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Prince Rupert Regional Information site |
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System out at Date line (2 at right) looks pretty intense (time will
tell) -- other system 1 has ‘tail’
in Hawaii |
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System 2 still intensifying but not
moving much |
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Note how system 1 ‘tail’ no longer to
Hawaii |
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System 2 becoming weaker (image
right)???
Sysstem 1 assed by N Hecate at 1PM |
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I
hear Briglio billed SQCRD for transportation to a cancelled Board meeting on August 22,
2008– he wanted to see the opening of Haida Heritage Centre at Kaay
Llnagaay (August 23rd) |
Politicians
and $$$ (more
later) |
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The
SQCRD seems to pay some board members insurance plans (medical, life, Blue Cross)
– I have records from 2003 when the benefits totalled $5,612.70 (all but 600$
going to Pages & Kulesha) In
2005 (the last year that I can see the ‘Benefits’ are treated separately) the
total was $10,343.12 with all but 150$ going to the 3 QCI reps (Pages,
Kulesha, Hetman) I
am not sure under what criteria these $$ are paid out |
Comparing ‘Record’ Discharges on the Skeena River at Usk |
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I
am using a monthly table for Skeena Discharge found at this site
1926-1983 EC
site has River
Discharge data |
I
grouped the data to find the highest total discharge for the year --- 1976
was highest at 14467 and 1954 was 2nd at 14298 total (monthly)
discharge---- By inspection 1976 was a late spring freshet (snow pack
persisted) while 1954 did not start melt till mid May and remained ‘wet’
(high rainfall) from mid August on |
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Image above
from Book Making
Native Spaces |
O’Reilly
1881 ‘Exclusive right to fish’ |
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As
I said before – SQCRD meeting briefly discussed
IR 9 given to Metlakatla(?) in 1881 along with other reserves in image
--- Industrial canneries were just showing up on the Skeena and O’Reilly saw
them threatening livelihood of Tsimshian – thus he specified ‘exclusive right
to fish’ --- but BC was going from 1st nations to settlers
population (only 92 whites on NC in 1881 census) and whites wanted the
fishery for themselves – thus Federal Fisheries opposed O’Reilly etc--- Here
is an excellent
legal brief arguing ‘aboriginal right’ to (manage) fish in BC |
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Is PR Liable
for street signs etc? |
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These
hanging baskets on 3rd Avenue Grill are a hazard to pedestrian –
especially with winter winds – but City seems content to allow the store
owner to ‘fix’ the broken wires (not shown) I
have argued City Liable if sued by someone injured (ditto sandwich board signs & Patios) --- City defence against a previous
liability suit was that PR enforces their by-laws only when a complaint
issued – (what about all those parking tickets then?) I’ll
have to ask MIA
about its policy |
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Seasport to
School use? |
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Judging
by some of the responses at the DPA & Zoning change meetings this could
be a very contentious issue—some near by business owners are against
re-zoning (which set for Dec 8th Council meeting). Parking
could be an issue as is ‘loitering’ after school etc |
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Derelict
houses and buildings |
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Here
is the old Dairy Queen building on McBride and Third. Previous
Councils have been pro-active about ‘eyesores’
like DQ and the ‘Innlander’, arguing
tourism etc will be adversely affected –we’ll see what the new council does –
fist meeting Monday, December 1st, for swearing in |
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CN
Properties |
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Another
‘Eye sore’ – not to mention the beach in image highly contaminated – at least one
local was told CN was going to move everything to Ridley ‘within the
year’—but another said CN been saying this for last 15 years |
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Tragedy of
Commons or ‘privitization’—an alternative |
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This
was central idea of day 2 Together on the Coast Conference – (my previous) showing how ‘self management
by a local community’ was just as effective and more equitable than
neo-liberal ‘choices’ offered by DFO etc See
Wikipedia and
links Or
an academic group at Indiana
University |
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Created by LG on 30/11/2008
Last updated on Monday, December 01, 2008