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Thanks, ice keeper

Thanks, ice keeper

I would like to offer my thanks to the gentleman who maintains the ice at the outdoor ice rink on Southridge Avenue in College Heights. He volunteers his time and his equipment to keep the ice in great condition when the winter weather allows.
How self-image impacts your performance

How self-image impacts your performance

Believe it or not, your performance is limited. However, that limitation to what you can do with your life, in your job or in your sport, is primarily defined by you and not by outside factors.
Bear Lake could have worked for plastics plant

Bear Lake could have worked for plastics plant

As a resident, I was concerned about the article saying Bear Lake did not want the petrochemical plant.
Teach Psalm 23 in schools

Teach Psalm 23 in schools

To respond to the title of the article by Trudy Klassen (“Monarchy must adapt or die”), perhaps this country and its culture must repent or die. The preamble to the constitution mentions the supremacy of God.
Pick the right time to talk to first responders

Pick the right time to talk to first responders

Local resident Cathy Fortin was right to follow her instincts when they were telling her something wasn't right when she saw a Prince George RCMP officer confronting a person on the street, then arresting that person and putting them in the back of a
Overdose editorial off-base

Overdose editorial off-base

Neil Godbout’s article Overdoses A Public Health Crisis in your March 11, 2021, reads, at first, like a real call for changing the way we look at addiction, but alas, it rings hollowly inside two brackets near the end of the article: (except for traf
Helicopter deal needs to be revisited

Helicopter deal needs to be revisited

Dear Mike Morris: I am writing to you regarding the awarding of a $9 million contract from BCEHS to provide a full-time helicopter air ambulance service that will be based in Prince George.
Tough year has silver lining

Tough year has silver lining

This past week marked another milestone in COVID-19. It was only a year ago that the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of COVID-19 a pandemic.
City council needs to fix downtown grocery store dilemma

City council needs to fix downtown grocery store dilemma

I am almost speechless with fury over Dean Soiland's letter about moving the downtown Save-0n store to Pine Centre. When we first moved to Prince George, there were plenty of grocery stores downtown.
Monarchy must adapt or die

Monarchy must adapt or die

In the TV series Downton Abbey, Countess Violet, when faced with change, didn’t react as expected. She did not dig in her heels to demand time, technology, and habits stand still.