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Memucan has just posted a new topic entitled "The so called "homeless" are getting out of control." in forum "Victoria Politics".
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Things are getting worse in DW Victoria thanks to the current slate at city hall. Something needs to be done. I have found that our population of extra special homeless people downtown is becoming increasingly more obnoxious and aggressive.
Once this element reaches a certain critical mass they will become a lot more aggressive. Time to act.
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Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Friday, July 17, 2020
Victoria Watcher posted topic South Island Prosperity Project (SIPP) initiatives and issues
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Victoria Watcher has just posted a new topic entitled "South Island Prosperity Project (SIPP) initiatives and issues" in forum "Victoria and South Island Economy".
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A business hub for the marine sector could be the anchor property in an under-used part of downtown Victoria that the city's mayor says is the perfect location for an innovation district.
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i agree wholeheartedly. and luckily point hope/ralmax and victoria shipyards have deep enough pickets to build it if it makes sense.
https://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/a-hub-for-ocean-innovation-pitched-for-victoria-1.24171925 (https://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/a-hub-for-ocean-innovation-pitched-for-victoria-1.24171925)
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The Ocean Futures Innovation Hub would allow marine companies large and small to share resources, provide mentorship to marine start-ups and act as an incubator for growth, according to proponents of the project. The hub would be a key step in putting the West Coast on the map as a place where the marine sector can thrive and innovate for the future, said Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps.
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SIPPS and the City of Victoria accelerated the request-for-proposals process because they believe the innovation hub could attract federal and provincial government funding as part of the post-pandemic stimulus plan, Helps said.
The innovation hub could diversify Victoria's economy, which is heavily dependent on tourism, she said.
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we don't need a post-covid stimulus plan using tax dollars. we need to go back to normal now.
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Helps said the project will work closely with Indigenous groups who have 12,000 years of knowledge with respect to the ocean.
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usual pandering.
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Dallas Gislason, director of economic development for the South Island Prosperity Partnership, said Canada has the longest coastline in the world, yet its marine industry drastically underperforms compared to smaller countries.
Norway's ocean industry generated about $100 billion Cda for their economy in 2017 versus approximately $20 billion generated by Canada's ocean industry the same year, according Gislason, based on Canada's Ocean Strategy and a similar economic reports published by the Norwegian government.
"Why are they outperforming us so heavily?" Gislason asked. "They invest heavily in the infrastructure, from research to commercialization to helping small and medium companies turn into big companies."
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they are outperforming because they have more people using a smaller coastline - all of europe.
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The oceans innovation hub could attract marine companies from all over the world, bringing high-paying jobs to Victoria, Gislason said.
With many other industries suffering due to COVID-19, including the arts and entertainment industry and sports industry, it's critically important to boost other sectors to spur the economic recovery, Gislason said.
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entertainment and arts and sports will be back as soon as the damn government says it's ok. certainly years sooner than even a site will be selected for this white elephant.
i understand the sipp has to be seen to be doing something for all the tax money they get. but try harder to come up with something that makes sense.
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Victoria Watcher has just posted a new topic entitled "South Island Prosperity Project (SIPP) initiatives and issues" in forum "Victoria and South Island Economy".
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A business hub for the marine sector could be the anchor property in an under-used part of downtown Victoria that the city's mayor says is the perfect location for an innovation district.
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i agree wholeheartedly. and luckily point hope/ralmax and victoria shipyards have deep enough pickets to build it if it makes sense.
https://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/a-hub-for-ocean-innovation-pitched-for-victoria-1.24171925 (https://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/a-hub-for-ocean-innovation-pitched-for-victoria-1.24171925)
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The Ocean Futures Innovation Hub would allow marine companies large and small to share resources, provide mentorship to marine start-ups and act as an incubator for growth, according to proponents of the project. The hub would be a key step in putting the West Coast on the map as a place where the marine sector can thrive and innovate for the future, said Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps.
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SIPPS and the City of Victoria accelerated the request-for-proposals process because they believe the innovation hub could attract federal and provincial government funding as part of the post-pandemic stimulus plan, Helps said.
The innovation hub could diversify Victoria's economy, which is heavily dependent on tourism, she said.
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we don't need a post-covid stimulus plan using tax dollars. we need to go back to normal now.
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Helps said the project will work closely with Indigenous groups who have 12,000 years of knowledge with respect to the ocean.
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usual pandering.
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Dallas Gislason, director of economic development for the South Island Prosperity Partnership, said Canada has the longest coastline in the world, yet its marine industry drastically underperforms compared to smaller countries.
Norway's ocean industry generated about $100 billion Cda for their economy in 2017 versus approximately $20 billion generated by Canada's ocean industry the same year, according Gislason, based on Canada's Ocean Strategy and a similar economic reports published by the Norwegian government.
"Why are they outperforming us so heavily?" Gislason asked. "They invest heavily in the infrastructure, from research to commercialization to helping small and medium companies turn into big companies."
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they are outperforming because they have more people using a smaller coastline - all of europe.
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The oceans innovation hub could attract marine companies from all over the world, bringing high-paying jobs to Victoria, Gislason said.
With many other industries suffering due to COVID-19, including the arts and entertainment industry and sports industry, it's critically important to boost other sectors to spur the economic recovery, Gislason said.
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entertainment and arts and sports will be back as soon as the damn government says it's ok. certainly years sooner than even a site will be selected for this white elephant.
i understand the sipp has to be seen to be doing something for all the tax money they get. but try harder to come up with something that makes sense.
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Sunday, July 12, 2020
VIResident posted topic Unknown Pneumonia - 1st Reported July 17, 2020
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VIResident has just posted a new topic entitled "Unknown Pneumonia - 1st Reported July 17, 2020" in forum "Urban Issues".
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Starting a new thread as this could be a new threat and not COVID.
THIS:
FORBES: Worse Than Covid-19? China And Kazakhstan Disagree Over 'New' Virus
".......The health ministry did say, however, that the pneumonia cases in the country all showed clinical symptoms of abnormalities. So, something is awry with this pneumonia, whatever that may mean."
"It was unclear why the Chinese embassy considered it a new type of pneumonia, but saying so hearkened back to December, when medical doctors from Hubei province, in the city of Wuhan, discovered an "unknown pneumonia" that acted a lot like SARS. Some of them were rounded up and jailed for spreading "rumors" about the outbreak, later to turn into a global pandemic that has infected 11.8 million people globally and killed over 545,000, according to the World Health Organization's statistics (https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200709-covid-19-sitrep-171.pdf?sfvrsn=9aba7ec7_2)from yesterday.
On Friday, Kazakhstan's health ministry officially dismissed the Chinese government's warning of a strange pneumonia, saying the information given by the Chinese embassy was "incorrect".
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2020/07/10/worse-than-covid-19-china-and-kazakhstan-disagree-over-new-virus/#66116723422a (https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2020/07/10/worse-than-covid-19-china-and-kazakhstan-disagree-over-new-virus/#66116723422a)
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Starting a new thread as this could be a new threat and not COVID.
THIS:
FORBES: Worse Than Covid-19? China And Kazakhstan Disagree Over 'New' Virus
".......The health ministry did say, however, that the pneumonia cases in the country all showed clinical symptoms of abnormalities. So, something is awry with this pneumonia, whatever that may mean."
"It was unclear why the Chinese embassy considered it a new type of pneumonia, but saying so hearkened back to December, when medical doctors from Hubei province, in the city of Wuhan, discovered an "unknown pneumonia" that acted a lot like SARS. Some of them were rounded up and jailed for spreading "rumors" about the outbreak, later to turn into a global pandemic that has infected 11.8 million people globally and killed over 545,000, according to the World Health Organization's statistics (https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200709-covid-19-sitrep-171.pdf?sfvrsn=9aba7ec7_2)from yesterday.
On Friday, Kazakhstan's health ministry officially dismissed the Chinese government's warning of a strange pneumonia, saying the information given by the Chinese embassy was "incorrect".
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2020/07/10/worse-than-covid-19-china-and-kazakhstan-disagree-over-new-virus/#66116723422a (https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2020/07/10/worse-than-covid-19-china-and-kazakhstan-disagree-over-new-virus/#66116723422a)
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Friday, July 10, 2020
Citified.ca posted topic British Columbia Fire Code
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Citified.ca has just posted a new topic entitled "British Columbia Fire Code" in forum "Victoria and South Island Economy".
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BC's Fire Code has changed. To discuss new best practices coming to the multi-unit residential and commercial building industries is Tim Lindsay of the Vancouver Island Fire Protection Association, or VIFPA (https://vifpa.ca).
Multi-unit residential and commercial building fire safety services Q&A with Tim Lindsay of the Vancouver Island Fire Protection Association
https://victoria.citified.ca/news/multi-unit-residential-and-commercial-building-fire-safety-services-q-a-with-tim-lindsay-of-the-vancouver-island-fire-protection-association/ (https://victoria.citified.ca/news/multi-unit-residential-and-commercial-building-fire-safety-services-q-a-with-tim-lindsay-of-the-vancouver-island-fire-protection-association/)
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BC's Fire Code has changed. To discuss new best practices coming to the multi-unit residential and commercial building industries is Tim Lindsay of the Vancouver Island Fire Protection Association, or VIFPA (https://vifpa.ca).
Multi-unit residential and commercial building fire safety services Q&A with Tim Lindsay of the Vancouver Island Fire Protection Association
https://victoria.citified.ca/news/multi-unit-residential-and-commercial-building-fire-safety-services-q-a-with-tim-lindsay-of-the-vancouver-island-fire-protection-association/ (https://victoria.citified.ca/news/multi-unit-residential-and-commercial-building-fire-safety-services-q-a-with-tim-lindsay-of-the-vancouver-island-fire-protection-association/)
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Tuesday, July 7, 2020
dasmo posted topic Bill 19 COVID-19 Related Measures Act
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dasmo has just posted a new topic entitled "Bill 19 COVID-19 Related Measures Act" in forum "Victoria Politics".
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This Bill is being introduced that appears to give our Lieutenant Governor in Council (an un-elected representative of the queen) dictatorial powers without limitation while we are in a declared state of emergency (that has no checks or balances or any parameters to define it). It also absolves anyone in the government from liability in any of the shenanigans that have transpired.
Am I reading this wrong?
https://www.leg.bc.ca/parliamentary-business/legislation-debates-proceedings/41st-parliament/5th-session/bills/first-reading/gov19-1 (https://www.leg.bc.ca/parliamentary-business/legislation-debates-proceedings/41st-parliament/5th-session/bills/first-reading/gov19-1)
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This Bill is being introduced that appears to give our Lieutenant Governor in Council (an un-elected representative of the queen) dictatorial powers without limitation while we are in a declared state of emergency (that has no checks or balances or any parameters to define it). It also absolves anyone in the government from liability in any of the shenanigans that have transpired.
Am I reading this wrong?
https://www.leg.bc.ca/parliamentary-business/legislation-debates-proceedings/41st-parliament/5th-session/bills/first-reading/gov19-1 (https://www.leg.bc.ca/parliamentary-business/legislation-debates-proceedings/41st-parliament/5th-session/bills/first-reading/gov19-1)
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