Opinion/Letters to the Editor

Dear Health Minister Adrian Dix, Premier John Horgan and Dr. Bonnie Henry: Thank you to all of the hard work you all have done over the past year to keep us safe during this pandemic. Here in Northern B.C.

In the midst of a climate crisis and increased pressures being put on our tu (water) and nen (land), there is growing awareness that modern society has failed to sustainably manage our resources.

The topic of censorship is a slippery slope, especially when there are no clear guidelines. The idea of “cancel culture,” where one is ostracised because of a stance on an issue determined as taboo by current cultural trends, is very dangerous.

My brother Rob, who is a 50-something entrepreneur living in Ireland, annoyed me the other day when he told me that he is on track to be the same weight and almost as strong as he was when he was in his 20s.

When you think of theatre, what comes to mind? Maybe you think of dramatic actors and elaborate costumes or immaculate sets and reminders to please-turn-your-cell-phone-off.

Canfor shut its mill in Mackenzie and is driving our logs to other mills and the town suffers the consequences. This vengeful, scandalous action shows the true corporate ideals of this company.

I live in the Bowl and am sad to see Save-On Foods leaving Parkwood, but what is the real reason they are leaving? Is it because of theft and panhandling? The problem will just follow them, it’s the new norm. We need a grocery store in the area.

The last time I was in a room jammed with people was on the morning of March 11, 2020. We were all cheek to jowl to hear B.C. Hemp's announcement of its plans to build a $350 million industrial hemp facility near the Prince George Airport.

March 10 is the anniversary of the Tibet Uprising in 1959, when Tibetans rose up against the Chinese occupation of their land but were severely outnumbered and slaughtered by the much stronger army of the People’s Republic of China.

Feminism has been a long challenged philosophy.