Opinion

In regard to Mr. Beebe's superficially reasonable call for a referendum on the Performing Arts Centre (P.G. Citizen, Aug 24).

BC Hydro employees confirmed for The Citizen this week that homeowners have no choice about getting so-called "smart meters" installed on your home.

With all the infinite wisdom the Crown Corp that BC Hydro has in their head office, the bigger the scope of the smart meter, the smaller their brains get.

I attended the city council meeting last night where a member of Concerned Citizens for Safe Technology gave a short presentation outlining some of the problems that other communities have been having with smart meters.

Family Fun day took place Saturday at the Central B.C. Railway and Forestry Museum to enjoy a last hurrah before school routines take over.

The people have spoken - the Harmonized Sales Tax is sunk. It no longer matters whether B.C.

When I was a kid I was known to take part in tap dance classes. OK, it wasn't just tap, it was Celtic dancing too. Yes the Michael Flatley type of dance, however our first name is all we had in common. His feet were never as quick as mine.

Bob Melrose succumbed to cancer this month. Our deepest condolences go out to his soul mate and partner Maria Brown, and to his two daughters Marni and Jayme and their families.

Circa 1966 - I'm not sure what came over me when I was in our backyard garden one morning and came across a rock that was about the size of my little four year-old hand and wondered what it would be like to throw it through the laundry room window, w

If you have a canoe, belly boat or inflatable watercraft and you can handle a short 10-minute hike on a good trail, you should try a quick journey for a day's fishing into Shane Lake.