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Codling moth threatening local crops

Codling moth threatening local crops

The codling moth is alive and well in Prince George, each year destroying more of our apples, pears and crab apples. This moth is a very invasive species. The adult emerges from its cocoon in the spring after the trees have bloomed.
Northerners shouldn’t have to risk their lives for medical care

Northerners shouldn’t have to risk their lives for medical care

It is a terrible thing when you have to risk your life in order to save your life. Yet this is a choice many in the north have to make. Prince George is where most of the health specialists, surgeons and diagnostic services are to be found.
AR-15 opponent missed the mark

AR-15 opponent missed the mark

I would like to clarify some issues about the letter to the editor titled "No justification for the AR-15." Automatic firearms have been prohibited since 1978 to the general public.
Polite politics

Polite politics

If recent elections, not only in Canada but in that garbage dump blaze of a vote currently underway in the United States, are any indication, the words polite and politics don't belong together in today's world.
Gretzky still No. 1

Gretzky still No. 1

Full marks to Neil Godbout referencing Arnold Palmer's enormous influence on the world of marketing and endorsements by athletes, but his suggestion that Alexander Ovechkin being the first NHL client of the International Management Group (IMG) is inc
Denial of report spurs curiosity

Denial of report spurs curiosity

I found your Friday editorial "Putting up Walls" very concerning. Three stories about Citizen staff not being allowed to do their job because of someone in back offices, government buildings etc.
Sell the amnesty guns for charity

Sell the amnesty guns for charity

In regards to the article "Month-long gun amnesty," in 2013, more than 1,800 firearms and other related items being destroyed by the RCMP.
New Trudeau, same as the old Trudeau

New Trudeau, same as the old Trudeau

At the time of this writing, the fallout from the Trudeau government's unilaterally imposed carbon tax is still spreading throughout the Twitter-news-commentary sphere.
Signs of the times

Signs of the times

As the provincial government seeks public input in adding up to 75 new roadside stop-of-interest signs around B.C.
RCMP, not local MPs, should regulate guns

RCMP, not local MPs, should regulate guns

I just received a constituent letter from my MP, Todd Doherty, which includes an attack on the RCMP for restricting cartridge magazines for the 10/22 Ruger.