Opinion

It can often be overlooked how important our local ranching community is to the livelihood of our region here in the Cariboo-Chilcotin.

Editor: Re: the Supreme Court of B.C. case involving the Cariboo Regional District and former Area F director Duncan Barnett:

Congratulations, Christy Clark, soon-to-be-B.C.’s 35th premier and the second woman to hold the job.

Editor: Taseko’s “revised” Prosperity mine proposal is fascinating at a number of levels but I’ll focus on just one. Williams Lake Mayor Kerry Cook recently expressed her delight “that Taseko is moving ahead on this project.”

Editor: In response to the B.C. Civil Liberties Association report and rumours about our character and business: I encourage everyone who has heard of or been into Diamonds and Dust Entertainment Lounge to please read page 41 of the recently released BCCLA report.

Dear friends, Jim and I are looking forward to getting home sometime before the end of February. In the meantime, this note is to extend our heartfelt gratitude for all the kindness provided to us by the medical staff (doctors, nurses, and paramedics).

Score one for democracy, sort of.

By this time next week B.C. will have a new premier.