Opinion

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.

As I sit here writing this editorial, in the back of my mind I’m pondering questions for yesterday’s all-candidate’s debate (look for coverage online and in The Northern Connector).