Opinion

Someone reminded me the other day that municipal elections are fast approaching. In the midst of all the other news items at home and around the world, I'd nearly forgotten about them.

I am writing to implore, not ask, not request, and sorry, not even a "please", to tell you to pass this message on to Mr. Fassbender and Ms. Clark to settle with the teachers.

VICTORIA — When Premier Christy Clark experienced a five-point drop in the public approval rating reported by the Angus Reid polling firm Monday, the laugh lines were not long in coming.

The sad story of the decades-long civic neglect of the Prince George Public Library added a new chapter this week, with news that senior city staff want to kick the library's long-overdue $2.

You mustn't expect politicians in a democratic system to come up with ideologically pure, intellectually consistent policies.

The failure rate for mine tailings dams like the one at Mount Polley has been consistent worldwide at about one every eight months since 2001.

The British Columbia teachers' strike is much larger than it appears on the surface. The issues appear to be teacher wages and benefits, and classroom size and composition. These are important.

Pat Martin was the eighth child out of 14 children born to his parent's James and Sarah Martin. He had eight brothers and five sisters.

Once upon a time there was a family with several school-age children. They were not wealthy but they got by with careful budgeting. For the most part all was fairly harmonious except for the demands of the youngest son.

While there are no Progressive Conservatives at the federal level any more and Stephen Harper seems quite happy to operate without that progressive tag hanging over his head, there are Progressive Conservatives in Alberta and a new man is in charge.