Opinion

“Crime is at its lowest level since 1973,” states Statistics Canada in its 2011 release. Do you believe it? Do you feel safer than you did two years ago?

Quesnel has experienced a spate of serious motor vehicle accidents over the last few days suggesting that, for some, saving five minutes may be worth losing a lifetime of smiles. I disagree.

This week I’d like to write about a fantastic group that has a very exciting event coming up and who also just received an important grant from the provincial government: B.C.’s 4-H clubs.

Open letter to Tom Fletcher, in response to Green Party gets lost in the static. I refer you to a study released by Kaiser Permanente.

We take the position that recently announced changes to regulations that allow indiscriminate killing of wolves is the worst kind of government policy made on the poorest kind of evidence.

I am writting in response to the article, There is no conflict: Coun. Surinerpal Rathor, that was published in the Efteen, Aug. 2, 2011.

B.C.’s job market held steady in July, with unemployment at 7.3 per cent. The latest Statistics Canada job data were released as global financial markets teetered on the edge of another recession.

The city is graciously accepting early registrations (and fees) from owners of monitored security alarm systems.

Every summer I look forward to the garden tours in our area.

Originally, I thought the idea of carbon neutrality was reasonable and that positioning B.C. on the forefront of ‘carbon offsetting’ via the Pacific Carbon Trust was a proactive approach to this emerging economic opportunity.