Opinion

Reality says maintaining a healthy long-term relationship takes a lot of work. Contrary to the fairy tales we read as kids, it's not all sunshine and roses. Add brain injury into the equation and watch out! Be prepared for many roller coaster rides.

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Canada recently failed in a bid to become a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. It is something neither Stephen Harper nor Justin Trudeau were able to achieve as prime minister.

B.C.'s Dr. Bonnie Henry was rightfully recognized by no less than the New York Times for her handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in our province.

I was raised and schooled in the Smithers area but I have not lived in the Bulkley Valley for decades. My ancestors were both Gitxsan and Wet’suwet’en. This region is also on the infamous “Highway of Tears.

As I drive by the Family Y, I see the new fire hall under construction. What really catches ones eye is the fact they’rebuilding with steel studs rather than wood.

What I wouldn’t give to hear my two-year-old daughter chirp “shweet shwinging Shammy Shosa” again.

Last week, I heard a wise man say “What makes life precious is that it ends.” It got me thinking about some of the things in my life that have ended that I could have appreciated more.

With the resumption of non-urgent scheduled surgeries on May 18, the surgery renewal announced by the Minister of Health on May 7 is well underway in Northern Health.

The parent that does best with children becomes the parent that is loved and adored. Though infants cling on to mothers, later in life when on their own, children generally do not have unqualified leanings towards a parent based on gender.