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August 31^st	We See
	Downtown continues to decline

Old Home Hardware store becoming a hazard

Another store closing:

	So where is the Nuisance Bylaw?
	These slabs look like they could fall any time now – especially once the Stormy season begins again --- presumably that was the reason for the Property Maintenance Bylaw etc

Last decade saw high runs in Skeena for Sockeye --- may be over though

We see that Salmon fishing locally shut down for the year

Image left taken from this site – presumably using the results from the Tyee counting fence and the average from last 8 years

It seemed like a nice idea, so I did the same –Using ‘total to date’ (TTD) and comparing it to the Decadal Average (below left) and just to 2000-2009 (below right)---- while TTD 30 August 2010 only 70% of last decade’s average --- it is 110% of the 1990’s TTD and 159% of pre-Babine enhancement of 1960s

Playing with TYEE data – see this page for source Tyee database

Asterisk * marks same cycle as 2010 run

But we see the Humpback Shrimp fishery opening September 1^st in PR Harbour --- Yum yum, sewage flavoured Shrimp --- hopefully sent south	Area 4 Salmon Season closed – see DFO

Note how low the Skeena has been since June – record minima etc

Praise the rainy weather, not only will it help ‘fight’ the forest fires – it should raise the level of Skeen River – so the fish have cooler waters to migrate in --- note too that as of July we are entering La Nina period so predictably cooler winter etc

Prince Rupert Marine Rescue Society	18,750.00
Prince Rupert Unemployed Centre Society	30,800.00
Royal Canadian Legion Br. #27 Ladies Auxiliary	12,500.00
Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 27	9,375.00
Royal Purple of Canada #8	10,500.00
Women of the Moose # 211	13,750.00

Total PR= $213,862

Unemployed Center took the most – source of info and see Terrace Standard story on their grants – totalling $387,650

We See: Community Gaming Grant Recipients

Category: Human and Social Services and Public Safety

Benevolent Protective Order of Elks #342	$ 12,375.00
Friendship House Association of Prince Rupert	12,000.00
Knights of Columbus #5282 - Bishop Bunoz Council	11,250.00
Lions Club of Prince Rupert Kaien Island	6,250.00
Loyal Order of Moose #1051 - Prince Rupert	15,625.00
Navy League of Canada - Kaien Island Branch	6,437.50
North Coast Transition Society	10,000.00
Prince Rupert Hecate Strait Rotary Club	12,500.00
Prince Rupert Lions Club	16,875.00

	We See --- Street Art ‘turns the corner’
	After all the intricate designs on 3^rd Avenue --- Artists now starting anew – though rainy weather might put a damper on it

	Signs of the Times
	We See O'Brien Road & Bridge crews installing the sign Tuesday evening --- in response to Councillor Nelson Kinney’s request the signs be restored – with help from MLA Gary Coons – we hear part of the delay was to get the ‘design’ right for the Storm Force winds that will soon be retuning to our area

I will return to Gardening in Terrace and PR Friday

For those interested there is a good Report of Northern Fresh Food project in the August 23^rd Terrace Council agenda package

http://www.terrace.ca/documents/council-agendas/Agenda-August-23-2010.pdf

Created by LG on 31/8/2010

Last updated on Tuesday, August 31, 2010