Opinion

I have practiced law in Prince George for almost 40 years, and have dealt with countless employment issues for both employees and employers. When an employee quits no severance pay is payable.

On a busy Saturday afternoon in 1989, my wife and I ended up in a fabric superstore in Surrey. I had built a wooden change table for our little daughter which was to be adorned with some sort of pretty fabric for comfort and aesthetics.

I like getting more than I ask for. It doesn't matter if it means two scoops of ice cream instead of one, or 12 pieces of gum under my table at the restaurant instead of the usual seven.

The half page BC government ads titled Funding For Students, Not For Wage Hikes leave me wanting to throw up. They are inaccurate and misleading propaganda of the worst sort. This is not how our tax dollars should be spent.

to Mayor Shari Green. Dear Ms.

I continue to be amazed by the number of deluded souls that think the current actions of the BC Teachers Federation have anything to do with education, students or fairness.

I am not very knowledgeable around the many issues in the dispute of the B.C. Teachers, however I have noticed some essential points have been obscured by deceptive language and partisan politics.

Question from a city taxpayer: Why do we vote for a mayor and council and what do we pay them to do? Answer No. 1: To authorize and manage expenditure on services essential to residents, as follows: police, fire, sewer, water, snow and potholes.

I have followed with some interest what has been happening just north of our fair city with regards to the effects that dumping city sewage has on the property, environment and even the potential effects on well water.

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