NATURE

Sea, land, river

PEOPLES

Community

For earlier materials see Table of Contents

Jan 20^th	Sunny
	Winter days

High pressure area (yellow arrow) weakens as system moves in – clouding over

Been a beautiful series of winter days – but system may bring precipitation – or at least some high clouds

Note severe weather going to north of us

As mentioned before – SQCRD breaking into several sub-groupings – thus The QCI group meeting alone --- as is the Electoral Areas – and the minutes from their sub-meetings often more ‘interesting’ than main meeting

Area D – Graham Island –getting an Official Community Plan (OCP) --- at cost 100T$

Here is the OCP Web Site mentioned above

Sandspit is the main town	Area E --- all Moresby Island --- Here 500T$+ needed

While native villages make up 94% of Area C population – most the attention (and $$$) goes to little Oona River, population 37, as here where water/ sewer system plus Community Hall being dealt with --- the latter says about to go out to tender, but no details on amounts of if/ when tender accepted or not.	Area C (south of Skeena River)

Previous for SQCRD meeting

How SQCRD charged for services in 2008

1^st look CUPE speaks + Just give $$

SQCRD voting & Boundaries

Funding for Economic Development

Presently SQCRD has a grant writer who is being kept busy by the funding applications for Oona River projects and Sandspit Community Hall– the text suggests that combine Northern Trust Economic Development monies with City Prince Rupert and District of Port Edward ---(presently the City PREDC position is vacant – and nothing reported (at least during the public sessions) about what direction will go in 2009)

Parking in the Zoning Bylaw needs much more public scrutiny

While these properties are presumably ‘grandfathered’ --- if any changes made then might have to conform present (2004) Bylaw which requires an off-street parking place for each family unit (or tenant for the apartment building) --- I suggest none of those on image are on their own ‘building lot’ (they are on public property – wholly or in part) --- Bylaw could be enforced even though no public access lane to back of property where they may have space. Even more egregious is downtown where if someone puts rooms above a present store – require off street parking (1 per unit) within 500 feet of residence– an almost impossible request --- more later

City Files --- see Zoning Web site

These 2 files are the most useful

The City of Prince Rupert Zoning Bylaw (April, 2004)
Current Zoning Map (April 2004)—large size PDF

Created by LG on 20/1/2009

Last updated on Wednesday, January 21, 2009

NATURE

PEOPLES

For earlier materials see Table of Contents

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City Files --- see Zoning Web site