Opinion

With Endridge hearings now in their final stage what has been ignored is the precise route the pipeline would take.

I swear a bit. Some may think I swear more than I should and some just can't understand a word I am saying, so swearing at them doesn't really matter. However, my swearing, the words I choose and how they sound can change with my mood.

Volleyball, mustaches, reporting, math, and music capped off a great week at cole College Heights Elementary School this past week.

I still drool over the memory of my first car, a sixty-seven Mustang fastback, metallic green. Great body, smooth ride, and mechanically sound... mostly. My first night out in the Green Machine was to a youth dance.

There was a time not so long ago when newspaper photographers and TV camera operators were welcomed with open arms in schools and classrooms.

Last week it was warm and raining. In Prince George in November, no less. Then the winds came through and the mercury plummeted. An Arctic high-pressure air mass has settled over the northern reaches of the province. It is not unseasonably cold.

Holiday shopping for family and friends is stressful enough. Now add to this the challenge many independent business owners face of finding thoughtful gifts to bestow on their best clients.

On Nov. 22 we attended the Prince George Cattlemen's Association meeting. Our guest speaker was a representative from the City of Prince George and a guest from the Regional District of Fraser Fort George. Main topic was around community forests.

Theatre NorthWest has raised the entertainment bar for Prince George with perhaps the best show of the season.

I am very concerned about the increases in parking rates by the City of Prince George. Sure - the money is one thing, but the way they did it is worse.