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Is downtown parking actually making money?

Posted on 3 April 2012 and filed under comments, Prince George

Last night, the Junos, ostensibly the Canadian version of the Grammy, took place. And as an advocate for the great music this country has I have to weigh in on Michael Buble’s win. For a Christmas album. There’s a lot of head–scratching going on over this one for those who don’t follow the ins and […]

Posted on 2 April 2012 and filed under articles, Canada, comments, music

image via artthreat.net Yesterday, the federal budget came down, and included was the announcement that the CBC would be getting a 10% cut. While there is obviously a serious side to this, members of Twitter took to the humorous side, reimagining what you might call popular CBC programs if they were pared down. Here are […]

Posted on 30 March 2012 and filed under CBC, comments, social media

Five things I need to do once, then forget about.

Posted on 28 March 2012 and filed under articles, Best Of, comments, main, personal

In the wake of it being disclosed that Prince George Mayor Shari Green had the most expensive campaign in city history (in which she spent more than all five Kamloops mayoral candidates combined [source]), there’s a small debate surrounding municipal elections and financing. Speaking to CBC, Councillor Brian Skakun made the following comments: “It makes […]

Posted on 16 March 2012 and filed under articles, British Columbia, comments, politics, Prince George

November 2011: Prince George mayoral candidate Shari Green outlines her leadership style: “Public confidence will be restored when council leads by example.” “We need to live within our means, with financial discipline and by finding efficiencies.” “I will challenge our staff to find cost savings in every department, and efficiencies in every operation.” March 2012: “City […]

Posted on 15 March 2012 and filed under articles, comments, Prince George

Here in British Columbia, classes are cancelled as teachers escalate their job action. This has been coming for a while, and at Daybreak we’ve been looking around for guests to provide different perspectives on the story. Among those we figured it would be good to hear from are teachers. This led me to reading up on […]

Posted on 4 March 2012 and filed under British Columbia, comments

Following up on this post, I did email mayor and council my questions about the positions eliminated at city hall. Here is the reply received from Mayor Shari Green: “Andrew, on behalf of Council, here are responses to your questions below… 1.    Why the elimination of the environment division not proactively disclosed to citizens? On […]

Posted on 7 February 2012 and filed under articles, comments, Prince George

This post was originally titled “Challenging Prince George mayor and council to show “courageous leadership.” I’ve changed it because I don’t enjoy the tone of “challenging,” but left this note because it’s fair to know the original content/context. Yesterday, I went on Daybreak North with this story: The City of Prince George has cut its […]

Posted on 7 February 2012 and filed under articles, comments, Prince George

Chris Shepard explains why he’s leaving journalism: “Frankly, working as a reporter outside of a major urban centre is no way to make a living. You can’t raise a family on a reporter’s salary. “ I know very little about working for a small-town newspaper, and less still about what that would be like in […]

Posted on 5 February 2012 and filed under Canada, comments

The Coldsnap music festival just finished up in Prince George. I’m a big fan of the festival (and, disclosure, a board member). It’s brought in all-sorts of high-calibre acts that normally wouldn’t tour the city, including Joel Plaskett, Shad, the Great Lake Swimmers, and Dan Managan. This year was no different, with an awesome show […]

Posted on 3 February 2012 and filed under articles, comments, music, Prince George

I am sorry I and my fellow bike-riders are scaring you. I can certainly relate to how frightening it must be to almost crush us to death. Awfully inconsiderate of us.

Posted on 10 January 2012 and filed under articles, Best Of, bikes, comments, main

In today’s issue of the Prince George Citizen, they provide an update on work being done by the Red Cross for displaced residents of the Victoria Towers apartment building that was evacuated after a fire November 3. In it, they talk to Lisa Anne Pierce, the Red Cross’ provincial manager of disaster assistance. From the […]

Posted on 21 December 2011 and filed under articles, Best Of, comments, Prince George

This one feels good. As I write this, the most prominent story on CBC’s B.C. website is about some Vancouver landlords who are being taken to court by the city for years of causing problems for their tenants and refusing to pay fines when ordered. A pretty big story from those Vancouver residents who’ve been […]

Posted on 15 December 2011 and filed under articles, Best Of, CBC, comments, Prince George

This is one I’ve been meaning to write for a bit. It started December 2, when news broke that the Gitxsan Hereditary Chiefs in northeastern B.C. had apparently entered into an agreement Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline Project. The exact words: “On behalf of the Gitxsan Hereditary Chiefs, Hereditary Chief Elmer Derrick today announced an agreement […]

Posted on 15 December 2011 and filed under articles, Best Of, British Columbia, Canada, comments, Indigenous