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The power of the message of Easter

The power of the message of Easter

Clergy Comment
Keep your cool with good R-value

Keep your cool with good R-value

Different areas of the home will have a different rating
Visit to Vimy Ridge a moving experience

Visit to Vimy Ridge a moving experience

Thank you to Josephine Selkirk for her letter describing the Canadian battle at Vimy Ridge. I had the opportunity to visit the Canadian memorial at Vimy this past February. It was a very moving experience to say the least.
Premier's days on learning curve numbered

Premier's days on learning curve numbered

It was a bad week for Premier Christy Clark. And yes, I expect you've read that story several times already this year. But here it comes again.
Parking meters not a deterrent

Parking meters not a deterrent

Yes, I have enjoyed meter-free, on-street parking downtown. But is it the only reason I shop downtown? Certainly not.
A suggestion for dealing with the potholes

A suggestion for dealing with the potholes

Having recently moved here 10 months ago from Nelson I have noticed a lot of constructive words with no solution listed in the opinion column. Recently, thing most in residents' minds is the pothole situation in the city.
Time to get the elasticated pants on

Time to get the elasticated pants on

I have been best man at about five weddings with the first being at the nuptials of Martin Storey and Therese Yeats.
Even lazy Miller worth a gander

Even lazy Miller worth a gander

Holy Terror by Frank Miller Frank Miller is God. A generation ago, Miller reinvented Batman not once but twice, with Batman: Year One, reshaping the origin story, and The Dark Knight Returns, about Batman at the end of his crime-fighting career.
Bad all round

Bad all round

Collecting delinquent loans is painstaking, time-consuming and emotionally draining work, but a productive learning experience for any banker. It is nearly always wise to first seek a cooperative approach in these situations.
A story that's present and tense

A story that's present and tense

Assignment: Using the present tense, write a piece that takes the reader into a specific memory or moment(s) of time, with you. Choose an experience that has left an imprint on you in some way.