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Then
it went into a closed meeting (illegally??) |
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While this was
done before the meeting – the paperwork was in the agenda package Here is
section 100 of Community Charter:
Disclosure & Conflict of Interest |
Here is Section
90.1 (c) labour
relations or other employee relations; e) the acquisition,
disposition or expropriation of land or improvements, if the council
considers that disclosure could reasonably be expected to harm the interests
of the municipality;--- Pulp Mill???? (l) discussions
with municipal officers and employees respecting municipal objectives,
measures and progress reports for the purposes of preparing an annual report
under section 98 [annual municipal report (perhaps that is an ‘i’ which would
a solicitors report These
people say that no need to read it out if on agenda package – I suspect they
are factually wrong – see
Section 92 |
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Note the
‘Conflict’ part reduced to $$$
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Recycling
& Encorp |
While
Encorp Pacific did not show
up – here is why they were
on the QCIs Saturday --- and some
background of ORG – and some regional
collection facilities |
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Raw
log export to Asia because ‘Japanese and Korean ‘quality control’ too strict
and we can meet at current labour prices--- But see this TYEE
article Ben Parfait questions government policy as root cause |
Dave Bewick
– NC forest District |
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Seems
he was asked to come – but not clear why from presentation – No
majors are presently logging due to markets – though some small sales (50m3
lots or about a tuck load) ---With no sawmills west of Houston (might explain
the raw log exports) --- Implied coastal logging not viable unless able to
sell SPF at 160$ (spruce, pine, fir) --- stumpage for pulp logs only 25 cents
Six
positions have been lost local office and don’t expect anymore ‘this year’ Presumably
stats below are AAC for companies – but not actually cut --- |
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Received
425T$ from Parks Canada Before
it was ‘which building will we allow the Skeena to take – but now the pilings
replaced etc and next year work on the main canning building – then the
reduction plant etc With
the Dock made safe and useable allows 3 modes of access – City Bus, Tour bus,
and by river boat etc |
So where is
the Power Point screen? – none available at SQCRD so gave verbally |
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Good
presentation by Andrew Hamilton Pres of Port Ed Historical Society (North Pacific
Cannery Museum—and here for pictures of different
buildings etc) The
bad news is that business (admission fees?) fell off from 100T ‘last year’ to
40T ‘this year’ – note the SQCRD funds 80T$/ year --- and last year received
no audits etc --- explained as change personnel etc This
year the good news is that received 800T$ in grants – 50T$ for planning/ 60T$
for ‘interpretation’ and 724T$ for ‘conservation’ |
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Metlakatla
Development Co looking for seed money
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Applying
to NDTI requires OK from regional district as will be using from its ‘pot of
$$’ – the idea is to look at feasibility of a ‘Zipline’ on Mount Hayes –like
the one in
Tofino area done by Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation – or the one in Ketchikan where cruise ship
passengers are using – and blogging about I
will return to both these topics in Part 2 |
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Downtown
looking like a battle zone |
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Another
(vacant) business put on the wooden shutters to protect it from the vandalism
downtown – earlier I had pictured one of the windows cracked – presumably the
owners decided easier to board them all up etc Like
I said before --- this self
preservation only rational response when ‘community’ fails |
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Part 2
tomorrow |
Monday is tax sale day at City
Hall and Tuesday is day we either get back taxes from pulp mill (or the mill)
– stay tuned
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Last updated on Monday, September 28, 2009