Opinion

The view from Eagle Bluffs on August 13, 2023. (Photo: Anna Burns)

Heat exhaustion can sneak up on you, so know the signs

Signs include heavy sweating, severe headache, muscle cramps and extreme thirst

The view from Eagle Bluffs on August 13, 2023. (Photo: Anna Burns)
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Uzelman: A short-term reduction in immigration rates is necessary

A column by Bruce Uzelman

  • Aug 8, 2023
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Three generations of Zirnhelts went into Graveyard Valley for a join celebration with the St’at’imc, or Stl’atl’imx and the Tsilhqot’in. (Photo submitted)

RANCH MUSINGS: Graveyard Valley a sacred place

My gentle horse, Lady, was a quiet ride in this paradise on earth

  • Aug 6, 2023
Three generations of Zirnhelts went into Graveyard Valley for a join celebration with the St’at’imc, or Stl’atl’imx and the Tsilhqot’in. (Photo submitted)
Jim Hilton pens a column on forestry each week for the Williams Lake Tribune. (File photo)

FOREST INK: Multipurpose wildfire guards Part 1

Properties located at the border of a community play an important role in wildfire protection

  • Aug 6, 2023
Jim Hilton pens a column on forestry each week for the Williams Lake Tribune. (File photo)
BCWF Executive Director Jesse Zeman.

OPINION: B.C. had 20 years to act and now everything is on fire

An op-ed from BC Wildlife Federation executive director Jesse Zeman

  • Aug 5, 2023
BCWF Executive Director Jesse Zeman.
An ongoing effort to restore watersheds and wetlands in the province could create a healthier future by mitigating the impacts of climate change on communities, strengthening ecosystems and securing quality drinking water. (Contributed by BC Gov)

Uzelman: Deficient regulation and enforcement devastate B.C. watersheds

A column by Bruce Uzelman

  • Aug 4, 2023
An ongoing effort to restore watersheds and wetlands in the province could create a healthier future by mitigating the impacts of climate change on communities, strengthening ecosystems and securing quality drinking water. (Contributed by BC Gov)
There is no better way to get a view of the sunset than from the top of Playland’s wooden rollercoaster. (Photo courtesy of Playland)

Opinion: A B.C. Day tribute to Playland’s thrilling wooden rollercoaster on its 65th birthday

Hands-up - not down, the coaster is a thrilling piece of our history that makes B.C. so very awesome

There is no better way to get a view of the sunset than from the top of Playland’s wooden rollercoaster. (Photo courtesy of Playland)
(Photos courtesy Davidson family)

Family, friends across B.C. mourn loss of a special young man

WOLF: Reid Davidson made an indelible impact in his 24 years

(Photos courtesy Davidson family)
Fruit and veggies are too often thrown away as food waste. (Citizen file)

Editorial: How much food are you throwing away?

Households throw away more than $2,000 worth of food per year

  • Jul 30, 2023
Fruit and veggies are too often thrown away as food waste. (Citizen file)
Jim Hilton pens a column on forestry each week for the Williams Lake Tribune.

FOREST INK: Not just another diet book

“Breaking the Vicious Cycle” by Elaine Gottschall is a hard to put down book

  • Jul 30, 2023
Jim Hilton pens a column on forestry each week for the Williams Lake Tribune.
Letter to the editor.

LETTER – Military BRAT reunion planned for September in Comox

Dear editor, Were you a BRAT? There’s a reunion planned for Comox…

  • Jul 27, 2023
Letter to the editor.
Ranch Musings columnist David Zirnhelt. (File photo)

RANCH MUSINGS: More on pastoralists of the world

Many people there are still practicing a very old method of raising food

  • Jul 23, 2023
Ranch Musings columnist David Zirnhelt. (File photo)

Aquatic forests are critical ecosystems in our local lakes

Some of the best known aquatic ecosystems are the so-called kelp forests…

  • Jul 16, 2023
Do you know how you report a wildfire? (Brendan Shykora/Black Press file photo)

Observe, record, report wildfires in B.C., with or without cell service

How to get coordinates, record important details needed for reporting a wildfire

Do you know how you report a wildfire? (Brendan Shykora/Black Press file photo)
Darrell Fritz is a friendly, helpful person at the BC Ferries terminal in Bella Coola as seen here Friday, June 23. (Monica Lamb-Yorski photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

A familiar, friendly face at the Bella Coola ferry dock

Darrell Fritz moved to the valley 30 years ago

Darrell Fritz is a friendly, helpful person at the BC Ferries terminal in Bella Coola as seen here Friday, June 23. (Monica Lamb-Yorski photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
The West Kiskatinaw River wildfire (G70645) burns in the District of Tumbler Ridge, B.C. in this Thursday, June 8, 2023 handout image provided by the BC Wildfire Service. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, BC Wildfire Service *MANDATORY CREDIT*

Uzelman: B.C. forest practices further fuel massive fires

A column by Bruce Uzelman

  • Jul 10, 2023
The West Kiskatinaw River wildfire (G70645) burns in the District of Tumbler Ridge, B.C. in this Thursday, June 8, 2023 handout image provided by the BC Wildfire Service. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, BC Wildfire Service *MANDATORY CREDIT*
FILE - (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Uzelman: Premiers propose sensible climate and energy policy

A column by Bruce Uzelman

  • Jul 10, 2023
FILE - (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
According to Statistics Canada, inflation in B.C. stayed at 6.2 per cent in February 2023. While prices at the pump dropped, rents rose. Inflation dropped across Canada to 5.2 per cent in February, down from 5.9 per cent in January. (Black Press Media File)

Uzelman: Canada’s biggest economic problem? Soon, it will not be inflation

A column by Bruce Uzelman

  • Jul 10, 2023
According to Statistics Canada, inflation in B.C. stayed at 6.2 per cent in February 2023. While prices at the pump dropped, rents rose. Inflation dropped across Canada to 5.2 per cent in February, down from 5.9 per cent in January. (Black Press Media File)
A quarter that sat for months in the washroom, unclaimed, provides a glimmer of hope that most people are still good. (Jessica Peters/Abbotsford News)

COLUMN: Unclaimed bathroom quarter puts glimmer of hope back in humanity

Everyone came to the same conclusion: ‘It doesn’t belong to me.’

A quarter that sat for months in the washroom, unclaimed, provides a glimmer of hope that most people are still good. (Jessica Peters/Abbotsford News)
Andrew Mercier, Minister of State for Workforce Development (B.C. government handout photo)

MERCIER: Internationally trained professionals continue their careers in B.C.

‘Immigration is crucial to support the nearly one million job openings we’re expecting in B.C.’

  • Jun 28, 2023
Andrew Mercier, Minister of State for Workforce Development (B.C. government handout photo)