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Tele-conferencing
with 3 ‘stormed in’ Board members on QCIs slowed down voting process –
especially when first vote tied at 5-5 High-light of
meeting was Skidegate ‘world class’ destination funding debate |
Pages re-elected after tie vote; &
Briglio vice (chair)
And Humor:-- these are friendly meetings with fair amount of
banter – so when MacKenzie asked if she wished to make a speech – someone quipped
‘better go to attack-ad mode’ |
Voting |
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Board
members Barry Pages (Masset) and Christine
MacKenzie (Port
Edward) were tied 5 to 5 after first round of voting; a second vote had
Pages winning 6-4. Analysis:
perhaps there was a wish to bring the chair to the mainland so more
accessible to staff etc--- PR would be unacceptable as chair to smaller
populations and thus Port Ed as next best bet--- what-ever the tie and then
6-4 vote means one person changed mind In
Vice-chair both nominees were from mainland; Tony Briglio (Prince Rupert) and
again Christine MacKenzie. As
in previous the vote went 6-4 against Christine |
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Haida
Heritage Centre Above more colourful Kaay
Llnagaay older site but
more textual info |
Skidegate as ‘World Class destination’ for Tourism |
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In
some ways that the topic passed through SQCRD meeting was a formality ---
Northern Trust regional funding was being sought for 2million dollars (of
26M$ total). The Regional board had listened to the proposal and endorsed it;
but Regional District approval needed too. Once it was given, since this is a
cross-regional pot of 50M$, now the Prince George regional NTI must approve The
argument presented was the Skidegate site should draw tourists along Highway 16
corridor – thus benefiting not only QCI and mainland but with positive
effects even to Prince George etc |
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Unlike
PR City Council SQCRD is ‘transparent’ thus ‘checks over 5T$ routinely
put in agenda package |
Looking at
the cashed checks |
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November
28th check for $4,666.875 to Masset Turns
out all borrowing goes thru SQCRD – and this is for the new
Hospital at Masset Ditto
the $525,637.50 check from MFA to PR – which turns out to be the $ borrowed
to repair bridge across Morse Crk on 2nd Avenue |
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Created by LG on DEC
21, 2006
Last updated on Thursday, December 21, 2006