What is happening with the proposed Telus Towers on Cortes Island? What’s proposed? What input will islanders have? What exactly is the technology proposed? Will another tower in Manson’s fix our island cell problems? What is 5G and how is this different than City West’s fibre-optic proposal?
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Community voices on proposed TELUS tower: Call for an open dialogue
CKTZ News, through an LJI grant from Canada-info.ca
This is Part 2 of a two-part series of interviews with members of the Cortes Island community. Listen to Part 1 here.
A growing number of Cortes Island residents are pushing for a more involved community consultation regarding the latest TELUS cellular tower proposal on Tla’amin Nation land.
The 63.1-meter tower is currently a stand-alone proposal with a deadline of Jan. 31 for public feedback.
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City of Prince Rupert receives $800,000 payment from CityWest
By Norman Galimski, Prince Rupert Northern View, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
CityWest grew its workforce by 33 per cent, last year, and made an $800,000 distribution payment to the City of Prince Rupert, the telecoms company announced on Jan. 25.
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Public Meetings for two large Quadra Island developments deferred
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Public meetings for two controversial Quadra Island real estate developments have been deferred until this April, 2022, because of concerns about meeting in-person during a pandemic.
The public meeting for the proposed Gowland Harbour Views development was scheduled for January 18th, 2022, and the rezoning meeting for Quadra Links Golf Course was to have occurred the following day.
With less than a week to go, at the January 12th SRD Board meeting, Quadra Island Regional Director Jim Abram, said, “I have two items of business that are very timely. We need to deal with them today at this meeting because we have scheduled two public hearings in the next week.”
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SRD: Individuals and corporations helping out during recent cold snap
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At their January 12th meeting, the SRD Board had some good reports about the way individuals and corporations helped out during the recent cold snap.
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