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July 19, 2010-July 25, 2010
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Lack of garbage removal concerns committee
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The lack of garbage removal at the new Moresby Camp/Gaawu Kuns recreation site on Moresby Island was a cause for concern at the recent Moresby Island Management Committee meeting.
Committee members were surprised that the new $1.
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Youth centre construction starts soon
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Construction on the new youth centre in Skidegate should start soon, with the band council voting earlier this week to appoint a project manager, says deputy chief councillor Robert Williams.
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Science geeks are coming
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Who: Science AL!VE instructors, aka the super-cool-science-geeks, are ready for our four weeks of camp! Camp will be separated into two age- groups: Junior camp is for students completed grades 2 through 4 and senior camp is for students completed grades
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Water petition circulates in Port
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Seventy-three people, including Port Clements mayor Cory Delves, have signed a petition demanding a meeting with Port council, the public works superintendent, and Northern Health to discuss the recent order to add chlorine to the village's water system.
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BC boasts biggest drop in crime in Canada
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BC had the largest decline in crime rates and crime severity of all provinces and territories, according to a Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics (CCJS) report on incidents of police-reported crime in 2009.
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Herbicide only way to kill knotweed, says contractor
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There's no green light yet to kill invasive Japanese knotweed plants on the islands with herbicide, but invasive plant contractor Keith Alexander says he believes this will be the only way to deal with the dangerously destructive weed.
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RDSQC accepts landfill cover bid
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A Richmond company will be on the islands by early August to install a special cover at the landfill site north of Port Clements, after the regional district voted in Prince Rupert Friday (July 16) to accept its bid.
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Convictions from provincial court
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Queen Charlotte, July 13:
Douglas M. Dunkin received a three-month conditional sentence and a five-year firearms prohibition for pointing a firearm at another person.
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Grow and Gather recipe of the week
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Submitted by Sara Eaton for Islands Food
Rhubarb wine (makes 30 750ml bottles)
20 L thawed rhubarb (freeze for at least 1 week)
20 L hot tap water
2 tsp acid blend
6 campden tablets crushed
6 kg sugar
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