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Summary:

  • BC Hydro Presentation (see separate)
  • Questions from Public--- TILMA OCP & LG’s
  • Setbacks    and zoning
  • From the closed meetings
  • Thorkelson on ‘responsible gambling’

 

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For earlier materials see Table of Contents

Daffodils in Bloom

Hadn’t noticed before

Usually Council in closed meetings so left standing outside until they open the doors  -- ‘Hey look at the flowers’

 

 

‘Nature abhors a vacuum’ – so as City Council removes everything from public meetings (presumably done in-camera—but may just be slacker than previous Councils/ Mayors)

 

So to fill the emptiness we have BC Hydro presentations – and ‘Public’ coming to demand accountability on TILMA and OCP etc  (Hey it worked for Cote – and ‘Inner Harbour Protection Society’ --- why not the Joy  on TILMA etc)

 

 

 

 

Wiens also asked about the semis using 11th Street and if they could not be kept out of residential areas --- G Howie will look into it

TILMA scares Peggy Davenport

Wiens and Davenport both had (lengthy) questions about sanity of involving Prince Rupert in TILMA  (see my previous for background)

 

L Golden asked about CityWest: Has 2006 annual statement been finished and will public be able to view it (‘in time’)

Has CityWest paid the city the 2M$ in 2006—(not paid so far but will be paid)
Will CityWest be paying City in 2007? (yes)

Background:

Rumours around town were that CityWest was telling the City would not /could not pay for 2006 nor 2007 --- If they balked the implications for ratepayers would mean 2M$ hike to cover budget, & 2006 deficit

 

Housekeeping – decks and variances

1025 1st W and 1949 Graham needed variance permits for exceeding OCP rules – given

 

From Closed Meeting

Jack Payne and Frank Parnell both appointed to CityWest Board—Diane Ready (NWCC Terrace) and S Lake (Vancouver Telecom ‘expert’) appointed ‘ex-officio’ until new bylaws adopted to expand CityWest Board

 

Mayor Pond gave his next weeks itinerary that includes Vancouver Victoria and Edmonton – most to be paid for by other governments – but the Edmonton junket on Rupert’s tab

 

Rumor has it that James Vassallo (back to camera) will be leaving the Daily News to become a port security inspector --- informant says the ‘scary part’ is that he will now be able to carry a gun --- his pen was not mighty enuf?

Thorkelson and Gambling

Joy gave long account of her attending ‘Responsible Gambling’ seminar – (I attended the condensed version and will give outline story later)

It came out during Council discussion that no Gambling Councillor to be stationed in Rupert (contrary to Chance’s ‘promise’ to Council earlier)

But Joy was able to learn that possibility remains open – what is required is someone taking a course form Justice Institute and that a call for ‘Contractors’ applications from province --- latter do-able with Chances help

 

 

Created by LG on March 27, 2007

Last updated on Wednesday, March 28, 2007