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Apartment rezoning was wrong call

Apartment rezoning was wrong call

Re: Editorial titled "Right location, right call," Oct. 26.
Trump's priorities questioned

Trump's priorities questioned

Donald Trump recently announced the U.S. Treasury could no longer afford to help the hurricane ravaged U.S. island of Puerto Rico. He also rated his presidency reaction to Hurricane Maria's devastation as a 10. Surely he means 10 on a scale of 100.
Face-covering ban could spark Supreme Court battle

Face-covering ban could spark Supreme Court battle

I am sure that you have been reading a great deal about the new law in Quebec that forbids face coverings in public spaces. The law is aimed at creating "religious neutrality and security.
Getting high up the hill

Getting high up the hill

Canadian municipalities aren't the only ones trying to figure out how they're going to respond when marijuana becomes legal across Canada next summer.
Come on, curlers!

Come on, curlers!

Prince George, you've let me down. All year, I have been waiting for the start of something amazing: curling season.
A passion for the outdoors

A passion for the outdoors

Jim Weed was born in Greenwood in 1945 and moved to Grand Forks in 1949. He was just out of high school when Jim and a couple of his friends decided to head north and look for work.
Retailers will have to adapt to changing markets

Retailers will have to adapt to changing markets

Recently, I facilitated a meeting of a group of over 100 retailers. It turned out that 70 per cent of them were either fearful or concerned about the future of their retail stores.
Explanations needed

Explanations needed

Here we go again. Overnight, prices on a liter of fuel raise by 12 cents. The multinational oil companies have not offered any reasonable explanation for this huge increase.
Electoral system has proven track record

Electoral system has proven track record

I agree with Todd Whitcombe in his opposition to the highly vocal promoters of reforming our longstanding electoral system and the lamentations over what they call "first past the post" --that's that weird idea that in a race that the winner is, well
Popham questioned about fish lab review

Popham questioned about fish lab review

Agriculture Minister Lana Popham's enthusiasm for a review of one of her ministry's labs to protect "the integrity of the science" is waning in the face of sustained questions about the integrity of the review itself.