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Prince George's #cityofPG first mayoral debate is happening tonight. I'll be interested to hear how they differentiate themselves from each other. CBC.ca/bcvotes 
You can explore their platforms and existing info here: princegeorge2022.glitch.me/#mayors
Already a big turnout
Happening now: B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix, PHO Dr. Bonnie Henry and Northern Health CMO Dr. Jong Kim holding a press conference on COVID-19 in Northern B.C., where ICU cases are rising, fast. Background: cbc.ca/news/canada/br… #yxj #ydq #cityofPG
Dix: "The Northern Health is seeing a very significant [number] of cases." More than 100 new cases today, and positivity rate very high. "The vast majority of patients in Northern Health today are unvaccinated."
Dix: While some regions, such as Kitimat, have higher-than-average vaccination rates, the majority of Northern B.C. is far behind.
New measures are coming to slow transmission of COVID-19 in northern B.C.
New measures are coming to slow transmission of COVID-19 in northern B.C.
OK the other item y'all might be interested in tonight - should the city move forward with renaming O'Grady Rd, as requested by the Lheildli T'enneh First Nation? Here's my background on O'Grady and his ties to the city - and residential schools cbc.ca/news/canada/br… #cityofPG
Here's the letter from Lheidli T'enneh chief Dolleen Logan asking for O'Grady Rd. to have its name changed.
If you're on Facebook, a common complaint from people is "what will this cost"? Answer - not much to homeowners.
I'm late to join, but Prince Geoge city council is going to decide whether to move forward with a "safer streets" bylaw tonight. It targets "nuisance behaviour" which includes loitering, setting up tents, littering etc. It's also very tied to the disscussion around tent cities
Here's some background. Among those opposed is the B.C. Assembly of First Nations, whose elected chief - Terry Teegee - is based in Prince George. cbc.ca/news/canada/br… #cityofPG
Here's the latest. cbc.ca/news/canada/br… #cityofPG
Fire at Value Village
Seems to have been in back storage area. Very smoky. Cleanup mode now, but roads closed in all directions.
Three alarm fire. Cleanup now. Very preliminary as to what, but early look is it is an external fire that started between these two trailers during that massive lightning storm. But again, this is super preliminary. Investigation underway. No reported injuries #cityofpg
For weeks, people in Prince George have been calling for the city to set up a permanent space for homeless campers.
Instead, the city starts serving eviction notices tomorrow. cbc.ca/news/canada/br…
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Instead, the city starts serving eviction notices tomorrow. cbc.ca/news/canada/br…
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Earlier this spring, a rally and march were held by people wanting a permanent homeless encampment somewhere away from the downtown. The city says there are enough shelter spaces that it is not needed. cbc.ca/news/canada/br…
There are a wide variety of reasons people don't want to use shelters including rules around sobriety (which is difficult when you are managing addiction) and a desire to stay with partners cbc.ca/news/canada/br…
THREAD: Dr. Bonnie Henry released the latest epidemiological modeling for B.C. Here's some key takeaways. #bcpoli #COVIDBC #COVID19BC #COVID19 #bced #cityofpg @PGMatters
Here's B.C.'s vaccination update. A total of 343,381 doses have been administered. One dose = 256,443. Second dose is 86,938. Just 6 per cent of residents have been vaccinated. #bcpoli #COVIDBC #COVID19BC #COVID19 #bced #cityofpg @PGMatters
You can see B.C.'s seven-day moving average from January 2020 to March 8, 2021. Up, down and up again. #bcpoli #COVIDBC #COVID19BC #COVID19 #bced #cityofpg @PGMatters
B.C. records another 531 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, per Dr. Bonnie Henry. #bcpoli #COVIDBC #COVID19BC #COVID19 #bced #cdnpoli #cityofpg @PGMatters
Provincial total - 85,650
New Northern Health, region total - 32/4,985
Active B.C. - 4,861
Public monitoring B.C. - 9,051
Hospital B.C. - 244
ICU B.C. - 66
New deaths, total B.C. - 1/1,394
#bcpoli #COVIDBC #COVID19BC #COVID19 #bced #cdnpoli #cityofpg
@PGMatters
New Northern Health, region total - 32/4,985
Active B.C. - 4,861
Public monitoring B.C. - 9,051
Hospital B.C. - 244
ICU B.C. - 66
New deaths, total B.C. - 1/1,394
#bcpoli #COVIDBC #COVID19BC #COVID19 #bced #cdnpoli #cityofpg
@PGMatters
Variant of concern news: B.C. announces 51 newly confirmed cases. That's a total of 627 to date. ,There are 109 active. #bcpoli #COVID19BC #COVID19 #bced #cdnpoli #cityofpg @PGMatters
B.C. records another 550 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as caseloads continue to remain high. #bcpoli #COVIDBC #COVID19BC #COVID19 #bced #cdnpoli #cityofpg @PGMatters
Provincial total - 85,119
New Northern Health - 52
Active B.C. - 4,869
Public monitoring B.C. - 8,971
Hospital B.C. - 249
ICU B.C. - 68
New deaths, total B.C. - 2/1,393
#bcpoli #COVIDBC #COVID19BC #COVID19 #bced #cdnpoli #cityofpg @PGMatters
New Northern Health - 52
Active B.C. - 4,869
Public monitoring B.C. - 8,971
Hospital B.C. - 249
ICU B.C. - 68
New deaths, total B.C. - 2/1,393
#bcpoli #COVIDBC #COVID19BC #COVID19 #bced #cdnpoli #cityofpg @PGMatters
More bad news about variants: 182 newly confirmed cases. There have now been a total of 576. There are now 113 active. These numbers are starting to take off, fast. A total of 530 are U.K. variant, 33 South Africa #bcpoli #COVID19BC #COVID19 #bced #cdnpoli #cityofpg @PGMatters
NEW - In an on camera briefing, Dr. Réka Gustafson announces another 508 COVID-19 cases detected in B.C. during the past day #bcpoli #bced #COVIDBC #COVID19 #COVID19BC #cityofpg @PGMatters
Of those, Nothern Health has recorded 25 new cases #bcpoli #bced #COVIDBC #COVID19 #COVID19BC #cityofpg @PGMatters
Gustafson says there's been six more deaths in the past 24 hours #bcpoli #bced #COVIDBC #COVID19 #COVID19BC #cityofpg @PGMatters
NEW - Not good: B.C. has seen another 617 COVID-19 cases detected in the past day, per health officials #bcpoli #bced #COVIDBC #COVID19 #cityofpg @PGMatters
Prince George city councillors are openly discussing legal options against staff members after it's been revealed budget increases to a downtown project were approved in secret #cityofpg
The cost overruns on this project are insane. It is now projected to be nearly triple the original price, from $12.4M to $34M. You can do a lot with $22M in a city of this size. #cityofpg
I'm watching Prince George's first city council meeting of 2021. Tonight's agenda is very much focused on downtown with reports from RCMP, the poverty reduction committee, the business improvement association and committee on safe and inclusive downtown #cityofPG
You can livestream here: princegeorge.ca/City%20Hall/Pa… and get the agenda here pub-princegeorge.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?I…
Among decisions expected to be made last night:
* Additional funding to downtown RCMP patrols
* The opening of a downtown safety office staffed by new bylaw officers
* Contracting of a company to clean up biohazards in camps and around shelters
* Increased housing #cityofPG
* Additional funding to downtown RCMP patrols
* The opening of a downtown safety office staffed by new bylaw officers
* Contracting of a company to clean up biohazards in camps and around shelters
* Increased housing #cityofPG
OK a lot of COVID-19 stuff has been happening today in Northern B.C. so here's my best attempt at gathering it into a single thread. #cityofPG #bcpoli
First the big news: a rapid-response team is in Fort St. James, two hours away from Prince George, as there is a major cluster of cases there. cbc.ca/news/canada/br…
This morning, BC Emergency Health Services said they'd been told 60 active cases in the community. I was told that number was accurate by a health care person in the community. But as of this afternoon, Northern Health says the active case count is approx. 40 active in Omineca
Hi @tiben12. Thanks for your thoughtful questions. Happy to answer them. A thread to answer your thread:
Question 1: First, targeted funding for students with special needs has gone up 30% under our government, Indigenous education funding has gone up 29%.
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Question 1: First, targeted funding for students with special needs has gone up 30% under our government, Indigenous education funding has gone up 29%.
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Since forming government, student enrollment has increased by 3.4% alongside a budget increase in education of 19.4% . . . these increases directly impact students in rural and remote schools. Personally, I don’t consider these improvements “a few tweaks.”
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Contrast: the BC Liberals closed 267 schools from 2002 to 2017. @shirleybond was Education Minister during this time … she even labelled her work with her 2017 re-election sign on the property of one of the 13 schools her government closed in #cityofPG. (Exhibit A)
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