Andre Carrel

Local control would help education

More creativity is needed to address concerns of teachers at a local level in Terrace and other municipalities

Low chamber survey response a calamity

A deeper reading of the survey results gathered from Terrace businesses for Enbridge project raises interesting questions

Shifting policy requires corporations to step up

Laissez-faire government attitude towards Terrace housing means onus is on companies to build new homes.

Let citizens decide office terms for elected officials

Top down imposed election times are simply undemocratic

‘Taxpayer’ label breeds unneeded tensions

Few labels irritate me more than being referred to as a taxpayer, and having the money governments spend referred to as taxpayers’ dollars.

The Senate can be fixed to work properly

Columnist Andre Carrel doesn't want to abolish the Senate

Child support payment enforcement needed

The contract arising from childbirth is between parent and child, not between mother and father.

MP Nathan Cullen silent about his wages

Was our senate meant to be a chamber of sober second thought or a retirement home for political hamsters?

It’s the corporations we should be regulating

The history of regulations goes back to the early civilizations of Greece and Egypt.

Senate could have a vital role to play

The question of whether to abolish or elect the Senate tends to flare up in the wake of a crass partisan appointment or abuse of privilege.

Here’s how to choose the perfect candidate

Once every four years citizens are offered a brief reprieve from the responsibility of endless decisions

Terrace Campus Child Care supervisor Terry Walker speaks with three-year-old Kiplin Stainton during quiet time.

Child care

Unwavering commitment worth every little person’s weight in gold

Terrace Campus Child Care supervisor Terry Walker speaks with three-year-old Kiplin Stainton during quiet time.

There’s danger in staying idle much longer

Change is not impossible but it is indeed a tall order

American polling a threat to Canadian democracy

Election messages can be manipulated for very specific groups of voters

Bridgework

Could Terrace and Thornhill find a way to become one entity?

Nice try, but refinery proposal just won’t work

Andre Carrel is a retired public sector administrator living in Terrace, B.C.

D-Day beachhead brings us peace today

Sacrifice of thousands on June 6, 1944 was not in vain

It’s about ending poverty and discrimination

The problem of disappeared women does not lie with the victims of crime and our law enforcement agencies, it lies with us

Thornhill has nothing to gain by joining Terrace

Even though local elections are now over, one question was brought up at the all candidates meeting that deserves to be explored.

You need a plan to have good government

When the Community Charter replaced the Municipal Act about a decade ago it replaced annual budgets with annual five-year financial plans.