He Came, He Saw, He Had A Photo Op

Sunday, January 13, 2008 01:45 PM

Prince George, B.C. - Premier Gordon Campbell arrived in Prince George earlier today to see first hand the ice jam on the Nechako River and the flood damage.

The Premier says he fully expects the Federal Government to come to the table for funding for a permanent solution.

(click on photo at right to see a video of the Premier talking about the Federal Government's involvement and the Province's desire to support those impacted by the flood)

Arriving at Lakeland Mills via helicopter following an aerial tour of the area, the Premier told reporters the Province has approved the funding for the hot water melt plan, and that an ice expert from New Brunswick would be arriving in Prince George tomorrow.

That expert would be the owner of Eco Technologies, the company which uses an amphibex to break up and remove ice. That is the company which Opinion250 reader "heidi1555" discovered and shared with Opinion250.

The Premier didn't hold any public session with the members of the Nechako River Industry Group, but did tour the Delhaven area where, once again, water is percolating into the property, despite the installation of gabion dikes.

The Premier says he thought it was important for him to come to Prince George and meet directly with the Mayor "We congratulate the City and Provincial officials on the work they've been doing. We have approved a proposal now and we're funding a proposal that I think will make a difference if the City decides to go ahead with it. Equally important I think its important to see at this kind of a time, we obviously have to look for some long term and permanent solutions here not just part time solutions."

That proposal is the $400 thousand dollar hot water treatment plan.

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Posted on Sunday, January 13, 2008 01:45 PM in News by 250 News

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Posted by: DPJ on January 13 2008 3:28 PM

Good to see he is proactive in this issue

Posted by: northman on January 13 2008 3:39 PM

"Partnership" He makes it sound like a business venture.

Posted by: thereasonableman on January 13 2008 5:03 PM

Will that hot water treatment result in freshly cooked fish being served downstream ?

Posted by: Honestjoe on January 13 2008 5:10 PM

$400,000 for a hot water treatment plan? What a waste of our taxpayer dollars. The political rhetoric never ends! Let Eco take care of the situation. I can't believe the incompetence that is being demonstrated over this matter.

Posted by: BCRacer on January 13 2008 7:07 PM

I don't think he came up here for the flood.
Looks good but I think there are other reasons we haven't been told about.

Posted by: dendroaspis on January 13 2008 7:22 PM

Has anyone seen what they are building on the road? When the Premier flew over in his helicopter he would have seen only a small gravel road. If you go down there, you will see that Brink's engineers will have to figure out whether it might be cheaper to build and underpass rather than a ramp to cross it.

Posted by: camoose on January 13 2008 7:42 PM

Damn, my whole day is ruined. i slept in and missed Gordo's photo op. Oh well, maybe next time or hopefully never.

Posted by: diplomat on January 13 2008 7:53 PM

Hopefully the ice expert will tell the city that his equipment will only work in ice cold water and that any hot water will cause it to overheat!

Give the $400,000 to heidi, please!

:-)

Posted by: Harbinger on January 13 2008 7:57 PM

I saw hizzoner fer a split second today right behind Mr. Campbell. Mr. Campbell was being interviewed and there was our mayor hoping not to be included as a backdrop for Gordo. He ducked fast like a pro. Does anyone know if they took the mayor up on the chopper with them so the mayor could explain things? I need to know.

Posted by: Harbinger on January 13 2008 7:59 PM

If they raise River Road maybe the city can volunteer to build another underpass. If so, we can be really famous fer underpasses in this country.

Posted by: Harbinger on January 13 2008 8:02 PM

The underpass if built can have a one way door (waterproof of course) in case it floods again and comes through the underpass itself. Maybe have an automatic door like they have on the Star Trek Enterprise.

Posted by: Harbinger on January 13 2008 8:03 PM

I'm rambling.

Posted by: owl on January 13 2008 9:25 PM

And here I was sure you were Harbinger.

;-)

Posted by: heidi1555 on January 14 2008 7:19 AM

lol Harbinger..
Hey Diplomat give the money to Heidi???? If for some reason I were to get that lucky in this life of mine i'd be dancing!!!!! Dancing right over to the workers who lost out on paychecks and divide it up. I don't want their money. There is a lot of other more important things I want from the government right now...cough...cough...

:)

Posted by: Old Hippy on January 14 2008 9:39 PM

I watched the local news last night and was truly impressed by our Mayor. He was overheard to say "Happy Birthday My Friend" as he shook the premiere's hand during a staged photo op. Does he wish everybody happy birthday and how often has he been seen at the flood site other than photo ops? Definely time for changes at city hall.

Posted by: turbocat on January 15 2008 12:43 AM

Old Hippy, i have heard he does NOT say happy birthday to everyone.
He may talk to you if you work a hockey game, but the words are less cheery.....

Posted by: Harbinger on January 15 2008 9:45 PM

Hizzoner is what they call a toady.