NATURE

Sea, land, river

PEOPLES

Community

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October 30^th	Storm
	Offshore

Low approaching QCI with Storm force winds possible Friday AM

Something is missing

See my previous starting back in January

Green Apple ‘demolished’

Looks like private contractor hired to tear down the building –

All this to the dump? – mixture metal wood , glass insulation etc

Note how McBride and 3^rd avenue are ‘elevated’ above the real ground level --- on left the metal poles holding up sidewalk – and the fill supporting McBride

	Sagging fill behind problem
	As I understand it Green Apple was trying to make repairs, when contractor saw the City fill (presumably at X to left) was pushing up against the Green Apple pilings --- he approached the City and the rest is history

	Pulling up the plants for Winter
	The gardener took offence --- but without down playing her excellent work – one wonders about priorities--- Yes the tourists might be impressed by all those shrubs and flowers etc, but the sewer lines are breaking for lack of maintenance

Consultants in Town

‘And how much did those Consultants’, one ‘flower advocate queried.

Probably more than the flower budget I replied

See the City web site for presentations etc of DPA process

	Unfair criticism ?
	I listened to Tuesday’s presentation – my worry is that outside consultants will try to make PR look like ‘every town’ – planting street tree maples that are not native – and lots of them --- they did not like the ones in pots but more those planted at street level – still someone pointed out – no soil so the pot is just buried

	Consultants did not like the color scheme either
	Part of writing the guidelines would be to suggest what colors are suitable –what kind of awnings etc – but you read the presentations

	Consultants also wanted access to seashore
	Lamented that a park used to be where the Mall is now – others have suggested there are numerous sites a park could be placed – as here where the apartments burned – or old CN lot next to it --- Plus others suggest we should not try to ‘remove’ the CN presence – roundhouse, Kwinitsa, terminal etc --- but incorporate them into downtown identity – more later

This is from the Community in Blooms presentation

I will show the rest PPTs later --- but others seem to agree that we don’t celebrate Tsimshian heritage downtown – the Totem poles taken mainly form Haida – the motifs on City Hall unauthentic etc

(more later)

Jean Barman also in town Tuesday to introduce her new book

"British Columbia: Spirit of a People".

She was also in Rupert last year for her book about the Crosbys at Metlakatla & Port Simpson

Created by LG on 31/10/2008

Last updated on Friday, October 31, 2008