Prince George

An archive of my posts about my home in the traditional lands of the Lheidli T’enneh, aka the City of Prince George.

Prince George's new council priorities: snow removal, infrastructure… but not downtown

Who says nothing good comes of reading the comments? In the comments of 250 News, regular user Eagle One has parsed some interesting numbers for us. They took a look at the Prince Free Press survey sent out out to all the candidates, in particular the section where the candidates were asked to rank the […]

Posted on 18 November 2014 and filed under main, Prince George

Prince George and Terrace Narrowly Meet United Nations Target for Women in Politics, Other Northern Cities Fall Short

The United Nations has set 30% as the minimum benchmark for female representation in government. Northern British Columbia is barely there.

Posted on 17 November 2014 and filed under articles, comments, main, politics, Prince George

Outsiders, Twitter, and a Left-Wing Swing: Early reaction to City of Prince George election results

Some quick analysis of lat night’s election, and what it means for Prince George.

Posted on 16 November 2014 and filed under articles, main, Prince George

Last Minute Election Guide 2014

Don’t know how to vote? Don’t know where to vote? Don’t know who’s running? Something something fluoride? Here you are.

Posted on 15 November 2014 and filed under Prince George

Hall vs Zurowski: A Matter of Style?

The differences – or lack of them – between the mayoral candidates.

Posted on 14 November 2014 and filed under articles, big, main, Prince George

Follow the Money

The Prince George Citizen asks election candidates who’s backing their campaigns: “Candidates were asked to impart campaign contributions of $1,000 or more from third parties, which excludes expenses financed by their businesses or spouses. “Hall said he had six donations which met the criteria, but would not specify who they were from prior to the […]

Posted on 14 November 2014 and filed under outbound, Prince George

Answers From the Candidates: Prince George Election 2014

Civic election candidates answer my questions about bikes, dogs, and music.

Posted on 14 November 2014 and filed under articles, main, Prince George

Something in the water

A brief history of fluoride coming out of your tap.

Posted on 13 November 2014 and filed under articles, main, misc, outbound, Prince George

Where do the candidates for Prince George mayor and council live?

Mapping where the candidates call home.

Posted on 11 November 2014 and filed under articles, comments, main, Prince George

Growing Pains

Prince George as an argument against the need for population growth.

Posted on 11 November 2014 and filed under articles, cities, comments, links, main, outbound, Prince George

Council Mayor vs CEO Mayor

Is a mayor an equal voice among nine, or the leader of an organization?

Posted on 6 November 2014 and filed under main, Prince George

Post-Mortem: Prince George City Council 2011-2014

I’ve been remiss in mentioning that we had the final council meeting prior to the election last week. Let me remedy that by highlighting a couple of post-mortems that came out this week. Over at the Prince George Citizen, editor Neil Godbout notes the speeches, applause and tears that closed the meeting,  opining: “Nobody does […]

Posted on 6 November 2014 and filed under articles, main, Prince George

Questions for the Candidates: Prince George Election 2014

Personal questions for the candidates for mayor and council for Prince George 2014.

Posted on 4 November 2014 and filed under main, Prince George

The Other Election

We’re in the middle of the election race for mayor, council, and school board all over British Columbia right now (hey, here’s Daybreak’s election page) but another big election is shaping up. Dick Harris, long-time MP for the Prince George region, recently announced his retirement after 21 years in office. There are adults who have never […]

Posted on 4 November 2014 and filed under main, Prince George

Graffiti

A lack of graffiti can signal no crime, but it can also signal no creativity, no pedestrians, and no fun.

Posted on 24 September 2014 and filed under articles, cities, comments, main, Prince George

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