Opinion

Magenta paintbrushes (Castilleja parviflora).

The Nature Nut

Rosamund Pojar

  • Jul 19, 2023
Magenta paintbrushes (Castilleja parviflora).
For your consideration - Thom Barker

Summertime and the eating is… difficult

Thom embarks on an effort to lose weight

For your consideration - Thom Barker
Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio canadensis). (Aaron Carlson/Wikimedia Commons)

The Nature Nut

Rosamund Pojar

  • Jul 13, 2023
Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio canadensis). (Aaron Carlson/Wikimedia Commons)
On the Ropes - Tom Roper

Share and share alike, except with pack rats and flickers

Tom recounts excerpts of 25 years of wildlife encounters

  • Jul 13, 2023
On the Ropes - Tom Roper
The Sticky Files - Marisca Bakker

Life just keeps getting better

Marisca gets advice from her grandma

The Sticky Files - Marisca Bakker
According to Statistics Canada, inflation in B.C. stayed at 6.2 per cent in February 2023. While prices at the pump dropped, rents rose. Inflation dropped across Canada to 5.2 per cent in February, down from 5.9 per cent in January. (Black Press Media File)

Uzelman: Canada’s biggest economic problem? Soon, it will not be inflation

A column by Bruce Uzelman

  • Jul 10, 2023
According to Statistics Canada, inflation in B.C. stayed at 6.2 per cent in February 2023. While prices at the pump dropped, rents rose. Inflation dropped across Canada to 5.2 per cent in February, down from 5.9 per cent in January. (Black Press Media File)
FILE - (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Uzelman: Premiers propose sensible climate and energy policy

A column by Bruce Uzelman

  • Jul 10, 2023
FILE - (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
The West Kiskatinaw River wildfire (G70645) burns in the District of Tumbler Ridge, B.C. in this Thursday, June 8, 2023 handout image provided by the BC Wildfire Service. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, BC Wildfire Service *MANDATORY CREDIT*

Uzelman: B.C. forest practices further fuel massive fires

A column by Bruce Uzelman

  • Jul 10, 2023
The West Kiskatinaw River wildfire (G70645) burns in the District of Tumbler Ridge, B.C. in this Thursday, June 8, 2023 handout image provided by the BC Wildfire Service. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, BC Wildfire Service *MANDATORY CREDIT*
A quarter that sat for months in the washroom, unclaimed, provides a glimmer of hope that most people are still good. (Jessica Peters/Abbotsford News)

COLUMN: Unclaimed bathroom quarter puts glimmer of hope back in humanity

Everyone came to the same conclusion: ‘It doesn’t belong to me.’

A quarter that sat for months in the washroom, unclaimed, provides a glimmer of hope that most people are still good. (Jessica Peters/Abbotsford News)
For your consideration - Thom Barker

State of Air Canada service is simply unacceptable

Thom experiences major inconveniences travelling during his vacation

For your consideration - Thom Barker
Smithers Interior News Editorial

Change is good

A renovation to a downtown restaurant challenges the town’s mountain theme

  • Jul 6, 2023
Smithers Interior News Editorial
The Sticky Files - Marisca Bakker

Reducing your water foot print

Marisca looks for ways to reduce water usage, while not losing her mind

The Sticky Files - Marisca Bakker
On the Ropes - Tom Roper

Share and share alike, except with pack rats and flickers

Tom recounts excerpts of 25 years of wildlife encounters

  • Jul 6, 2023
On the Ropes - Tom Roper
Smithers Interior News Editorial

Doggy don’t

An estimated 40 per cent of people don’t pick up after their dogs

  • Jun 29, 2023
Smithers Interior News Editorial
On the Ropes - Tom Roper

Elvis- George Henry Gagnon

Tom remembers a friend

  • Jun 29, 2023
On the Ropes - Tom Roper
The Sticky Files - Marisca Bakker

Make summers magical without the pressure

Marisca doesn’t believe we only have 18 summers with our kids

The Sticky Files - Marisca Bakker
For your consideration - Thom Barker

LNG Canada project seems to be trying to get it right

The natural gas export facility in Kitimat is a huge and extremely complex project

For your consideration - Thom Barker
Andrew Mercier, Minister of State for Workforce Development (B.C. government handout photo)

MERCIER: Internationally trained professionals continue their careers in B.C.

‘Immigration is crucial to support the nearly one million job openings we’re expecting in B.C.’

  • Jun 28, 2023
Andrew Mercier, Minister of State for Workforce Development (B.C. government handout photo)
On the Ropes - Tom Roper

Swiss Suskwa masseuse has the healing touch

Tom follows the Grease Trail to find some relief for his shoulder

  • Jun 22, 2023
On the Ropes - Tom Roper
The Sticky Files - Marisca Bakker

Are hand shakes a thing of the past?

Marisca ponders how to greet each other

The Sticky Files - Marisca Bakker