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Here is a first
look at SQCRD meeting But first a
look at the snow And then a
Transition Towns talk Then the overview of
SQCRD meeting |
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And the City
snow ploughs push the snow on the sidewalk |
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OK
the fellow below was being careful to not get the snow on the sidewalks ---but
whoever did the one on left – merely cleared a space for a car to park by
covering up sidewalk for pedestrians to have to walk over
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And
the damp snow was especially good for rolling etc --- the father who helped
his daughter with this snowman called the snow ‘coastal cement’ |
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Where to go
after Peak Energy? ‘transitioning to sustainability |
Transition
Towns talk to PR Environmental Society |
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Ken
Shaw gave a slide show and Lee Brain a short enthusiastic talk afterwards
Ken
had to run before Lee’s talk as had a class to teach at 8PM |
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Here is one
of Ken’s slides |
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There
is lots of material on the internet --- this site has background
material etc --- this is one of the more innovative concepts around --- I am
sure we will hear more from Ken and Lee in the future – for a ‘feel for the different
kinds of projects globally read
the Feb 2011 Newsletter and follow the links |
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Mussallem
showed up ‘late’ |
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He
was just off the plane from down south and came to the SQCRD meeting as soon
as back in town --- did not even have time to take off his coat |
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Lots of
Letters |
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I
will return to these later – especially Lucy Island (we learned at the meeting
that it is already a ‘Conservancy’ since 2008—and thus ‘protected’) --- plus the RCMP negotiations paperwork
was interesting too |
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The real
‘meat’ of the meeting |
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I
have dealt with several of these below and will return to them again later in
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Old Massett
Village Council request for Grant $$ from NDIT funding generated
lots of discussion – and I will return to it later --- |
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More later –
with discussion |
A loan of 50T$ was
suggested (though request was for double that as Grant)--- pending a business
plan etc --- Full project 1.2M$ and |
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Subdivision
of Agriculture Land Reserve |
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First
note how very little land in NW BC is in the ALR ---(see BC map) – from the
paperwork it looks like a strip along one side of the property to be
sub-divided – and much of the discussion by the Graham Island Advisory
Planning Committee was to the resulting shape would not meet ‘frontage’
requirements etc |
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The act
appears to say |
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That
can’t
subdivide to build a 2nd residence |
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Coastal
Community Network wants to ‘speak for’ local communities |
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In some ways the most interesting part
of the meeting --- I will return to it later – lots of implications |
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And Jean
Martin was reappointed to her committee position on Waste Management etc |
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She and three members
of the executive PRES came to meeting to enquire of the status of the
appointment ---the Chair implied that there was to be an in-camera meeting
afterwards where the decision would be made --- we subsequently heard there
was a compromise of sorts and a ‘new’ position was created on the board –
thus both Jean and a local businessman were appointed --- good decision by
Board etc |
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Heron seen
along the waterfront a few days back |
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Wonder
if it is ‘thinking’ or merely watching for food etc |
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And here is
a fellow sunning itself |
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Seen
up by McDonalds restaurant parking lot --- I would not have noticed except
for the calling of the seagulls which attracted my attention |
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Clearing skies means colder
weather
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Created by LG on 21/2/2011
Last updated on Tuesday, February 22, 2011