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Without my daily morning Prince George Citizen, I might have to find something stronger than coffee, for my morning fix.

Without my daily morning Prince George Citizen, I might have to find something stronger than coffee, for my morning fix.

It is indeed sad to see the Prince George Citizen daily print edition discontinue and similar to aging, changes are difficult to accept.

Compared to other readers, I might be considered a youngster with just 42 years of reading the Citizen, but it will be missed just the same.

At different times, our four children - David, Rebecca, Daniel and Mary - delivered the Citizen on cold winter mornings, assisted by their mother, similar to hundreds of other children and parents in Prince George, so they can fund special school trips and hot-dog days. But unfortunately, their children will not have the same experience, with the discontinuation of the daily paper.

As a photographer and community volunteer, I made a few friends at the PG Citizen, some humorous and others with deep emotions, who are no longer with us. Their photographs and personal stories had quite an impact on me.

Some of the Citizen memorable stories were "Getting lost at Lost Lake" and Princess Diana and Prince Charles visit to Prince George.

I also suggested to a Citizen reporter that since the memorial hospital in Tortola, British Virgin Islands, has the same name as their family and a rumour exists that a pirate treasure named after their family, is buried at Smuggler's Cove. He should lead an expedition into finding it, as a family inheritance.

Goodbye, Prince George daily Citizen. Have a happy retirement.

Vince Ramcharran

Prince George