What the hell is a pecker cheque? Is that some sort of northern slang people from Vancouver never hear about? Pretty f’n retarded.
retarded cause its the truth? swear half the people in this town have more kids just to get more child tax or more from welfare. birth control should be mandatory for some . like my neighbor who has lived next to me for 5 years but ive yet to see her work but her kids are having kids and ive lost track of how many are in the house.
It is what it is BakerWriter and decker is right…It has been penned as a “pecker cheque” for just that reason, the more children, the more cash !! Sooooooo, I guess you can figure out the “pecker” aspect and those Van folks must be quoting us as they use the same lingo…!!
Rumour has it someone met with someone else who together sat down with a large company they discussed the future. Good things may come? Just heresay though. 
yes they have to do an enviromental assessment…but not a comprehensive assessment…where as the ferry landing had to go through one…see the difference?
as for any FN not starting litigation in Van…they’ve settled land claims down there, prime example is North Van…the FN’s are rolling in the cash with the leases they’ve made, what do we get up here? what was it 1.5 million for how much worth of land was it again?..and some enviromental group would have picked up the stick and said “hey, we would like you to do a comprehensive enviromental assessment”
Are you also saying it makes more economical sense for the Chinese(or whomever) to have things shipped out of Van? burning 2 day’s worth of fuel? add that up over a year and tell me how much money your gonna lose. I’m just surprised this SUPER PORT didn’t go through years ago.
Pecker cheque? lol …you’re a prime example of birth control gone wrong…but hey…at LEAST she was trying to use birth control…poster boy
Which Ferry Landing are you talking about? Aero Point? If so, it was NOT a comprehensive study. Check the CEAA Registry (ceaa-acee.gc.ca), it was also a screening level assessment.
New Chief Councillor in Port Simpson for Canpotex to deal with as of today. Gary Reece Sr is back at the helm after losing the previous election to John Helin 2 years ago. Hopefully the new man in charge builds a good working relationship with Cantopex.
Here are the result for Chief and the 12 councillors elected
Official Results for Chief Councillor and Trustee’s
November 20, 2009 - 8:22 PM
Chief Councillor:
Garry Reece Sr 362
John Helin 278
Stan Dennis Jr 130
Tom Sampson 75
Malcolm Sampson 48
Trustee’s:
Susan Dennis 347
Harvey Russell Jr 329
Marion Musgrave 286
Michelle Bryant 238
Wilma Brooks 217
Official Election Results for Councillors
November 20, 2009 - 6:15 PM
Geraldine Alexcee 286 votes
Eugene Bryant 275 votes
Stan Dennis Jr 421 votes
Howard Green Sr 254 votes
John Helin 354 votes
Barb Henry 309 votes
Robert Hughes 269 votes
Helen Johnson 281 votes
Victor Kelly 264 votes
Jerry Lawson 265 votes
Robert Moraes 306 votes
Garry Reece Sr 341 votes
Wow, one chief councilor, five trustees and twelve councilors for approximately five hundred people or so in Lax Kwalaams? When on another thread on this site recently, people were criticizing the City of PR for Municipal extravagance? Who’s paying all these salaries? We can only hope they have the forward vision to build positive relationships for the future and realize we are all in this boat together.
Think thats bad,look at what was won just for voting on a referendum question
50" TV - Robert Gurr
2 nights at Chateau Granville - Wilfred Campbell Sr
2 nights at Pacific Inn - Susan Offott
One tonne of Pellets from Rona - Shirley Kelly
One tonne of Pellets from Home Hardware - Allison Sampson
$100 gift certificate from McKenzie Furniture - Billy Spence
What was the Question?
Lax Kw’alaams has about 3200 members on and off reserve, not 500. The size of the council is determined by the Indian Act. DIA does not budget for council member salaries. The trustees oversee a trust fund resulting from a land claims settlement a few years ago, so that there will be ongoing benefits.
The thread on PR Municipal Extravagance says nothing about the size of the council or how much they are paid. But if you are interested scroll down to page 41 princerupert.ca/images/edito … Agenda.pdf
According to the Mayor’s report at the Nov 9 council meeting, discussions between PR, Lax Kw’alaams, Metlakatla, and Canpotex have been positive; unlike your message.
The referendum question failed for lack of a majority, notwithstanding the inducements to vote.
Whether Lax-Ka’ Alaams should change from the Indian act to their own elections regulations.
Seems like the 2 main issues is that under the Indian act the Chief and Councillors are limited to 2 year terms and they want to lengthen the elected people for more than 2 years. The Indian act also allows a person who is not a Band member to run for Chief and the community members believe the Chief needs to be a Band member.
Your Welcome,
from the Taxpayers of Canada
Ah ok, thanks.
So they’ve kept the status quo then I guess. Does this mean that Herb can’t return to political life from across the water? 
Also any idea what the voter turn out was like? The idea of rewarding the voters for voter participation has been bounced around elsewhere from time to time, but I’ve never heard of it actually being put in place before, be interesting to see if it had any effect compared to past elections.
Background: In 2007 the Federal Court ruled in the Esquega decision that Indian Act rules that prohibited off-reserve members from being candidates for, or being elected as, councillors were invalid because they offended s 15 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Since 2008 the status quo has been that members of bands that elect their councils under the Indian Act have been free to run for the office of councillor without hindrance.
The proposed rules would have restricted the number of off-reserve members who could be elected as councillors to 3 out of 12. As mentioned, the proposal failed.
The Indian Act has never required that a candidate for chief be a band member or have status. In practice very few bands have ever elected non-status or non-band members to be chief. A bit of a non issue really.
The proposed rules would have extended the terms of office from two years to four.
Give it a rest, eh. All government in this country is ultimately paid for by the taxpayers of Canada. The majority of aboriginal people around here live off-reserve and are subject to the same tax laws as everyone else.
897 votes were cast on the referendum,it was rejected so the less than 50% turnout is mute,doesn’t say by how much, or how many total votes constituted 50% plus 1, but it seems far short of 50%
Door prizes do not appear to be an effective way of getting out the vote, but it is interesting to see an elected government trying to encourage voter turn out during a time when voting rates in federal, provincial and municipal elections are declining due to voter apathy and cynicism it would appear.
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. and Mosaic Co., North America’s largest fertilizer producers, are seeing signs of a recovery in demand for crop nutrients, executives said.
“Given favourable demand trends, attractive grain prices, lower input costs and growing confidence across the supply chain, it is not surprising that we are seeing early signs of a recovery,” Mosaic chief financial officer Larry Stranghoener said Wednesday at the Citi Basic Materials Conference in New York.
“This is especially true in the phosphate market right now, but there is also activity in the potash market.”
Global demand for crop nutrients crumbled after crop prices fell last year from record highs. Mosaic and PotashCorp are among fertilizer producers betting on a resumption of demand as farmers try to boost crop yields by replenishing their soil.
“We’re seeing a return to a more confident customer, not only in North America, but around the world,” said PotashCorp CEO Bill Doyle.
Some distributors and farmers have deferred potash purchases because they expect prices for the form of potassium to fall after China resumes imports, potentially at lower prices, from PotashCorp and other international producers.
Doyle reiterated he expects global shipments of potash to rebound to about 50 million metric tons in 2010 after “an unprecedented” decline this year. He previously estimated 2009 global shipments of about 30 million tonnes.
What’s more, potash “supply is likely to be challenged as demand returns,” he said.
In separate meetings with analysts of Morgan Stanley and UBS, Doyle indicated that North American potash demand in November was at its highest level since May 2008.
Analysts also said recent reports from China indicate that domestic potash prices there have also risen to above $400 a tonne from around $350 earlier this year
Mosaic shares rose the most in four months, and trading of bullish Mosaic options jumped to a three-month high as investors boosted wagers that the stock will extend its rally.
Mosaic climbed $4.52 US, or 7.9 per cent, to $61.69 US in New York Stock Exchange composite trading, the biggest gain since July 16. The shares have gained 78 per cent this year.
PotashCorp rose $7.07 Cdn, or 5.8 per cent, to $128.73 in Toronto trading.
Year is coming to an end fairly shortly. Imagine the decision will be made a fair bit before christmas on whether to choose Prince Rupert, or expand North Shore. Anyone know what day they are having their meeting?
I was under the impression that this was not a decision between two ports. Please correct me if I am wrong, but, I thought that the company said (in the paper, sorry for no link)that it was expanding an existing operation in North Van and that the Digby operation is in thier immediate plans.