Opinion

The City has hauled out the axe from its tool box and chopped and chipped away at some of its long term employees again.

Someone once said that if you asked the general public to name a scientist the answer you would most likely get is Albert Einstein.

The B.C. Lottery Corporation admits their games have the potential to damage lives but, in the same breath, they're proclaiming what good clean fun those same games are.

In 1969 the maid of honour at my sister’s wedding was a pretty sandy-haired young woman whose family lived on one of the steeper streets in the hilly North Vancouver suburb of Lynn Valley.

As an 18-year-old waitress in a small local caf in Victoria, I made $5 an hour. My wages went straight into the bank to pay for university tuition while my tips went into a glass peanut butter jar.

Last season, Ryan Arnold was named the peewee coach of the year by the Prince George Minor Hockey Association. During his eight years of coaching minor hockey, he has gained the respect of parents and players for his work behind the bench.

It is my belief that the incredible act of sportsmanship and a level of maturity belying his years makes Mr Marotta a deserving candidate for the Prince George Citizen of the Year. Excellent job, Mr Marotta, I tip my hat in true respect.

First off, I would like to thank each and every one of you for all your kind words about Matthew, Vince and me.

An open letter to Mr. Mike Morris. Dear sir, you may recall that during last year’s general election, you often said that you wanted the economic opportunities in Prince George and the North to be like they were in the 1960s.

Last Thursday’s paper treated Citizen subscribers to yet another expensive full page advertisement for the Northern Gateway Pipeline, introducing Janet Holder and talking about how she will be sharing details behind a number of the Joint Review Panel