In his potentially last days as premier, David Eby once again shouts-out Prince George
NDP leader looks ahead to ending homeless encampment and building a hospital heli-pad
I’ve made note before in this newsletter of David Eby’s tendency to shout-out Prince George a bit more than I’ve noticed it with previous leaders, such as this fireside chat in Ottawa where he talked about it as the centre of a new provincial energy strategy focused on hydrogen. That might be because Prince George was heavily on his mind shortly after he became the leader of his party and, by default, the province because Prince George had really become central to the political discussion around homeless encampments while Eby was the attorney general, meaning he was the one getting asked questions about the city’s strategy of going to court to try to shut them down. In his first days in office he laid out a series of measures aimed at improving public safety, with Prince George as a specific target city.
So maybe it shouldn’t be all that surprising that just before the official election campaign is expected to get underway this weekend, Eby took the stage at the Union of B.C. Municipalities and within the first five minutes on-stage shouted out Mayor Simon Yu and the Prince George delegation as he spotted them in the crowd:
“Big challenges, big opportunites in Prince George. The work around addressing encampments in that communtiy where we can finally see the light at the end of tunnel.
A new patient care tower in Prince George…
And the helipad that we need to work on together for Prince George, I’m looking forward to that as well.”
It was brief, but still here he is in a room full of municipal leaders from around the province and he points to Prince George as the example city for where he’s been working to get things done and would like to get things done in the future. Will it be enough to swing the ridings here back to the NDP for the first time in more than two decades? Well, the campaign is starting soon….
News roundup:
A group of College of New Caledonia researchers has published a guide offering help navigating dementia support resources in north-central B.C., noting “Northcentral B.C. faces unique challenges compared to more urban regions when it comes to receiving a timely diagnosis or proper and nearby dementia care.”
CNC has also lowered its flags to half-mast to honour elders Josie Paul and Edie Frederick, noting Frederick’s work as a language teacher at the school and Paul gifting the colleg the name “Nahoonai-a” for its Indigenous student housing building.
UNBC is now offering business courses through Vancouver’s LaSalle College.
The Prince George Public Library is looking for board members.
Three tiny homes and a trailer catch fire in Moccasin Flats.
It looks like editorials are back at the Prince George Citizen?
Columnist Todd Whitcombe finds himself surprised to be in agreement with John Horgan on energy policy, specifically the need to build nuclear reactors in the province. For reference, Rustad made his comments on nuclear on Jordan Peterson’s podcast.
Horst Sander remembered as a Prince George community leader.
Family seeks leniency for 19-year-old with special needs struggling to access services.
Opportunity knocks for Cougars with nine players still at NHL Camps.
Have a good weekend!
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