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Opinion

HST referendum result doesn’t really matter

Editor: Well, here you are, voters, free to decide your own tax fate and undoubtedly the majority will think voting the HST out will be a good idea.

Visit Scout Island

Editor: As I was meeting with Sue Hemphill to discuss this fall’s student trip to the Quesnel Research Centre, I realized how closely I am tied to Scout Island Nature Centre.

There really is a silver lining

Why do grey skies make us blue while blue skies make us happy?

A few ground rules

After considerable deliberation, the Tribune has decided to print letters about the municipal election.
B.C. VIEWS: When weather becomes climate

B.C. VIEWS: When weather becomes climate

My summer road trip to the B.C. Interior began as soon as the Trans-Canada Highway reopened at Chilliwack. The crew had worked through the night to clear a mudslide studded with rocks the size of Smart cars, along with a couple of actual cars.

Garage sale mania

Neither Darcy nor I realized just how excited we were about heading off on our first garage sale of the year Saturday until we were about a mile from home.

Enjoy nature's renewal

Editor: The sky is falling, the sky is falling.

The on again/off again B.C. election

B.C. has been in election mode for too long. Since the introduction of the HST after the 2009 election, both political parties have simply been posturing toward the next election and little governance has taken place.

Do your HST research first

If you have an opinion about the looming HST referendum, I hope you have done some research on the subject before you send in your mail-in ballot.

Driftwood Editorial - Important HST vote

HST referendum ballots now in eligible voters’ hands.