Opinion

Our need to have a definitive plan to revitalize B.C.’s forest sector has been lost in the political noise reverberating around us just now.

The sun is out, temperatures are hovering in the plus-double digits, the roads are dry and fast, and kids are back in school for the push to the June finish line.

Editor: I am not going to talk about the four party debates, or about B.C. politics or, as a matter of fact, not even the City of Williams Lake.

Something new in this federal election is the popularity of “social media” whereby citizens are communicating on the Internet.

This past Thursday and Friday, I had a chance to make an important and significant announcement in Kamloops, Prince George and right here in Williams Lake, in my role as the parliamentary secretary for regional economic development.

Editor: Personally, I am sick and tired of the head games that the Liberals are playing on the public’s minds.

Editor: The column Spring brings beautiful flowers … and cattle dung, written by Dean Fulton, helped me to realize that, unlike many other lakes in this area, Williams Lake provides very little recreation opportunities.

Last week I wrote about a psychologist who recommended deliberately putting oneself into embarrassing situations to help overcome one’s fear of humiliation.