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Customer service is first priority for success

Customer service is first priority for success

I had just climbed the steepest part of the hill and was out of breath when out of the corner of my eye I saw the dog sprinting out of the driveway towards me.
Bad rap for Netflix series

Bad rap for Netflix series

I'm writing this in response to general backlash that the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why is receiving, especially in recent days following the Season 2 release last Friday.
TransMountain issues define gov't

TransMountain issues define gov't

Background information recently released about B.C.'s Jan. 30 announcement that it was planning to restrict oil movements through the province shed some light on what's turned out to be the most important move the NDP government has made to date.
City needs its own pot policy

City needs its own pot policy

When Justin Trudeau was elected prime minister in 2015 with a promise to legalize marijuana a signficant plank of his campaign platform, it was already clear that individual municipalities across Canada would have the authority to decide how that wou
Marriage breakdown a financial game-changer

Marriage breakdown a financial game-changer

In our 20s it seemed that all our friends were getting married. We used to save their wedding announcements in a drawer, and occasionally I would look through these mementos of that happy moment in each couple's lives.
Province needs to budget for increasing natural disasters

Province needs to budget for increasing natural disasters

As Mother Nature takes her toll on vast swaths of this province (via floods right now, with extensive wildfires sure to follow) one of the folks nervously watching those disasters unfold surely has to be B.C.'s finance minister.
Discrimination has no place in family court

Discrimination has no place in family court

I don't understand how people can get away with discrimination in family court and not be held accountable for their actions and behaviours. The B.C. human rights code is in place for a reason, same with the Canadian Charter of Rights.
Pipeline spat descends into farce

Pipeline spat descends into farce

The current state of the TransMountain pipeline battle between B.C., Alberta and the federal government is a slapstick comedy...
Dealing with the aftermath of a deadly car crash

Dealing with the aftermath of a deadly car crash

On Friday, I journeyed to Fort St. James to participate in a retreat put on by the Catholic Diocese. I left early, stopping at the J and S Drive-In just outside Vanderhoof for lunch.
Follow the Silver Rule

Follow the Silver Rule

Everywhere one goes, it seems, everyone is pushing that book with the bright orange cover.