Skip to content
Join our Newsletter

Opinion

Trump poll disrespectful

Trump poll disrespectful

I am quite offended with the poll on the side of your page. I completely understand people not respecting The Donald. I do however have respect for the office of the president.
Tell your MLA to end grizzly hunting

Tell your MLA to end grizzly hunting

Opening of the trophy hunting season for B.C. grizzlies is only a month away. Despite recent surveys indicating 90 per cent of B.C. residents oppose this so-called sport, the B.C.
Lighten up about park pavilion

Lighten up about park pavilion

There seems to be a lot of kerfuffle over the new pavilion to be constructed on the grounds of Lheidli T'enneh Memorial Park. One area I happen to think our city does a very good job at is with the creativity and maintenance of our many parks.
Fighting for democracy

Fighting for democracy

Read all about it. At the New York Times, it's been "all the news that's fit to print" for more than a century. The Citizen is currently without an official slogan, but it has used "Your community newspaper since 1916" and "It's what matters to you.
Bringing everyone together before the battle starts

Bringing everyone together before the battle starts

Skinny, self-conscious and with an aspiring case of acne, during the eighth grade, I sought shelter in a posse of putzes and a gaggle of geeks, whose sheer volume gave us a sense of shelter.
Climate science was ahead by a century

Climate science was ahead by a century

Over the years, I have often expressed my perplexity at the various people and organizations which form the "anti-global warming" crowd. I have struggled to understand their motives.
Cooking should be just as nourishing as the meal

Cooking should be just as nourishing as the meal

Cold wet clothing from a day of foraging wood fuel out of the forest during a cold winter' day.
Gardening for the apocalypse

Gardening for the apocalypse

When I was in third grade, my teacher told our class about the adage that March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb.
Believing in a better world

Believing in a better world

In the 1980s, one of the most popular songs was 99 Red Balloons, by the Berlin-based band Nena. In the German version of the song, they sang, 99 Kriegsminister, Streichholz und Benzinkanister (99 war ministers, match and gasoline can).
The city's big wood bill, and the earliest letter in B.C.

The city's big wood bill, and the earliest letter in B.C.

This week in local history, Feb. 26 to March 4: Feb. 26, 1919: The City of Prince George planned to call for tenders for firewood suppliers for wood to heat the city's public buildings - including city hall, the hospital, fire hall and schools.