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Sometimes things just work out in a way described by some as ‘synchronicity’. On Saturday, I was listening to REWIND Radio and the remote at […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning A Czech proverb says, “You live a new life for every language you speak. If you only know one […]
If a picture tells a thousand words, then I think I shot about a million words of photos one morning in Prince George when I […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Stephen Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, tells us, “Trust is the glue of life. […]
When the Prince George Free Press closed its doors a few years back, Roy Spooner and I set about creating something to fill the void. […]
Well, a typical November week in Prince George. A week ago on Tuesday morning we had freezing rain that made the city streets . . […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP Remembrance Day is a time to honour and pay tribute to our men and women in uniform, […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Most people would agree that evil exists, yet very few of us understand it. We find it convenient to […]
BY JOHN ADAMS Letter to the Editor In response to Mr. Steidle’s letter “Investment, not conservation, threatens forestry worker.’ I applaud the efforts of Mr. […]
BY MAYBELLINE JOHN Prince George Five years ago I was addicted to heroine and living on the streets of Prince George. Then my sister died […]
BY JAMES STEIDLE Stop the Spray BC News of old-growth deferrals has set the press on fire with fears of catastrophic job losses. Besides the […]
Welcome to the month of Novem-brrrr. I’ve had to scrape my car windows the last few mornings. It hasn’t been a real heavy frost yet […]
From Ghoulies and Ghosties, And long-leggity Beasties, And all Things that go bump in the Night, Good Lord deliver us. Anonymous Sunday is Halloween, […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning It’s a normal human reaction not only to acknowledge when we’ve done something wrong but to seek to make […]
I was watching some YouTube videos on the weekend and saw one with an intriguing title, which I was pretty sure was a typo. The […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP I want to start by thanking you, the residents of Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies, for entrusting me […]
For many years, I made my livelihood in newspapers. At almost every paper I worked at, I ended up doing a lot of the proofreading […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning In a 2016 interview, CBC journalist Peter Mansbridge confronted children’s advocate Dr. Cindy Blackstock with this statement regarding public […]
Trust and suspicion. I ran into both of those within about 20 minutes last week – from crows. I was driving down 15th Avenue early […]
BY ALEX HEMINGWAY Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives British Columbians are on the cusp of winning a meaningful right to paid sick days—if the powerful […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning I’ve been teaching high school students about Canada’s residential schools for a number of years. Indigenous content has recently […]
Let’s follow behind a vehicle I was behind one day last week, and count how many laws the driver broke. I was heading east on […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning The Toronto Blue Jays are often referred to as Canada’s team because they’re the only Major League Baseball organization […]
Editor: My name is Kristi Young and I am the general manager of Zagas Cannabis Shop in Prince George, BC. I am reaching out to […]
The Community Arts Council of Prince George & District is holding Studio Fair Marketplace, a unique event that will allow arts and craft vendors from […]
BY DIANE NICHOLLS Chief Forester of B.C. VICTORIA – As we celebrate Canada’s National Forest Week, it’s time to reflect on the sector’s importance to […]
BY PETER EWART Special to the News In the last few weeks, many Canadians expressed deep concern about the Trudeau Liberals imposing a federal election […]
It seems some cyclists still can’t grasp the fact that if they are going to be on the road, they have to obey the rules […]
Wasn’t that fun? The election about nothing accomplished nothing. Or did it? Lots of pundits this morning are complaining the ‘$600 million’ election, that gave […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning There has been a great deal of controversy in recent weeks in fortunate countries where citizens have access to […]
There are times it doesn’t take much to amuse me. Take an incident on the road last week. I was waiting at a red light […]
BY TRACY CALOGHEROS The Exploration Place I was angry. Really angry. “How” my internal voice screamed, “could Elections Canada possibly think that it was acceptable, […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning If Canadians are as concerned as they claim about the increasing number of unmarked graves found near former residential […]
It is now less than two weeks from the official date for the federal election. And even though the advance polls don’t start until Sept. […]
Editor: So city council, in consultation with Lheidli T’enneh Chief Dolleen Logan, is getting rid of O’Grady Street because O’Grady ran a residential school. Meanwhile, […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning I am not a big fan of fiction in any format. I prefer that writers clearly elaborate their theories […]
It occurred to me over the weekend there is a particular kind of Blacktop Blockhead I have encountered numerous times over the years, yet have […]
BY SHEILA MALCOLMSON and JONNY MORRIS Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, andChief executive officer, Canadian Mental Health Association, BC Division VICTORIA – If you’re […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning American musician and songwriter Louis Armstrong wrote, “I hear babies cry. I watch them grow. They’ll learn much more […]
Welcome to the election campaign no one wants. There is no doubt this election is nothing about what it should be … climate crisis, COVID-19 […]
So we’re headed to the polls on September 20 for a federal election. Except we may not be headed to the polls. We may be […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning A 2018 episode of Channel 4 News from the United Kingdom has become rather infamous. Canadian psychologist and professor […]
We are into those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer (which would be a great title for a song, come to think of it). That […]
Editor: Last Friday afternoon, an elderly gentleman was enjoying a peaceful moment in Paddlewheel Park. He sat on a bench under a soaring cottonwood, watching […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP Some of you may be wondering why I’ve recently been out fishing in Smithers, Terrace and Bowen […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning We live in a very diverse world. Not only is each individual unique but, as people from different parts […]
BY PETER EWART Special to the News The federal government agency Health Canada is proposing to dramatically increase the allowable amount of glyphosate in the […]
It is late Sunday morning as I write my column, with a headache throbbing away. No, I wasn’t out partying Saturday night. People who know […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP Once again, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal government have shamefully chosen to punish law-abiding firearms […]
”Everybody knows that the bird is the word.” It’s a phrase repeated almost ad nauseam by The Trashmen in their 1963 hit Surfin’ Bird. It […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP With the House of Commons rising for the summer, I have appreciated being able to travel […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning anada Day 2021 was like none other in our history. The unmarked gravesites of children who died at residential […]
My sleep habits are becoming more and more of a mystery to me. It’s not like I’m up every second night and can’t get to […]
Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states: “Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom […]
BC Health Minister Adrian Dix announced on Wednesday that more paramedics and more dispatchers, along with new ambulances and better rural response stations, will be […]