Opinion

Spring is in the air. The days are getting longer and warmer, the trees and flowers are blooming. Professional hockey coaches are looking for work.

The story is told of a time in early pre-statehood Utah, when there was no cash to speak of, and a young man wanted to take his girl to a show. In-kind exchanges were the way back then, and the cost for a ticket was three chickens.

British Columbia's New Democrats are trying to put the best face on the Error in Edmonton, but it's hard to see how any wing of the party wins after a mess like that. Every major decision made at the federal convention was the wrong one.

What happened in Edmonton during the NDP palooza and the live execution of Tom Mulcair as leader was a modern "Ides of March." And even though it is April, the story is almost the same: the who's who of the NDP had their knives out for Mr.

Hans Niedermayer lived a long and productive life but the legacy he left Prince George will live on as long as soccer is played. Mr. Soccer died on April 1 at the age of 90.

It was one of the largest expressions of grassroots concern and opinion that we've seen recently in B.C. Thousands of residents in Fort Nelson, Fort St. John and Terrace held "Northern Jobs for Northern Families" rallies.

Second World War Veteran and former prisoner of war Frank Porter was born in 1925 in Waterloo, Quebec. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Army, and specifically the Queens Own Riffle Battalion, in 1943 at the age of 18.

When it comes to Israel, and discussing the Israel-Palestine conflict, many 'activists' like Gerry Chidiac tend to champion the cause of the Palestinians without understanding the salient and pertinent facts behind the very situation they are meander

This past week, the Council of Forest Industries held their annual convention with the premier as the closing keynote speaker. Not surprisingly, she was defending the forest industry. After all, even with the perpetual economic downturn, at $12.

So long, Tom Mulcair. He won't be missed.