Opinion/Letters to the Editor

Kudos to the Prince George Citizen's Mark Nielsen for his story on June 10 McComber history of driving offenses. Cases like this is are prime example of why our legal system is in need of a major overhaul.

Your article (HST cheque in mail . . . not in B.C. June 9, 2010) is incorrect to say the province will not provide rebates following July 1, 2010, when B.C.

As one of the speakers at the downtown rally 18 months ago I am a proponent of change. But having said that, I do have some initial reservations about what I read and saw in The Citizen.

My letter is to address the concern of aggressive driving in Prince George. I have noticed that most drivers here in Prince George need to be more aware of their habits. Driving in the Hart Highway area is the most concerning.

Last Wednesday I sustained a serious injury to two fingers of my left hand. I went to the emergency ward of our hospital here in Prince George.

Although I have no quarrel with some of the statements made in The Citizen's editorial piece about the proposed performing arts centre in downtown Prince George, I will take exception to several of the writer's assertions including the multi-purpose

First of all, I would like to thank Brian Skakun for his stance on the issue of taxes. It is refreshing to see someone take a principled position on such an important subject.

Our Grade 7 students read and discussed your June 2 article "Taking the colour out of bullying," regarding Kristen Nelson. To a person, they felt very affected by the article.

I wonder if city hall sees the correlation between the garbage hikes and the switch to small containers? A small per cent may be because people are recycling more and have less trash, but more likely it is the only way we can combat increase after in

Yesterday I read with interest that our mayor's base salary has gone up from $88,887 to $94,229, a matter of six per cent. The councillors' pay has increased by seven per cent.