Opinion

B.C. forests have been hit hard in so many ways, from past years' fires, timber supply, allowable cut, pine beetle, spraying, caribou protection plans, tariffs, loss of a softwood lumber agreement, political pressures, and more.

I suppose the next best thing for governments to do when they can't please everyone is to ensure they don't please anyone.

I am not a "fighter" because I survived Hodgkin's lymphoma at 19. I am lucky among the unlucky.

As a former student at CNC, one of the major problems I noticed while I was in attendance there is that there's not a lot of student support.

The life expectancy of Canadians continues to climb, particularly when compared with what is transpiring in the United States.

T'was a piss-poor summer for much outdoor activity. Certainly, the rain beats the smoke and I dare not tempt the fire-demons to return. But from hay making to festival going, inclement weather had everyone on the run.

I was nine when I got my first bicycle. I needed it to go to and from school, because the school bus to our neighbourhood had been cancelled.

Brian Tracey, the famous sales trainer, has a story that he tells about the importance of great questions. Brian was having a meeting with a life insurance salesman who asked if he had enough life insurance.

On Saturday, Aug. 10, Joy Cotter raised some good points in discussing the need for a performing arts centre In Prince George. It certainly is time we had a cultural focal point in this city, or maybe two.

My dear friends of Prince George, I'm extremely saddened that one of our city fathers and community leaders in kindness and character has left us.