Podunk Below the Masthead, Tuesday, November 23, 2010

The City gains some financial relief at Watson Island, more intrigue to the local Recycling issue and one more call for those that need a family doctor to drop into the Primary care clinic, some of the items of note for our Tuesday news review.

The Northern View
City of Prince Rupert saving $75,000 a month on Watson Island costs -- The City of Prince Rupert gains some relief from its financial woes, as prospective investors in the Watson Island site take over the maintenance costs during their due diligence (see article here)

The Northern View
Police incident ends in Fraser Lake -- The weekly catches up to the details of a robbery spree in the city last week, as we outlined on the blog on Thursday, a pair of alleged thieves who struck in Prince Rupert were apprehended in Fraser Lake (see article here)

The Northern View
Prince Rupert Rotary Auction raises around $40,000-- Despite a declining economy, the Annual Rotary Auction raised 40,000 dollars for local Rotary projects (see article here)

The Northern View
American anti-Enbridge speakers coming for free talk -- Speakers from the United States will be making a tour of the Northwest to discuss the ramifications of the Enbridge pipeline project, the Prince Rupert session takes place on December 4th at the Tom Rooney Playhouse (see article here)

The Northern View
Recycling debate continues as committee members sought -- The ongoing debate over Recycling issues in the city gets a little more intriguing, as the Mayor offers up some opinions on the nature of the Mainland Solid Waste Management Advisory Committee (see article here)

CFTK TV 7 News
Prince Rupert doctors available for those in need -- Northern Health issues another call for patients, reminding North coast residents that those still in need of a family physician can gain access to one through the city's Primary Care Clinic (see article here)

CFTK TV 7 News
Ski and snowboard season approaching at Shames -- The small dusting of snow of this week offers up hopes for a successful snow season, TV 7 provides a look at the latest from Shames Mountain which hopes to open up for business on December 10th (see article here)

CFTK TV 7 News
Highway Cam Now Operating in Nass Valley -- Motorists in the Northwest have one more asset to take advantage of in their travels, as Drive BC introduces a highway cam for the Nass Valley (see article here)

CFTK TV 7 News
Attempted Armed Robbery in Smithers-- Smithers RCMP are investigating a reported attempted armed robbery at the city's movie theatre on Monday night (see article here)

Terrace Standard
Rising costs force city cuts-- The City of Terrace examines a number of options as it prepares its "hold the line budget" for 2011 (see article here)

Terrace Standard
Arbitrator rules in employees' favour -- A Labour arbitrator rules against West Fraser over the firing of six Skeena Sawmill employees prior to the closure of the Terrace mill, had West Fraser been successful in their defence of their actions, the six employees would have been denied severance payments from when the mill was closed (see article here)

Terrace Standard
Highway cam on line in Greenville -- Details on the introduction of a Highway Camera on the Nass Highway (see article here)

Terrace Standard 
Council eyes Ferry Island boat launch-- The city of Terrace approves a 1,000 dollar survey to examine the prospects for a boat launch at the city owned Ferry Island campground (see article here)

KRBD Ketchikan radio
DOT hears locals' concerns over Downtown Revitalization Project -- A plan to revitalize a portion of the downtown area of Wrangell, Alaska is proving to be a controversial project (listen to radio report here)

KRBD Ketchikan radio 
Thanksgiving dinner sponsors see needs grow-- Thursday is Thanksgiving in the United States and Southeast Alaskan churches and organizations are seeing a growing need for assistance from residents in their communities (listen to radio report here)

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