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Lots of
staff present but not many citizens |
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Interesting experiment
– everything from squeaky wheels and monologuing lectures to informative
discussions --- I goofed saving
the images so hope they turned out when viewed w Internet Explorer |
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Good to see George was
present –presumably taking pictures and notes for story on Muskeg News --- Here is his article which I will not
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Many
people just stayed at one table rather than moving at end of ten minutes etc
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This table
seemed to draw the most sustained attention--- plus had most information
available – but I was told the only topic really discussed was downtown Parking
– ad infinitum I
will return to the topic later See
my page from last May where OCP last
dealt with – and links at bottom page etc |
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Other
tables threw in stuff like BIAs --- all I got from this was a good Web site introduction –
and the info that it would be tax payer supported --- from the web site looks
to be only the businesses and not the general taxpayer: ‘The BIA legislation
provides for a special charge to be levied on each commercial and/or
industrial property within the designated area’.---
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Gordon Howie
back from vacation |
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His
table was not getting much traffic – I chatted a moment to see he was both
sun burned (sunny climes) and had hurt his leg while attempting to water ski
‘foolish at age 63 he quipped’ |
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Note the Cruise ship too – Rupert
needs to rethink its approach --- As most those I talk to are unsatisfied
with the stopover more later |
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A
tourist trying to look at harbour view from mall parking lot wondered if there
was any merchantable timber on slope down to CN – he could not guess why
anyone would otherwise be allowing view to be blocked by shrubbery etc |
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New Seniors
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I
don’t hear them breaking rock any longer --- one of the two units has the
foundations poured and the other looks near to that stage --- I am told the
‘modular units’ will be trucked in soon after foundations done etc |
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Spruce and
Hemlock diseased |
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I
have mentioned before how the local spruce trees are heavily infected with
something – it does not show as clearly now that this year’s needles are full
grown – but here is a tree that is heavily infected – the arrow points to lots
of seed cones being produced – CBC
Daybreak North had a story about an Hemlock insect outbreak on Charlottes
defoliating trees etc – cyclical – their audio link not working but here is
MOF background
material common pests on Charlottes blackheaded budworm and hemlock
sawfly—US Forestry
site shows adult moth |
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Created by LG on 17/9/2010
Last updated on Friday, September 17, 2010