Diana French

Column: Long election season ahead

As expected, Prime Minister Stephen Harper put Canada officially into the election mode on Sunday.

The right way?

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield and his brother Dave, a pilot, sailor and singer, made a music video for Canada Day.

Column: Hats off for good deed

Goose kaka on the Scout Island beach has been a source of public dismay for years now, and it gets worse as the goose population grows.

Column: Have a look at what worked

“It’s only mid-July and the province has already blown its firefighting budget ...

Column: Senior government woes

Summertime living is supposed to be easy, but it’s hard to feel easy with so much worrisome stuff in the news.

Column: Celebrating our nation

Happy Canada Day. Today we celebrate our 148th birthday as a nation.

Column: Stampede still a thrill

This week we celebrate the 89th Williams Lake Stampede.

Column: Murky times could be ahead

The Senate was expected to vote yesterday on Bill C-51.

Don’t barge ahead on dam

Columnist Diana French weighs in on the Site C Dam on the Peace River.

Column: What are the arts?

During the Second World War, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill was asked to cut arts funding in favour of the war effort.

Column: Music to my ears

Yay, boo, and wow time. Yay to the 200 students from Cataline and Nesika.

Column: Lost in the bedding

A job is a job, right? Well, apparently not. We pull out the stops.

Column: Let experts have final say

Mount Polley Mine will probably be in the news for some time to come.

Column: Chief awarded

Congratulations to Xeni Gwet’in Councillor and former Chief Marilyn Baptiste.

Weird world

We believe we pay taxes so our governments have money to serve our interests.

Lots of problems identified with Bill C-51

The Harper government is forging ahead with Bill C-51, the Anti-Terrorist Act, in spite of strong and growing opposition.

Friendly goat on board

On Saturday, the Rose Lake Miocene 4-H Club held its annual Petting Zoo at Boitanio Mall.

Column: Happy April Fool’s Day

Maybe most days are fools’ days. There are so many weird and foolish things going on in our country.

Column: School boards making do with less

When I was on the Cariboo Chilcotin School Board, trustees had some control over what was happening in the schools.

Column: What’s old is new again

Good stories last forever. I saw the Cinderella movie with GDs #6 and #7 and their parents. We all enjoyed it.