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More    - on   Monday's Council mtg Friday    

May 16th Cowbay vision Meeting at Crest intersting Posters and wooden models tell story And then came the questions
May 15th Council First look meeting Wasn't as boring as agenda 'promised' Even a suited Ken Shaw spoke about Pinnacle EA
May 11th  We See Closing/ opening stores Salmonberry Trading back -- farmers' market later Accumulated surplus and layoffs
May 8th We See Emergency Blg council presentation Street scenes -- from trees to pigeons to illegal signs to local bedbug infestation
May 4th We See Getting ready -- Cruise ship preparations mowing & tennis etc
May 2nd Council Public and budget Community Charter requires it Russell & Nichols + mine
April 25th Council Cruise matters first Then the 1.5% tax increase Then Funds and skateboards
April 18th We See Marathon to Native Art To Book signings to signs pf spring Emergency bldg commitment etc
April 12th We See Closing stores to Dandelions -- to mental Sorry late
April 10th Council Council mtg tonight comapre previous budgets 'creative accounting'?
April 5th Council First look EB mtg(2) Park across street 'chosen'? CN to burn 'creosote'?
April 2nd Council From chickens to $$ Council sets priorities -- sort of First look at Budgeting
March 26th SQCRD Budget and Sandspit But first Wild Life Shelter 'problems' SQCRD becoming a joke
March 12th Council Council tonight And look at SQCRD 'budget' And a look around town too
March 9th Council Overview of Monday mtg Emergency (bldg) or bullying? Accoungtability Plus quick look at events of last week
February 29th Council Another long meeting Some muncipal business besides the fish, Enbridge Sidewalks and boulevards too
February 26th Council Pipelines, Tankers etc Plus we see Rumors-- from buildings to asbestos But Tanker backgrounder most useful
 February 20th SQCRD First look at mtg Tankers 're-issue' and squabbles -- Rethink SQCRD? Plus Fish versus Enbridge? Who speaks for Oceans?
 February 17th SQCRD SQCRD tonight Enbridge hearings in town w Mark Forsythe's Almanac Paradigm shift needed $$ or people?
February 14th Council First look at meeting Anchor Inn +Emergency Bldg Plus geat weather
February 8th We See Catching up -- protests From No tankers to Education is a right To 'endagered' Eulcahon
January 29th SQCRD Two long meetings From Tanker Traffic to Recycling But the Budget more interesting --
January 27th Council 2nd look Council Generational divide and modus operandi Plus La Nina & AO
January 25th Council Very long meeting First look: from Poverty to Hula Hoop (fads) PREDC gives presentation etc
January 23 Council Counciil mtg tonight More on Grants -- here library Snow -- sidewalks etc
January 17th Council Community Grants Presentations interesting plus snow & cold
January 11th Council First look meeting What happened+ Significance Jen and Judy 'emerge' -- making a difference
January 8th Council Meeting Monday Could be important -- Waterfront Plan Enhancement Grants -- new process
December 19th SQCRD Elections etc Old boys club --- beginning of end? But telus, NDIT, and trucks turning
December 15th Council Interesting meeting From pellets to golf booze to dog parks And emergency response time
December 11th We See DFO season review Symbolism -- world changes? Plus trucks turning
December 6th Council Initial meeting I saw a revolution happening--- time will tell  Climate change adaption meeting -- 1st look
November 30th Council 1st look Monday mtg End of term photo ops But real content 'intrudes'
November 27th SQCRD The show must go on -- leaves, sick, etc From Resource Roads to pay raises to Dodge water And a healthful dock replacemnt?
November 21st Election Surprising results and the Craft Fair too Rains wash away snow
November 15th Council First look meeting Dull meeting -- Election Parking and WWW use
November 11th Forum Library Mayoralty Turns into all Candidates Plus Poly-tricks signs?

 

 

 

 

   Links to  online

Oil_price.net – oil to gold current prices

 See current PR court list and recently completed cases as PDF
PR Port vessels schedule; Vessel Traffic schedule

Previous Articles  from 2011

from 2010

Older material  from 2009 to 2003

Name changed to e-princerupert.com  

 Stories  --- 
Using the PR Sewage Report to 'crunch the numbers' thus 75% present ones are sanitary when look at area of town 

PR Sewage Treatment? Harbour System is complex (geography)
And in 2003 a good computer simulation published (story)
Here is an earlier study where 'Friends of Harbour' question outfalls 
And a much earlier journalism article where 'disaster scenario' for dilution solution

 

   Seen in various Media online

Global Food supply -- see FAO Food Price Indices --- And FAO ‘early Warning’ system------- Port Ed Highway 16 Weather cam

EnvCanada:-PR 5 day forecast 
City Hall Weather  and YPR ‘real time’ flight info
NOAA Satellite IR image,  Similar but gaudier colors
EC 
Satellite page for Pacific GOES West
300 MB Jet Stream—latest -- PR Tides for today -
Marine Weather forecast Dixon Entrance East
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NOAA useful images depicting Winds – and Rain over NE Pacific/ North Coast BC
EC Model predicts precipitation: graphic 12/24/36/48hr prediction
NOAA graphic shows  daily wave heights well and  barometric pressure forecasts – 
NOAA precip data 30/90/year
 
Env CA Weather warnings for BC
EC
Marine Warnings click map
CA Current
weather map w jet steams 
 Global Seismic graphic w  updates  
BC Weather
data click map
Correct Greenwich Mean Time for Pacific

 

 

Weather link for:

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Rupert Airport

Lucy Island

Holland Rock

Grey Islet

Bonilla Island

·        Satellite image updated often 
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        Weather Buoys
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        Winds/pressure Graph for N Hecate
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        Satellite precipitation image
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        Watch Arctic freezing -- daily image from  NOAA snow polar view 
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        Current weather map w jet steams  --
·  SST off our coast (30 days)–  
·   Monthly totals PR January 2010
·  more complete list of weather links

 

 

Older material (2009 -2003) listed 
less recent articles (2002 & earlier) ---Or see everything listed in Table of contents file

Economy ]

Forestry, Fishing, Mining, Transportation

 

 "A Sense of Place"

Mainly books about the NorthCoast

 

 

[ Nature ]   Forests, River, Ocean


[ Peoples ]

Communities, History, Ideas, Arts

 

 

 

 

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