Opinion

Best not to bet on a fat guy in a contest to lose 10 pounds, as my eldest daughter once did with me. It turns out that dropping 10 out of 240 pounds of chubby bunny is much easier than chiselling 10 pounds off a feisty little dancer.

Again, I invoke the patience of the readership as we all grow used to the new ways and means of creating a column.

I have very much enjoyed reading the front pages of the Prince George Citizen from a hundred years ago that you publish in the "This Week in History" section of the newspaper.

Elderly sex offenders with dementia pose a dilemma in criminal sentencing. Their despicable crimes call for denunciation, yet their age and mental state evoke a degree of practical compassion.

It seems that nothing in the world has caused more war and destruction than religion, yet many of the greatest leaders who have ever lived embraced spirituality as a central source of their strength.

We will have a new government by the time this column is published. Our votes will hopefully be counted and a government in waiting.

Justin Trudeau stole the word "progressive" during the federal election campaign and cruised with it to a comfortable minority government. He'll have little problem governing for most - if not all - of the next four years.

I like picking berries in the summer. It's one of those memories that lasts into the fall and winter much like the frozen berries that are hidden in the freezer for a tasty bit of summer on a cold day.

Driving the open highway is a visual masterpiece at this latitude. Around every bend the landscape offers up the magnificence of natural history. The scene is the result of what once was glacier that gave way to pressure.

I always get very excited at election time. This is the moment when we can freely choose who will represent us, the moment when we play a vital role in the direction of our government.