March 17, 2021 05:40 PM
British footwear brand Clarks Originals says it will be engaging in endorsement deals with Reggae and Dancehall artists to promote its new ‘Jamaica Pack’ line, which is set to be officially be launched in April.
The revelation and assurance came from the company yesterday after it was taken to task by several Jamaican skeptics, who said they hope it was not seeking to exploit
Brand Jamaica for selfish gain, by unveiling the line which carries the Jamaica Trek, Desert Jamaica and the Jamaica Bees and which is part of their Spring 2021 collection.
Instagram user, gordonmckenzie56, wrote: “Nice, now sign some Reggae and Dancehall artists to endorsements…Thank you.”
Maggie Valley considers waterfall park proposal
Maggie Valley will soon decide whether or not to develop a waterfall park on a property it has had in its possession for over 17 years.
Just off of Old Still Road, the Town of Maggie Valley owns eight acres that is home to a long, cascading waterfall. The town is considering developing this land into a public park, complete with trails and waterfall observation decks. However, because the property lies within a residential area, public feedback to the idea has been mixed.
Mosaic Civic Design Studio and Mattern and Craig Engineers were hired to conduct a survey to determine public interest and present the town with feasible design options for the property. At a Board of Aldermen meeting Tuesday, March 16, Mosaic shared results of the survey with the board, as well as preliminary design concepts for development.
On Friday, the NRSBU agreed to spread out the costs by deferring $5m worth of capital projects from the first five years of its 10-year programme, to the last five years. This would mean a reduction in capital project costs (excluding renewals) in 2021-2022 from $5.45m to $4.8m, and over the course of three years from $17.5m to $13.9m. Associated with the reduced capital costs, there was also expected to be some operating cost savings as a result of the deferral. At the meeting, NRSBU activity engineer Iain Satterthwaite said the deferred projects included irrigation work at Best Island, electricity upgrades at Best Island and the wastewater treatment plan, storage at pumping stations, and seismic upgrades.
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iPolitics By Janet E Silver. Published on Mar 9, 2021 11:17am Parliament Hill from the west on Jan. 15, 2020. Jolson Lim/iPolitics
Enterprise is expanding its offices in Western Canada with a new addition to its Edmonton office: Steven McLelan
McLelan comes to the firm after spending the last three years working for the United Conservative Party in Alberta, most recently as the director of research and policy.
He also clocked in over two years as a research officer for the British Columbia Liberal caucus.
Nathan Clark has also joined the Enterprise team as a senior consultant, and will work out of its Toronto and Winnipeg offices.