Opinion

Your article regarding a special medical facility to help alleviate the backlog of patients without a family doctor is one of the most sensible ideas I have heard in a long time.

I have been away for a while (some large men in white coats took me for a drive) and during my absence some flabby, semi-famous French actor taking a whiz in the aisle of a plane.

For many people the hazards of working involve the chance for carpal tunnel syndrome or a thumb blister from sending too many texts from their mobile devices.

Dear readers of this letter: I think it is about time we as the voting public and concerned citizens should get a little up in arms over the miscarriages of justice which is happening in our great province.

There are some freewheeling folks out there who seem to think that when they're driving, everyone else just needs to stay out of their way.

Ten years after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre and Pentagon, the effects of Sept. 11, 2001 are still being felt.

As parents merrily dropped off their kids to school this week, this year's back-to-school ritual isn't quite as blissful as in past years.

From the earliest 19th-century goldfield cattle-drives to the square dance fervor of the 1940s and '50s, Barkerville has been proud to play venue to more than 100 years of cowboy culture. This Sept.

Early in my career at the bank, a haggard-looking businessman limped in to my office to begin the process of negotiating a loan to settle with his estranged spouse. He was completely drained, emotionally and financially.

This week's hike is to Muskeg Falls. These rarely visited falls carve their way through a narrow canyon and then cascade down a series of cataracts. The relatively short hike makes this destination suitable for the whole family.