Let's all move to Burnaby, I guess
And what are you doing this weekend?
Prince George won the poll but according to a report from Glacier Media, the safest place in the province to avoid climate and natural disasters is Burnaby:
Most of the experts interviewed for this story agreed that parts of Burnaby are among the safest in B.C. ..
Brett Gilley, a professor at the University of British Columbia who teaches about natural disasters, agreed Burnaby is a safe choice to minimize risk from environmental hazards.
"I would want to be in places that are wetter in the province, in places that are not directly at sea level, in places that are off the floodplain,” Gilley said. “Large parts of Vancouver and Burnaby are a good example of a region that has less of those concerns. But the individual regions have pockets of concern all throughout them."
Apparently it’s also seismically stable, relative to much of the rest of the Lower Mainland, out of tsunami zones and, heavily urbanized, unlikely to be hit by a devastating wildfire. Prince George was voted the best place to avoid earthquakes and, along with the rest of the Interiot, tsumanis. The fire thing, I think, really put us out of the running which, fair enough. There’s that existential dread again…
Quick news:
Holiday shopping? It’s Plaid Friday today, and downtown businesses recovering from the explosion could really use the help. The Winter Art Market is tomorrow, too.
As I’ve noted in this newsletter before, the premier keeps on talking about Prince George when he’s asked about the economic/environmental future of the province. What’s notable about this for me is that he does this when he isn’t in Prince George, so it’s not just pandering to a local audience. It really seems to be his go-to.
Vanderhoof shooter sentenced for assaulting Prince George taxi driver.
Help available for Prince George seniors struggling with housing.
Local MLA and B.C. Nurse’s Union weigh in on new addition of security officers in hospitals.
Up to 1500 people expected to be screened for lung cancer in Northern Health next year.
Secret Santa looking for sponsors to help people in need in Prince George.
What are you doing this weekend?
I can’t keep track of all the events going on every weekend so I’m trying something new: If you are organizing something or there’s just something you’re excited about and want others to know about, leave a comment on this post on the website to let us all know what’s going on.
Today’s song is heard in a whole new light today:
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Thank you for sharing about the Winter Art Market tomorrow, Andrew! Sounds like it will be a great day to be out around downtown :)
Also a craft fair at west side academy, saturday from 10 to 4. Its a fundraiser for them directly.
The list of vendors looks great. My kid and I have been crafting away for our little table.