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‘Unusual’
fog and drizzle Thursday greets cruise ship passengers – unusual because not
a clear day but overcast with stratocumulus clouds before the fog set in |
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Two instructors leave--- is there a problem?
Pacific
Coast School loses principal and IT guru |
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Is alcohol a
problem in PR? |
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I
was told by passer bys that the man being removed by ambulance was a local
man passed out from alcohol in a door way – perhaps it was Welfare Wednesday as
numerous drunks staggering and kids obviously ‘stoned’ seen on streets ---
too bad there is not more of an effort to teach kids about dangers of alcohol
– I recently heard an attractive young girl saying she would go to a party
(with the fellow?) only if she got her own bottle of rum before |
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Sheila
Gordon-Payne at last SQCRD meeting to give ‘community outreach’ talk |
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I suspect NH doing a poor job of
community outreach locally since the firing of local board (more later) When I
last looked at their web site,
had not been updated or made relevant since mid 2009 |
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New Facility
in Rupert open daily (more later) |
No place to stay in PR? |
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The ending of program to allow mainly pregnant mothers cheap apartment in PR while awaiting to give birth did receive good criticism by Barry Paiges – he reminded Gordon Payne that one Medevac from Islands to PR would cost more than the upkeep NH’s accommodations in PR --- and it was not a room but an Apartment that was needed/ appreciated by the expectant mothers No Budgets? Gordon Payne made
an interesting observation, that she found many of the programs e.g.,
‘Healthy Heart’ were not officially budgeted and had some how just shown up
over time without any dedicated funding --- so typical of Rupert ‘we do it
our way and worry about rules later’ |
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Here is dedicated web site from province on new
Primary Care initiative – here is Falcon making announcement in
Province articleand his June 24th press
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Perhaps the
main focus of her talk was the BC push to get everyone a doctor |
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Dealing
with issues early on rather than having to see the patient in ER --- much
cheaper and better outcomes Here
is a recent Vancouver
Sun article ranking Canadian health care just above US --- And here is
the web version of the Commonwealth Fund study mentions: Web
Presentation – while Canada only surpasses US – being 6th of 7
countries evaluated – Canada does rank 2nd overall for ‘long,
healthy productive lives |
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El Nino
over? See Science
Daily story where sea temps discussed Here is NOAA site on
same |
More on
Salmon |
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Excellent Tyee article on Salmon – first is on the adaptable Pink ---
and the 2nd contrasts the thriving Harrison sockeye
with the declining Fraser River stocks |
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Soon to be removed
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According to
Gordon Howie at last Coucnil meeting What
is really significant is the ‘rebellion’ brewing over the Dan Rodin style of
‘Administration’ and its relation to elected City Council and ‘democracy’ –
more later |
Created by LG on 25/6/2010
Last updated on Friday, June 25, 2010