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Time to move away from fossil fuels

Time to move away from fossil fuels

I don't have five million dollars to educate the public on the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline but I have a pen and a mind to do research. I'm mindful, caring and respectful of the people, the land and the waters.
John Shelford Opal Beds

John Shelford Opal Beds

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Current parliamentary system a perversion

Current parliamentary system a perversion

Retired school teacher Bill Perrin, while protesting in front of a backbencher's constituency office wondered (Citizen, p.
How I learned to stop worrying and love the core review

How I learned to stop worrying and love the core review

Walking downtown the other day, I was confronted by a desperate, unkempt man holding a stained, grubby manuscript scrawled with the words "For CBC eyes only." He pressed the filthy pile of papers into my hands with pleading eyes and then was gone.
Tories right about Kyoto

Tories right about Kyoto

I am responding to an editorial published on April, l9,20I2 in the Citizen by Rodney Venis.
Dix best tread softly

Dix best tread softly

Pre-election advice cheerfully given to B.C. politicians who dream of one day grasping the brass ring of power: Tread carefully as you move through the next 12 months.
The power of paying it forward

The power of paying it forward

I would like to send out a very large bouquet to the persons that stopped along Massey Drive on May 29 at about 5:30 p.m. I am sure that all those that saw money flying up in the air were shocked, but not as shocked as I was that same evening.
Humans a low priority

Humans a low priority

It is of note to see Enbridge's multimillion spending in media ads to promote their Northern Gateway pipeline to Kitimat while, in the more than two years since they put forward their application for it, they have not been able to produce a human hea
Gas tax a real burn

Gas tax a real burn

This is an open letter to our infamous city council and Councillor Brian Skakun. Let's look at some facts here. When the price of crude oil hit $109 a barrel, the price of gas jumped to $1.33.9/per litre. The current price of crude is $89.34/U.
Have-not students should pay their fees

Have-not students should pay their fees

The long student protest in Quebec is an example of the backlash to the media and the universities for not telling the full truth to their citizens.