Opinion

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.

Workplace harassment is bullying at it worst. Our city seems to be placing more emphasis on the breach of protocol by Coun. Brian Skakun than on the poisoned workplace and personal damage perpetrated by former top cop Dahl Chambers.

On Sunday, Councillor Cameron Stoltz had lobster for lunch. How do we know this you ask? Because he told us in his Facebook posting.

Remember when you were a kid and summertime finally came around? You'd meet up with pals at the local community centre, play a few games - maybe soccer if it was nice out or foosball if it was raining.