Opinion

"Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song.

Clematis is one of the most exotic, beautiful flowering vines that are hardy enough to grow in our Zone 3 Prince George climate.

When retired Fort McMurray fire chief Darby Allen spoke last Saturday night at the annual Bob Ewert Memorial Dinner and Lecture, he told two stories about functional stupidity.

In this fast-paced world where everyone is busy with personal and professional commitments, it takes a caring individual to volunteer their time and energy to improve the lives of others.

Tsilhqot'in apology issue gone sideways The discussion of who should have done what in regard to the 150-year-old legally-sanctioned assassination of the Tsilhqot'in chiefs, seems to have gone sideways.

A number of events have serendipitously come together to provide the topic for this week's column. First, I had the pleasure of being part of Cherise Chrispen's masters thesis defense at UNBC this week.

It was 6 a.m. on a Monday morning and the instructor for the spin class didn't show up. Lost without leadership, half a dozen women and a sprinkling of middle aged men were sitting on their bikes pedaling aimlessly.

Editor's Note: Monday marked the 10th anniversary of the passing of former Citizen publisher Del Laverdure, who died of cancer at the age of 50.

Search the public record since the B.C. NDP took power last July for any reference to the government confirming that it wants to "kill," "halt," "cancel" or "stop" the Kinder Morgan pipeline. That's still exactly what it wants to do.

With all apologies to Tim Bennett and the other School District 57 trustees, school boards are the biggest joke in B.C. politics.