Opinion

Dick Harris, the Cariboo-Prince George riding Conservative candidate, didn’t begin campaigning until Sunday due, in part, to illness — a full seven days after Stephen Harper went to the Rideau Hall requesting that Governor General David Johnston dissolve parliament.

You know it’s been a long winter when your spouse comes home, announces he has just bought several years worth of firewood at once and all you can think is he should have bought more.

Editor: General Electric made $14.2 billion dollars in profit last year and paid no (zero) taxes.

As suspected the federal election has been called.

Editor: It was refreshing to read the article by Dean Fulton about the patio issue.

Editor: Dear friends and Rotarians in the world.

Editor: Bravo to Dean Fulton on his column “Patio not the reason for slow business” in Tuesday’s paper.

Be aware of Rocky Mountain wood ticks — they are out in force; in the past week I have removed two from my head (they stick like glue).

The B.C. NDP hit a home run with its Christy Crunch political attack ad.

Editor: You may have heard about the committee that is studying the Harmonized Sales Tax of B.C. (HST).