Prince Rupert Northern
Lest we forget WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2012 Proudly serving the North Coast - The eNVy of the North www.thenorthernview.com 250-624-8088 VOL. 7 NO. 45
Feature Property SOLD
308 7TH AVE WEST For Sale:
68,500
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This centrally located 2 bdrm home is within a short walking distance of all downtown amenities and recreational facilities. This property has been upgraded and renovated both inside and out by the present owners. Some of these upgrades include a New Roof, facia boards & gutters outside in 2011, and New flooring, trim, kitchen counter-tops & cabinets, appliances and windows inside in 2007. This property has SOLD! Call Gordon @ (250) 624-9298 for an appointment to view our other similar properties that are still available for sale.
Gordon Kobza Broker/Owner
Office and Cell: (250) 624-9298
Email: info@gordonkobza.com • www.gordonkobza.com Suite 6 - 342 3rd Ave W. Prince Rupert, BC V8J 1L5
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◆GWAII HAANAS TOURIST ATTRACTION DEVASTATED
Hot Spring Island pools vanish
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Close aftershock suspected as cause, geologists still uncertain
“The rocks around the pool... are cool.” - Ernie Gladstone
By Shaun Thomas The Northern View
While no lives were lost as a result of the Oct. 27 magnitude 7.7 earthquake, an area of significant cultural and tourism value on Haida Gwaii may now be lost forever. “This week we were able to do a site visit to Hot Spring Island and other areas to assess any impact from the earthquake. I can confirm that the pools at Hot Spring Island, and there are three or four of them, no longer have water flowing into them and the rocks around the pools, which are usually warm to touch, are cool,” said Gwaii Haanas superintendent Ernie Gladstone. See SPRINGS, Page 2
Gwaii Haanas superintendent Ernie Gladstone stands in now-dry Empty Cliff pool. Waters at cultural and tourist site on Haida Gwaii have vanished. See Page 2 for more on the pools disappearance.
◆ B.C. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT LAUNCHES INTERNAL REVIEW
Crisis team criticized for slow response the book that defines a generation
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By Shaun Thomas The Northern View
Emergency Management BC (EMBC), the province’s crisis management arm, will be conducting an internal review to seek where improvements can be made in light of the Oct. 27 earthquake and tsunami warning. EMBC’s executive director of emergency coordination and operations Chris Duffy and manager of strategic initiatives Kelli Kryzanowski made the
announcement on Monday during a media conference call. While the pair assured reporters they would be looking at ways their response can be improved — while also defending the hard work of their staff in spreading information — reporters were hard on them, asking why it took nearly an hour for some emergency coordinators in community’s to hear any official word from the province and why not use social media channels to send out information faster. Duffy said within a minute of getting
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West Coast Alaska Tsunami Centres first warning, which was at 8:09 p.m., EMBC staff were on the phones contacting key people and organization regional emergency centres and key partners, such as the RCMP. “I believe that there was a staged and progressive communication that fanned out from the initial information coming in to the emergency coordination centre,” said Duffy. See REVIEW, Page 3 Funded in part by:
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