I have opinions about HYPG. It can be great in its authenticity, and it can also be a version of the prosperity gospel. A hundred people with few resources can do a thousand small, mostly unnoticed things that can be amazing for PG and its people. And then Aaron Switzer gets a platform once a year by throwing money at someone. I struggle with that kind of performance.
I'll leave it at that because the time change happened again and I need more coffee and it is still dark. Dammit, John Horgan!!!
we definitely have to be careful with the gospel of HYPG - and reflect on who the group serves, the voices the exclude, and the community it does foster.
As someone who moved to PG less than 2 years ago, I've had to adapt to how much this town runs on Facebook. Compared to previous places I've lived, most businesses and events here are all very centered around this platform. As a millennial, before I moved here I only used Facebook when I needed to buy or sell something on Marketplace. It was something my parent's generation still uses regularly, but I didn't know anyone else who used it regularly in my age demographic before moving here. This recent Walrus article rang true to me: https://thewalrus.ca/the-north-runs-on-facebook/
I'm taking a long break from Facebook (yeah, I'm Gen-X) and not missing it at all, and may say goodbye to it completely. The issue is that I feel like I have no idea what is going on in PG now. with, as you noted, events and business. Fortunately, northern capital news fills in many of those blanks.
The one thing I have found since moving to PG in 2017, is trying to find one or two good sources of upcoming arts and entertainment events. I don't find the events pages on FB are very good, at least for my tastes and interests. Checking out posters at the library, Books & Company, Zoe's and other cafes and indie businesses is where I find where the cool stuff is happening. And on Andrew's substack, of course. Sometimes CBC Radio. On the coast, I'd be reading the Georgia Straight and we just don't seem to have that kind of all-encompassing paper here, unless I'm missing it?
An entertainment paper would be epic but I don’t see anyone pulling it off here. I poke my head into Zoe’s to look at their event wall for local posters as well as Nancy O’s. We definitely need better ways than facebook.. I’m also on a long term hiatus
I recently moved to the PG area from Ontario. I'm in my late 20s and I've never had a Facebook account before. However, BC seems to run exclusively on Marketplace for classifieds so I had little choice but to create one. — How is it so bad?! It censors phone numbers in ads so you're forced to use the little chat widget which on mobile phones is only accessible in desktop mode (is that really the only way?), and it doesn't even have email notifications, the photos are all cropped badly, the search is terrible, it doesn't have proper categories for autos, every time you go back to an ad you were looking at the day before it dumps you back to the home page... it's literally the worst platform I've ever used. Not to mention that I had to create a special email address just to create an account because my normal address was blocked for some reason?
Ontario mainly uses Kijiji, which I never had a high opinion of, but compared to Marketplace it's great.
Also I've used the Staples bathroom key, I'm glad they got rid of that clunky armrest.
I am SOOOOOOO HAPPY that the Cinema CNC fest is coming back! The event getting cancelled in 2020 was when I first realized that the pandemic was gonna actually be a thing and I was very bummed (I think I still have my ticket book somewhere...). Peter Maides deserves so many more accolades than he gets for his work bringing incredible film to PG. His passion and giddy excitement about all things film is infectious and is such a gift to this community.
I've been going to movies at CNC and the annual film fest since I was a teenager and these events were essential in shaping my tastes as a teen and a burgeoning cinephile. Before the days of streaming services and internet databases, I relied on Cinema CNC and the movie section at the college library to open my mind and show me a world of film I never would have had access to living in PG.
Reading the heading about Prince George Advocacy Week in Victoria, after the story about HYPG, my brain went to events we have attended, or heard about, in other places where Canadians get together to chat and enjoy being Canadian. I believe most of us know folks who moved to Victoria from Prince George. How about a Pub Night (or coffee shop get together) with ex-PGers - to help them connect and maybe be part of the Prince George Advocacy Process.....or maybe just have fun as community?
I have opinions about HYPG. It can be great in its authenticity, and it can also be a version of the prosperity gospel. A hundred people with few resources can do a thousand small, mostly unnoticed things that can be amazing for PG and its people. And then Aaron Switzer gets a platform once a year by throwing money at someone. I struggle with that kind of performance.
I'll leave it at that because the time change happened again and I need more coffee and it is still dark. Dammit, John Horgan!!!
we definitely have to be careful with the gospel of HYPG - and reflect on who the group serves, the voices the exclude, and the community it does foster.
As someone who moved to PG less than 2 years ago, I've had to adapt to how much this town runs on Facebook. Compared to previous places I've lived, most businesses and events here are all very centered around this platform. As a millennial, before I moved here I only used Facebook when I needed to buy or sell something on Marketplace. It was something my parent's generation still uses regularly, but I didn't know anyone else who used it regularly in my age demographic before moving here. This recent Walrus article rang true to me: https://thewalrus.ca/the-north-runs-on-facebook/
I'm taking a long break from Facebook (yeah, I'm Gen-X) and not missing it at all, and may say goodbye to it completely. The issue is that I feel like I have no idea what is going on in PG now. with, as you noted, events and business. Fortunately, northern capital news fills in many of those blanks.
The one thing I have found since moving to PG in 2017, is trying to find one or two good sources of upcoming arts and entertainment events. I don't find the events pages on FB are very good, at least for my tastes and interests. Checking out posters at the library, Books & Company, Zoe's and other cafes and indie businesses is where I find where the cool stuff is happening. And on Andrew's substack, of course. Sometimes CBC Radio. On the coast, I'd be reading the Georgia Straight and we just don't seem to have that kind of all-encompassing paper here, unless I'm missing it?
An entertainment paper would be epic but I don’t see anyone pulling it off here. I poke my head into Zoe’s to look at their event wall for local posters as well as Nancy O’s. We definitely need better ways than facebook.. I’m also on a long term hiatus
I recently moved to the PG area from Ontario. I'm in my late 20s and I've never had a Facebook account before. However, BC seems to run exclusively on Marketplace for classifieds so I had little choice but to create one. — How is it so bad?! It censors phone numbers in ads so you're forced to use the little chat widget which on mobile phones is only accessible in desktop mode (is that really the only way?), and it doesn't even have email notifications, the photos are all cropped badly, the search is terrible, it doesn't have proper categories for autos, every time you go back to an ad you were looking at the day before it dumps you back to the home page... it's literally the worst platform I've ever used. Not to mention that I had to create a special email address just to create an account because my normal address was blocked for some reason?
Ontario mainly uses Kijiji, which I never had a high opinion of, but compared to Marketplace it's great.
Also I've used the Staples bathroom key, I'm glad they got rid of that clunky armrest.
I am SOOOOOOO HAPPY that the Cinema CNC fest is coming back! The event getting cancelled in 2020 was when I first realized that the pandemic was gonna actually be a thing and I was very bummed (I think I still have my ticket book somewhere...). Peter Maides deserves so many more accolades than he gets for his work bringing incredible film to PG. His passion and giddy excitement about all things film is infectious and is such a gift to this community.
I've been going to movies at CNC and the annual film fest since I was a teenager and these events were essential in shaping my tastes as a teen and a burgeoning cinephile. Before the days of streaming services and internet databases, I relied on Cinema CNC and the movie section at the college library to open my mind and show me a world of film I never would have had access to living in PG.
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Reading the heading about Prince George Advocacy Week in Victoria, after the story about HYPG, my brain went to events we have attended, or heard about, in other places where Canadians get together to chat and enjoy being Canadian. I believe most of us know folks who moved to Victoria from Prince George. How about a Pub Night (or coffee shop get together) with ex-PGers - to help them connect and maybe be part of the Prince George Advocacy Process.....or maybe just have fun as community?