Opinion

Editor: How many of your readers realize that 92 per cent of the 32 per cent rate increase BC Hydro was seeking prior to the recent rate review was directly related to the updating and renewal of BC Hydro’s own generating, transmission and distribution infrastructure?

Premier Christy Clark handed her opponents more ammunition last week with her latest “ready, fire, aim” episode, calling for radio and TV coverage of Stanley Cup riot prosecutions.

Editor: Just a word concerning Civic Pride.

Editor: I was very upset to hear that a Walmart location has been approved for Prince Rupert.

On Tuesday Gladys Young Blyth of Prince Rupert and Port Edward was named the fifth recipient of the Walter Smith Visionary Award, an award created by Tourism Prince Rupert and the Northern BC Tourism Association to recognize the pioneers and visionaries of tourism in Northern British Columbia.

Re: Problems with service the week of September 26-30. This has been a trying week for our customers.

It takes a unique kind of person to hold any elected position, but perhaps none more so than those who hold municipal positions.

The annual Union of B.C. Municipalities convention spent quite a bit of time talking about new wireless technology. Unfortunately, most of it was wasted on ignorance and fear, fanned by the NDP, Green Party and some like-minded opportunists in local government.

Premier Christy Clark's " to B.C. Jobs Plan" took some hits as she was finishing her week-long publicity tour to roll it out. But the serious damage wasn’t from her political opponents on the left and right.

The B.C. Liberal attack ads on fightin' fisherman John Cummins go after his pension and his policies, and the website made him look like one of the aliens from Mars Attacks! In fact the whole B.C. political scene is starting to look like a bad movie from the 1990s.