The current city council has done a fair bit to make the roads of Prince George safer for cyclists. I hope the next one will […]
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BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP Earlier this month seven protesters suspended themselves from the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge in Vancouver to protest the […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Columnist “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” Though the origin […]
As many people know, I am a real baseball fan. Part of the attraction for me, also being a numbers nut, is the sheer volume […]
BY REBEKAH HENDERSON Prince George Hospice Six months ago I stepped through the doors of the Hospice House and automatically felt at home. It was […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP As your Member of Parliament, I always enjoy the opportunity to hear your thoughts and concerns. Last […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Columnist It’s fascinating how certain ideas can unite all people, yet we can be so unaware of their presence. According to the […]
My father always used to ask me who was mad at me that day. If I didn’t have a name right away, he would chide […]
There are a lot of things that make me go “Hmmmm”. Here are a few of them (some local, some more wide-ranging; some with possible […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP As many of you know, the game of rugby has always been an important part of my […]
I originally wrote this column 13 years ago but I still feel same today … Canada Day. I am Canadian This is not a beer […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Columnist Feminist writer Emma Goldman said, “No one has yet realized the wealth of sympathy, the kindness and generosity hidden in the […]
There are good things, and some not-so-good things, about city council’s decision this week to increase pay for their successors. Firstly, Prince George council handles […]
There’s a birthday party being thrown down at the park on Sunday, and everyone is invited. It’s Canada’s 151st birthday (where does the time go?) […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MLA During the last week before the House of Commons rose for the summer, I had the opportunity […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Columnist When saying goodbye to people, I’ll often add: “And remember, no matter where you go, there you are.” While I’ve always […]
BY DERMOD TRAVIS Integrity BC Ever sense that you’ve been listening to one, or more, of these rants again and again over the past few […]
I’m not a coin collector, which is a shame, because I got a neat one on Saturday. It marked the 90th anniversary of the White […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP One of the most important tenets in our Charter of Rights and Freedoms is our freedom of […]
The race for Patricia Boulevard officially got underway last week. And in a big way. Kyle Sampson’s entry into the race for a seat on […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Columnist It’s a challenging time to be a man or a boy. Looking at how we’re presented in the media, are we […]
Random Ramblings for a mid-June Wednesday. I got to bed at a reasonable hour Saturday evening, just before 10 p.m. I didn’t get to sleep […]
The College of New Caledonia has taken the first step, and probably the most sensible one, towards dealing with the problem of students dodging traffic […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP Like many of you, I have really enjoyed watching the Stanley Cup Playoffs this year. Obviously I’m […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Columnist It’s unfortunate that we often forget the people who come second. Jackie Robinson is rightly honoured as the first African American […]
So, one morning last week as I was walking from home to the CFIS studio, I decided to just make notes about the people I […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP As the school year comes to an end, many students are beginning their hunt for summer jobs. […]
BY PETER EWART Columnist The news that the Trump administration is imposing huge tariffs on steel and aluminum from Canada and other countries has come […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Columnist “I trust people until they demonstrate that they can’t be trusted.” These were the words that Ed Peklo, the dean of […]
We blinked. Kinder Morgan held a pop-gun to Canada’s head and we blinked. The news this week that Ottawa will cough up billions of dollars […]
Over the weekend, I saw some vehicles with Alberta licence plates (not too unusual), a couple from Manitoba (a little unusual at this time of […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP Recently, Conservative Members of Parliament and Senators from British Columbia met in Kamloops to hear from regional […]
BY DERMOD TRAVIS Integrity BC Lost in the threats and counter-threats, charges and counter-charges over the Trans Mountain pipeline is news that B.C. Hydro will […]
It’s a good thing the current hockey season is winding down (you know, except for the draft, and the opening soon of training camps). I […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP As Kinder Morgan’s deadline to make a decision about whether or not to move forward with the […]
BY DENISE TORGERSON Prince George Hospice This is a line from one of my favorite poems called “Promise”. It is a poem written to our patients, […]
Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau has declared British Columbia’s opposition to Kinder Morgan’s TransMountain pipeline unconstitutional. Let’s get this straight. Morneau didn’t cite anything specific […]
I was out for a walk a couple of days ago, and a black cat crossed my path. I am not superstitious, so I did […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Columnist British writer Doris Lessing said, “A public library is the most democratic thing in the world. What can be found there has undone […]
BY DERMOD TRAVIS Integrity BC It was hardly front page news on the west coast, but St. John’s lawyer Ches Crosbie, son of former Progressive […]
BY DENISE TORGERSON Prince George Hospice I know we call it end of life care. I know that and understand the reasons why. I would […]
There’s a gap between the stimulus that causes anger and our response. We need to better assess the situation, then choose our response BY GERRY […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP As we all know, finding a family doctor in northern B.C. can be extremely difficult. Harder still […]
BY DERMOD TRAVIS Integrity BC There was a time when it took a new government a few years to pick up the bad habits of […]
I was over at Spruceland Shopping Centre late Sunday morning, and I noticed a number of things in the parking lot area which I have […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP As we finally begin to see signs of spring, British Columbians’ wallets are taking a hit with […]
When talk turns to air quality in Prince George we often think of four usual culprits … the pulp mills, the oil refinery, road dust, […]
Seven fundamental principles that all of mankind’s life-giving philosophies and religions can agree on BY GERRY CHIDIAC Columnist Buddhism tells us there are three poisons: […]
Between the Home & Garden Show, the final few Spruce Kings broadcasts, starting to get things ready for our lacrosse broadcasts, and some other minor […]
The winds of change likely won’t blow down Patricia Boulevard this October, but Ferry Avenue is another story. With no burning issues smouldering away, eight […]