Opinion

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.

This week's hike is one of the most popular in our region, and for a good reason. Mount Pope is one of the highest peaks in the area, providing a sweeping panoramic 360 degree of the interior plateau.

What happens to people when they get rich and famous? It seems that some of them go a little nuts, with some of them go a little nuttier than others. Take for example singing sensation Katy Perry.

If the Federal NDP with or without Jack Layton at the helm had anything better than the proverbial snowballs chance in hell of ever forming the government, last weeks "outing" of interim leader Nycole Turmel might be a concern.