Opinion

On Friday last week, Premier Christy Clark released the Climate Leadership Plan. One of the truisms in government is bad news is released on Fridays so that by Monday it will be old news and out of the 24-hour news cycle.

Economic development, as well as diversification and innovation, are buzz words we hear at almost all gatherings and/or presentations. The question remains how to diversify, and while opinions are many, realistic solutions are only a few.

Millions of people are now glued to their TVs and smartphones as they check their country's progress in the 2016 Olympics. Most of us will never compete in the Olympics, win a medal, or even attend the Games.

City council, Before you rev up the engine on a two per cent increase on our already high utility bill, council should look at saving money by servicing us bi-weekly in our garbage pick-up days.

I believe that Smiling Trudeau will soon find his buddy Obama is of no help on the stalled (again, you say and especially when the Canadian dollar drops) softwood lumber agreement that is currently in the U.S. favour again.

Thumbs up to the RCMP. I frequently walk on heritage trail by the river. This morning our walk was interrupted by quite the police incident. Two cops on foot with a dog burst on the scene about 30 feet away from us.

It's rather impossible not to be caught up in the excitement of the Olympics, but it always takes me a few days before I am drawn in as an obsessed spectator with an insatiable interest for sports which I've never before watched or been interested.

There are things to which Prince George should aspire. For example, being the Heart of the Province. We are the one of the major economic drivers in B.C. as well as being almost in the center of the province.

The recent decision to award a service contract to an out-of-town contractor, an off-shore American company boggles the mind. It is infuriating and simply put, an embarrassment to the city and should be an embarrassment to the City.

If we learn anything useful from the news these days it is that history has proven Winston Churchill to be prophetic when he said: "Of all the talents bestowed upon men, none is so precious as the gift of oratory.