Opinion

City council wants a pay raise. I wonder if they need it to help pay for the new RCMP station, the River Road and Simon Fraser Bridge projects. Don't give them a raise. Go to the Alternate Approval Process.

All Around Our Schools Staff and students at cole Heather Park elementary will be hosting their own winter fun day on Thursday. This event is sponsored by (and in honour of) our French Immersion program, but all students will participate.

On Jan. 21, between 10th Avenue and Johnson Street, I found myself climbing a snow bank due to the snow and ice.

This morning I sat down with a good cup of coffee and the paper. It sure didn't take me long to get my feathers ruffled. Once again the Liberals made the front page, this time cutting the gaming proceeds to charities.

Once again, our governing BC Liberals are in the spotlight for the wrong reasons. Here we have BC taxpayers (read BCLC) now subsidizing money laundering operations (read casinos).

This morning I sat down with a good cup of coffee and the paper. It sure didn't take me long to get my feathers ruffled. Once again the Liberals made the front page, this time cutting the gaming proceeds to charities.

Jack Knox Slightly Skewed She looked to the heavens, then back to the ground. "Aliens?" She tried to make it sound like a joke, but didn't quite succeed.

I just wanted to thank everyone who has wrote in to the paper with warnings about CFLs and informing me and others that they contain mercury. I was not aware of their dangers. Thankfully CFLs are not the only option that we have to light our homes.

I felt compelled to write a brief note to express thanks and offer some positive feedback on a product being offered in our own backyard.

Thank-you to everyone who keeps their driveways and walkways cleared of snow. Letter carriers throughout the city appreciate it! Roxanne Ricard Prince George