Opinion

For me, as with most people, stepping outside my comfort zone was, well.... uncomfortable. I spent a good amount of my adult life in the 'comfort zone'.

Just as Al and I anticipated, the Vancouver International Wine Festival was another huge success. When you first walk in to the festival, even I have to admit it is a little intimidating and overwhelming.

Growing your own bedding plants is a fun way to keep the costs of gardening down. A package of 100 seeds is far less money then purchasing 100 bedding plants.

The bad news is some of us still haven't figured out why we should build a Performing Arts Centre. The good news is they're still willing to learn.

Canadians, it seems, finally may be getting the message that they need to save more for their retirement.

For the third consecutive year, the Prince George Spruce Kings were knocked out of the B.C. Hockey League playoffs in the first round.

Coastal community residents vented years of frustration about B.C. Ferries at a demonstration on Tuesday, but rally-goers and the government seem to be talking past each other.

Prime Minster Stephen Harper's signing of the Canada-South Korea free trade agreement this week didn't get much attention but it didn't escape the notice of the Prince George Chamber of Commerce.

A good friendship might form the basis of a solid business, but even a good business can ruin a friendship. Invariably one partner feels they have put in more than the other.

When I was younger, sex education was not something that was taught in our boys-only Catholic school, which was run by the Christian Brothers. And with an old-school dad and a somewhat old-school mom, it was not something that was taught at home.