Opinion

On the topic of a Performing Arts Centre for Prince George; we need to be brave and visionary. As the Ford Nation has proven, even really big cities can be full of small minds.

The automobile hasn't just changed our society, it's changed us as individuals.

Canadians workers can find some encouragement in recent reports showing that employment prospects are improving.

So who is this Greg Pocock fella? Well, with all due respect to former Prince George Cougars owner Rick Brodsky, he's the anti-Brodsky. At least in terms of being local.

The Fair Elections Act has passed the Commons at last, and seems destined to become law before long.

In light of the brouhaha between the Chief Justice and the Prime Minister, one can be forgiven for wondering: who runs this country? Is it a democracy? Well, not strictly speaking - it is a representative democracy whereby political parties, a first-

Lower Mainland politicians are concerned about the transportation of dangerous goods through their communities as rail shipments increase exponentially.

Labour Minister Shirley Bond says the B.C. government is contemplating opening a provincial registry of employers who are using temporary foreign workers, given the intense recent interest in the program.

The Site C dam needs an extra C. It should be called the Site CC dam, as in Site Christy Clark. Virtually every time she visits Prince George, she brings up W.A.C. Bennett.

She sat in the front lobby of the care home and burst into a sparkling smile as I approached her to sit on the opposing couch: "It's so good to see you!" she blurted out with abandon. "Yes! And how are you today?" I bubbled back.