Opinion

Homeless shelter centre of attention

Editor: Re: No care at emergency room (The Free Press January 11, 2001) The letter of your correspondent relating her experience with attempting to get treatment for her child’s broken forearm at the Prince George Regional Hospital, and then having to travel for several hours by road on a winter’s night to another town, eloquently illustrates the level of health care currently available to this community. Some years ago I had to take my own child with a broken arm to a public...

Editor: Frank Peebles and his national dream article in your paper has become very annoying to me. When I read the last report on his train trip, I got the feeling one of us was on a bad trip or bad medication and suffering some adverse reactions. His premises is that the rest of Canada can teach the west about culture, distinctness, oppression, self-togetherness, class, grace, identity, foresight, and future aspirations. Did I miss any fine Eastern qualities we westerners lack Frank? He...

I sure would like to see some government relief from these skyrocketing natural gas prices, wouldn't you? The provincial government has been hinting that it might finally break down and oblige. There's an election to be fought, after all, and nothing wins votes better than cold hard cash.