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Time to get busy in the yard

Time to get busy in the yard

It's officially spring, and time to clean the yard. Some yards may still be covered in snow while others are already bare and are showing the first signs of early flowering spring bulbs poking out of the soil.
A poetic salute to Dave Mah

A poetic salute to Dave Mah

Leave it to The Citizen, to open my eyes And then to tear them back up With an article about a fantastic guy Soon to be a year without David Mah being here A pillar in our community, an upstanding guy It's hard to type and hold back a cry He lived hi
Some things should be left in the past

Some things should be left in the past

Let the past go. Most people are familiar with the fact that the ministry took our family apart in the early 1960s. It was horrifying to everyone how they came for the children without notice.
Legalized weed could still cost your job

Legalized weed could still cost your job

Here's something to think of as Canada strolls toward marijuana-law reform: even after smoking dope becomes legal, it could still cost you your job. It won't even matter if you're not stoned at work.
How to benefit from Valemount Glacier

How to benefit from Valemount Glacier

Although it will be located within the Fraser-Fort George regional district, the Valemount Glacier resort development may have little to no effect whatsoever on the Prince George economy.
Surviving when something comes unhinged

Surviving when something comes unhinged

It's true that I have been head over heels in love a couple of times, but in cycling and business, I have been head over heels many times. Once, for example, it was an early morning ride, about 6 a.m.
Exhibition could feature the next great Canadian inventor

Exhibition could feature the next great Canadian inventor

When I have time, I get up in the morning, go to the kitchen, turn on the stove and make myself a hot breakfast of scrambled eggs or pancakes. I owe the fact that I can do this to a Canadian - Thomas Ahearn - who invented the electric stove.
Helping the homeless helps everyone

Helping the homeless helps everyone

Former American president Jimmy Carter said "The measure of a society is found in how they treat their weakest and most helpless citizens." Serving those in need may seem simply like the charitable thing to do.
Mud-season has arrived

Mud-season has arrived

Muddy footprints of the canine kind begin dotting the hardwood every morning with the livestock guardian dog Stanley's ritual of coaxing my wife from her slumber all the while robins begin their morning ritual of celebrating the sun's daily rise over
Learning to accept alternate realities with Half Life

Learning to accept alternate realities with Half Life

A family member of mine has very recently accelerated into a late stage of Alzheimer's disease.