How can you tell the seasons are changing in Prince George? For one thing, last week I wore four different coats as well as some […]
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BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP Canada, and especially northeastern B.C., has been blessed with an abundant supply of clean and affordable natural […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning I have to apologize to the youth of the world for the state we find ourselves in. Yes, great […]
It was my fault. Anyone who was unpleasantly surprised Friday morning to see a bunch of wet snow blanketing the city can blame me. On […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP It is always an honour for me to travel throughout the riding, to meet with community leaders […]
Did Wexit win and we’ve seceded? Apparently British Columbia is in the midst of an election campaign but judging by the numbers of appearances by […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Holocaust survivor Eva Kor died in the summer of 2019 while in Poland doing one of the things she […]
Forgive me if I don’t join the Lower Mainland media in fawning over Green leader Sonia Furstenau’s performance in Tuesday’s leaders’ debate. She did OK, […]
I was thinking about writing this column last week, but it didn’t seem right a few days before Thanksgiving to talk about things that frustrate […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP I hope you had the opportunity to safely enjoy the company of your loved ones this Thanksgiving. […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning An apocryphal story circulated in the Philippines in the early 1980s of a dinner party conversation between President Ferdinand […]
Don’t know whether you had heard about this, but there’s an election coming up. No, not the one south of the border that the major […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP As we navigate our way through the pandemic, I believe Canada’s economic recovery should be about strengthening […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning It’s very rare to hear Fox News commentator Tucker Carlson and scholar Noam Chomsky agree on anything but a […]
I’m pretty sure I’ve said this before, but how can it be the end of another month already? The funny thing is that early on […]
BY DONNA FLOOD Executive Director of the Prince George Hospice Society Thank you Prince George for helping the Prince George hospice sell out our Dream […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP I was in the House of Commons when the Governor General unveiled the Liberal’s Speech from the […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning “We are witnessing America as a failed social experiment,” Ivy League philosopher Cornel West has said. West is not […]
BY TERESA MALLAM Mallam Unmuzzled Me, myself and I … and three cans of paint. The Rolling Stones got it right (or song writer Jerry […]
What happened to summer? I mean, I looked at the calendar a day or two ago and it said it was the first day of […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP Not since the Great Depression has our national economy been challenged in the way that it has […]
For those looking for hints that Premier John Horgan might call a snap fall election, there have been 67 of them since Thursday. That’s the […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Deception and dishonesty aren’t new. When sending his disciples out into the world 2,000 years ago, Jesus gave the […]
My take on the COVID-19 mask dispute is fairly simple. If you want to wear a mask at all times, you have that right. If […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning It’s a myth to think we’re only successful if we achieve our goals. The key to happiness is not […]
Baby steps. That’s what we’re taking as we try to figure out how to resume activities in the COVID-19 world. Most of the restaurants in […]
BY TERESA MALLAM Mallam Unmuzzled Everyone is a comedian. It seems that way, anyway. And that’s fine with me. We are living in very puzzling […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning I’m outraged as I write this. Yet another Black American, Jacob Blake, was shot in front of his children, […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP British Columbia as a province has lost over 900 lives to illicit drug overdoses in just the […]
When I went out Saturday morning to put up a remote at Andre’s for the Drive and the River radio stations, I did not realize […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP After a hard-fought leadership race and decisive victory, I want to once again congratulate Erin O’Toole on […]
A SHOE IN – The Ministry of Education released a back to school video this week featuring Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry in a […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning If we look honestly at the media that much of the world consumes, we shouldn’t be surprised that we’re […]
As frequent readers of my column know, I like to walk for exercise and to give myself time to think. On Sunday, I had already […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP On August 18, the day after the resignation of his hand-picked finance minister Bill Morneau, the prime […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning A song by Monty Python tells us to “Always look on the bright side of life.” But is this […]
Look up, look way up, . . . No, it wasn’t the Friendly Giant I was craning to see Saturday afternoon from the balcony of […]
Editor: Re: https://pgdailynews.ca/index.php/2020/08/17/opinion-thousands-of-earthquakes-triggered-by-fracking-near-site-c-raise-safety-concerns/ BC Hydro’s top priority is the safety of the public and our employees, including the safe operation and maintenance of all our […]
BY BEN PARFITT Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives When BC Energy Minister Bruce Ralston revealed recently that costly geotechnical problems had arisen at Site C, […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Author and motivational speaker Simon Sinek tells us that as individuals, groups or corporations, it’s essential we start by […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP As co-chair of the Parliamentary Outdoor Caucus, I firmly believe that when it comes to making decisions […]
Just for fun, I thought I would take a trip in a time machine this week and see what I was writing about in my […]
It’s the $10 million question. What to do with the $10 million? Subtract or add? The city, which delayed starting work on the $42 million […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning The greatest danger to our way of life is the culture of impunity we’ve created. It’s an assault on […]
The way 2020 has gone so far, I figure if the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse came riding in, they’d take one look and leave […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP Well, it finally happened. After years of scandals and thanks to the hard work of Conservatives, the […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning The world recently said goodbye to lifetime civil rights activist and long-serving member of the United States House of […]
It’s another one of those sayings which has been attributed to a thousand different people. “Horse sense is what keeps horses from betting on people.” […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning During the 2015 trial of former SS guard Oskar Groning, as presented in the documentary The Accountant of Auschwitz, Holocaust […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP During the last Parliament, when I was chair of the ethics committee, opposition members had attempted to […]
I had a very unusual walk on Sunday morning. The route was nothing unusual, one of my usual paths around my neighbourhood. What made it […]
BY CAROLE JAMES Minister of Finance It’s hard to believe it’s been only four months since the world as we knew it changed drastically. We […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning On June 30, the 60th anniversary of the independence of the Democratic Republic of Congo, King Philippe of Belgium expressed […]
The word came down on Friday that Masich Place Stadium will be open for walking starting today (as you read this). That’s good news for […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP As a result of the heavy rainfall we have had to start our summer, our region has […]
I want to start this week’s column with a new feature (if I can stretch that word’s meaning almost beyond recognition). I’m calling it COVID […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP Almost two years after a landslide forced Old Fort residents from their homes, they are now facing […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning “It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority,” Benjamin Franklin said. Canadians may complain that we […]