Opinion

Recently the staff who usually do a song of the day on a daily basis were asked to put together their top five of songs for the year, with each of us providing totally different lists.

Think before you speak I was told by my mother. Just saying out loud, it sounds ridiculous. "Let's charge a fee for rainfall property runoff" Seriously? What's next? How much for the wind, and sun that goes through my yard? C'mon.

I have to say that listening to the landowners throughout the hearings process on Site C dam is heart wrenching.

I first came to Prince George in the early '60s and then moved here in 1971.

Anybody who has read anything I have written in The Citizen over the last seven years or so will know that my wife often mixes up words or sayings or uses odd words from time to time.

Well, it was a foregone conclusion that the Enbridge pipeline would get a thumbs up from the government, so harldy anyone is surprised.

This time of year always puts us in mind to reflect on the year gone by and to wonder what comes next. I have thought a lot over the year about the differences between Canada and the United States and the complexity of political leadership.

The Core Services Review recommended the City adopt a tax increase, an increase and addition of license fees and a cutback in City services. Here's one license fee I bet they didn't think of.

All these complaints of a city worker strike. If something effects you, you complain about it. If you feel your wage is too low or your job security is not there you strike to save it.

I would like to respond to the letter in the citizen on Friday December 13th. I agree that the new rate increase is too much, it needs to be a more gradual increase, I do hope more people start looking at "power smart " ways to conserve .