Opinion

The tourism season is upon us. This week brings the first cruise ship of the season, the 2240-passenger Norwegian Pearl. Independent visitor traffic is already well under way, and here at Tourism Prince Rupert we have our first travel writer visit of the season.

Well another Canadian election has come and gone, and I would be remiss if I didn’t provide a bit of my reaction to the events of May 2.

Many times over the past few years I’ve written about social media in this column.

Recently I attended a public consultation meeting out in Port Edward regarding the possible closure of the only educational facility in the district and was very aggravated with the attitudes of a number of people in attendance.

VICTORIA – Even if movies based on video games aren’t your cup of tea, the recent Disney production Tron: Legacy is notable as a measure of the sophistication of the B.C. motion picture industry.

Last week in Nanaimo, the membership of the Council of Tourism Associations of BC (COTA) made a series of landmark decisions which changed the organization to the Tourism Industry Association of BC (TIABC). That might not sound like much of a change, but it represents the tourism industry re-engaging behind our professional association.