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BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Decolonization is a word we often hear in Canada today. In essence, it means to remove the colonial. That […]
BY CELINE LEE Across the country, Victims and Survivors of Crime Week 2022 will be observed May 15 to 21. Many of us assume that […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP Canada currently sits ranked in fifth place globally for natural gas production while our allies in Germany, Italy, Poland, and Japan […]
So last Friday was Friday the 13th. I left my apartment to do a few errands late in the morning, and a couple of black […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning American writer and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “Fiction reveals the truth that reality obscures.” I admit I’ve never […]
I have managed to get a few short walks in over the past few days. I keep them short because there are usually menacing clouds […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines ‘cancel culture’ as “the practice or tendency of engaging in mass cancelling as a way […]
I’m pretty sure I have written before about the problems drivers cause when they are (a) impatient and (b) don’t know (or care about) the […]
The Prince George Cougars came up just short in game two, falling 2-1 to the Portland Winterhawks at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland. The Winterhawks […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning In recent months, words like genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes have been used extensively in the media. […]
War, in and of itself, is a crime. Or at least it should be. Images last week of the horrors in Bucha, Ukraine have shocked […]
Saturday, early afternoon, I leave my apartment and walk to the street next to it. I see my car across the street, and start to […]
By Peter Ewart, Alex Hemingway and Dawn Hemingway Northern British Columbia is a vast, rugged, mostly mountainous area roughly the size of France. In winter, […]
Been listening to a fair bit of music the last couple of week because the weather is just not nice enough to go out walking, […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning The papal apology to the Indigenous peoples of Canada on April 1 was an extraordinary moment for the individuals […]
When I am down, battle weary, and war fatigued from nauseating news stories: Ukraine invasions, pandemic updates, ever rising inflation rates – and with the […]
Reading Ted Clarke’s story in the Citizen last week about the epic Brier showdown between Ron Northcott and Kevin Smale brought back memories. We lived […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP What exactly is Bill S-233? What is a guaranteed level of basic income and why is it […]
So the Liberals and the NDP have teamed up to possibly ensure their political future … er, possibly ensure Canadians won’t go to the polls […]
It should have been a joyous moment. A newborn baby, pink and perfect, dark hair and cherub face, swaddled in a blue blanket; his mother […]
BY TODD CORRIGALL Prince George Chamber of Commerce CEO In October of last year, the provincial government appointed the Electoral Boundaries Commission and tasked them […]
In my column last week, I talked about walking over to CN Centre on the Friday before the World Women’s Curling Championship to get my […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Since the end of the Cold War, there has been almost endless war and genocide. This century has seen […]
I spent a good part of Friday afternoon trying to get my legs to talk to me again. I did a fair bit of walking […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning There has been a great deal of discussion in the American media about the teaching of critical race theory. […]
BY RAVI KAHLON Minister of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation For generations, the wealth created by people and businesses in Prince George and communities throughout […]
I was thinking about writing a very short column this week and explaining the time I usually wrote the column was the hour we lost […]
In any court of law in Canada, a witness who takes the stand, is sworn in before a judge or magistrate, with a solemn promise […]
Once upon a time, in Canada, when high school students, or new job seekers, took a typing test — on a bulky, metal, typewriter contraption […]
In the old days, before cell phones, my older brother, Christopher, and I had three hobbies: trading comic books, studying tadpoles and playing marbles. We […]
The time has come (I hope) to make a big change. I have spent a fair bit of the winter walking when I can on […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning The world has been shocked by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aggression in neighbouring Ukraine and we all watch in […]
It was a tale of one intersection and three pedestrians Tuesday morning. I was standing in the broadcast studio for CFIS-FM in the Q3 building […]
I know when I say we should thank the truckers et al who took part in the protest or occupation (pick your word) of Ottawa […]
Some random observations on the protest/occupation of Ottawa over the past three weeks: BUREAUCRACY BAFFLES In a wonderful testament to the glacial pace of bureaucracies, […]
So it is less than a month until the World Women’s Curling Championship takes over the CN Centre with the Patch in Kin 1. There […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP Over the past week many of you have contacted my offices to express your shock at the […]
Aisle. That’s a good word to start with. Why aisle? I’ll tell you. It has three different vowels and two well-used consonants. When you are […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning The trucker convoy to Ottawa has placed Canada under the international spotlight. I wonder what the world is thinking. […]
Sometimes I will hear a story about a song and go: “That’s kind of neat.” Other times, I go: “Wow! That is something else”. This […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Canada has one of the finest education systems in the world. It provides the backbone of our well-trained workforce […]
“Canadians just want their lives back. Conservatives are calling on the Trudeau government to follow the evidence; follow the science, and table a plan to […]
It’s the most incredible coincidence. Every time we get a good dump of snow in Prince George, I find more examples of Blacktop Blockheads. Last […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP A few weeks ago, my wife and I honked and waved to show our support as a […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning My siblings, a professor of medical sciences and a veterinarian, often get a chuckle from my lack of scientific […]
Today is a day Phil Connors can’t forget. Today is a day Phil Connors can’t forget. Phil Connors, for those who don’t remember, was the […]
Some random thoughts on the protest convoy that descended on Ottawa last week: • NEW RULE (with apologies to Bill Maher): If anyone in your […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP Did you notice your bank account getting deflated quicker than usual this year? You’re not alone. This […]
So with only a couple of weeks until the 2022 Winter Olympics are supposed to start, Canada’s list of competitors is growing, but still nowhere […]
“I’m on a road to nowhere” The so-called Freedom Convoy is making its way across the country this week. If you haven’t heard it’s a […]
So how many different kinds of winter have we had already in Prince George, and it’s only the middle of January? Actually, how many kinds […]
Editor: Re: Gerry Chidiac column “In defence of Bishop Desmond Tutu,” Prince George Daily News, January 15, 2022 On Boxing Day 2021, Desmond Tutu died […]
An anti-vaxxer I’m not. Got both my shots and my booster. I’m part of the 90 per cent (3,893,147) of British Columbians who have received […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning On Dec. 26, the world said goodbye to Bishop Desmond Tutu, the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize winner and tireless […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP Recently a quote from Justin Trudeau surfaced from the election when answering a question about […]
It’s becoming a familiar refrain in every league in Canada. Let’s look at some of the headlines from the Western Hockey League website over the […]
Amanda Asay, from Prince George, was killed in a skiing accident in Nelson on Friday. She was 33 years old. Asay was the longest serving […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning As I sat recovering from the side effects of my third COVID-19 vaccine, certain things didn’t add up. First […]
BY WILL FALK Paper health care records have been a danger to both patients and providers during the COVID-19 pandemic. I have been able to […]