Opinion

With the upcoming harmonized sales tax referendum, the issue of taxes is a hot topic around the water cooler. While I am a huge fan of water cooler talk, I have avoided this topic like the plague.

Is the harmonized sales tax good for B.C. or bad for B.C.? It depends who you ask these days, but like many things in life, there is a good case for either side in the ongoing HST debate.

It's my turn to cast an opinion on the Target Marine Hatcheries drama that has been unfolding at Sechelt council, and I find the whole thing absolutely ridiculous.

This week has given me a lot to think about in terms of service.

The saga of Target Marine continues as certain members of Sechelt council continue to dodge their responsibility.

How do you tell an aging parent or friend that their driving is no longer up to snuff? How can you ignore the tell-tale accumulating dents, the grandkids covering their eyes when grandma's backing up at the mall or the long line of cars following Unc

Where were you Tuesday night when history was made? For only the third time in its 40-year history, the Vancouver Canucks are in the Stanley Cup final. This remarkable season and playoff run have been amazing.

One student was dead on impact, lying on the hood of a car. Another lay lifeless next to a second car, while two other students were walking around the scene, dazed and confused.

There has been a lot of trash talk around the office this past week. Not the kind where slurs are made behind people's backs, of course, but rather talk about the kind of trash people leave when they don't clean up after themselves.

As I write this column, I have been a non-smoker for 72 days. I can breath easier, I smell better, and for the first time in 16 years, I have been able to sport a cancer awareness pin without any guilt.