Opinion

All this time I’ve misjudged the Fraser Institute.

One of the joys of living in British Columbia is expecting the unexpected: the HST, for example.

To the Clearwater and district community

To all families with young children -

Let's help defend the defenseless.

Are you a newcomer, feel like a newcomer or want to meet new people in Clearwater? Are you looking for community information, new friends, things to do?

In a Jan. 25 on-line column, Tom Fletcher says the HST is the cure for inequality in British Columbia. But few will agree with such a claim, given that the HST is a $1.9 billion tax shift on to the backs of consumers. According to Statistics Canada, the average household will pay $521 more under the HST.

Have your say and have it twice! That's what's happening with the BC Liberals. For the first time ever, the BC Liberal party base will have a real say in who is elected as the Leader of the BC Liberal Party and become premier of the province. How twice? On Feb. 12 the party will hold an Extraordinary Convention. Delegates will determine the voting process for the leadership vote.

I am responding to Keith McNeill’s article from Nov. 29, 2010 about carbon offsets.

As you might have heard, BC Parks is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2011. Accordingly, the theme of this year’s annual Heritage Week (Feb. 21-27) will be “One Hundred Years of Conservation: Parks and Cultural Landscapes.”