Opinion

As a Canadian citizen, a veteran, I am disgusted with Justin Trudeau and the settlement with Omar Khadr. I can think of thousands of young Canadians whose human rights were violated in times of war and have not been compensated.

We have been evacuated from our home in Williams Lake only to find another one here. We have been most grateful guests. These are the emotions we have felt in and around us. We thank you very much.

The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published an 18-page "Summary of Objectives for the NAFTA Renegotiation" last Monday. It is not great summer reading but it outlines the general principles for the U.S. in the upcoming NAFTA renegotiations.

It may sound strange but there are people who voted against the Green Party for environmental reasons. While largely silent on core issues like overpopulation, the party is very vocal lately on the cost of moving away from fossil fuel.

This week in Prince George history, July 23-29: July 24, 1924: A former South Fort George resident killed himself after assaulting the assistant manager of the Pacific Great Eastern (PGE) Railway with a revolver in the company's Vancouver office on J

This past week brought our family some exceptionally hard news. Due to a steadily decreasing quality of life, we had to make the terrible decision to put down our beloved 14-year-old dog, Kylie. Saying goodbye to a fur baby is very hard.

In observing the world, it is interesting how open minded people are to the opinions of others. News programs regularly present debates which end with people coming around to opposing point of view, or at least agreeing to respectfully disagree.

Today's story is about Charlie (Charles) and Vi (Irvina) Forden. Charlie was born in Punnichy, Sask. in 1937. In 1959, he traveled from his hometown to Mission, B.C., to attend his cousin's wedding and stayed.

Gardening is in full swing now and to keep everything looking great and growing healthy there are some gardening chores to help things along. Lawns should be fertilized again if you haven't already done so.

The last two weeks have been extremely traumatic for many in B.C. More than 40,000 people have been displaced from their homes because of the threat of forest fires. More than 8,000 have found refuge in our city, at CNC, UNBC, travel parks and homes.