premier John Horgan's NDP government.

The Bully Boys of Third Avenue West? -- With Prince Rupert and Port Edward seemingly at loggerheads when it comes to the dispute over the Ridley Island Tax Revenue Sharing Agreement, the latest step may require the intervention of the Province, with Prince Rupert reportedly seeking some strong measures out of Victoria.    (posted April 17, 2019)

That article was followed by:

Mile 28 Highway 16 overpass seems stalled in the planning stage  -- It was one of the most publicized of transportation highlights for the Northwest a few years ago, but to date there is little to show in the way of progress when it comes to a start on the Mile 28 Highway 16 overpass,   (posted April 15, 2019)


City of Prince Rupert on the hunt for new Deputy Fire Chief -- The Prince Rupert Fire Rescue Service is looking to hire a Second in command, all while Council gives consideration to potenteial changes in how they deliver fire service to the community.    (posted  April  15, 2019)

Frustrated Cullen to call on Senate to 'stop running out the clock: on oil tanker bill -- Prince Rupert and Terrace played host to the Senate of Canada's Transportation and Communication Committee this week, with Senators hearing from a range of local representatives speaking to the oil tanker bill as part of their work in the Northwest.  (posted  April 15, 2019)

Council now one vote away from finalizing salary increases and full time Mayor status -- The final week of review for the City of Prince Rupert Budget and salary plans for Mayor and Council session moved the process towards its conclusion this week with a fair bit of discussion still to be hear for both topics.  By Thursday's Special session the Council members brought all the talk to an end with their  final approval of both the Budget and Salary plans.    (posted April 17 2019)

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Blog Watching: Week ending February 10, 2019

Prince Rupert residents seem to be somewhat attached to their local photography supply store, at least judging by the interest in our look this week at the shift of Shutter Shack to its new Third Avenue East location, with our notes on the new ownership of Lonnie and Bruce Wishart by far the most popular read of the last seven days.

The rest of the list of five for  the week was a little more congested with our item of Friday on the latest population count for Prince Rupert and the rest of the Northwest gaining a strong audience, followed quite closely by our review of the January North Coast Regional District session.

The late January get together saw Regional District tackle a range of items, with our look at their plans to join in on a province wide letter writing campaign directed at fossil fuel energy companies and climate change costs collecting the most reads of the NCRD reviews of the week.

The Prince Rupert detachment of the RCMP has once again turned to the public for help, as they continue their investigation into the disappearance of North Coast resident Binh Tran.

We also took a look at a few notes from the District of Port Edward, with their plans to bring residents together for a community garden of some interest.

However the top story of the week was found on on the city's rebounding Central business street, and the relaunch of Shutter Shack.

The Shutter Shack Shift -- One of Prince Rupert's long time retail institutions changed owners and locations in January, with Shutter Shack making the move to the Third Avenue Shopping District, adding one more storefront to the slowly but surely rebounding shopping area.   (posted February 6, 2019)

That article was followed by:

Population count for Prince Rupert edges upwards in latest BC Stats Review -- The city is still a fair distance from the halcyon  days of 18,000 plus residents, but the 2018 stats review from the province's statistics office finds a slight bump upwards for Prince Rupert, with 12,821 counted in last years review.    (posted February 8 , 2019)

North Coast Regional District signs on to fossil fuel industry accountability campaign -- The members of North Coast Regional District have joined a number of other communities and Regional District's in the province to sign on to a letter writing  campaign from the West Coast Environmental Law Group. With the Local Regional District preparing to write letters to a number of international energy companies seeking to hold them accountable for their cost of climate change costs. More notes on Regional District can be explored here.  (posted February 5, 2019)

Prince Rupert RCMP continue quest for answers in December disappearance of Binh Tran --  The RCMP have been working the case file on the disappearance of Prince Rupert resident Binh Tran for two months now, and with few results so far, they once again have turned to the public to jog their memory to see if they may have anything of importance to share on the file.  (posted  February 4, 2019)

Port Edward looks toward community garden planning --  The District of Port Edward is looking to the community to form a local group to steer the way forward towards a community garden project proposed for the old Port Edward School property.   (posted February 7, 2019)

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Blog Watching: Week ending December 30, 2018

Just Keep On Boiling, that was the word from the City of Prince Rupert as the week came to an end, sending residents into their third week of boiling water for drinking and household use.

Such was the interest in the status of the city's troubles with its water supply that two of our stories in a short week found large audiences, indicating the impact that the city's notice has had on the community.

The latest honour for Gloria Macarenko, the former Prince Rupert resident and CBC broadcaster captured some attention from the folks back home, as Ms. Macarenko was named to the Order of Canada list, with Governor General Julie Payette releasing the list of 103 names for this years honours.

Santa's journey of Christmas Eve attracted a larger audience, with interest picking up the pace as the man, his sleigh and reindeer got closer and closer to the North Coast.

CityWest the Prince Rupert based communication company in the Northwest celebrated the season with their Twelve Days of Christmas, our notes on the Grand Prize award to a Prince Rupert resident found a good audience this week.

And the list of five comes to an end with a look ahead to New Year's Eve, as the Prince Rupert Curling Club prepares to celebrate the last night of 2018 with a fundraising celebration at the Seal Cove Club.

However the top story of the week once again put the focus on the city's ongoing woes with its supply of drinking water.

Mayor Brain wades into Boil Water Discussion on Social Media over the weekend --  The week started with a look back at some comments from Prince Rupert Mayor Lee Brain who weighed in on the water situation through one of the region's social media forums. As Friday afternoon arrived, the city delivered an update to indicate that the water situation remained as it has for the last two weeks,  extending what originally had been described as a one week boil order into a third week and perhaps further on into the New Year. (posted December  24, 2018)

That article was followed by:

Prince Rupert's Gloria Macarenko appointed to Order of Canada -- The annual listing of the Order of Canada recipients had a North Coast entry for the end of 2018, with Gloria Macarenko named to the nation's Order of Canada. (posted December  27, 2018)

Tracking underway, as Santa Claus makes his annual trip around the world and late evening rendezvous with Prince Rupert -- As we have for a number of years now, we caught up with Santa Claus as he was heading through Australian airspace, following the North Pole's travelling gift giver through the many time zones of the world.   (posted December 24, 2018)

CityWest wraps up its Twelve Days of Christmas -- The fifth year of CityWest's annual Christmas event proved to be a happy one for a Prince Rupert resident, with a Grand Prize delivery of a Smart TV and Soundbar combo.  (posted December 24, 2018)

Curling Club looking for volunteers for New Years Eve Fundraiser -- There are many options for North Coast residents to choose from as they look to ring in the new year on Monday evening, one offers up a chance to lend some support for members of the Prince Rupert Curling Club. (posted December  28, 2018)

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Be sure to check back on Monday as we put the wrap on 2018 with a special edition of the Blog Tracker, looking at the biggest stories of the year on a month to month roll call, as well as the most significant stories from civic government for the year that nears its end.

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Blog Watching: Week ending September 9, 2018

Industrial development at Ridley Island and issues related to the fishing industry provided for a pair of the two most read items of the week, with readers showing some strong interest in our notes on the latest update from Vopak related to their fuel shipment terminal proposal.

The latest of instructions for the Federal Fisheries Minister also attracted a large audience, with our look at the Mandate letter from the Prime Minister for Fisheries and Coast Guard Minister Jonathan Wilkinson also a popular read.

Two high profile investigations by the Prince Rupert RCMP also proved to be of interest to our readers, with our account of the strong response to a gun call on the east side and the ongoing investigation into a downtown assault both attracting a large number of readers.

Municipal politics also generated some interest this week, with our look at Prince Rupert Councils nine minute Council session on Tuesday finding some resonance with the readership.

However, the story which attracted the most interest through the week, puts the focus on the ever changing face of the Port of Prince Rupert and the latest notes on a proposed shipment terminal being put forward by the Dutch shipping company Vopak.

Vopak updates its project notes for Ridley Terminal plans  --  Plans for a fairly significant shipment terminal at Ridley Island continue to move forward, with the Dutch global shipping giant Vopak providing the update on progress for its proposed bulk fuels facility and the path ahead for its environmental process.  (posted September 5, 2018)

That article was followed by:

New mandate letter for Fisheries Minister puts focus on jobs, stock protection and environment  -- The Prime Minister has delivered some updates to do lists for a range of federal ministries,  with Jonathan Wilkinson the newly installed Fisheries Minister receiving his instructions, some of which should catch the attention of those in the local fishery and union movement.     (posted September 6, 2018) 

Prince Rupert RCMP lock down much of Frederick Street over the supper hour Wednesday  -- The members of the Prince Rupert detachment of the RCMP had a particularly busy week, with a number of high profile calls capturing the attention of the public. Among them a strong response to a weapons call on the city's east side, which saw a three block section of Frederick Street the focus of a search for two suspects.    (posted September 5, 2018)  

Prince Rupert RCMP seek public assistance on Third Avenue assault file -- Also finding some strong interest from the public, was the account of a police investigation into downtown events in the late hours of Sunday evening, An incident which left one man in hospital with injuries and investigators seeking the assistance of the public.  You can explore more of the case files of emergency responders from across the Northwest from our archive page here.    (posted September 4, 2018) 

Brevity of Council sessions means lost opportunities for information sharing -- This week delivered a council meeting so short, that many in the community may not have known it ever took place. Readers however seem to have found a fair bit of interest in our review of Tuesday's nine minute Prince Rupert City Council Session.  A wider overview of Prince Rupert City Council themes can also be found on our Council Discussion page.  (posted September 7, 2018)  

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Blog Watching: Week ending September 3, 2017

The latest success story for the Port of Prince Rupert dominated the news flow for the week, as residents of the North Coast joined a range of port, corporate, First Nation and regional political officials to celebrate the opening of the Fairview Container Terminal expansion.

Also finding a strong audience over the last seven days was a look at the quest by North Coast Regional District to find a Northwest resident to sit on the BC Ferry Authority Board.

An issue which we first tipped readers to ten days ago, became a major story as the weekend approached, with Greyhound announcing its plans to apply to the Passenger Transportation Board to cease operations on their Northern BC routes.

The continued growth of First Nations business opportunities in the Northwest was the focus of another popular story this week, as readers explored our item on a funding program hosted by the Prince Rupert based TRICORP organization.

And Port Edward's clean up project for September proved to be an item which caught the attention of readers, as they discovered more about the District's plan to award a cash prize to the resident who best cleans up their property over the course of the month.

The top story of the week however once again takes us to the Prince Rupert waterfront, where the Fairivew Container Terminals expansion project made news far beyond the North Coast

Fairview Expansion debut hailed as another step for Prince Rupert's Global footprint -- Our look at Tuesday's Grand Opening for the Fairview Terminal expansion proved to be the most popular item of the week attracting a large audience, as did our preview of the big event which we posted on Tuesday  (posted August 30, 2017)

That article was followed by:

Regional District seeks nominations for BC Ferry Authority Board position --  A call from the North Coast Regional District for applications for a position on the BC Ferry Authority Board made for a much read item this week   (posted August 29, 2017)

Greyhound to seek end to Northern British Columbia routes --  Our look at an application from the inter city transportation provider Greyhound to cease its Northern BC operations found a large audience, as did our item which took note of some of the regional political reaction to the announcement. (posted August 30, 2017)

TRICORP expands economic development options on North Coast -- Our review of an Aboriginal Business program from the First Nations economic development agency TRICRORP attracted a strong audience through the week.  (posted August 29, 2017)

There's some cash on the line as Port Edward wants you to spruce up your property -- A potential lesson in civic engagement for the City of Prince Rupert comes out of Port Edward, as we took a look at their plan to help improve the visual presentation of residences in the District  (posted August 28, 2017)

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Blog Watching, Week ending October 2, 2016

The topic of LNG development in BC dominated the news for the North Coast this week, with the Federal Government's approval of the Pacific NorthWest LNG project, with its 190 conditions making for the majority of the news and commentary over the last seven days.

Such was the impact of Tuesday's announcement that four of the five of our week end review items have some connection to the LNG announcement, with only one story, our article looking at the renovations to the Prince Rupert airport managing to break the LNG hold on the news flow.

The LNG domination started with the review of the Federal Announcement and what comes next in the process, followed up by notes on the reaction to the decision from MP Nathan Cullen, as well as how the Metlakatla Governing Council and City of Prince Rupert both viewed Tuesday's news.

As well, readers found much to explore with our notes on the first Question Period in the House of Commons in the post approval days, with the Trudeau Liberals feeling heat from both the Conservative Opposition and the NDP.

The top story of the week however focused on the announcement, as North Coast residents dug into the approval statement and what it all may mean for the entire region.

For Pacific NorthWest LNG project, all roads now lead to Kuala Lumpur -- The Federal Government provides for its Final Decision on the Pacific NorthWest LNG project, providing approval for the development, but with 190 conditions. (posted September 28, 2016)

That article was followed by:

Metlakatla and Prince Rupert offer up reaction to Pacific NorthWest LNG announcement -- The Metlakatla Governing Council and City of Prince Rupert outline their comments from Tuesday's Federal announcement. (posted September 28, 2016)

NDP MP Nathan Cullen expands on his disappointment with Tuesday's Pacific NorthWest LNG approval -- The MP for Skeena-Bulkley Valley expresses his disappointment with the path that the Federal Government has taken when it come to the Pacific NorthWest LNG project. (posted September 28, 2016)

Trudeau Liberals feel the heat from NDP and Conservatives on Pacific NorthWest LNG -- The first day back in the House of Commons following the Pacific NorthWest LNG announcement made for a rough Question Period for the Prime Minister and his cabinet ministers.  ( posted September 29, 2016)

Prince Rupert Airport renovations included financial top up from Legacy Fund -- A look at the celebration of the completion of the Prince Rupert airport renovations and the role that the city's Legacy Fund played towards the project. ( posted September 26, 2016)

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Blog Watching: Week ending, September 18, 2016

Provincial politics led the way to the top of our list of five top stories this week with the neighbours to the east making news across BC as Premier Clark arrived in the Northwest to introduce Haisla Chief Councillor Ellis Ross as the Liberal candidate for next Springs provincial election.

The Port of Prince Rupert also claimed some readers this week with their announcement of a study into the prospects for a break bulk port facility on Kaien Island to the north of the Grain Terminal.

Food was on the mind of many readers this week, with a large spike in interest related to the opening of the Coastal Cafe, a new dining option for city residents.

Our notes on the reopening of a popular recreation trail also found some strong readership numbers this week, with the celebration of the Tall Trees Trail on Mount Hays climbing into the top five items on the blog this week.

The review of the list of five wraps up with a look at the latest job opportunity at the City of Prince Rupert's Citywest operations, as the communication company seeks applications for a member of their marketing team.

The top story of the week which attracted the most attention however takes a look at provincial politics and what is shaping up to be a fascinating race for residents in the Northwest riding of Skeena.

Premier Clark introduces Haisla Chief Councillor Ellis Ross as Liberal candidate for Skeena -- The Northwest is guaranteed some extra media attention on election night next Spring, as BC Liberal leader Christy Clark arrived in Terrace to announce the candidacy of respected Haisla First Nation leader Ellis Ross for the 2017 campaign for Skeena. (posted September 12, 2016)

That article was followed by:

Everything old is new again! Prince Rupert Port Authority announces study into potential break bulk facility on Kaien Island -- More expansion could be in the works for the Prince Rupert Port Authority footprint on the North Coast waterfront, as the Port and private partners consider the construction of a break bulk facility for Kaien Island. (posted September 14, 2016)

Coastal Cafe becomes latest addition to Prince Rupert's food scene -- Prince Rupert residents have one more option when it comes to grabbing a bit to eat in the city. (posted September 8, 2016)

Tall Trees Trail gets official re-opening -- The rebuild of the city's trail system marked another milestone last week as the Tall Trees Trail on Mount Hays was reopened to the public, thanks to a significant investment from Pacific NorthWest LNG. ( posted September 12, 2016)

CityWest looks to add to marketing team for Northwest communications company  -- The city owned cable, Internet and phone provider goes on the hunt for a marketing assistant.  (posted September 12, 2016)

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Blog Watching, week ending February 21, 2016

Water issues at some local schools, a few notes on local Basketball, an RCMP file and a visit from the Navy all dominated our news flow of the last seven days.

The delivery of a letter to parents by SD52 and Northern Health outlining some concerns over the state of the water supply at four local schools made for a story that took over the news cycle towards the end of the week in the city. A review which which went beyond Prince Rupert and found its way into the proceedings at the British Columbia Legislature by weeks end.

Basketball is always a safe bet to attract some interest on the local scene and this week two items caught the interest of our readers, with our recap of the ANBT finals and a look ahead to the High School zones picture making for much traffic to the blog.

Rounding out the five most read items of the week, our notes on a Police incident of last weekend and a visit from the Royal Canadian Navy found an interested audience as the week came to an end.

However, the top item of the week comes from School District 52 and its notes on issues related to the water at four local schools.

School District 52 sends out advisory to parents over elevated lead levels in water at four local schools - Some surprising developments out of the School District office of the week found parents and guardians hearing of concerns on water quality at four local schools. An issue that became the focus of a good portion of the discussion in the Legislature later in the week  (posted February 16, 2016)

That article was followed by:

An ANBT Three-peat and a long overdue return to the Champions List  -- Our look at last weekend's Championship Saturday at the All Native Basketball Tournament proved to be a popular item this week (posted February 14, 2016 )

Two Rainmaker Squads hit the road this weekend to seek out a zones title  --  Basketball proved to be a popular theme through the week with our look at the weekend zones for the CHSS Junior Boys and Senior Girls, while our notes on the Sr Boys preparations for next weekends AAA Zones also found a large readership ( posted February 18, 2016)

Suspicious package brings Vancouver based Explosives Unit to Prince Rupert  - We still haven't heard much background on the incident since last Sunday, but the discovery of suspicious package in the downtown area last weekend made for much interest this week.  (posted  February 16, 2016 )

Royal Canadian Navy makes port call on Prince Rupert  --  The arrival of HCMS Whitehorse in port generated some buzz in the city this week, with a number of residents taking advantage of an Open House hosted at the ship tied up at the New Cow Bay Marina facility  (posted February 16, 2016 )

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