Opinion

With veteran B.C. Liberal lawmakers jumping ship right, right and centre, it's difficult to see how unelected Premier Christy Clark is going to paint herself out of un-premiership come next May. Chuck Strahl, the former B.C.

Whatever you do this weekend, make sure it includes attending he 18th annual Brackendale Fall Fair at the Farmers' Institute Park on Government Road in Brackendale on Saturday (Sept. 8) with the gates open at 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

EDITOR, This one question arises in my mind regarding the shooting spree at the Sikh Gurdwara (congregation, place of worship) of Wisconsin in Oak Creek on Aug. 5 that left six dead.

A few days ago someone posted a comment on Squamish Speaks indicating that a 74-year-old man with Parkinson's disease had spent three hours "lying helplessly in a blackberry bush after falling down while picking berries because most passersby assumed

Fall is around the corner.A good friend and gardener pointed out to me that in a previous column I had been suggesting seeds to plant for fall, but offered no suggestions of shrubs and plants that shine in fall garden.

It's not uncommon to hear employees complain about the time they spend in meetings. Quite often, meetings in organizations are poorly planned, poorly managed, unproductive and unnecessary.

When I was growing up in Ontario back in the '50s I was drawn to a film genre called the cliffhanger, usually presented in serial format during Saturday matinees at the local theatre.

St. John the Divine Anglican Church bid a fond farewell to Rev. Wendy Eyre-Gray on her retirement on Sunday (Aug. 26). Wendy has been the church's priest and pastor for almost four years.

I love to travel.

I was recently chatting with a friend, also a parent, who said that about every four months or so he starts to feel The Itch and knows it's time to go off somewhere to "find himself again.