Opinion

Can you feel better than a million bucks? Everyone wants to be a millionaire, or so they think. When I was younger, I too had that aspiration. A lot of people laughed at me. Especially one of my aunts.

Regarding the story about the new technology to issue parking tickets downtown. Parking has always been a problem downtown, at times made worse by some business owners and employees who basically hog the on-street parking.

Imagine, for a second, that Via Rail started a pizza delivery service. Canada already has plenty of pizza delivery businesses, of course. But those pizzamakers don't have what Via Rail does: A massive, recession-proof chest of public money.

There is only deep sadness for Destiny Rae Tom, beaten to death in the middle of a winter night three years ago by her common-law husband, Garrett Steven George. He was sentenced Wednesday in B.C.

If you're in the market for a vehicle, purchasing new will offer you the certainty of no accidents, the latest technology and safety features, and maintenance and warranty perks that will keep your investment operating at premium efficiency for years

By the time this week's column goes to print, I predict the following: everyone will be sick to death of the American election results.

Much of the world was shocked when the American populace elected Donald Trump as president. Many have reacted with fury.

My one goal, when I started this column, was to inspire at least one person to make a change towards better health and happiness in their lives.

In my role as executive director of the Community Arts Council, I regularly have the opportunity to engage in conversations with some pretty impressive people about the role the arts play in our community.

George Kostas Blanis, aka George the Barber, was born in 1937 in Diava Kalabaka, Greece. It was shortly after the war when a friend of his left for Canada to work as a barber and with the hope of finding a better life.