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At
council meeting Monday it was said that Northern BC Winter games logo was created
by local Tsimshian artist
Russell Mather (and my previous on Russell) ----
Signs pleading for more Billet homes
-- see the Northern Winter
Games 2010 and their Billet Host
Information – with links. Requirements: food, transportation etc |
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Wednesday
strange day with temperature hovering around freezing point |
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But
the young fellow (above) retuning from school ‘celebrated’ the warmer weather
by wearing his shorts to school (and yes I asked his permission to take photo
first) |
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Federal government puts
24M$(?)/year into BC Ferries – above seems to be copy of the original
paperwork (full
document here) – This $$ is now spread throughout the Ferry system and
the ‘debate’ becomes what was that the original intent etc ---- Here is an
interesting 2005 Evaluation
of Transport Canada’s Grant to the Province of British Columbia for the
Provision of Ferry Services – which gives good details
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Bruce
Wishart at Monday’s Council meeting to discuss BC Ferries |
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This
is a complicated ‘file’ – most immediately it concerns the ‘privatized’ BC Ferry
decision to alter the run from Rupert run so that during summer it terminates
in Vancouver --- the effect will be loss of 20 sailings from PR --- plus now
crews will muster in Vancouver (threatening local jobs?)
But
it also calls into question the role of BC Ferries and how the public has
inputs into its decision – thus Councillor Gordon Payne said she was shocked
how rudely the Ferry’s Board treated a local citizen at the November 30th
‘public input’ session ----- and a recent Comptroller General’s
report (1.4 meg PDF--a must read)
similarly ‘alarmed’ by how much the chief executive paid plus how conflicted
the governance model for the ‘privatized’ corporation is—thus quote frm
Executive summary below: (more later)
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‘In both
organizations, the governance
models should be strengthened to ensure that they meet their public
service mandates while protecting the interests of users and taxpayers. As a solution,
we have proposed a common governance framework that requires more accountability from the companies
and their Boards, stronger oversight by the groups who are effectively the
operating companies’ shareholders, and stronger roles for the
Commissions’. |
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One
suspects that the above (new) Ferries are more suited to ‘cruise ships’ (too
few cabins and parking floor area) than providing locals with a means of
transportation --- thus the move to Vancouver terminus meant to tap into that
‘supposed’ market than the current tourism model where ‘circle tours’ etc
promoted—but so much of the real info – is closely guarded trade secret (the
we can’t tell you because of potential competitors response) See also the
supposed public ‘sic’ watchdogs http://www.bcferryauthority.com/
and http://www.bcferrycommission.com/
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Using
public
sidewalk as show room --- and who is covering the liability? |
3rd
Avenue |
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Well
at least the owner is not haranguing me lately with orders to walk on the
other side of the street, etc – I solved that by recording his tirades on a
small voice recorder – I suspect he did not know what it was, but one of the
younger people who worked there saw it and knew what its purpose was --- so
now all I have to do is pull it out and he goes silent |
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Cold
weather means more wood burning smoke --- For
health effects of fine particulate matter – especially PM2.5 which so small it can pass via lungs into arteries see the Wikipeda
article and links from there |
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And wasn’t
Rupert going to reduce its Carnon emissions by some ‘green washing’ amount by
2012 – wasn’t it carbon Neutral for City or some such? |
Eco-Friendly?? Sidewalk is
electrically heated when slippery
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Created by LG on 16/12/2009
Last updated on Thursday, December 17, 2009