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Opinion: Housing minister left Prince George with ‘disgusting mess’

Opinion: Housing minister left Prince George with ‘disgusting mess’

Your incompetent handling of these problems has made parts of our city uninhabitable
Opinion: Why did it take so long for Prince George to act on First Ave. camp?

Opinion: Why did it take so long for Prince George to act on First Ave. camp?

What will it take next time for council to move on the homeless? A fatality with staff, downtown going up in flames, or angry citizenry which we all know you ignore anyway.
Opinion: Fearmongering about people fleeing disasters is a dangerous and faulty narrative

Opinion: Fearmongering about people fleeing disasters is a dangerous and faulty narrative

Recognizing the challenges posed by climate-induced displacement is important. But officials must avoid rhetoric about displaced people that can fuel xenophobia.
Opinion: Prince George making the same encampment mistakes again

Opinion: Prince George making the same encampment mistakes again

There should be an open and clear commitment to improve the process when residents are transitioned into social and supportive housing.
Comment: We need the truth as we seek reconciliation

Comment: We need the truth as we seek reconciliation

The ongoing allegation that former residential schools may be sites of multiple secret burials is not consistent with evidence I heard over many weeks covering the Blackwater trial.
Adrian Raeside cartoon: Nanaimo restricts use of natural gas

Adrian Raeside cartoon: Nanaimo restricts use of natural gas

Citizen poll results: Are you prepared to leave your home with little to no notice due to an emergency?

Citizen poll results: Are you prepared to leave your home with little to no notice due to an emergency?

There were 694 votes cast when the poll was on the website from Aug. 19 to Sept. 1.
Opinion: Selective memories and revisionist histories trivialize our colonial past

Opinion: Selective memories and revisionist histories trivialize our colonial past

Children were abused if not killed in horrendous ways. Your examples of a few good deeds attempts to dismantle those truths.
Adrian Raeside cartoon: Students hunting for a place to live

Adrian Raeside cartoon: Students hunting for a place to live

Opinion: City council, Citizen both need to be better

Opinion: City council, Citizen both need to be better

I firmly believe that a successful democracy must have an enlightened, well-informed electorate as its basis. We don’t have that.