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September 29th

City owns (part of) pulp mill

What would Hays say?

4:30 PM came and went – and now it’s ours

City owns pulp mill press release

 

 

It will take time to unravel this story, but see

Shaun Thomas - The Northern View City Owns Pulp Mill—an excellent summary of media meeting held Tuesday afternoon at City Hall with Dan Rodin and Acting Mayor Kathy Bedard fielding questions

Perhaps most interesting aspect is how Sun Wave was able to secure the dock area at Watson Island by paying ‘that parcels’ taxes ‘2 months after tax sale’ (thus November 2008 – and after the municipal election??). We might guess that dock area – dating from WW2 and US military was a separate parcel and pulp mill bought the remainder of Watson Island in 1947.—I will look into this Wednesday – See my earlier where I imply conflict of interest w Sun Wave deal. Another that in 2007 Pulp Mill as 15% our tax base A huge decline from 30% in 2005 etc And by 2009 pulp mil is only 3% total See this page (scroll down) for Rumors pulp mill sales etc And see my early ‘snapshot’ of city hall where talk of ‘pulp mill era’

See: Watson Island in 1946 –just the dock – image City Archives and here from 1961 Wrathall image of ‘Cellulose Mill – (along with the dock)
PR Library short history of Pulp mill from its inceptions in 1947 to its sale to Dan Veniez in 2002
Court case finding against Lax Kw’alaams in 2002 objection to Skeena Cellulose sale

Word on the street is that Lax Kw’alaams (alone?) thought they had a deal to purchase the pulp mill site from Sun Wave up until late last week – when Sun Wave pulled out

 

Another rumour has it that the City has several ‘proposals’ pending for the pulp mill --- but presumably will have to wait for Mayor etc to return from UBCM

 

 

We see lots of new furniture

I am dubious that main street should be used as a loading dock – but presumably one time event

 

Another business using street for ‘sales room’

True the next day it was scaled back a little – but the tables, chairs, signs etc (make shift patio) are all illegal – a question of liability if nothing else as City won’t enforce its own Bylaws

 

 

Juxtaposition of (stolen) Haida totem—and Lester Center in back ground – see this page for role of Peter Lester in getting pulp mill within City limits etc

Civic Center outside gym in ‘Rainy Rupert’

So how much is this costing Rupert taxpayers? Or was ALL the money from Province when it was feeling rich and had Olympic spirit? 

 

 

 

We See new ‘or expanded Restaurant in Mall

Malls are built upon customers having disposable income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Can’t see name –presumably CLIPPER GRACE waiting for wheat – as I don’t see log booms

Created by LG on 29/9/2009

Last updated on Tuesday, September 29, 2009