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A cure-all for the blahs

A cure-all for the blahs

In attempting to beat the seasonal blues that I appear to be in thrall of, I have found a slightly off-the-beaten-path cure-all for the blahs. Last weekend, my husband and I helped to paint my brother's house.
He/she also lives

He/she also lives

En Cha Hun. Due to typesetting this is not quite the way the UNBC motto looks, but the sentiment behind the words is what I think is more important.
Spotlight on Spotlight

Spotlight on Spotlight

Spotlight won the Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay Oscars at the Academy Awards on Sunday night.
Time to March into the garden

Time to March into the garden

Certain gardening chores should be done in March. Read on if you want to get a jump on planting. For crops that require a long growing season, start seeds indoors.
Local restaurants should support local brands

Local restaurants should support local brands

The other night my wife and I went out for supper. We went into a well known restaurant. The waitress came by and asked if we would like a drinks with our meal. I asked to have a product produced by our local Pacific Western Brewery.
Super Tuesday explained

Super Tuesday explained

So, what's so super about Tuesday? The answer is that there are a lot delegates available in the U.S. primary process.
#NotAllFaculty

#NotAllFaculty

As a long-standing faculty member ay UNBC, I am dismayed by both media coverage and letters to editors as well as the usual comments that lump all faculty in to the same category as various situations are discussed from the strike to the Faculty Asso
Beth James did her job, why hound her?

Beth James did her job, why hound her?

I read the front page story about Beth James and her departure from her position in Parkland, Alta., recently. From what I understand, and please correct me if I am wrong... Beth James was a unanimous choice by the previous mayor and council.
Liberals get a lesson in expectations

Liberals get a lesson in expectations

Everybody is better off. So enough with the complaining. That's the government's bottom line on the give-and-take move in last week's budget on disability benefits and bus passes.
Rise of the EV supercar

Rise of the EV supercar

Electric vehicles are gaining ground slowly but surely in Canada. According to Green Car Reports, sales of plug-in electric vehicles (EVs) have doubled in the past three years, jumping from 3,106 total sales in 2013 to 6,354 total sales in 2015.