The recent uproar over Prince George Mayor Yu's travel and expense budget has caused quite a stir here in the city and around the province, and he certainly didn't handle the whole situation very well. There's no question the taxpayers should not be paying for unused hotel rooms right here in the city. I think it's a s...

The city of Prince George is now considering reducing garbage pick up from once a week to once every two weeks and in my opinion there's no question city council needs to pull the trigger on this and hopefully increase recycling pick up to once a week to make up the difference. Why? Quite simply because for households ...

.There's been a lot of talk lately in the political world about fixing things that are broken as we get closer to the next provincial election.One thing that hasn't been discussed much of late is ICBC. While there have been some smaller positive changes like renewing your car insurance over the phone, and no longer nee...

By now you've probably heard about the Liberal government carving out the carbon tax mostly on home heating in Atlantic Canada. As really the flagship policy for the government since 2015, it was surprising to hear Trudeau announce that he would be walking back the tax basically in one region while leaving it up to Can...

Crime of all sorts is simply out of control in B.C.This past week we heard about a major retailer, London Drugs, thinking about shutting down stores across the province, including here in Prince George, due to safety concerns and financial costs of repeated criminal acts in and around their stores. We also heard about ...

Recently there has been some controversy around local School Board Chair Rachael Weber's nomination as the BC Conservative Party candidate for Prince George-Mackenzie in the upcoming provincial election.Adding fuel to the fire was Weber's recent comments about private vs. public education, and questions around some of ...

It's been a crazy few weeks for Canadian and BC politics, with shocking stories seemingly coming from everywhere, including the news that the once again upstart BC Conservative Party, now led by Nechako-Lakes MLA John Rustad, has overtaken the Official Opposition BC United for second place in the province.A recent poll...

The complex and difficult decision by the Mayor and Council to shut down the homeless camp at Millenium Park garnered some criticism from those who opposed the move, but it seems clear the majority of residents in the city supported the Council's decision. It's important to remember that our city council represents eve...

.With record heat waves, droughts and forest fires raging once again here in B.C. and across Canada, it's clear that climate change is occurring, and its existence has nothing to do with one's political beliefs.So, what can we do to help mitigate the effects and lessen the burden for future generations? Recycling is on...

On June 17 there will be yet another by-election for two seats on School District 57's Board of Education.Ten people have stepped up and put their names forward to run for those two seats, which is a great thing to see so many people in the community interested in serving on the board. And if one ever needed a reason t...