Best practices
BAT and BAP. If you’re around resource industries these days, you’ve probably heard those terms a lot. The acronyms stand for “best available technology” and “best available practices.” In the wake of...
View ArticleGet in the Games
It’s hard to believe that just two weeks ago we were worried that there wouldn’t be enough snow for the 2015 Canada Winter Games. My how things have changed. When the Lheidli T’enneh unveiled its...
View ArticleMoney and your vote
For those who thought unions played too much of a role in last fall’s municipal elections, here’s some food for thought or, perhaps, fodder for the cannon. There is no doubt that unions, particularly...
View ArticleHappy birthday, Prince George
Happy birthday Prince George. The venerable old city turns 100 years old today. There is no doubt, like anything that survives 100 years, there are some stories to be told after being around for a...
View ArticleWe should have known
When the Babine Forest Products mill in Burns Lake exploded and burned in January of 2012, no one seemed to know how much of an explosive hazard the fine dust from beetle-killed timber posed. When the...
View ArticleFire department needs some real teeth
It was quite astounding to hear that the Prince George fire department had been after Lakeland Mills to develop a fire safety plan as far back as 2006. The mill simply ignored the repeated violation...
View ArticleInquest off track
It is truly a shame that the inquest into the deaths of Glenn Roche and Alan Little has gone so far off the rails. As Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe pointed out Wednesday, inquests are not trials. They...
View ArticleWhen did Doherty get elected?
Prince George-Peace River MP Bob Zimmer met with members of the Prince George Legion, city council and Mayor Lyn Hall recently. The city has backed the Legion’s call for Ottawa to re-open the Veteran’s...
View ArticleWhere are the others?
Last week we were critical of Cariboo-Prince George Conservative candidate Todd Doherty for attending meetings that should be for elected officials only. And we stand by those comments. However, it...
View ArticleMillion jobs for some
It is incredibly incongruous that just three days after the College of New Caledonia board made the agonizing decision to student intakes for the dental assistant and dental hygiene programs and...
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