A Great sadness for the loss of Chief Viola Wyse surrounds us all. Such a remarkable woman and an exceptional leader. To her family and community: You will take many steps as you move toward life without her. Our thoughts are with you as you travel this difficult road.
If you missed any of the media articles, here are a few links:
A tribute in the Tuesday August 18 Daily News, click HERE.
Coverage of the the ceremonies on Friday August 21, click HERE.
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The water pipe upgrade project on Irwin Street between Farquhar and Milton got started right on time and has been progressing along smoothly. They are testing the new pipe now before they switch services over.
In the meantime, one tree had to be cut down to make space for the cul-de-sac that is planned at Irwin and Milton.
Interestingly, during the work, the [illegally placed] much coveted ArtBin that was [illegally] fastened to the curb blocks had to be unfastened. It could have been either confiscated by City do-gooders or filched by nefarious no-gooders. But there it sat. Do we all secretly know it belongs there now?
We’re talking with both Parks & Rec and neighbours living near the intersection about how to turn the new cul-de-sac into a city-repair style neighbourhood hub. Stay tuned. (if you’re unfamiliar with city-repair stuff, click HERE to for the slide show from last month’s post.
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IPI is rumoured to be moving their glass operations to Duke Point, at least temporarily. Click here to link to the article in the Aug 1 Nanaimo Daily News.
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The Nob Hillers have been having their own version of “laneway woes.” Different from the SE, one side of their problem lane has mostly businesses that serve many of the most troubled folks in the area, some with only lane access. They started off with a laneway walk-through, and then after a clean-up start, held a laneway sale on Aug 1.
Some good positive progress. But this work is like playing “Snakes and Ladders.” A shot of dubious press can undo all the hard effort by residents.
Norm Abbey responded with an excellent letter to the editor (click HERE to read it) , as did Graham Shuley (click HERE to read it) and the cycle starts again. It’s one slow step at a time…trudge, trudge.
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Thanks to our resources: Park Planner Kirsty McDonald, Norm Abbey from Neighbours of Nob Hill, and of course, the local newspapers who make us a LOT more interesting.
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