Opinion/Letters to the Editor

Has anyone ever stopped to think that Prince George might have the best drivers that Canada has to offer? Driving around the city should be thought of as a pylon-driving course, not a hellish mine field of axle busting potholes.

The biggest political issue facing Northern British Columbia in the upcoming provincial election is whether Victoria will create a northern legacy fund that is generated from northern resources.

Who would get the jobs if Northern Gateway gets approved? According to Pat Daniel, CEO of Enbridge, the largest of China's state-controlled oil companies, PetroChina, wants to build the Northern Gateway Project and is considering purchasing an equity

I'm not sure how much the average Prince George resident knows about how hydrology works but I would assume that the engineering staff at City Hall know all about it.

Thanks for the great idea, Brian Skakun. I love the idea of adding a cent or two to the price of gas in order to make our roads better. It is only fair that those of us who drive pay for the roads we drive on.

It appears to me that the investigation into the Burns Lake mill explosion has been fruitless due to the lengthy amount of time for a report. If the cause of this explosion was determined earlier, the Lakeland Mills explosion would not have occurred.

Jo Burrows and the Little family would like to extend their heartfelt thanks to the community and businesses of Prince George for their selfless generosity and support during this difficult time.

I was with my wife in the emergency room of the hospital last Monday night. She has a nasty case of the flu, with strep throat, and was in a lot of pain combined with trouble swallowing.

In Gordon Hoekstra's article of Sat. April 28 is a sentence that should raise a big red flag for sawmill owners/operators, Worksafe BC, and all sawmill workers.

The week in headlines: Provincial government opens door to 12-month school calendar. In related news, school children want 12-month legislature. Harper, NDP squabble over whether party was soft on Hitler.