Opinion

Those who know me may be surprised by my choice of song, but there are times in your life that you have to stretch your reality, pull on your ear lobe to clear the cobwebs and hang on for a very loud ride.

VICTORIA -- Now that two members of the B.C. New Democratic Party caucus are competing to run federally, Opposition leader John Horgan has laid down some "rules of engagement" to minimize friction on the provincial scene.

The event last Saturday night at Art Space with Dan Brooks, leader of the BC Conservative party, was a great success. I was positively elated to see so many fellow conservatives and reformers out in full force.

It's been burned and stepped on. Some people just leave it out for the sun and the wind to eventually ruin her. Last week, it was lowered, as it too often is, to mourn the death of a police officer killed in the act of duty.

My story this week is about a relatively new newcomer to Prince George. I would like to introduce you to Marie (Kehler) Trew who moved to Prince George from Hudson Hope via Saskatchewan in 2010.

I have a question. I haven't lived in PG for almost 4 years now. I was born and raised there.

Reading and hearing about what is going on with Alberta's economy now that oil prices have plummeted and look like they could stay low for a while, it is hard not to be a little smug.

A slum or a squatter's settlement isn't where one expects to find an architect. Yet, it's in those communities on three different continents that Vikram Bhatt has spent most of his distinguished career.

Toller Cranston is a big reason figure skating is a great sport. The six-time Canadian men's champion and Olympic bronze medallist in 1976, Cranston died over the weekend at his home in Mexico of an apparent heart attack. He was 65.

William Arthur Ward tells us, "The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior demonstrates. The great teacher inspires." There is a great deal of wisdom in these words, but I prefer to take this statement one step further.