Editorials

This was my third season getting to cover minor hockey on the North Island.

Many a time our staff have had to call the RCMP to report people passed out in the parking lot.

Sportsmanship is also a skill that needs practice after Lias Andersson threw his silver medal into the crowd

The west coast could be blessed with an abundance of snow this winter. This seems to be a mixed blessing since if you are in the logging industry it often means shut-downs until the white stuff melts down to a workable level but, in the long term, it does help to make those trees grow bigger. Precipitation in the form of rain runs off pretty quickly while the snowmelt is a slower procedure allowing more of the moisture to get down into the soil to the roots.

Here’s some things you can expect from me in the new year.

This painting is a product of that propensity for wild places.