Opinion

They will argue success in business is no crime, no matter what the social and environmental costs of that success.

Industry and to some extent government, have learned to work with First Nations to establish genuine economic reconciliation opportunities, particularly in the energy sector.

Recycle BC is subsidizing plastic and other waste through fees charged to newspaper publishers.

If anyone at Canfor starts squawking, mayor and council are welcome to remind them that there are other properties that could be seized.

In 2024, Canfor will no longer be paying property tax on the plant they are shutting down. That's tax revenue that will need to be made up for by the rest of the property owners in our city. 

From my recollections the government put a gag order on government forestry officials to not talk about the pine beetle crisis.

We had a simple but clear message: the mountain pine beetle would devastate B.C. interior forests and lead to eventual and massive shutdowns of lumber and pulp of operations in the interior.

Such anemic growth means that it will take more than 70 years for Canada’s economy to double in size.

The Prince George closure cost 300 people their jobs.

At my very first NHL game, Gino Odjick played the best game of his life.