Opinion

This past weekend Lino and I were invited to go camping.

Re: The fluoridation of our water supply. We must vote soon, and let's hope the wording on the referendum is clearly stated, as in 'yes, add it' or 'No, do not add it' Then let's hope the city council will listen to the people.

I am appalled at the Liberal government's announcement that they are going to pay parents while their children are not receiving an education.

After half a century of stasis, there are big new strategic realities in the Middle East, but people are having trouble getting their heads around them. Take the United States, for example.

A few thoughts about the Mount Polley tailings pond spill: - As Citizen columnist and UNBC professor Todd Whitcombe rightly pointed out in his Monday column, there has been plenty of overheated language used to describe the failure of the tailings po

Last weekend, I had the pleasure of attending my very first Artswells festival. I have mentioned in a previous column that the towns of Wells and Barkerville hold a special place in my heart.

Recently, as it becomes more clear the teacher dispute will drag on into the next school year, government ministers have begun to explain that they won't legislate an end to the dispute as that has lead to the dysfunctional relationship that currentl

I have been writing these columns for a number of years and generally they are about politics. However, occasionally science enters into the political realm. As a chemist with a Ph.D.

Summer is traditionally dominated on the charts by catchy pop earworms, and this year has been no exception. But pop music is a lot like fair food -a little is good, too much will make you gag.

Ornamental grasses have been used in European landscapes for centuries, and they are now becoming popular here. They are a beautiful way to add motion and sound to a landscape, as the wind moves the grass.