The dump, the dump, the dump is on fire
And the federal housing advocate says the city violated human rights again
I don’t even want to try and make a metaphor about the landfill being on fire. It cost $20,000, apparently. I was at the dump a couple days after this happened and I didn’t notice the damage but, again, it’s the dump.
The big thing everyone seems to be talking about online is this anti-SOGI march happening on Wednesday — or, more accurately, the anti-anti-SOGI march that’s happening to counter it. In classic fashion, on the latter side you have local teachers, doctors, involved parents and other people whose job it is to understand these issues and how they are actually implemented, and on the other you have a campaign that was started by someone somewhere else, but put up a website with the city’s name on it. We just had a school district by-election that is about as close to a referendum on these issues locally as you’re going to get and the side that is in favour of SOGI won so I’ll be surprised if things look different as a result of whatever this latest thing is.
In city politics, mayor and council are for the most part at the Union of B.C. Municipalities meetings where the big issues are, as you might expect, housing, crime, drug use and climate change. The city of Prince George is lobbying to have the province pay for firefighters who respond to overdose and other calls (more about that here) while the regional district is looking for a standalone mental health facility in the north. Meanwhile, the federal housing advocate — which falls under the Canadian human rights commission — has again condemned the city for forcibly shutting down a homeless camp without having somewhere for people to go, “a serious violation of human rights.”
Oh, and you can give your feedback on what you think the city should aspire to look like in 50 years (and the years before that, too).
Quick news:
The Terry Fox Run almost didn’t happen in Prince George this year. Here’s the story of the person who made it happen.
Prince George raised actor Grace Dove is starring in a new mini-series out this week.
A few years ago I wrote a story about the culture of pinball machine enthusiasts and how they rotate machines through different venues to pay for their hobby. Looks like the founder of GameQuest is bringing a bit of that action downtown.
Cirque du Soleil
The Lheidli T’enneh now have ownership of a former youth rehabilitation centre.
PG Fire Centre cracks 1.9 million hectares burned mark as wildfire season drags on
“We want to bring our sisters home” Search the Landfill rally held in Prince George
The Prince George Post’s possible final story is a pretty good look at the city being too big for its population and what to possibly do about that.
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