Opinion

We attended an auction of new household items in Abbotsford about 12 years ago while there visiting family. One particular auction item sticks in memory. It was a beautiful oak dining room suite with expanded seating to accommodate as many as 10.

Our B.C. government continually complains that they don't have enough revenue from the general public. Yet they are raking in money now with application of the HST. For example, a used car can be sold 10 times and consumers are charged HST each time.

I just looked out my office window on North Nechako Road, to see a City of P.G. water truck watering trees on the boulevard. I had to do a double-take, given all the rain we've had in the last few weeks.

This week's hike leads to one of the many abandoned fire lookouts in the region. The old lookout access road provides the access to the lookout and the surrounding alpine.

So you want to catch big rainbow trout on the fly? In the Central Interior of BC, unless you have access to fly-in lakes that are remote and expensive to get to, there is no better place to catch a five-kilogram trout than Dragon Lake in Quesnel.

I have had no success phoning Elections BC. I have not received a ballot regarding the HST referendum, though my wife did. Now I note that it is too late. What gives? Norman Unrau Prince George

A new $47 million police station, a new $3 million public works building, fixing the Kin Cnetre, city council raises charges on taxes to pay for the Canada Games and waiting in the wings a new performing arts centre etc.

A wayward baboon that apparently escaped from an amusement park and became a mini-celebrity - appearing at a golf course and being followed on Twitter - was captured Saturday after spending three days on the lam.

I would like to send this letter out to the parents who sent their child to a summer day camp all week last week knowing that child had pink eye!! Now because YOUR job was so important that you could not stay home with your sick and contagious child

If you haven't heard by now, reality shows have taken over your TV set. Some are OK, some are total and utter drivel and the odd one is good.