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More pay hikes, still no accountability, at city

More pay hikes, still no accountability, at city

City of Prince George city manager Kathleen Soltis was given double the wage increase the city's unionized employees and most of the senior management team received in 2019, according to the city's recently released statements of financial informatio
The responsibility of privilege

The responsibility of privilege

I have to admit that I am outraged as I write this column. Yet another African American, Jacob Blake, was shot in in front of his children, in broad daylight and in cold blood by a white police officer.
O'Toole the man for the job

O'Toole the man for the job

The count went late on Sunday. In typical Tory fashion, no one prepared for any technical difficulties, so we were forced to return to the old ways, counting each ballot by hand.
Invisible forces shield us from harm

Invisible forces shield us from harm

We live at the bottom of an ocean of air. And this ocean is a protective layer surrounding the planet. It keeps us warm and provides us with the oxygen we need to breathe.
Corruption in Canada is getting worse

Corruption in Canada is getting worse

If I look back through the 40 years of my business career, the lowest points are those times when I betrayed my values. My biggest regret was something that happened 30 years ago.
B.C. needs a municipal watchdog

B.C. needs a municipal watchdog

The mission of cities is creeping, the cost to taxpayers is skyrocketing and they need watchdogs to guard their wallets.
Seventy years strong

Seventy years strong

Romeo Parent of French descent was born in Vonda, Sask., in 1925. At the age of 24, he met and later married Lillian Bernard. Lillian was born in Birch Hill, Sask., in 1929; she was working as a school teacher when she met Romeo.
Anzac tragedy

Anzac tragedy

Articles featuring the director of bark beetle response (Aug. 20 and 23) paint a tidy picture of the forest industry’s approach to ‘managing’ insect outbreaks.
Ode to the USA 2020

Ode to the USA 2020

Goodbye, USA It's been fun But now you are Too evil for for me. We once were side by side And helped each other out. Now we're a security risk And don't even want to visit you any more.
Uncertainty looms over schools reopening

Uncertainty looms over schools reopening

What to do? There is no right answer for anxious parents wondering if or when they should send their kids to school next month.