Saturday, October 30, 2010

Podunk Below the Masthead, Friday, October 29, 2010

City council makes its decisions on tax exemptions, it's almost time for another year of Hallowe'en fest and members of the Nisga'a nation get closer to property ownership, some of the items of interest from Friday's news review.

The Northern View
Prince Rupert City Council approves $333,000 in tax exemptions for 2011 -- The City holds a Special Meeting adopt it's Permissive Tax Exemption Bylaw, The Northern View has reviewed the city's decisions (see article here)

CFTK TV 7 News
Helijet coming to Prince Rupert -- CFTK reviews the air ambulance contract recently completed which will see on air ambulance based out of Prince Rupert (see article here)

CFTK TV 7 News
Hallowe'enfest sure to be a treat-- Prince Rupert's annual festival of fun prepares for another year, as the local detachment of the RCMP prepares to host Hallowe'en fest (see article here)

CFTK TV 7 News
"Fill the Bank" campaign deemed huge success -- A late week rally has brought success to the efforts to fill up the Terrace Food bank (see article here)


CFTK TV 7 News 
Apache officials visit Kitimat to discuss LNG project-- Officials from a Texas based company arrive in Kitimat to update residents and council on the status of their LNG project for the city (see article here)

CFTK TV 7 News
Landmark Legislation Allows Property Ownership on Nisga'a Lands--The Nisga'a Lisims Government passes several pieces of legislation on home ownership, calling it a major step towards achieving individual property ownership on Nisga'a lands. (see article here)

Terrace Standard 
Food drive exceeds target-- The Terrace Standard provides its look at the success of this weeks food bank drive in Terrace (see article here) They also had profiles of some of the progress of the food drive on Friday, here, here, here and here)


Terrace Standard 
Terrace players stand out at university-- The success of a pair of Terrace athletes at the university level is profiled (see article here)

QCI Observer
School bus hit by car-- Details of a motor vehicle accident on Haida Gwaii involving a car and a school bus (see article here)

QCI Observer
Beware black ice-- As fall moves in Island residents are warned to aware of the driving conditions which can change quickly at this time of year (see article here)

KRBD Ketchikan
Wilson, Stein argue experience, issues in Forum -- A review of one of the final public sessions in Southeast Alaska as residents head towards voting day next week (hear report here)

CBC News Northern BC Daybreak North 
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