Opinion/Letters to the Editor

We always hear that nobody likes to shop downtown P.G. anymore. Have you tried to find a parking spot on Third or Fourth avenue lately? No matter what time of the day, you cannot find one.

My mother and I attended the Nov. 11 memorial services at the cenotaph. As was experienced by all the people in attendance, the weather was very unaccommodating for the service.

When I was preparing for my trip and talking to people about Vietnam, everyone raved about Hoi An. Situated in the centre of Vietnam, near the business town of Danang, Hoi An is about as quaint as you can get.

Are you bothered by nightmares in the night or are you living a nightmare? Some people I know suffer from nightmares regularly. Others are living a nightmare under terrible circumstances. Is there any way out? There is.

In the years leading up to the 2001 election, the BC Liberals spent a great deal of time talking about the cost overrun for the fast ferries.

I have never understood the purpose of political signage.

These past couple of weeks, I discovered three enjoyable red wines while I was looking for something I had not tried before. Surprisingly, each of these reds has something in common with the other - a softness about them with no rough edges.

BC New Hope Recovery Society is a non-profit organization, founded in 2007 by Lorne Mayencourt, in order to open and provide oversight to Baldy Hughes Therapeutic Community. The goal was to pioneer a new model for treating addiction in BC.

There are many benefits to having a smart meter at your home. For example, a smart meter can pinpoint power outages at a house, so BC Hydro's crew can head straight to the trouble spot, thus getting the lights on faster.

Thanks to Paul Willcocks for his column in the Nov. 9 Citizen. It seems the B.C. government has been using some very creative accounting to show BC Hydro having hundreds of millions in profit where in fact they had a near $250 million loss last year.