Opinion

This was a special week in the Brain household. My little girl is now a teenager! Time sure does fly. It wasn’t that long ago I could cradle her in the crook of one arm. It makes me think how quickly time is passing.

If you’re from the North you have seen first-hand the scale and importance of our natural resource sector. This part of the province is built on forestry, mining, oil & gas, agriculture, and tourism, and we are very proud of that.

I know caribou isn’t a topic that’s been top of mind for a while with COVID-19, but it is still very much a huge issue with proposed closures and very little consultation.

Is anyone still watching Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his daily spiel? Notice how good he is at not answering questions that makes him and his government look bad? Notice how he will change the subject and, when pushed, say he is too busy dealin

Being spring planting time, I decided to contact Ellen Fox for some tips on gardening. I had seen Ellen at the Fall Fair over the years in the gardening section. I had bought some pansies and other flowers. I suspected that pansies were pretty hardy.

Over time, community sports organizations can become so ingrained in a town that we can take them for granted. The longer a particular club has existed, the more we expect it to always be around regardless of what happens.

Some women look glorious with grey hair – alas, I am not one of those women. Over the past two and half months, my hair has begun to resemble an unfinished painting – unflattering threads of mousy grey and ashy brown racing up the hair shaft.

Despite the provincial government releasing its restart plan earlier this month, it’s clear that many questions remain unanswered, many of the guidelines lack the clarity people are looking for, and many people and small businesses still needing grea

Recently an advisor friend made a comment on social media about the role of financial journalism. One of the national columnists chimed in saying, “We try to help people figure out if they need advisors and then to find the best and avoid the worst.

Re: ''Kudos to Taylor, shame on Fort St. John', Letters, Alaska Highway News, May 14, 2020 I’m going to start calling out tax whiners as non patriotic. Because what’s more patriotic than paying taxes to support your city, province, and country.