BY MITZI DEAN Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity VICTORIA – Tomorrow is the first day of Gender Equality Week in Canada – a week driven […]
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BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning A study of history exposes many mistakes mankind has made. But we also see many great successes. What creates […]
I remember the exact moment we knew that the Prince George Free Press was doomed. It was when the decision was made to go from […]
I was witness to something last week which may have never happened before in Major League Baseball. Four of us – Al, Kent, Mike and […]
Todd Doherty wins the award for first out of the gate with his campaign signs. Liberal leader Justin Trudeau was still in the shadow of […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning The Dalai Lama recently tweeted: “I am encouraged to see young people trying to bring about positive change. Confident […]
It was a typically Canadian victory speech. On Saturday afternoon in New York, Bianca Andreescu apologized after winning the biggest tennis match of her life. […]
The award for the most crass political comment of the campaign (so far) goes to People’s Party of Canada leader Maxime Bernier who, in true […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP When the federal Court of Appeal recently issued its ruling that six legal challenges to the Trans […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning In 1973, the band Brownsville Station released the song Smokin’ in the Boys Room. At the time, nearly half […]
BY DERMOD TRAVIS Integrity of B.C. From the deaths of 30 horses at California’s Santa Anita Park this racing season to last month’s raid at […]
BY BILL PHILLIPS Writer’s Block Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad has been an outspoken critic of Forests Minister Doug Donaldson … to put it mildly. […]
BY BOB D’EITH Chair of the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services,MLA for Maple Ridge-Mission VICTORIA – This spring, Mike Farnworth, Minister of […]
The bad news was I had to call my boss for help Saturday at one of my remotes. The good news was I didn’t actually […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies At a recent press conference in Surrey, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was asked a direct question about what […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning One of the most important tasks I have as a public school educator is empowering my students to take […]
I was in Pine Centre for a while Saturday afternoon, and all I can say is I’m glad most of the people in Prince George […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP I recently had the honour of attending the Mackenzie Matters Rally in support of our local forestry […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learnings American actress Alexandra Paul summarized the sentiment of much of the world when she said, “The cars we drive […]
BY DERMOD TRAVIS Integrity BC “It’s your fault.” “No it’s not, it’s yours.” “Stop bickering, why don’t we all just agree to blame it on […]
It was the 107th edition of the BC Northern Exhibition on the weekend at the Exhibition Grounds. But at the same time, as a former […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons on Learning Though The Walt Disney Co. has been criticized for changing traditional fairy tales to make them palatable for modern […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has his priorities all mixed up. In responding to the ethics commissioner’s report this week, which pretty much confirmed what most […]
BY BEN PARFITT Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives British Columbia’s Oil and Gas Commission bears many of the hallmarks of a captured regulator. Too often, […]
I wasn’t in the city this past weekend, but I had a good excuse. I was in St. Albert, just outside of Edmonton, for my […]
BY PETER EWART Special to the News What is happening to Mackenzie and other forestry manufacturing communities in the province of British Columbia is completely […]
BY BILL BOURGEOIS Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities Government has recently introduced Bill 22 (Bill 22-2019 – Forest Amendment Act-2019) giving the minister the responsibility to […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards once said, “I don’t think rock n’ roll should be analyzed or even thought […]
As most people who read my columns know, I am a sports fan with a heavy leaning to baseball. I like watching baseball on TV […]
BY RAVI KAHLON Parliamentary Secretary for Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development When I was two years old, my sister and I were […]
Editor: On behalf of the Alzheimer Society of B.C., I would like to thank Prince George residents for their instrumental support of the 2019 IG […]
This weather has depressed me to the point where I can’t concentrate on any subject for too long, so it’s time for Random Ramblings. I’m […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP I have always enjoyed the summer months. Not only because of the warmer weather, but also because […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning In his book Horton Hears A Who, Dr. Seuss reminds us, “A person’s a person, no matter how small.” Being […]
Last week, I talked about the original Star Trek TV series, and tied its final episode to the first moon landing by Apollo 11. I […]
BY RAVI KAHLON Parliamentary Secretary for Sport and Multiculturalism Today, I am meeting with community leaders and organizations in Prince George to discuss local, emerging […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Compassionate people are happy people, and compassionate people understand that everyone is simply doing their best. They acknowledge there […]
BY BILL BOURGEOIS Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities Mill closures and job loss has been in the news recently. The view by many is we are […]
It was June 3, 1969. A TV show which had not gotten great ratings aired its final episode on NBC. A check on the Internet […]
BY MITZI DEAN Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity Pride brings communities together throughout our province in honour and celebration of the LGBTQ2S+ community’s hard-fought journey […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning The Cambridge Dictionary defines a concentration camp as, “a place where large numbers of people are kept as prisoners […]
I have found out one good thing about doing the weather updates on CFIS radio. It’s very difficult to be wrong. The forecasts are for […]
In government, you have to do something. In politics, you have to look like you’re doing something. Right now the NDP aren’t accomplishing much of […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP I know many firearms owners and businesses have had many questions about the implementation of the Liberal […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning There is a medieval legend about an alchemist who discovers how to turn common materials into gold. Of course, […]
BY DERMOD TRAVIS Integrity BC Over the past few days, British Columbians have been treated to a second Surrey city councillor, Brenda Locke, jumping Mayor […]
Numbers. They’re all around us every day. People look for lucky numbers so they can win millions on the lottery, even though picking 1, 2, […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP Canada has so much to be proud of. Our history points to the character and pioneering spirit […]
In our age of enormous salaries for professional athletes and overpriced tickets to sporting events, there are many reasons why the Toronto Raptors winning the […]
As we prepare for Canada Day on Monday (hooray, long weekend!), I was struck by something somewhat ironic. One of the songs about Canada I […]
It happened literally at the 11th hour. It was just after 11 p.m. Monday night when the Statement of Financial Information came up on city […]
BY BOB ZIMMERPrince George-Peace River-Norther Rockies MP Few countries have been blessed with such an abundance of natural resources as we have here in Canada. […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Canadian schools are among the best in the world, and B.C. schools are arguably the best in Canada. This […]
BY HARRY BAINS Minister of Labour VICTORIA – This is an exciting time for British Columbians. Every day, our government focuses on improving the lives […]
Generally, when I write about Blacktop Blockheads, I will have noticed one or two incidents of poor behaviour by a driver, cyclist or pedestrian. This […]
The BC Liberals’ FIVE THINGS THE NDP SHOULD DO TO HELP THE FOREST INDUSTRY (you won’t believe No. 6) has the benefit of coming from […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP On June 11, our local Senator, Richard Neufeld, gave his farewell speech to the Senate after over […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning The most significant global event of my lifetime has been the fall of the Berlin Wall. It not only […]
About a year ago, I found out about a thing on the Internet called Twitch. Yes, I know it’s been around for quite a while, […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP Recently, Bill C-71, the Liberal Firearms Bill, passed third reading in the Senate which means it only […]