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May 29, 2009 Population: 5,785 Chapter 2: Essential Upgrades The great recession is coming to an end, and town leaders are expressing great optimism for Kanin Fjord’s future. For most of the early 2000s, the topography of Kanin Fjord, made the cost of new developments too expensive to be financially feasible. Additionally, the old village had limited resources that were already strained with the town’s existing population. Two years ago, however, this began to change. Skyrocketing prices of Atlantic shellfish contributed to the continued prosperity of the town’s fishing industry throughout the Great Recession, providing the town with a significant amount of funding. The influx of cash allowed Kanin Fjord to invest in various upgrades to the town’s municipal and utility infrastructure. Over a two-year period between the Spring of 2007 and July 2009, Kanin Fjord either reconstructed or upgraded the following facilities: New police station. New fire station with ambulance dispatch service. New water treatment plant with three times the capacity of the old treatment facility. More than doubled the capacity of the town’s school along with adding a much-needed gymnasium to the school. Additionally, providing a school bus service for students. Not only were the new town services able to handle the current population, but the new facilities were designed to handle predicted future increases in the town’s population. This placed significant downward pressure on the cost of developing the town by raising the land values to a point where new construction could now be profitable. Difficult topography was no longer a significant hinderance. Good Riddance to Bad Clams Constructed in 1993, Clam Shacks, were tight-spaced units designed to temporarily house immigrant fishermen during the fishing season. They were small 525 ft² three-room units with only a bathroom, kitchen, and bedroom. Over the past 16 years, they’ve become a blight on the old village and now permanently occupied. Rundown, minimal floorspace, and unsanitary living conditions led the city to condemn the buildings and relocate the tenants. Tenants had their leases bought out and were forced to relocate by the city. Kanin Fjord did assist in their relocation, however. They were given three choices: relocate to new housing in Tore Punkt at the same rent rate, sign a lease at a higher rate for new apartments that would be constructed after the clam shacks were demolished, or be given a cash payment towards relocation. Most ended up relocating to the new housing in Tore Punkt; however, some did move out of town. In the end, the unsightly buildings were torn down and their former occupants were living in much better conditions. Before and After Shots The Old Village. In the second picture, you can see the addition of several city blocks and the new fire and police departments. The Old village center at the center top of the screen. The old fish storage warehouse was demolished and replaced with a new tunnel under the old village. This is part of Sleipnir Bridge project. New school additions including a gymnasium and now providing bus service for students. New fire and police departments. Kanin Fjord now has an ambulance dispatch service. New water treatment plant. This new facility has three times the capacity of the old plant which was essentially just a giant septic tank. This new facility treats wastewater, making it safe to drain back into the ocean. Kanin Fjord’s Eastern-most coast. The north port is visible in the upper right, and south port visible in the center top of the image. Two new blocks added to the old village. These included dozens of apartments and new homes, along with roadway improvements to the downtown blocks. The eastern end of Villaveien The western end of Villaveien . New apartments which replaced the Clam Shacks. The Kanin Fjord Peninsula The old village on the left, and new municipal complex on right. North-South aerial of the Old Village. Old Village Center at night. New housing provided for the former Clam Shack residents. These new cabins feature more than double the floorspace, a full basement, and a half story sleeping area, for the exact same rent rate as the clam shacks. The catch was a further distance from the town center, and a long walk between the parking lot and the cabins.
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June 21, 2008 Population: 5,514 Chapter 1: The Old Village Gets a Face Lift The world is in amidst of the great recession. In the west, the domino effect from bursting of the United States’ housing bubble, and in the East the second collapse of the Pacific fishing industry has sent the world into the greatest recession since the depression. Very few countries manage to escape the worst of the recession’s effects. Even in Norway, where the fishing industry was causing explosive economic growth, the recession still managed to grind the country’s economy to a halt. Kodiak Disease jumps the species barrier and infects crustaceans By 2007, fishing industries in Asia and the west coast of the America’s were starting to recover from the Kodiak Disease’s effect, as industries focused on crustaceans and fish. With the exception of squid and octopus, fishing for mollusks was all but abandoned. On May 2, 2007, the first documented case of Kodiak poisoning from eating shrimp occurred in the country of Japan. Discovery of the bacterium infecting crustaceans sent Pacific fishing industries back over the precipice, this time dragging many Asian economies along with it. On the west coast of the Americas, places such as Alaska and Chile were also particularly hard hit. In Norway, immigration into the country slowed to a crawl, and the rapid population growth of the country’s western coast began leveling off. In two years, Kanin Fjord’s population only increased by 391 residents, compared to an annual growth rate of nearly a thousand in 2006. Despite the slow down in Norway’s economy, the country never officially experienced a recession; rather it entered a prolonged period of economic stagnation, where the county’s GPD was only increasing by a few fractions of a percent per quarter. Ironically, the county’s fishing industry was helping to offset the more deleterious effects of the recession. Slow growth provides breathing room With fewer people moving into the region, Kanin Fjord was able to begin several large infrastructure projects designed to improve the region’s connectivity and economic competitiveness. In conjunction from the Norwegian Government, local leaders approved 5 major redevelopment projects: 1. Construction of a new city hall 2. Construction of an automotive bridge across Hjortfjorden 3. Redevelopment of the old downtown and numerous local road upgrades 4. Reconstruction of the South Port 5. Development of Tore punkt By 2008, the first of 5 major projects were complete. The new Kaninfjorden Municipal Center was completed on the northern bank of the South Port in April of 2008. This new facility not only housed Kanin Fjord’s city hall but was also the government center for all of Tufjord Island and surrounding municipalities, including New Kanin Fjord. Construction of the municipal center included high-density redevelopment along Lakseveien. Four large apartment buildings were constructed to provide housing for new workers and residents displaced by construction. As part of the future plan to construct an automotive bridge across Hjortfjorden, a new tunnel under the old village was completed. Sea Monster Sightings Prompt Alarm from Officials Sea monster sightings have expanded beyond Ekorn Fjord and are now occurring all over Hjortfjorden at a rate of several per month. In most instances, the sightings always come from an observer on land and are remarkably consistent. A greyish-brown hump roughly 6 to 8 meters in length breaching the surface of the water for several minutes and then disappearing beneath the waves. Despite the increase, officials continued to dismiss sightings as cases of mistaken identity. In May of 2008, a sighting from a ship in the harbor of the South Port sent city officials scrambling. The port master and town council came to the conclusion that the sightings were likely a small whale that has swam into the port. A whale in the port presents a significant danger to the town’s fishing fleet due to the risk of collision. Smaller boats could be significantly damaged, and the whale could also die from a direct impact. Responding to the potential threat to shipping, Kanin Fjord contacted the Norwegian Environment Agency for aid. The agency sent a single ship with advanced sonar to scan the fjord in an attempt to identify the location of the whale and help guide the creature out of the fjord. This is of course all under the assumption that the creature is actually a whale. Before and After Pics Aerial of the Kanin Fjord (The Old Village) The old village center on the top center-left of the screen Close up of the old village center Intersection of Fjell Sti, Kanin Allé, and Kinobakken Kaninfjorden Municipal Center Kaninfjorden Municipal Center Courtyard A view down Industrivei from the hillside Intersection of Industrivei and Havet looking north The tunnel on the right is E220 to the North Port Ferry, and the tunnel on the left is Fylkesvei 245 to the future Hjortfjorden Bridge South Port Coastal View Entrance into downtown off of E220 Further out view of the northside of the new downtown Southern intersection of Havet and Lakseveien
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