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She's looking for the son she was forced to give up in 1969

Well, a lot of things were better back then. You could live your life without the constant oversight of government. They had a homestead act where, if you wanted to put in the work, could get land and build yourself a future without reams and reams of red tape and years of paying back loans at inflated rates. Want to hitchhike around the province and sleep in parks? Not a problem if you weren't bothering anyone. A couple of small examples, but living your life, as long as you didn't hurt anyone else, had a lot more freedom back then, instead of the endless bureaucracy that exists today. Today you can't build a house, dig a well, install a septic system yourself unless you hire it out to contractors because they are suppose to be the only ones who can do it properly. As far as government is concerned people no longer have the ability or brains to do jobs the right way. Even if you get the proper permits and have all the necessary inspections.

- Chestor

Diving through Prince George's 2025 financial statements

Nothing like a story like this to rile the taxpayer but in actuality PG is just a clear example of how every public employee and elected official in every level of public government and in every public institution is overpaid for what they do (or don't do).There is no reason to pay a cost of living wage/salary increase to anyone making over $ 200,000 a year. That's unethical. You can manage with less and still be rich.And look, there's Sunlife Financial which received over 4 million in business from the City. David Mothus, who was on the sycophant committee to determine whether or not City council and mayor should receive a substantial increase in pay, is the local Sunlife representative.Didn't the Mayor and council try to persuade the public that this was an arms-length committee?4 million can buy a pretty long arm, right Kyle ?

- BGeez

Diving through Prince George's 2025 financial statements

1 RDFFG should be paying COPG not the other way around2 How does one get promoted from one position to another and recieve less pay over the course of the year than their successor3 how does organizing concerts by washed up and no name bands command such a salary. especially since its higher than someone responsible for public safety. I would expect that the chief and deputy chief for fire to be a little more compensated than the manager of an ice rink

- TheBoss1981

She's looking for the son she was forced to give up in 1969

People often look back at PG yesteryear with rose coloured glasses thinking all was better than today. Ms Hawkes tale certainly illustrates that’s not the case. Thankfully, society’s attitudes & actions have improved through the decades regarding teenage pregnancy. Godspeed Ms Hawkes with the search for your son.

- Mr Science

Diving through Prince George's 2025 financial statements

I will definitely be reviewing the gaps in the wage metrics for one of my University research papers in the near future. I'd love to see the citizen offer us a wage gap report. It seems that some employees had some directive to not report to protect privacy.

- Tammy Lopes

Diving through Prince George's 2025 financial statements

they make a lot of $$...way more than federal and provincial counterparts...way more.

- Bob Robertson

Mining leaders eye Prince George as hub of $938-billion opportunity

But we all know what the roadblocks will be to any prosperity in BC. They can talk numbers all they want but because of the NDP and UNDRIP it is most likely never to happen until the world has secured other sources.....

- Chestor

Mining leaders eye Prince George as hub of $938-billion opportunity

With all the natural resources Canada has, Canada could be now one of the top richest country in the world if not the richest that potential has been constantly blocked by restrictive ideologies. It's interesting that those who author the restrictive ideologies themselves live a first class lifestyle they deny others.

- HeeHaw

Mining leaders eye Prince George as hub of $938-billion opportunity

Just more pie-in-the-sky dreaming by over-enthusiastic people.It's always interesting to hear these dreamers but one thing they never touch on is what happens when commodity prices and/or demand drops.One case in point....the Endako moly mine.Stop getting so excited, settle down, and come back to Earth.

- BGeez

School board trying again for D.P. Todd repair or replacement

I'm sorry, did you go to DP Todd? Do your kids go there? There's still asbestos in there and it does get disturbed at times, so there's that. It's also made completely of brick, it's bloody cold in the winter and sweltering in the summer. It's over capacity and barely has anywhere for the kids to sit at lunch time. There are more elementary schools that feed into it than there used to be. They need a new school. Period.

- Hersam1980

Community feedback to shape SD57's five-year strategic plan

I remember participating about 6 times on these so called 5 year plan strategies, so many meetings, endless planning. The reteric was always the same, basically everything that has been listed. The result of these surveys, meetings, planning etc etc, we're the same each time....more paperwork, more hoops to jump through, less time with students, less acknowledgement of support staff, more administration, more professionals, less support staff, and more meetings. Every 5 years we would hope snd pray that this time things would change for the better. Instead our system became so overloaded with being PC and woke, that the prime directive was gone....then another 5 years would go by. Since then I have been retired for 2 years and I am watching my grandchildren go through this broken system. And boy, is it broken.Here's to the next 5 years, and good luck. One can only hope and pray that someone is listening.

- gayleen whyte

She's looking for the son she was forced to give up in 1969

Chestor, “without the constant oversight of the gov’t.” Really? In past decades, police regularly kept track of those dastardly leftists who championed social justice, unions, & other progressive stances. As seen on the news recently, the RCMP had a racial intelligence division that monitored Indigenous leaders (what’s with the heavily redacted reports?). There were police morality squads whose mandate was to monitor the counter culture, hippies, & the LGBTQ community. In BC, could not even buy a beer on Sunday until 1986. And there was a time where grocery stores couldn’t lawfully be open on a Sunday. I would call all that serious govt oversight. Btw 1 - my nephew bicycled throughout BC last year. Often stayed overnight in parks with no or last minute reservations. No concerns. Often with govt park staff going the extra mile for him. Btw 2 - I prefer my neighbour to have a licensed tradesman install his gas fireplace or electrical box with gov’t inspections.

- Mr Science

Almost $23M worth of building permits issued this May

Where does development fees go? Directly into infrastructure improvements or a slush fund?

- HeeHaw

City's Canada Day celebrations return July 1

Looking forward to Dominion Day at Fort George Park. I will drive down O'Grady road to get there.

- BGeez

Lower interest rates cause dip in city's 2025 investment income

I think it goes without saying the difference between a good investment and a poor one can be large and we can't afford any more poor investments. If prioritizing funds that could offset tax increasing yearly, then maybe we need to move this up the list a bit higher. Especially with the 19% increase in taxes over the last three years.

- Tammy Lopes

Lower interest rates cause dip in city's 2025 investment income

This appears to be another case of the tail wagging the dog. A councillor requests a review of the City’s investment strategy, staff acknowledge it can be done, but then decide it’s not a priority. If recovering over $4 million in lost interest income isn’t a priority, what is? Council should direct a report back with options and timelines rather than leaving it on an administrative “when we have time” list. Also concerning is that there appears to be no strategic plan to respond to a significant reduction in interest income. Surely the City should already have contingency strategies for changing interest rate environments rather than waiting until they’re asked to review the investment mix?

- Perham

Diving through Prince George's 2025 financial statements

Just to add perspective to these severely bloated salaries.City Manager Walter Blabitz makes (not earns) about $ 326000 per year.The Prime Minister of Canada earns $ 406,000 per year.How do you sleep Walter?

- BGeez

CFSEU-BC seizes drugs $1.5M in cash and more in organized crime bust

Why were they turned loose. This is unacceptable. They should be behind bars until their trial. Then once convicted they forfeit everything. Then they should get life in prison with no chance of parole. They can not be rehabilitated. And even if they could they have already murdered plenty of people with there drugs. My self I would much rather have the death penalty for these types. That solves a lot of problems. These are not low level pushers. These are gang related organized criminals. The deserve to be treated like the vermin they are.

- Alt Center

Community feedback to shape SD57's five-year strategic plan

School District 57 administrators trying to justify their bloated administrative core with $150,000+ salaries while simultaneously cutting boots on soil teachers and education assistants. At least the revolving door of superintendents has stopped.

- ReasonableHumanBeing

Four honoured with city's first citizenship medals

Congratulations

- Lou Maurice