Opinion/Letters to the Editor

A lawyer representing B.C. laid down the government's new skeptical tone about the Northern Gateway pipeline proposal recently with a series of probing questions.

A public memorial service will be held today in Calgary for Peter Lougheed, the former premier of Alberta, who died last week at age 84. B.C.

On Monday the Citizen reported that KPMG received "2,049 completed online surveys" as part of the City's Core Services Review. This is not correct and overstates the number of people who responded to the survey in a big way.

I would like to express my outrage because of the gas prices in Prince George. Last Saturday the price of gas in Abbotsford was 120.9 c/litre. In Vancouver where they pay a 15 c/litre levy for transit, the price fluctuated between 130.9 and 135.

Where did life on this planet originate? And perhaps more importantly, how did it originate? The answer is that no one knows for sure.

CBC broadcaster Evan Solomon seems like a nice young man. In his day job, Solomon hosts Power and Politics, a national affairs show on afternoon TV. Solomon takes to topics with Terrier-like ferocity.

In response to S. Bruhm's 'Appalled by Article' letter, about The Citizen's sex trial coverage, I too am appalled -- appalled at their lack of compassion or understanding.

In the cold, in the dawn, in the sun in the Hart and in the fog in the Bowl, they came out in their bright orange T-shirts, newspapers in hand.

Now that cooler weather is upon us and that little voice inside our head screams, "The snow is coming!" we are faced with preparing for winter. Change the tires, clean the furnace and empty the dead flower baskets.

During a previous career, I worked for twelve years as a child protection social worker and supervisor for the provincial government. This career provided profound exposure to the tremendous negative impact of child abuse on children and families.