BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning The recent discovery of the bodies of 215 children at the Kamloops Indian Residential School is tragic but not […]
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If you’re an NHL fan, I’m sure you recognize the names Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Gabriel Landeskog and Mark Scheifele. If you’re an NFL fan, how about […]
BY PETER EWART Special to the News Every year, much of North America and the world is drenched in the weedkiller glyphosate (the key ingredient […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP The horrific discovery of the remains of 215 children found in unmarked burial sites at a former […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning When discussing global issues, there’s a proverbial, weaponized elephant in the room. The topic is central to human suffering […]
Last week, the province laid out a very clear roadmap for how we can get out of most of the COVID-19 restrictions. Now it’s just […]
BY PETER EWART Special to the News Appointed by the NDP provincial government to the UNBC Board of Governors in 2018, Aaron Ekman was elected […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP Since forming government, the Liberals have repeatedly assured our forest industry and Canadians that negotiating a new […]
I knew I shouldn’t make eye contact. But I did. I spotted the red hat across the grass boulevard in front of CN Centre at […]
As I’ve mentioned a few times recently, I’ve been doing more walking, mainly because the weather has been decent, and also because I’ve always enjoyed […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP After unnecessarily leaving British Columbia’s fishing families and coastal communities waiting an extra six weeks to make […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Public opinion is fickle. We love to sing the praises of individuals and put them on pedestals, but we’re […]
The Exploration Place and the Lheidli T’enneh First Nation enjoy a close relationship based on mutual trust, built over 25 years of working together. We […]
Editor: According to Robyn Curtis (PG Daily News 11 May 2021) the problems of Exploration Place go back to its origins. Like all museums, it […]
I don’t think I have ever watched a full episode of The Voice, one of the many singing talent shows out there now. But, thanks […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP As Co-Chair of the Parliamentary Outdoor Caucus, I am deeply concerned about the shocking allegations that have […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning According to the United Nation’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights, “Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience […]
It’s funny how sometimes the smallest things can trigger memories. I got my COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, and while I was sitting out the suggested […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning During the Cold War, we were told that our allies did nothing wrong and our enemies did nothing right. […]
BY PETER EWART Special to the News Mexico is the ancient home of corn. Over thousands of years, it was the Mayans and other Meso-Americans […]
So we’re into flood watch season in Prince George. It doesn’t happen every spring, but it happens often enough that most people in Prince George […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP I have heard from many of you locally, as well as from Canadians across the country, who […]
BY ALEX HEMINGWAY Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Amid a raging pandemic, how do Canadian workers still not have paid sick days as a basic […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Looking at the world through the lens of the media, it’s difficult to gain a clear perspective on what […]
Editor: I’m worried about Gerry Chidiac’s call for an apology from Britain for its colonial empire (Prince George Daily News, 23 April 2021). Actually, it’s […]
For whatever reason, last week I didn’t get out walking as often as I wanted. So on Saturday, I decided to make up for it […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning I’ve been teaching about Canada’s 2008 apology for residential schools for some time. In discussing the topic, I point […]
I think it’s safe to say spring has arrived in Prince George, and I’ve got spring fever, so this week it’s going to be some […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP After the long months of winter, it is always a welcome sight to see the first signs […]
This week is another tumultuous one. The first federal and provincial budgets delivered during a pandemic, the anxiety of the weekend’s COVID numbers and further […]
Taylor Swift’s song “Mine” has a line that I’ve loved since the first time I heard it. “You made a rebel of a careless man’s […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP With the summer construction season quickly approaching, I know many of you are disappointed that replacing Taylor […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning It seems that everywhere we turn we find a new scandal, some memory from the past that haunts us. […]
Even though The Exploration Place is closed, a lot is going on behind the scenes. One of the most exciting projects we are working on […]
Today’s column is not for the faint-hearted. It is a pair of stories about blood and (simulated) killing. You have been warned. First the personal […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP As we all look ahead to rounding the corner on COVID-19, our country is at a crossroads […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Jeremy Lin is probably best known to basketball fans for “Linsanity,” the amazing streak of clutch and dramatic moments […]
Prince George has a rich and sometimes controversial history, some of the most interesting parts not well-known among its population. Not many people are aware […]
So as of today, we’re a quarter of the way through 2021. It’s been kind of funny, over the last year, how many people I […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Larry Richards is a friend of mine from high school who has become a very popular speaker among conservative […]
Editor: Attention: Darlene Richards, Prince George B.C. We met at 16 years old in Chatham Ontario. In July, 1959 I met you at the […]
Holy moly, I was right. Yup, I’m just as surprised as you are. A few months back, when a few churches argued their right to […]
Saturday was the day my legs left me. Not literally, of course, but they left a note saying if I was going to go out […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP Two years. It’s now been over two years since the Liberals last tabled a budget in the […]
As with almost every sector, the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically impacted museums around the world. We might think of arts and culture as “nice to […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Censorship is a slippery slope, especially when there are no clear guidelines. The idea of cancel culture, where one […]
BY PETER EWART Special to the News The effects of climate change on the forests, landscapes, jobs and communities of British Columbia are increasingly evident […]
So you might figure since this column is running on St. Patrick’s Day, that I’ll be talking about all things Irish. Well, sorry to disappoint […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Early-20th Century electrical engineer Charles Proteus Steinmetz said, “There are no foolish questions and no man becomes a fool […]
BY ALEX HEMINGWAY Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives While the lives of millions of working people have been upended by the COVID-19 pandemic, the wealth […]
My Mom has had a Family Circus cartoon on her fridge for years. One of the kids asks the mother: “What are the choices for […]
Spent an hour on the phone with the Canada Revenue Agency the other day and I’m neither homicidal, suicidal nor am I going to jail […]
BY GRACE LORE Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity VICTORIA – Today is International Women’s Day – a day recognized by the United Nations for more […]
Editor: Re: Teresa Mallam column Museum for Misfits … a place to hide the skeletons in our closet PG Daily News, March 5: My theory […]