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PM has a lot of tasks to take care of

PM has a lot of tasks to take care of

The first order of business for PM Trudeau is financial help to immediately build an all-weather road to the Shoal Lake Reservation, then re-establish election fairness by replacing the individual candidate funding that Harper cancelled for no good r
Highway of Tears documents ‘not relevant’

Highway of Tears documents ‘not relevant’

The B.C. Liberal government quietly released on Monday one batch of documents related to the Highway of Tears that the information and privacy commissioner rapped officials for withholding.
Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good

Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good

Justin Trudeau is sure getting a crash course on the theme of the impossibility of pleasing not just everybody but anybody! On the same day that we heard those lobbying for doctor-assisted suicide oppose the idea of Trudeau asking for some extra time
Underground engineers

Underground engineers

Many years ago, I made the mistake of referring to soil as "dirt." It is definitely not something one should do in the presence of soil scientists and it illustrated my ignorance of an important discipline in science.
Timely shelters can reduce tax costs

Timely shelters can reduce tax costs

There was a certain thrill in using the Skytrain as a legitimate working person when it first came on the scene in the 1980's.
Non-debate a play for time

Non-debate a play for time

The B.C. Legislature again Monday took up consideration of adding two new constituencies and reworking the boundaries of many others in advance of the next provincial election. The debate is one of the more unusual in recent years.
UNBC ranking no surprise

UNBC ranking no surprise

What fantastic news about UNBC being No. 1. No surprise to me as a former long time resident of Prince George and student of history at our university.
Beer in the stands

Beer in the stands

I've recently attended two hockey games at the Kal Tire Center in Vernon where - gasp - they sell beer and wine and have for years. No one died, the crowd was well behaved and both evenings were quite civilized.
Citizen misses an opportunity

Citizen misses an opportunity

I have been living in Prince George for 25 years. During that time I have witnessed good Queen Elizabeth II open our little shining light on the hill... our little university, UNBC.
Policing the police

Policing the police

Shari Green saw the problem coming. Now her successor, Lyn Hall, and the rest of city council have to deal with it.