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See my earlier on Homelessness & Innlander My
earlier – new
siding ordered by council |
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PRDN had good story on the fire—I had heard started in clothes
dryer—electricity and gas cut from building –and boarded up – I hear City met
with owner and put minimal demands (Bring up to Building Code?) The Real problem is
the fate of occupants – I am told there were 8, 2 have found permanent
shelter – 3 tentatively and 3 remaining – according to Gary Sheils of
Salvation Army. The larger problem
is the near homeless – difficult people to house as those who were in
Innlander --- Raffles has 5 dedicated double units – but they are almost
always filled – and the problem is compounded by All Native Tournament –
which uses all available hotel spaces etc |
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See my
earlier where master Carver Henry
Green goes to City Council |
Carving Shed
and Museum |
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I am told the City
owns the land upon which SQCRD & Carving Shed built (note earlier where Reserve
Land) --- but Museum claims to ‘own’ the carving shed building (built in
1980s with Federal $$). And they plan to fix up the interior --- notices
given --- |
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Dumps &
Subsidies |
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This
is from grocery in Mall – normally they compact garbage – but for several weeks
as left – PRDN had someone taking discarded food But
note all those perfectly recyclable boxes – and there was plenty of ‘old’
produce (food) that could have been composted I
suspect we give such cheap rates for ‘compacting’ etc – we defeat our end of
prolonging the ‘Landfill’ – note below $400T in 2009 Budget for ‘Expansion’ |
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See my 2002
story on the present Dump – I mean ‘landfill’ |
A Paradigm
Shift needed |
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The
Golf Course is above the old dump While
people differ in details – the school building and parts of the Civic Center building
are also built over old dump sites --- I
heard some say only the back section Civic Center – others that Swimming Pool
was etc I
will research this farther – my point is that it is yesterday and we should
be composting, recycling etc And
that is ultimately a function of how much we charge ‘tipping fees’ – I will
argue later ours are too low --- thus a subsidy to ‘private’ garbage
collectors at public expense |
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The Northern
View ran story Thursday where Mayor Mussallem gives projects and numbers for
2009 (presumably from 2009 Budget) I have
pasted in those from 2008 for comparison 2009 comes
out to $2,699,333.33 While 2008
was $1,863,000.00 Note in 2008
arean roof repairs vs 2009 replacement Note the
landfill expansion etc |
Mayor gives
Pre Budget to Press |
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See my
earlier where I suggest Bedard
was in Conflict of Interest |
Conflict of Interest
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I
am told by both the City and the Province that only ‘mechanism’ for dealing with
a City Councillor that (may) be in Conflict of Interest is to take it to the
Supreme Court --- 10 electors must sign (and pay approximately $208 for a
hearing ---- more later |
Created by LG on 5/2/2009
Last updated on Friday, February 06, 2009