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Opinion: Jim Pattison comes to town and Prince George licks his boots

Opinion: Jim Pattison comes to town and Prince George licks his boots

From his coal terminal investments to his community and forest-destroying forestry operations through Canfor, Pattison’s wealth comes at great cost to the rest of us.
Opinion: Head of Prince George teachers union should resign

Opinion: Head of Prince George teachers union should resign

If Daryl Beauregard really believed in safety for all students, things would have calmed down, and the school board would have been able to focus on the job at hand. 
Opinion: City not putting notices in the Citizen violates Community Charter

Opinion: City not putting notices in the Citizen violates Community Charter

Our local newspaper is the “legislated outlet” for public notices as per the Community Charter and the keeper of the public record.
Opinion: Not to blame doesn’t mean not responsible

Opinion: Not to blame doesn’t mean not responsible

We are not guilty, but we are liable in the recovery process, and it is in accepting responsibility for restoring health that we find our greatest happiness and meaning in life.
Opinion: There have to be consequences for bad behaviour

Opinion: There have to be consequences for bad behaviour

The NDP/Liberal government is burning the country down with division, massive deficits and being an international embarrassment.
Opinion: Entrepreneurs are facing a mental health crisis — here's how to help them

Opinion: Entrepreneurs are facing a mental health crisis — here's how to help them

Recognizing and addressing the mental health struggles of entrepreneurs is not just a matter of compassion, but is also an essential investment in society at large.
Lawrie McFarlane: Health-care system needs a full reboot

Lawrie McFarlane: Health-care system needs a full reboot

The system has grown so convoluted and overstretched that it literally cannot be managed.
Charla Huber: Residential schools are not a conspiracy theory

Charla Huber: Residential schools are not a conspiracy theory

Each time I write about residential schools, my inbox fills with messages from conspiracy theorists, history deniers and people saying enough is enough
Opinion: OCP often shoved aside for developers

Opinion: OCP often shoved aside for developers

Maybe city staff is equally cynical, explaining how little effort is going into the consultation process around the big OCP review that was supposed to happen this year.
Geoff Johnson: Phasing out letter grades for K-9 a good thing

Geoff Johnson: Phasing out letter grades for K-9 a good thing

It will be up to teachers to explain that the proficiency scale takes into account the fact that learning occurs in different ways for each learner and doesn’t always follow a nice, predictable linear pathway