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Lots of kids
playing and even some free fruit and cans of sugar laden pop being handed out
for this Green Gym – and since equipment and installation were covered by Grants
(according to Mayor Mussallem) – seems reason to celebrate --- if it is true
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Kids and Vandalism
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But is it Safe??
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Is our Green Gym made by Greengym?? Or
is name ‘hype?’
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More on
small print about safety later |
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See main Green Gym site ---where a disclaimer
on front page about safety of (other suppliers) equipment --- see especially
the 3 meg pdf of safety problems from link this page Above the local media interviews Civic Center manager Michael Curnes – in background is an area that will eventually be paved for wheel chair access (we were told--- though I saw pavers doing entrance driveway yesterday) We Were told
project totally funded by both ParticipACTION (though this
page says only 10% capital cost will be covered by them)--- And Towns for
Tomorrow (meant for local infrastructure) which only lists 45T$ grant to PR
for McClymont Park --- more later |
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I am told that some
(all?) of facilities in Mall (Healthy Heart gym below) are to be moved to the
Hospital – losing the 300T$ spent in 2007 for renovations – and also the
contracted rents for facilities –I am told rents will come out of some other
program’s budget so Hospital Manager not concerned – typical--- ‘I think it
is called ‘creating efficiencies’ in NHA lingo ---- |
Where is
community accountability? |
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Terrace
Standard reports North West Health to reduce number of nursing FTEs from 26
to 22 with Rupert absorbing cut from 5.55 to 4 FTEs in effort to save the 2M$
shortfall for regional funding I am told that a
nursing FTE (assuming all three shifts filled) is about 450T$ (presumably
including all the benefits etc) --- if that figure were correct then saving
of 1.8M$ there alone with the cuts I am also told the
cut in Security at Hospital is fool hardy and might be illegal --- Informant
believes Security requires a certified ticket --- plus night time will become
dangerous at hospital where a guard presently stops and checks in late night
visitors More later |
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Broken window ---
time for City Hall to pay attention to the vandalism downtown --- Below is
Vandalism question I attempted to ask before Mayor cut me off – (he said I
was too wordy this is the same fellow who recounts in detail his itineraries
(and dinner menus?) since last Council meeting, etc -- see my earlier Vandalism stats etc |
More
downtown Vandalism |
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I
was downtown for a short while Friday night and it was almost scary with all
those kids hanging out --- I expected to see something broken by Saturday ---
and so it was
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632 Third
Ave |
Planet Youth
is downtown – Is this (part of) the answer? |
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Giving kids somewhere to go and something to do at nights seems the better way to approach problem than increased policing etc --- but is it working and what kind of metric should we use to measure success? --- Several times almost run over by (young girls) running to and from this location at night (they seem to think sprinting full speed is safest way to navigate the streets at night) – Plus when similar program on Fraser Street a few years back local businesses and offices were complaining of nightly vandalism --- still one suspects more public $$ etc should be spent here – BUT with more accountability
And then
there are the skateboards etc (below) |
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See my
earlier on Watson Island What Sun Wave still owns
Above
is from a letter to lawyer found in Development Services file for pulp mill ---
looks like Lot 3 should have been put on the Tax Sale notice of 2008 – and
thus belong to City now --- more later |
So who owns Lot 3?? |
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Not
only has the City fired the PPWC and replaced them with (unqualified) staff –
I am told court action (BC Labor Relations
Board) has been started against City – I am also told all the firing etc
done without Council being made aware of it Perhaps
more significant is that I hear that District of Port
Edward is only now getting around to filing Tax Sale notices against Sun
Wave – thus no taxes paid for Dam etc all these years --- My info that over
4M$ property in District for which no taxes paid --- more later |
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More City
Hall bungling?? |
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This
is the signage at Atlin parking lot Sign
reds as must pay any time park there or be towed --- As I remember the
meeting it was only something like 8-4 week days Now
who authorized this? More later |
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New Canopy
goes up at Laundry mat Looks good |
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Created by LG on 11/10/2009
Last updated on Sunday, October 11, 2009