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Prince Rupert News Archives

Prince Rupert, BC News Archives for October 2009

Oct 31, 2009 | Prince George Citizen

Surgery wait times still long

British Columbians are waiting about the same time for medical surgeries as they did last year, a new study shows.

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Thu Oct 29, 2009

Lakes District News

Dead body found at Prince Rupert waterfront

RCMP are releasing more details on the body discovered at the waterfront in Prince Rupert earlier today.

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Related Topix: Canada

Tue Oct 27, 2009

The Globe and Mail

CN's Hunter Harrison nears final station

Brent Jang Montreal - From Tuesday's Globe and Mail Published on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009 12:00AM EDT Last updated on Tuesday, Oct.

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Mon Oct 26, 2009

Daily Herald-Tribune

TRAVEL: West by northwest - Via Rail journey traces paths of famous explorers

First Alexander Mackenzie, who discovered the Fraser on his journey from Peace River to the Pacific coast in 1793, the first European to cross the continent north of Mexico.

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Related Topix: Canada, North America, World News, Dining

Sat Oct 24, 2009

Canada.com

Part I: Our national tragedy

Dozens of women have gone missing along the so-called Highway of Tears. Photograph by: Mikael Kjellstrom, Calgary Herald They disappear from small towns and big cities, from native reserves in the north and affluent suburbs in the south.

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Thu Oct 22, 2009

Terrace Standard

Charity bike trip takes couple south

One couple who wants to raise money for a charity close to their hearts, promote cycling as an environmental friendly way to travel and experience an incredible adventure passed through town on their 25,000 km journey from Alaska to Argentina last week.

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Tue Oct 20, 2009

Lake Cowichan Gazette

Quesnel takes second spot in crime rate stats

The Gold Pan's crime rate sits number two, according to the latest statistics. Comparing municipalities, Quesnel scored second, with a crime rate of 290 and a population of 9,567. Williams Lake took first place with 336 with a population of 11,133. Prince Rupert sits third with 244 and a population of 12,860; while Merritt landed fourth place with ...

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Sun Oct 18, 2009

The Seattle Times

Ports of Seattle and Tacoma planning for tougher competition

Top of the News: The Great Recession has only strengthened China's position as an exporting powerhouse and its economy may be stabilizing, if not recovering, faster than elsewhere.

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Related Topix: Canada

Fri Oct 16, 2009

The Victoria Star

Characters come alive in Sweatman's compelling book

As a high school student I can remember staring at an historical map of Canada and being struck by the large swath of territory called Rupert's Land.

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Wed Oct 14, 2009

Canada.com

Fish union hails 'major victory' over quota fees

For the first time ever, working fishermen in British Columbia have successfully refused to pay for commercial quota, something the United Fishermen and Allied Workers' Union calls "a major victory." For the first time ever, working fishermen in British Columbia have successfully refused to pay for commercial quota, something the United Fishermen ...

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Related Topix: Canada

Mon Oct 12, 2009

Calgary Herald

Former city mayor, Rupert booster, passes on at 57

Former Prince Rupert mayor John Wayne Kuz passed away in Vancouver just before Christmas at the age of 57.

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Related Topix: Canada, Life, Holidays, Christmas

Sun Oct 11, 2009

Edmonton Journal

Soup kitchen gets boost from the feds

Prince Rupert's Annunciation Church has received $14, 940 from the Conservative government for their local soup kitchen.

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Fri Oct 09, 2009

Canada.com

Fee-paying school hoping to attract Rupert students

For parents who have grown tired of the perceived perils of the public education system, and who dona t mind paying top dollar for their childrena s education, Clayton Johnston has a solution.

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Related Topix: Family, Adolescents and Pre-Teens, Canada, North America, World News

Wed Oct 07, 2009

Lake Cowichan Gazette

RCMP urge diligence following apparent abduction attempt in Prince Rupert

Prince Rupert RCMP are reminding parents to be diligent in speaking with their children about the dangers of interacting with strangers after an apparent abduction attempt last month.

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Related Topix: Canada

Mon Oct 05, 2009

Lake Cowichan Gazette

Coast Guard rescues plane crash survivors near Prince Rupert

The Coast Guard ship Point Henry was involved in a rescue on Saturday morning after a plane carrying two people crashed near Work Channel near Prince Rupert.

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Related Topix: Canada, Air Accidents

Sun Oct 04, 2009

A Town Called Podunk

Still a hard sell for real estate for Prince Rupert

The latest numbers from the Northern BC Real Estate Board show that the amount of properties that have been sold in Prince Rupert this year are down from the number sold last year.

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Surrey Leader

UBCM: There will still be sports tournaments, Chong says

Government ministers were grilled Wednesday over the recently imposed cuts to community gaming grants, including the elimination of a $130,000 grant to B.C. Schools Sports.

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Fri Oct 02, 2009

USCG

Photo Release: Three day joint training exercise concludes in Prince Rupert, British Columbia

Editors note: Please click on the images below for high resolution images. PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia - Petty Officer 1st Class Dave Warner, a crewmember aboard the 175-foot Coast Guard Cutter Anthony Petit, homeported in Ketchikan, Alaska, operates the crane to lift a section of the vessel of opportunity skimming system into Glean Channel ...

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Pulp & Paper Canada

Prince Rupert claims pulp mill for non-payment of taxes

The City of Prince Rupert in British Columbia is the new owner of a pulp mill on Watson Island and the majority of land on the island after Sun Wave Forest Products failed to pay the more than $6.4 million owed in back taxes by the tax sale deadline, according to a report on Northernview.com on Sept.

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Thu Oct 01, 2009

United States Coast Guard

Photo Release: Coast Guard participates in joint training exercise in Prince Rupert, British Columbia

PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia - Petty Officer 1st Class Cody Howard a resident of Mobile, Ala., Seaman Michael Glewwy a resident of Live Oak, Calif.

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Related Topix: US Coast Guard, US Military, US News, Canada, Ketchikan, AK

 

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