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Letter to the editor: Wood pellets letter ‘misleading’

Letter to the editor: Wood pellets letter ‘misleading’

The reality is the pellet industry in Prince George is being enlisted to convert our beautiful fire-resistant, wildlife-rich deciduous component, full of life and resilience, to mostly pine plantations.
Opinion: When to hold it, what to wear when celebrating it: Halloween hot-button issues

Opinion: When to hold it, what to wear when celebrating it: Halloween hot-button issues

As Halloween approaches, the excitement of children is evident across Canada.
Rob Shaw: Eby administration appointments signal major change for BC NDP

Rob Shaw: Eby administration appointments signal major change for BC NDP

Premier-designate David Eby signalled big changes are coming for both B.C.’s civil service, as well as the NDP’s next election campaign, with the appointment of two new top officials to his administration this week.
Todd Whitcombe: Looming recession a global problem

Todd Whitcombe: Looming recession a global problem

It will impact the Canadian economy over the next couple of quarters and maybe for all of 2023.
Neil Godbout: Improved hospital safety long overdue

Neil Godbout: Improved hospital safety long overdue

Prince George hospital employees, and not just the ones working in the emergency ward, deal with physical and verbal assaults regularly.
Rob Shaw: If it can’t tackle crime, BC NDP faces political punishment

Rob Shaw: If it can’t tackle crime, BC NDP faces political punishment

The party – and the public – better hope the next premier has a plan in place to tackle the province's plague of crime and violence.
Letter to the editor: What the fibre sourcing data in B.C. tells us about wood pellets

Letter to the editor: What the fibre sourcing data in B.C. tells us about wood pellets

Our report findings were clear: 85 per cent of the fibre for pellets comes from the by-products of sawmills and allied industries, and the remaining 15 per cent comes from logging debris and low-quality logs.
Gerry Chidiac: Negotiations needed to end war in Ukraine

Gerry Chidiac: Negotiations needed to end war in Ukraine

Our leaders are failing us and they are putting all of our lives at risk. 
Jack Knox: It's all fun until someone jumps in the casket with the dead guy

Jack Knox: It's all fun until someone jumps in the casket with the dead guy

An act of kindness for a stranger turned into a bizarre story for Leah Flatman of Saanich, now living in Montreal
Opinion: There are more Canadian organ donation supporters than registered Canadian donors

Opinion: There are more Canadian organ donation supporters than registered Canadian donors

B.C. and Alberta emerge as the provinces with the highest incidence of prospective organ and tissue donors