Diana French

Trustees’ role to take the heat?

The Child Development Centre celebrated its 40th anniversary on Saturday with a tea at the Aileen Hewitt building.

Some good and some bad

Columnist Diana French's weekly column lists some hurrahs and boos.

Hospital centennial well attended

Good turn out at the Alexis Creek Hospital centennial reunion on Saturday.

Sometimes negative Nellies are right

Whenever plans for a new project are announced, e.g. a mine, whatever, there are always those (moi) who hope for the best.

Trust diminishing

Twelve years ago the B.C. government broke its contract with public school teachers by removing class size and composition language.

Column: Congrats, 4-Hers

Summer was hot enough this year but where did it go?

Independent inquiry needed

If the stuff in a mine’s tailing pond is benign, why does it have to be contained in secure facilities?

Merry Minuet

Monday was BC Day and most British Columbians probably took advantage of the good weather and enjoyed the holiday.

Ancient coins had single purpose

It’s a thin coin about the size of a quarter. It has “10”_ and “W.E. Anderson Quathiaski Cove” on it.

Too much smoke

Where there is smoke there is fire, and vice versa. Other parts of our country have floods and windstorms, B.C. has fires.

Uruguayan president could teach lesson

Because the news was full of it, and it was too hot to do much on Sunday anyway, I watched most of the world soccer match.

Let’s spruce up downtown

When son No. 4, who lives in the Lower Mainland comes to visit, he usually tours the town to note any changes.

Let’s hope parties can move forward

A recent report from the Conference Board of Canada says B.C.’s education system is the best in Canada.

Celebrate our history

It’s Stampede week, a time to get the western spirit and celebrate the city’s history as a “cowtown.”

Official flower deserves better

It’s almost lilac time. I whine about this every year, but how many Williams Lakers know the lilac is our official flower?

Time for some yays and boos

Yays to Chief Ann Louie for calling attention to the racism that is creeping around in the Cariboo Chilcotin.

Give citizens say in B.C.’s future

Should the public be consulted when governments are planning contentious changes in legislation?

Learning the opposite way

“The Right to Food,” a recent report to the UN Human Rights Council, takes a long term view for the planning and developing of farmland.

Holding court

Parents — encourage your children to be lawyers. By the look of things, legal disputes involving governments are a growing industry.

Fair Elections Act anything but fair

Prime Minister Stephen Harper might give a thought to practicing what he preaches at home.