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Longtime volunteer celebrates 'blessed' life

Longtime volunteer celebrates 'blessed' life

Retired school teacher Joyce (Armstrong) Unrau was born in Princeton, B.C., in 1936. Joyce said, "My mother was not able to raise me so by the time I was 10 years old I had been farmed out and raised by 12 different relatives.
Polite people classically Canadian

Polite people classically Canadian

Over the past few weeks, Research Co. has taken a look at etiquette in Canada. We learned that Canadians are hearing colourful language in public, and sometimes using it, more often than before.
Closing the B.C. Alberta chasm

Closing the B.C. Alberta chasm

David Black is taking John Horgan and Jason Kenney at their word. The two premiers say they want to work together to close the chasm dividing Alberta and B.C.? Super.
Are we what we watch on TV?

Are we what we watch on TV?

A fascinating (but flawed) study was published this week, linking the political views of Americans to the TV shows they watch.
Anger surrounds addiction

Anger surrounds addiction

Thank you for all your responses via email and letters.Your replies, comments and thoughts help clarify my own.In this, I identify gaps in my logic and become aware of faulty thinking. Many people are angry at addicts like me.I get that.
Creating the hundred-year business

Creating the hundred-year business

Recently a business in my community celebrated 100 years of operations. There was a party, celebrations and even recognition from politicians for their years of service to the community.
Electricity option

Electricity option

After reading the article on BC Hydro having operational challenges in the past eight months, I have some serious questions for Premier Horgan and his sidekick Andrew Weaver. Horgan and Weaver want to outlaw the sale of carbon fuel vehicles in B.C.
Arguing over semantics

Arguing over semantics

Canada's condemnation of white supremacy at home and abroad has Canadian conservatives grumbling. Conservative punditry decries talk about white supremacists as unfairly targeting all whites and insists white nationalism is not white supremacy.
Overdose epidemic prompts call to decriminalize personal drug use

Overdose epidemic prompts call to decriminalize personal drug use

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry's call to decriminalize people who use illicit drugs isn't quite as dramatic a change as some might picture. It's already the de facto approach some police forces in B.C. have taken, including Victoria's.
Business report shows optimism

Business report shows optimism

If there's one consistent trend running through the City of Prince George's 2018 Business Insights Report released Thursday, it's a relentless can-do attitude, centred around a strong belief that the economy is generally good (could be better but cou