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 Bringing in the New Year
Twenty-seven brave souls took the plunge at the 17th Annual Little Fort Polar Bear Dip on Jan. 1, 2011.
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 Homeowner grant raised
More than one million B.C. homeowners with homes valued up to $1.15 million may be eligible for the full homeowner grant amount as the Province raises the threshold by 10 per cent for the 2011 tax year.
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 Winter recreation and ski instruction at Barriere Forks Park
The busy winter season kicked off Dec. 29, 2010, with a family fun ski at Barriere Forks Park. Excited children, parents and volunteers enjoyed cross country skiing and a fun race before snacks and hot chocolate were served in the warming hut.
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 Get fit and healthy in 2011
One of the most common New Year's resolutions is to get fit and to lose weight. Here's some simple strategies for making those resolutions stick.
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 Political tax games
B.C. families face tough challenges making ends meet in 2011. A suddenly-hostile government in Victoria has unleashed a host of nasty hikes in payroll taxes and fees. Factor in the HST, the carbon tax, and rising Canada Pension Plan and Employment insurance deductions, and an average family of four with a couple of wage earners will be paying governments an extra $500 to $600.
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 Read the instructions: Part 2
New DSLR owners should now be past their initial excitement, slowing down from constantly taking pictures of family and friends, and hopefully, have read a couple chapters of the instruction manual that came with their camera.
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 Start the year with laughter
The season of schmoozing is upon us. While some looked forward to all the party talk, I am the sort that is intimidated by it.
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 Read the instructions
Wow, some readers were very good last year and received a new DSLR (digital single lens reflex) camera for Christmas. Like most people the reader likely tossed the box with the instructions aside, fumbled around looking for someplace to stick in the memory card, spied a dial and selected the letter P, turned on the camera, and started making pictures. If lucky, the on-camera flash was default programmed to pop up and flashed in low light environments, so technology is magical and amazing pictures are being produced.
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 One more for Abbott
Natural Resource and Energy Minister Steve Thomson has become the 14th B.C. Liberal MLA to endorse George Abbott for the party leadership.
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 Mining a vital part of economic recovery
British Columbia's $6-billion mining industry helped power the province's economic recovery in 2010, with employment, revenue, exports, production and prices all up over the previous year.
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