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Is this
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School Closures continues to be a theme
of a shrinking Prince Rupert (See
March ’10 story) and Forum I
am told the most significant is closing one of the high schools (then using
the building for a middle school – dumb idea) – But the Westview versus Roosevelt was the main story
in 2010 --- as a side note I am
told that while teachers dismissed – the Administration staff is found make
work positions – paid for by taxpayers |
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City Council
in last meeting continues to go after ‘nuisance’ buildings |
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I
am told this building structurally sound – there is a large back porch/
veranda area that was ‘sided’ over thus the appearance that the building is
sinking in rear ---the nuisance and hazard arguments made in the City
paperwork – see below |
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From the
rear the building is in much worse condition |
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Given
the present housing market – not clear that it is worth fixing up the
building --- ‘decisions’ will be made this week I am told (Image
left from City Agenda package) |
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This image
from Council package --- as I say elsewhere not much worse than several other
buildings in neighbourhood – including the school picture above A
building in rear had previously been agreed to be torn down --- question how
to maintain housing stock while waiting for the next boom |
More Nuisances
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This
is a subsequent image where present owner adding siding etc --- In many of these cases sounds more
like a pesky neighbour and their ‘complaint’ is what is fuelling the affair ---
still it poses an interesting question: how to fairly maintain ‘appearances’
in a town in rapid decline |
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Extra Foods
strike continues |
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The
positive side of this story is that I suspect the strikers are being paid
from Union strike funds --- and presumably the store is getting location
‘rent free’ See
my earlier stories January 15th
and June 30th |
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It
is an interesting move--- who knows why—but it does show a ‘movement’ and
consolidation of ‘downtown’ towards McBride end --- say from NWCC to Mcbride |
JNR Mart has
pretty well completed its move to new location 303 Third Avenue |
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This
building was going to have window murals painted by kids |
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See my earlier where paint etc being
assembled (scroll down) – but then an
owner came forward who still saw ‘potential’ retail for the building – and
nixed the idea of Murals (so I am told) – but there are lots of other places
that could use the treatment |
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Ditto for
the Province --- ‘making work’ by pushing curb lane up on sidewalk subsequent
to clearing the highway |
There
ought to be a (By)law against pushing street snow up on sidewalks --- at one
level it is to save $$ (removing snow expensive) at another level I suspect
the contractors are ‘making work’ to clean out the remaining snow removal
budget for 2010 |
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Snow melting away
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This was a
creative use of a pile of snow --- an ‘entrance’ shovelled out ---- was meant
to be a ‘doghouse’ according to its creator |
Created by LG on 5/1/2011
Last updated on Wednesday, January 05, 2011