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July 14th

We See

Drizzle and fog – that’s what you get during ‘clear’ weather this time of year

Along with sportee cutting tables – come the inevitable commercial fishers’ grievances

 

And more painting of businesses

 

And renovations at McDonalds etc

 

And increased container traffic = more truck traffic

 

Junkers/ streets and weeds

 

 

Above is the float and cutting tables paid for by the commercial fish charters’ association – they pay the moorage and an individual provides the ‘butchering’ – I heard 1$ per fish
Note the old junk ships --- to be expected where rules interpreted by ‘Authorities’ – see my earlier

 

Port Edward Port Authority is in charge of all the Rupert docks --- and they write their own rules – though docks are providedand owned  by Canadian taxpayers

What happened to the fish cutting tables?

Removed a few years ago from Rushbrook floats when guts etc making a mess-- Wampler floats provided space last year -- Now they are gone too --- so nothing for non-commercial fishers

(I hear Metlakatla bought the cutting tables from Wampler’s at 850$ each)—seems confirmed by a couple on their docks (image below)

 

 

Some observers comment that the City could easily provide cutting tables for the non charter boat fishers – after all they own the boat launch dock and the parking lot

The yellow arrow points to some fish guts dumped on shore ---- attracting eagles --- that is what the fellow with the telescopic lens is framing in his camera below

 

 

 

Commercial ‘sports’ charters versus Commercial gillnetters and upriver conservationist

Thorkelson wanted to have City Council get involved with this latter issue – there is an irony though --- at Council meeting she asserted there was no such thing as a ‘selective’ gillnet --- The Hawkshaws and their tangle-net would disagree – more later

 

As the salmon season unfolds

The canneries do not seem to be at full steam as yet

 

 

The old NIS building is presently a hive of activity – owned by the City – not sure who is getting the use of building – though lots of hammering etc coming from ‘inside’ – arrow below

We See – more painting

 

 

Again another building getting the paint

Funny that the old Totem Theater not included – and what about Home Hardware? I bet no one (on City Council) would give latter the option of getting his building painted for free

 

 

 

We also see

The major renovations at McDonalds appear to be completed with the line painting in parking lot --- new siding etc just done --- and I hear Wi-Fi now available inside

 

And we also see Gordon Payne new view apartment is progressing well (below)

 

 

 

Above is a container type truck load – and below is more common lately of very large trucks doing local deliveries – below is to a cannery – but similar sized trucks to grocery stores and even Cow Bay stores

Port Expansion has meant ever increasing number of containers being hauled out to Maher Terminals inspection site

The trucker contractor said he was spending a million dollars a year on diesel fuel alone (on CBC interview)

Wouldn’t it make  more sense (economically and environmentally) to move the inspection site closer to the terminals?--- I can ‘remember’ ex city Councillor Tony Briglio asking for a diversion road years ago --- and being told ‘soon’

 

 

 

This one is along 4th Avenue East --- in what was once a better part of town – the ‘stairs’ appears to be not ‘their’ property but an extension of Green Street --- though the city map seems to show the street’ ending at front door

More Junkers

 

 

 

 

Weeds doing extremely well – these Cow Parsnip plants are over six feet tall --- amazing (near corner of 4th and McBride)

 

 

Graffiti as art

This are on the rock bluffs behind Rushbrook floats --- very well done – more later

Created by LG on July 14th

Last updated on Thursday, July 14, 2011