The day we're reminded incessantly about all year is upon us. The day that you cannot mistake what you are obligated to do because the bashfulness that comes with an approaching birthday is replaced by the directness only a mother can deliver. This directness normally comes in the form of a list that will consist of flowers,...

Enbridge will proceed with its project to bring the first oil supertankers to Canada's pacific coast despite clear and growing opposition in the wake of the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the company announced at its annual general meeting (AGM) on May 4.“I want to turn a ‘no’ into a ‘yes’,” said Enbridge Chief...

As I reach a milestone with my girlfriend I have been noticing how much technology has changed the way we view and orchestrate romance in this modern age. After much thought, my general feeling is that technology is hampering, or at least taking some of the romance out of romance.Between the net, online banking, Twitter,...

The BC Recreation and Parks Association (BCRPA) supports the 2010 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth, released today by Active Healthy Kids Canada and its strategic partners, ParticipACTION and the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) Research Institute – Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research...

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation’s (CTF) online petition to end seniors’ benefits including Old Age Security (OAS) and the Guranteed Income Supplement (GIS) for convicted prisoners has garnered over 17,500 signatures in less than six days.CTF Federal Director, Kevin Gaudet said, “We were expecting Canadians would be keen to...

 Several hundred bodies have been buried in Nigeria in mass graves near the city of Jos after recent clashes when Muslim herdsmen reportedly attacked Christian villagers. "We have about 351 corpses being buried at this mass grave, and at the other end, there is another village called Zot, where there are about 36 corpses to...

I would like to thank the Boundary film fest folks for a job well done. I found the films very informative and full of hope except one - H2oil which describes the awful truth of how our so called leaders have sold us all out by giving away this resource to the people to the south with no real benefit to all Canadians. Our...

At this juncture I expected to be writing a somewhat negative article regarding the 2010 Games that would have been easy target practice for my usual rants. The overspending, the grim death and the absurd characters used in the marketing were all set up like bowling pins just waiting to be taken down. So far I have very little...

When I first moved to GrandForks I was asked to help with some healing circles that delt with some pretty touchy subjects and did my best to help. The one thing I forgot to say to these groups is that with healing or change comes the responsibiltiy of doing the real work of looking at our behavior and making the changes for...

All of the local media have reported on the marijuana theme with catchy, cute little plays on words but I just can't bring myself to do it. So let me be blunt and avoid all of the cliches those joints are using and light this column up without resorting to tokin' word plays.With Cannabiz now relegated to reruns it will be...