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Water a central issue for First Nations

Water a central issue for First Nations

From mossy rainforest to sage brush desert, water pulses through B.C.'s First Nations cultures as powerfully as the tides, rivers and rains that shaped and sustain the landscape we all inhabit together, plants, animals and people alike.
Roads and refugees

Roads and refugees

The City of Prince George should be both complimented and cautioned for endorsing a resolution asking the federal government to do more to aid and eventually settle Syrian refugees.
Harper repeating Senate history

Harper repeating Senate history

A very wise person once said history repeats itself. After watching this year's debate I was reminded of that when one of the questions put to the prime minister was about appointments to the Senate.
Find meaning in suffering

Find meaning in suffering

In a conversation between two men who have inspired millions to live better and more fulfilling lives, Viktor Frankl said to Wayne Dyer, "You must teach people to find meaning in their suffering, and in so doing they will be able to turn their person
Millwright came west for opportunity

Millwright came west for opportunity

Retired Canfor millwright Stewart Law, the fourth youngest of nine children, was born on a farm in Nipawin, Sask. in 1933. It was a big family and Stewart said, "We all knew how to work and we all knew how to get along.
Coleman optimistic about Petronas

Coleman optimistic about Petronas

Cabinet minister Rich Coleman admitted to being caught off guard by news of potentially "catastrophic" lapses in safety at the Malaysian operations of Petronas, the company the B.C.
Another chapter in rural life ends

Another chapter in rural life ends

Saturday's front page feature by the Citizen's Mark Nielsen on the upcoming closure of the Nukko Lake Store was so bittersweet.
Candidates should focus on the three Rs

Candidates should focus on the three Rs

With the start of the school year, students across the province are once again studying the three Rs: reading, writing and arithmetic.
Impromptu trip fun

Impromptu trip fun

At the last minute on Labour Day weekend, I wanted to go camping as a last hurrah to cap the summer.
Enough is enough, time for change

Enough is enough, time for change

Under Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government, he is taking away door-to-door mail delivery, closing vets offices across the country, forcing future generations to work longer to collect old age security and now the cold response to the refugee cr