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	2011 Articles
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?

October 31st		Council	Look at 'delegation'	Review and supplementation	Plus 'Reporting'
October 26th		Council	Overview of meeting	Council takes back 'initiative'	But misses on others?
October 23rd		SQCRD	First look at meeting	Maurie and Shakes out BC	From PNCIMA lite to VADIM
October 13th		Council	Good meeting -- overview	Then I look at length at the Comminities in Bloom	CIB Judges saw Rupert with different eyes
October 11th		Council	RCMP and Emergency bldg	More 'secret' in-camera meetings --- rationale?	Remember the storm of 10/10/10 -- and views
September 28		Council	Let the people speak	Good public input -- from Pinnacle to Highyway 16	And finally the China Trip discussed 'in public'
September 19		Council	Preliminary look	RCMP give orders?	Sewer line too small?
September 08		Council	Good meeting	Pellet Plant for waterfront	Vinyl sidings and rain
September 05		We See	Ships in harbour	River Killer book reading -- mystery	Typical Mussallem fare -- all 'in camera' at Council
August 22nd		We See	End of Cruise season?	Junker car problem	RCMP cell and detachment adequacy
August 16th		We See	First look Council mtg	Community input: Enbridge to Ridley to Landfill vision	Plus paint and vandalism
August 12		We See	Cruise ship and RCMP	But first a look at Rupert in decline --- junk cars, etc	A review of RCMP over last decade -- crime rates etc
August 10		We See	Prince Rumour	Downtown businesses changing or closing down completely	And City Response? More tax breaks?
August 08		We See	RCMP file	Can we 'Accommodate' them?	Plus kids playing and 3rd ave archives etc
July 27^th		We See	City Council meeting	Roosevelt Apartments backgrounder first	Main event" cruise ship task force
July 24^th		We See	SQCRD meeting	New format -- time spent on topics -- NDIT $$$	Plus taxpayers paying 'Benefits' -- freebie
July 19^th		We See	Salmon Return	to fence at Mariners' Park + Smith Inlet	and Area A Crab open
July 14^th		We See	Fog, drizzle and fish	Where are the cutting tables for non commercial fishers?	Plus more painting stores etc
July 11th		We See	Volunteers paint the town	Henry Green carving	Most the real news tomorrow
July 6th		We See	From RCMP to Cow Parsnips	Note especially the BC Bid info for new building	Look at Canada Day—Navy ship—cutting tables—tourism etc

June 29th	Council	Contrasting new and old	CityWest CEO comes with fresh eyes	While Business as Usual council doesn’t put Citizens 1^st
June 26th	We See	Council meeting	Mussallem and Emergency facility	Port moving North for Phase 2?
June 23 ^rd	We See	Catching up with recent events	From WWF to Port land use etc -- first look	ENbridge JRP team with updates and deadlines etc
June 8^th	We See	Sunshine & kids singing	A beautiful clear day --- CN station to First look at Council	--- so typical with their secret meetings etc -- and I would contend-- illegal
June 5^th	We See	Council mtg Monday	Sorbus flowers at peak -- and more PNCIMA info	We also saw Easel Wesels -- fire trucks etc
June 02^nd	We See	Sunny days bring out	the painters adn the roofers ---	and spring flowers -- + 'consultations'
May 29^th	SQCRD	Dragon Boat racing	And sunshine -- SQCRD mtg	Draft of Graham Isl OCP -- and PNCIMA etc
May 25^th	Council	First look at meeting	Presentations were the show	And Sambucus blooms
May 17^th	We See	Dandelions at peak	Late Spring? Plus Budget	examples about 'oversight'
May 14^th	We See	Sunny weather	First Cruise ship -- Enbridge march	Will CN stop pedestrians from using shoreside walk?
May 12^th	We See	Rally on Coast	Presentations at Museum	Speakers and outcomes
May 11^th	Council	First look meeting	Budget, Audits, Showers etc	Enbridge Rally and meeting
May 8^th	Council	Rupert saw its first sunny day in a while	Spring is late -- but alders and dane	Council wants a budget inrease -- even if not needed
May 4^th	Council	Budget Boo boo?	Is it 4T or 480T?	Time will tell
April 27^th	Council	First look	Long but interesting	More later
April 25^th	We See	Council meeting Tuesday	'Signs of Election' everywhere	Spring rapidly 'opening' up with flowers etc
April 15^th	Council	Spring 'Renaissance'	But City Council 'predictable'	Wasting $$ and dong another green spin
April 12^th	Council	First look at meeting	Enbridge presentation was the main event	Then audience left -- but Port spoke too on cruise ships
April 10^th	We See	Council meeting tonight	Enbridge in town -- plus conserving water	Elections --- and time for change -- China you say?
April 6th	We See	New Bus counter	First dandelions of season	Awnings -- Strategic plans and flow thru $$ laundering?
April 4th	We See	April Showers, Spring	CityWest problem is more general -- Netflix etc	City PR into Charitable Donations 'flow through'
March 29^th	Council	First look at Council	Lights out means a Replay -- next time	Chad and Daryl so good they were asked back -- TV etc
March 27^th	SQCRD	G Coons on BC Ferries etc	Looking for coastal communities support	Increase Area D & E taxes -- Neo-colonialism etc
March 22^nd	We See	Sunshine over	Friendship hosting Youth Conference	Vancouver Aquarium presentation at NWCC
March 20^th	We See	Sunny Weather in PR	Coal now BC leading export	Supermoon and high tides around PR
March 16^th	Council	First look Council	Thankfully a short meeting -- (boring)	Community in Blooms & derelict house for now
March 14^th	We See	Council meeting tonight	Should be boring --- all done in-camera	To tear down or not is only discussion
March 10^th	We See	PNCIMA at Crest	First look at meeting	good use WWW technology
March 7^th	We See	First flowers of Season -	Now City does its due diligence on 'uplands'	Burning up snow removal budget -- and CN cops
February 28^th	Council	First look at meeting	From saving Mariners lives w CG Auxiliary	To Chamber wanting a privileged ear -- saving their $$
February 22^nd	SQCRD	But first a look at snow	And then Transition Towns talk	Then Fridays meeting -- from NDIT$$ to ALR to CCN
February 16^th	Council	First look at meeting	Halibut debates and save the Pt Henry	Water in = Water out -- a debacle for taxpayers?
February 14^th	Council	Could be a long one	Arguments about who is real halibut fisher--	Water in = water out? Or politicians out at next election?
February 7^th	We See	Town abuzz with ANBT	Cold & sunny day meets all those visitors	And ships in the Harbour -- plus water safety?
February 1^st	Council	Alarm Bells ringing	Good thing it is an election year --	cause these people are selling us out --- water in = water out
January 26^th	Council	1st look Monday meeting -- long	First the presentations etc --From Youth to	Harm Reduction to Museum Hours - more on sewers later
January 23^rd	We See	SQCRD meeting Friday	'Anyone but Jean Martin -- and closed meetings	Alarm bells ringing for Monday Council meeting
January 20^th	We See	Food and Booze	To time rethink RCMP & Fire stations etc	To SQCRD web site and SD52 SOFI ---
January 17^th	We See	More derelict cars	Trespass(?) as snow on neighbour's roof	How 'green' are wood pellets? -- depends +particulate matter
January 13^th	Council	Finishing off a dull meeting	Grants asked for and 1.9M$ contract given	derelict cars and vicious dogs and frozen creeks etc
January 11^th	Council	Pretty boring meeting	Hotelier has to pay up 'we have no options'	And Visitor Info still in contention for 2011
January 9^th	Council	Monday Council meeting	Lots on agenda-- much fodder some substance	Especially the 'Nuisance' --- and Ticky Tacky conformity
January 5^th	We See	School closures	and other 2010 stories in review+ 'nuisances'	And snow removal as make work for contractors
January 2^nd	We See	Loss of cruise ship	And Forestry offices	New visions?

Created by LG on 1/26/2012

Last updated on Thursday, January 26, 2012