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For earlier materials see Table of Contents

August 23rd

We See

Autumn approaching

Epicurean gone but--- look what exposed (see below). Earlier I had said this was the wall of next building – not so

·        Cracks in the walls now that Epicurean gone

·        Ice rink pollutes Hays Creek? (Who cares?)

·        Many Seniors ‘excluded’ from using ‘their’ gym equipment by stairs

·        Airport ferry boondoggles etc

 

 

Here is the real wall – and look at the cracks

Rumour is that one of the reasons BC Liquor store moved out of here years ago was the building was then settling – so they sold and left

 

 

Structurally compromised? – Even if not the rain water sill now easily enter wall boarding etc

Look at all those cracks

Much of Second Avenue have street level buildings 20-40 feet above the real level of land – I hear building on left was on pilings and presumably sinking – While Coast Hotel built right down to bedrock

 

 

Just look the other way

A few weeks ago I noticed lots of discoloration in Hays Creek at McBride – following back to source of brownish color could see it was coming from Civic Center Property --- being the Good Citizen that I am (or busy body according to some City Staff), I went into tell the Civic Center --- A worker came out to see – but knew exactly what was going on once we approached the site--- ‘That is just the ‘paint’ from the ice rink --- totally harmless’.

 

 

 

I have photos where discolouring the full stream a little farther down – but don’t show as well

Presumably coming from drainage tiles that are obscured by the bushes --- Presumably the ice from Skating Rink put out in back parking lot where melts and goes into drainage systems ---Paint helps ice look whiter etc I was told

 

 

 

See my previous page for backgrounder – seems many local Seniors unable to climb these stairs to use the equipment --- When I looked in recently equipment being used by healthy young men ---- Seniors need a lift?

Healthy Heart gym equipment and Seniors

 

 

Dentists have lifts/ elevator chairs so Seniors and disabled can get into their offices

This is from local dentist’s entrance – Problem would be (other than the expenses) to have a chair lift that could not be tampered with by kids etc --- several easy solutions like making it key operated – or staff operated etc

 

A lift was costed out previously for the Civic Center building --- Walls could be opened to gain access to pool etc

Seniors often can’t negotiated stairs in Civic Center either – one woman almost cried when no longer able to use the kilns etc – located upstairs (I was told)

 

Airport Ferry --- how much are we losing as subsidise staff/ greeters etc?

As I said before – the charge for ‘greeters’ was treated as a typo by Dan Rodin and eliminated --- (shades of 5M$ logic error) --- but City Taxpayers still pay for every person that boards the bus to Airport --- I will try to update our current losses --- see my previous for background etc

 

 

Invasive Raspberry bush

Out by the Camp Ground along road --- still flowering and loaded with berries – but look to be seedy and non palatable --- none ripe yet --- still having edible berries instead of salmonberries along roadways and vacant city owned properties might be a good project – if only find both a good grower (locally) and good tasting

 

 

Near the hospital – more later

From Council we see 500T$ re-siding etc

 

 

This is the old Extra Foods site in Mall – said to have been here since 1994 so still needs some cleaning before can leave it ---But no one seems to know about lease for sure – end of month? End of Year? Years? So the strike goes on.

Empty Buildings

PRDN now vacant – was the building special built for PRDN? Looks to have been

 

 

More Boondoggles

Presumably this is the tarp meant to cover the Dump over in Haida Gwaii (QCIs) --- They are using Gas Tax $$ from province and arguing the (and links end of page) tarp justifies the use of this dedicated $$ -- but don’t mention they did not have Reserves to close dump as required – so claim ‘enhanced benefit etc See my earlier – links at bottom page etc

Created by LG on 23/8/2010

Last updated on Monday, August 23, 2010