First Nations are leading a new surge of investment in B.C.

As some readers know, this is my last column for Lakes District 亚洲天堂 because I鈥檓 moving to Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories to start a new reporter job.

Jock Finlayson is executive vice president and chief policy officer of the Business Council of BC

Frustration in B.C. grows as the problem persists

First the trees have to be cut down, then the earth must be dug up. Once the pipe is laid into the ground and in operation, the contents pumping through it will pollute the soil and water if it ruptures. If living creatures ingest the contents they鈥檒l become very sick. It鈥檚 expensive, dirty and time consuming to clean up the mess.

Fuel prices seem to remain stubbornly high in many places of B.C.

The Coastal GasLink (CGL) pipeline project of TC Energy could prove to be an economic boom for 亚洲天堂 Lake and northern British Columbia.

In 2015 during a trip to Australia, I visited the southern island state of Tasmania and did all of my travelling on a bicycle. Exploring that beautiful, green state on two wheels is possible because of the network of bike paths that run parallel to highways and go between cities. It was a cheap and convenient way of seeing a lot of the country up close, and I could hop off at any time to quickly explore a creek or a forest.

Frank Bucholtz is a columnist and former editor with Black Press Media

Experts warn that the number of people living with dementia could nearly double in the next decade