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Council Meeting

First look at meeting

March 29th

Here is the Elections Canada main page

http://www.elections.ca/home.aspx

 

Public Hearing --- then as Chad speaks – the power in Rupert gone for next 2 hours

But emergency generators kick in and Shames Mtn talk goes on

I will return to Mall signs, etc Thursday

 

 

We See Nathan Cullen quick off the line getting up signs

Here is Nathan’s web site

http://nathancullen.com/

 

But here is the election site

http://nathancullen.ndp.ca/

 

 

 

 

Things started off OK

There was a pro forma Public Hearing on Zoning Amendment to allow one full time ‘child development specialist’ in addition to home occupant in a ‘home business’ daycare – more later

 

 

CityWest presentation PDF online at City web site

Then the power went out during Chad’s presentation

But we were ‘lucky’ as the emergency power kicked in --- after all Council Chambers is the designated Emergency Co-ordination Center – so there is back up power ---

Most informative ---- More later – but some users taking 20X what have paid for --- 700 Gigs/ month

 

 

Arrow points to the ‘dead’ microphone --- but his Power Point presentation viewable by Councillors on their laptops

And by Daryl Tucker’s presentation on Shames Mountain Co-op – some light – but no Audio, etc

Web site has info

http://friendsofshames.ca/

 

Because the 2 presentations were so rudely ‘cut off’ – both Chad and Daryl agreed to return next council meeting and re-give their presentations

More later

 

 

 

Kristi Farrell and fund raising for Japanese quake survivors

Opa Sushi Facebook page

I believe she said already collected $3200 through staff and benefit dinners etc – more later

 

Became apparent during the discussion that changes will be made to Downtown Guidelines --- increasing the value of permits the planner can give on his own to >30T$ -- so in future ‘trivial’ amounts like this need not come before Council – more later

 

Again I will come back to the new front for Mall

It brought a surprising outbreak of ‘discussion’ --- with Thorkelson ‘admitting’ she found the signs --- well unattractive – which prompted Gordon Payne to point out the ’value’

 

During discussion about Ketchikan ‘trade mission’ coming to Rupert between April 9th to 11th etc

There was also discussion about the Homeless and poverty in PR --- here is an example --- the garbage bag was filled with ‘bedding’ etc taken from the doorway behind surf club where ‘obviously’ someone had been sleeping out the previous evenings

 

And part of the paperwork

Cancer Society Daffodil Day – backgrounder

 

 

More later

Here is a feed of Eulachon that one lucky business owner was feasting upon --- he thought probably from Skeena river

Created by LG on 29/3/2011

Last updated on Wednesday, March 30, 2011