Opinion

This past Thursday afternoon a young mother and her 15-month-old son and myself went to Duchess Park, aka Pirate Park. The park was busy with families and children playing on the equipment.

On Friday, April 17, my husband and I had the pleasure of attending a spring concert at Southridge elementary school titled "Dig It." The Kindergarten to Grade 7 classes performed a play combining acting, dance and song as well as a school band.

There comes a time when we all lose someone we love. We tell ourselves it's part of life, it's what happens when we love, it's the risk we take as connected humans.

I am not trying to sound like an uncaring person, but I am having a hard time understanding when the city started to spend hard-earned tax dollars addressing what Mother Nature is doing to personal property in a flood plain along a river.

Being a lifelong resident of P.G., I started my path to becoming a dentist at CNC. The college's motto is "Start here, go anywhere" and I am living proof of that. My dental education and career has taken me all over North America.

Yesterday was Queen Elizabeth the Second's 89th birthday. For 63 years Her Majesty has reigned as sovereign of the United Kingdom and the dominions, of which we are one.

I often tell my students that there is no such thing as failure, that what many call failure is simply a valuable lesson that we can use in propelling ourselves forward. As long as we get up each time we fall, we find that success is not far away.

In 1925 a meeting of men and women was held in the Great Veterans Hall to talk about forming a chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star (OES) here in Prince George.

Today I participated in a small and peaceful public protest against the proposed Bill C-51. This event was held in conjunction with many across Canada.

My voice is one of many pleading for the board of the College of New Caledonia to keep the dental programs intact. I am a lifelong resident of Prince George, a former CNC student, and a local dental practice owner.