Columnists

Columnists bids farewell with a hearty thanks to now-retired Terrace editor Rod Link

Terrace angler relays stories from the old fishing days

John Horgan, Christy Clark posture on poltical donations

Those in the newspaper business carry an important, complex responsibility

It’s even said it can stuff

One afternoon when she was midway through the fifth grade, my daughter Caitlin arrived home and sadly announced that her class’s fish had died. Mr. Cater had arranged with the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) to have the Salmonid Enhancement Program’s Salmon in the Classroom that year, and, according to Cait, it appeared that the janitor had accidentally pulled the plug that powered the aquarium’s pump and, as a consequence, the poor little coho fry asphyxiated over night.

Christy Clark promises to match NDP, Greens spending spree

Call issued for detox centre and secure housing as a start

But the same can’t be said for other journeys

Thanks to a prod from my daughter, Allison, I was back cycling through Burnaby and Vancouver again. It felt good. Cars are too slow, too expensive, and the traffic too exasperating for urban travel. Walking is too slow. But biking, because its pace enables the rider to appreciate the surroundings yet is fast enough to keep things exciting, is the right tempo.