Opinion/Letters to the Editor

I have been waiting for several months for a chance to turn the tables on the Citizen. Over the course of that time a couple of pictures were taken where Citizen staff poked fun at some spelling mistakes and/or typos seen around town.

It's about time. Tourism Prince George has hired a new CEO to start in September.

The true colours of the Harper government are rarely displayed in public. Two recent events have shown those true colours in ideologically-driven decisions. The first concerns Insite, the needle exchange program in Vancouver.

Are you noticing your dog almost continually scratching and chewing at its skin? "Hot spots", or acute, moist dermatitis, occurs when moisture becomes trapped under a dog's coat causing a warm, wet environment. It is a breeding ground for bacteria.

This will be a thank you note to the people of Prince George and its hospital. Returning from a tour to Alaska my husband suffered a stroke just inside your city. Your ambulance quickly took him to the hospital where we met Dr. Lowry.

The current dust up over the Harper government's plans to replace the long-form census with a voluntary survey reminds us that the Stockholm Syndrome is alive and well and living in Canada.

Re Bruce Strachan column "The days after the HST", Thursday July 22. Like an old piano, Bruce Strachan has become "out of tune".

The HST, despite a 77 per cent voter disapproval rate has now been inflicted on us. With a stroke of Campbell's pen, big business gets richer while Statistics Canada reports that the average household will be $521 per year poorer.

In some of your recent editions I have noticed letters criticizing the "city fathers" for paving, what some people mistake as streets, and although I normally don't agree on anything the city does, I must answer in their defence.

This week's column is written by Chef Tony Rechsteiner, who has been a chef for 39 years. Originally from Australia, he is a Certified Chef de Cuisine (C.C.C.) and instructor in CNC's Professional Cook Program.