Opinion

I live in the Peace Valley, upstream of the proposed Site C dam. That has led to a lifetime interest in electricity policy. I read with interest the recent article entitled, "Site C update: more power, more cost.

Yet another gangland drive-by shooting occurred on a busy B.C. city street last weekend, leaving its residents shocked by how close they are to such horrific violence.

There are weird religions in this world, some of them even have millions of followers. Some of these religions, including some mainstream ones, take part in what most people would consider to be odd practices.

Whiskers Point Provincial Park is an often-neglected gem only 120 kilometres drive north of Prince George.

This week's hike to Bell Mountain is another one of the great trails in the Robson Valley.

It wasn't until a prominent Prince George do-gooder and realtor brought it up this week that anyone seemed to give a second thought to the PG Hotel's future fate as a pile of rubble.

Here is another story of a change in business ownership, this time with family members involved. It all sounds a bit technical, but the results are worth wading through the details.

This week's column is written by Chef Tony Rechsteiner, who has been a chef for 39 years. Originally from Australia, he is a Certified Chef de Cuisine (C.C.C.) and instructor in CNC's Professional Cook Program.

Prostitution is an aspect of camp life, such as in the gold mining town of Barkerville, that was at one time socially accepted, and quite often the women involved were highly respected as both business people and individuals.

In the Western world, Islam is frequently perceived as a "different" religion and it is often poorly understood.