Opinion

I have just read our mayor’s comments on all the government housing that is being planned for Prince George.

What struck me as well about the discovery in Kamloops was my personal connection to it.  A man whom I consider a dear friend and mentor was the principal of this school in the 1940s. 

The spirit of collaboration between the city, B.C. Housing, the First Nations Health Authority, Northern Health and so on to address homelessness is fantastic but it comes with problems of its own.

When I see the tents downtown, I don’t see it as a nuisance or something that needs to be removed or cleaned up. Rather, I see it as a community of people who are struggling and coping as best they know how.

The Government of Canada must stop making tax dollars as an excuse or delay to take real action.

My grandmother went to residential school and even I know that a mural from 1967 is a precious piece of history.

In the past couple of weeks, I have been encouraged. As the leaves and flowers have continued to bloom and more and more friends and family have received their vaccinations, I have seen so many beautiful glimpses of community.

When looking at the events of the world, it is important to keep in mind that the arms industry is extremely lucrative and global conflict increases their profitability.

Despite the libelous slur that it is a product of colonialism, Israel is in fact the absolute opposite.