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COLLINS – The mentality of those using backcountry needs to be questioned

January 7, 2018 // 2 Comments

I GREW UP in the northern part of B.C. I spent time on the Islands off the coast of Prince Rupert. I spent time up the Nass River Valley, Babine Lake, and many more of the [Continue]

MEDIA – The enduring legacy of maverick media baron Jim Shaw

January 7, 2018 // 0 Comments

By PETER MENZIES Contributor, Troy Media Few occasions better illustrated the cultural divide between the world of the western bottom-up entrepreneur and that of Ottawa’s [Continue]

KNOX – If you’re going to give up on New Year’s resolutions, why wait?

January 7, 2018 // 1 Comment

NEW YEAR’S resolution No. 1 for 2018? Same as in 2015, 2016 and 2017: Cross the new Johnson Street Bridge on the day it opens. Resolution No. 2: Be more considerate. [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Urban winter wussies need to count their blessings

January 6, 2018 // 1 Comment

I WAS STANDING at the kitchen window Friday morning, enjoying my first jolt of caffeine, gazing out at the frozen river. It’s always frozen this time of year. In the [Continue]

COLLINS – Time for a good dose of civility on social media

January 6, 2018 // 0 Comments

THE ARMCHAIR MAYOR and I were talking the other day about the good and bad of social media. We are both totally amazed at the lack of civility shown by people on Twitter, [Continue]

POLICE-FIRE – Abandoned Brass Kettle restaurant burns to the ground

January 5, 2018 // 2 Comments

A long-abandoned landmark restaurant burned to the ground Friday night (Jan. 5, 2018). The former Brass Kettle Restaurant at the northwest corner of Hugh Allen and [Continue]