It's wild how the best Prince George meme page is also the official city page
And is Prince George sustainable? Plus the library is open on Sundays, again
Listen, until Northern Capital Memes (no relation) comes back, it’s wild that our best meme page for Prince George is also the the official city of Prince George page. And it is legitimately good. Like, look at this:
It’s meta, it’s self-referential, it’s something you might not quite get if you’re not properly online/local. The last one… *chef’s kiss.* Well done.
We set a new record for trick or treaters with 137 coming to our house. You can share how many you got on the official treat counter form from CBC and you can share them with me by leaving a comment. No real themes or trends to the costumes this year that I noticed - just a mix of witches, cops, firemen, superheroes, Minions and whatever else.
Reminder: if you have leftover pumpkins, the pigs need them.
The teenaged dynamite riot of Halloween 1966
Re-upping this story I published here last year:
The teenaged dynamite riot of Halloween 1966
I had just over 100 trick-or-treaters, a new record for our house, and fortunately none of them rioted. You can log your total here to see how your neighbourhood compares to others around the province.
The ultimate rejoinder to “kids these days” complaints.
The Citizen has also published a photo gallery of kids costumes over the years.
Is Prince George sustainable?
I got an email about this talk happening today from 3:30 to 4:30 pm at UNBC and online.
Over the last three decades, “sustainability” has been core to the discipline of urban planning. To support sustainable community development, growth management policies favour a shift away from low-density urban sprawl, and towards patterns of urbanization that favour dense, compact and recentralized development. In this presentation, I will briefly explore the history of planning in Prince George and discuss how past practices have contributed to the “big” urban challenges of today. Following this, I will highlight several recent research projects, to illustrate current development trends in Prince George – while also reflecting on the future prospects of Prince George as a “sustainability community.”
It’s room 7-238 and online information is here.
Studio Fair weekend
Lots of stories about Studio Fair so it gets its own section:
News roundup:
A UNBC assistant prof has developed a tool kit to fight gender-based violence online.
Budget town hall highlights growing problem of worn-out city infrastructure.
The Prince George Public Library is opening on Sundays again.
B.C. Assembly of First Nations calls on province to resume negotiations.
Miracle Theatre to create Prince George Seniors Emergency Fund with 2025 production.
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Craft Fair at Saint Mary’s Parish Elementary School Gymnasium this Weekend, Saturday and Sunday: November 2nd and 3rd. Spectacular assortment of all kinds of homemade fair, and must see : in Prince George, just off 5th Avenue and Gillette.
Hey Andrew! For folks who couldn't make Friday's presentation about "Prince George as a 'sustainable community'" the recording is publicly available here: https://video.unbc.ca/media/NRESI+Colloquium+-+November+1st%2C+2024+-+Dr.+Rylan+Graham/0_v4wjkc1n and I'll be watching it this week!!