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June 17th

We see

UNBC speaker series --- How to address change

Here is a story typical of Rupert (as I heard it) – the building’s other side has been repaired – but the owner of the lot where Husky station won’t allow scaffolding on his property – so as one observer commented – maybe the owner will gladly pay City to come in and fix the façade

Depopulation of North – and ‘Leakage’ of our assets to ‘South’

 

Another Typical Rupert ‘story’

Tourists have turned the empty parking lot into a camp ground/ parking lot --- again they are probably right – but it should be for pay parking --- absentee owner oblivious to ‘our’ needs

 

UNBC Community Development Institute

Talk given Tuesday night – hopefully also earlier in day to city government/ staff – as none of them were present at public meeting—though Gary Coons was – Don Manson was the speaker – and the www.unbc.ca/cdi/toolkit.html was emphasized for further study

 

During Bennett era the North seemed to matter --- during the Campbell era – everything centers on SW corner where the votes are (my overview on his talk)

I will return with fuller discussion tomorrow

 

The full presentation (slides) available on CDI web site

Here is the link to the rather large PDF (4.3megs)

 

 

Thus UNBC can be central to both understanding the past but also mapping out our desired future – and suggesting roads to get there with etc

In a knowledge based global world --- need the Academics – not just the outside ‘consultants’

 

Many of the problems are similar across the north in a post resource based economy

Here is the most significant and challenging aspect of the presentation – believes in community based answers to where we want to go – after decide who/ what ‘we’ are as a community of PR

 

Community Based Mixed Martial Arts training ($$) for 10 year olds??

This poster plastered around town where kids might go – personally I would rather see them up at the Civic Center playing basketball for free

 

 

 

 

 

Created by LG on 17/6/2010

Last updated on Thursday, June 17, 2010