Opinion

Sometimes the best source of new music is not your kids but the friends of your kids.

"Canadians often have negative misperceptions of Prince George," according to page 37 of the Workforce Intelligence Study, a report by Ontario-based R.A. Malatest and Associates for Initiatives Prince George.

Spring and Easter are just around the corner and many of you will be looking for a wine for to serve at a springtime holiday meal. I encourage you to read on. I am featuring three wines in this week's column. They have a couple things in common.

Growing your own berries may not always be possible due to lack of space but there are new berry varieties available that are smaller sized plants which grow well in containers.

On one hand, eastern Ukraine appears to be slipping out of the government's control, as pro-Russian groups seize control of official buildings in big eastern cities like Donetsk and Luhansk and demand referendums on union with Russia.

I had the extreme pleasure of attending the Northern Medical Program Trust Gala last weekend at the Civic Centre. Col. Chris Hadfield was the keynote speaker and as you can imagine his talk was "out of this world" (sorry I couldn't resist).

How our BC government has introduced Bill 24 resembles how Russia's Vladimir Putin just redrew the Russia/ Ukraine borders. No democracy here either.

Tax season can be a stressful time of the year for many Canadians as they busily gather receipts and prepare their tax returns.

I would like to question Mark Nielsen's article on jaywalking. He states that "you should make sure you're at a crosswalk, otherwise you could get a ticket with a stiff fine.

A few New Democrats will be grieving ex-leadership candidate Mike Farnworth's surrender on Tuesday and bemoaning the lost opportunity to build excitement over the next six months.