Opinion/Letters to the Editor

Recently in Langley there has been a court case on whether or not we should allow euthanasia. For the benefit of society I believe that we should not change the current laws. Before I go on, I should make clear what euthanasia is and is not.

My two worst pet peeves #1 Lack of snow removal year after year. This is such a huge safety feature. So I feel the need to write in again. It took you seven days to clean our street and some streets still are not cleaned.

BCTF president Susan Lambert has recently been quoted saying "Clearly the Liberals believe teachers' rights to bargain and students' rights to quality classroom conditions must be sacrificed to management's right to reduce thousands of teaching posit

Here we go again, more water and sewer hikes. I thought we had three years of hikes under the old mayor for all the same reasons. I never heard once Mayor Green saying anything about hikes, only 10 per cent reductions in all departments.

I would like to thank the teachers for doing a great job during these negotiations with the Province. Where my son goes to school there is really no way you can tell there is job action going on.

Further to your article of December 7, 2011 entitled "First Nations asks UN to check if Ottawa meets legal obligations". Since becoming government the Harper administration has provided 90 million dollars in funding to the Attawapiskat community.

Last night I went to my first and last Timberwolves basketball game up at UNBC. There were about 10 natives banging on their drums for the entire game, what a racket.

Prince George has been hit with a wave of indecent exposure this year. RCMP believe two or more Caucasian men have been exposing themselves to women and children as young as 10 years old.

My daughters and I had the pleasure of attending Songs & Stories at the public library. There was an informal woodwind performance from PGSO along with a dancer. The choice of the story was perfect with live music and dance.

Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad has introduced Bill M210 - 2011 Workers' Dues Transparency and Rights Act to the legislature. This bill is a back-door prohibition on labour unions using dues to donate to political parties.