Opinion

An ongoing effort to restore watersheds and wetlands in the province could create a healthier future by mitigating the impacts of climate change on communities, strengthening ecosystems and securing quality drinking water. (Contributed by BC Gov)

Uzelman: Deficient regulation and enforcement devastate B.C. watersheds

A column by Bruce Uzelman

  • Aug 4, 2023
An ongoing effort to restore watersheds and wetlands in the province could create a healthier future by mitigating the impacts of climate change on communities, strengthening ecosystems and securing quality drinking water. (Contributed by BC Gov)
There is no better way to get a view of the sunset than from the top of Playland’s wooden rollercoaster. (Photo courtesy of Playland)

Opinion: A B.C. Day tribute to Playland’s thrilling wooden rollercoaster on its 65th birthday

Hands-up - not down, the coaster is a thrilling piece of our history that makes B.C. so very awesome

There is no better way to get a view of the sunset than from the top of Playland’s wooden rollercoaster. (Photo courtesy of Playland)
(Photos courtesy Davidson family)

Family, friends across B.C. mourn loss of a special young man

WOLF: Reid Davidson made an indelible impact in his 24 years

(Photos courtesy Davidson family)
Fruit and veggies are too often thrown away as food waste. (Citizen file)

Editorial: How much food are you throwing away?

Households throw away more than $2,000 worth of food per year

  • Jul 30, 2023
Fruit and veggies are too often thrown away as food waste. (Citizen file)
Jim Hilton pens a column on forestry each week for the Williams Lake Tribune.

FOREST INK: Not just another diet book

“Breaking the Vicious Cycle” by Elaine Gottschall is a hard to put down book

  • Jul 30, 2023
Jim Hilton pens a column on forestry each week for the Williams Lake Tribune.
Letter to the editor.

LETTER – Military BRAT reunion planned for September in Comox

Dear editor, Were you a BRAT? There’s a reunion planned for Comox…

  • Jul 27, 2023
Letter to the editor.
Rose Englund had a favourite obstacle, the bouncy castle, at the 2023 Foam Fun Run at West Fraser Timber Park on sunny June 3. (Frank Peebles photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)

You will be able to still read and rely on local journalism. That’s a fact.

The Observer strives ALWAYS to reflect Quesnel, Cariboo

  • Jul 26, 2023
Rose Englund had a favourite obstacle, the bouncy castle, at the 2023 Foam Fun Run at West Fraser Timber Park on sunny June 3. (Frank Peebles photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)

Aquatic forests are critical ecosystems in our local lakes

Some of the best known aquatic ecosystems are the so-called kelp forests…

  • Jul 16, 2023
Do you know how you report a wildfire? (Brendan Shykora/Black Press file photo)

Observe, record, report wildfires in B.C., with or without cell service

How to get coordinates, record important details needed for reporting a wildfire

Do you know how you report a wildfire? (Brendan Shykora/Black Press file photo)
The West Kiskatinaw River wildfire (G70645) burns in the District of Tumbler Ridge, B.C. in this Thursday, June 8, 2023 handout image provided by the BC Wildfire Service. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, BC Wildfire Service *MANDATORY CREDIT*

Uzelman: B.C. forest practices further fuel massive fires

A column by Bruce Uzelman

  • Jul 10, 2023
The West Kiskatinaw River wildfire (G70645) burns in the District of Tumbler Ridge, B.C. in this Thursday, June 8, 2023 handout image provided by the BC Wildfire Service. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, BC Wildfire Service *MANDATORY CREDIT*
FILE - (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Uzelman: Premiers propose sensible climate and energy policy

A column by Bruce Uzelman

  • Jul 10, 2023
FILE - (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
According to Statistics Canada, inflation in B.C. stayed at 6.2 per cent in February 2023. While prices at the pump dropped, rents rose. Inflation dropped across Canada to 5.2 per cent in February, down from 5.9 per cent in January. (Black Press Media File)

Uzelman: Canada’s biggest economic problem? Soon, it will not be inflation

A column by Bruce Uzelman

  • Jul 10, 2023
According to Statistics Canada, inflation in B.C. stayed at 6.2 per cent in February 2023. While prices at the pump dropped, rents rose. Inflation dropped across Canada to 5.2 per cent in February, down from 5.9 per cent in January. (Black Press Media File)
A quarter that sat for months in the washroom, unclaimed, provides a glimmer of hope that most people are still good. (Jessica Peters/Abbotsford News)

COLUMN: Unclaimed bathroom quarter puts glimmer of hope back in humanity

Everyone came to the same conclusion: ‘It doesn’t belong to me.’

A quarter that sat for months in the washroom, unclaimed, provides a glimmer of hope that most people are still good. (Jessica Peters/Abbotsford News)
Andrew Mercier, Minister of State for Workforce Development (B.C. government handout photo)

MERCIER: Internationally trained professionals continue their careers in B.C.

‘Immigration is crucial to support the nearly one million job openings we’re expecting in B.C.’

  • Jun 28, 2023
Andrew Mercier, Minister of State for Workforce Development (B.C. government handout photo)
Jim Hilton pens a column on forestry each week for Black Press Media.

FOREST INK: Beavers are more than felt hats – Part 1

Our consumption habits almost extinguished this remarkable dam builder and ecosystem modifier

  • Jun 25, 2023
Jim Hilton pens a column on forestry each week for Black Press Media.
Cariboo-Prince George Conservative MP Todd Doherty speaks in the House Of Commons. (Hansard TV image)

Cariboo MP’s bill sent back to committee

Progress slowed by lack of unanimity in Parliament

Cariboo-Prince George Conservative MP Todd Doherty speaks in the House Of Commons. (Hansard TV image)
David Zirnhelt writes a weekly column for Black Press newspapers throughout the Cariboo Chilcotin and North Thompson. (Black Press image)

RANCH MUSINGS: Seeking viability, along with happiness

Our behaviour, which is a real reflection of culture, needs to be founded in doing the right thing

  • Jun 18, 2023
David Zirnhelt writes a weekly column for Black Press newspapers throughout the Cariboo Chilcotin and North Thompson. (Black Press image)
Jim Hilton pens a column on forestry each week for Black Press newspapers throughout the Cariboo Chilcotin and North Thompson regions. (Black Press image)

FOREST INK: Successful tree planting in the Cariboo -Chilcotin

After noticing two large tree planting camps along Highway 20 during my…

  • Jun 18, 2023
Jim Hilton pens a column on forestry each week for Black Press newspapers throughout the Cariboo Chilcotin and North Thompson regions. (Black Press image)
(Steven Chang/BC Lions)

THE MOJ: Robinson’s time to shine

Lions’ receiver has breakthrough game in Regina

  • May 30, 2023
(Steven Chang/BC Lions)
Ranch Musings columnist David Zirnhelt. (File photo)

RANCH MUSINGS: Agriculture in B.C. and climate change

BY COLUMNIST DAVID ZIRNHELT

  • May 14, 2023
Ranch Musings columnist David Zirnhelt. (File photo)