Opinion

As some of you might be aware, I was born Canadian, but for the most part of my younger years I lived in the States due to my father’s work.

By now, you’ve likely heard the Castlegar Rebels have captured their first division title since 1996.

A payday loan is a short-term, unsecured loan of $1,500 or less that must be paid back within 62 days. It is called a payday loan because typically a person who needs money borrows it with the promise to repay the next time they get paid. The borrower provides a post-dated cheque or completes a pre-authorized debit form allowing the lender to withdraw the funds from the borrower’s account on the agreed upon date.

It’s true that health-care delivery in rural areas remains a problem across the country, but simply stating this fact doesn’t excuse the lack of basic services in places like Castlegar.

Regarding the two articles (‘Forestry jobs focus of visit’ and ‘Let’s get serious about forests’) in the Jan. 27 edition of the Castlegar News: the sad fact is most people in B.C. are ignorant or apathetic about the way the province’s forests are being treated.

What a strange combination! You choose a number of Canadian celebrities and then have them pick a book by a Canadian author.

I recently received an advertisement from the Harper candidate who wants to replace B.C. Southern Interior NDP MP Alex Atamenenko as our voice in Ottawa.