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brightTopic: Arts
Prince George BC students winning poster design in a province-wide contest open to all high school students to raise awareness on the dangers of impaired driving.
She wins a MacBook Pro computer.
Some of the other contest submitted ads.
On the same reported day as a terrible accident that shuts down a two lane highway for 12 hours? The timing however auspicious for increased awareness couldn't be better.
And on the opposing end of the scale, for creative endeavour -,...look who is at it again.
The stadium is not too far from this underpass.
It's true I did approach my newspaper for this story, and did make protracted efforts to get the ball rolling and stimulate some interest in getting some murals painted on the underpass.
I had started out by emailing city hall with some photos I had snapped with my cell phone camera. Actually in addition to profane obscene grafitti, the vandals had destroyed the brand new lights which would ostensibly provided a safe passage way after dark.
It helps to remember the underpass was in fact brand new and recently built.
But since the response was negligible and apathetic from city hall, I thought shining some spot light attention on it from the press would ultimately help. I would learn a day or two later that the had put the story front page.
What bothered me the most was watching little ones, small kids all the way up to grown ones, begin to approach the tunnel even from a distance with a noticable sense of dread. Dragging their feet with shoulders slouched. Many would be already be traveling and walking that mile long hike (which only a teen would know of as being at least ten miles:) from the city's poorest neighborhood.
So I was glad to be able to help out at least a little in this area as well as others and was glad to finally hear that a art teacher had organized a contigent of students to paint murals on the underpass walls. Bright colorful inspiring images to replace the profane.
The town of PG is also looking to improve in other areas such as air quality, known for the worst in the province and possibly all of Canada.
What they need are more Tim Hortons. You know-,....to reduce emissions. (Sorry if that makes me sound like Sarah Palin!) But right now, all the people headed downtown go to the one TH's there....and the lineup could sometimes stretch 20-30 cars.
Its true. Tims, 4x4's and rifles are hand, glove and arm in the North.
But if you want clean air......you can't have idling. I guess thats kinda like saying..if you want a job...you cant be blogging. (I coud show you my paycheck from this occupational hazard of mine)..less than RYP's royalities on his book I know that much.
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