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The BC Ferry and Marine Worker’s Union (BCFMWU) which represents the employees of BC Ferries, including those operating out of the Prince Rupert Harbour, is angry about the controversial pension for outgoing CEO David Hahn.

In the words of fellow fisherman Paddy Greene, the passing of Foster Husoy on July 19, 2011 in Prince Rupert, is the passing of a generation.

The City of Prince Rupert and the Prince Rupert and Port Edward Economic Development Corporation are hoping to attract some big name businesses, but not necessarily big box stores.

Government communications have traditionally been built around a stream of propaganda, with the emphasis on pictures and text arranged to show the ruling politicians of the day in a flattering light.

The City of Terrace is still spending less money paying its city staff compared to Kitimat and Prince Rupert.

The B.C. government finished the fiscal year this spring with a deficit of $309 million, nearly $1 billion less than what was forecast last fall.

Another abandoned dwelling in Prince Rupert is slated for demolition and removal. This time it’s an old home in the 1500 block of Kay Smith Blvd. that has already been partially dismantled.

Sometime between five p.m. on July 5, 2011 and three a.m. on July 7, 2011, a grey 2009 grey GMC Sierra pick-up truck was broken into at the Alaska Ferries Terminal parking lot.

Last month, the B.C. Supreme Court rejected an order made by the School Protection Program’s lawyer to have a former student’s sexual assault by a teacher claim against an educator in School District 52 heard by a judge only, instead of a jury.

Chinese buyers purchased $122 million worth of B.C. lumber in May, surpassing the value of lumber shipments to the United States for the first time ever.