Wish Kitimat a Merry Christmas

With Christmas fast approaching, the Northern Sentinel is pleased to announce our on-line Holiday Greetings section is up and running. We know there are ex-Kitimatians spread out across the globe and we are delighted to give them a chance to send greetings to friends and family still living here. Just click on... more

EXTRA! EXTRA! Study shows government pay higher than private sector

Results from a new study by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), reveal wages paid by the federal government to its employees are on average 17.3 per cent higher than what is earned in the private sector by those... more

• EXTRA! EXTRA! Pacific Trail seeks expressions of interest
• EXTRA! EXTRA! Rogers Wireless comes to Kitimat
• EXTRA! EXTRA! Envision win innovation award

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COMING EVENTS

Wednesday, December 3 Kitimat Arts for Youth: Joint Christmas Band Concert will be held at Mount Elizabeth Theatre at 7 p.m. Entry by donation. Come and celebrate holiday season with all Kitimat school bands! Thursday, December 4 Ladies Auxiliary, Royal Canadian Legion Branch... more

• Students to offer culinary delights
• Success is Less Than Kind

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As Big Three beg, car sales rise

Bad management seems to be the catch-phrase of the day. It doesn’t matter whether you are talking about the overall state of the economy, the plight of the North American auto industry, the big banks and financial business, the forest... more

• Say what?
• If at first...
• EXTRA! EXTRA! Bleak outlook for Tibet

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Coalitions, minority governments a rarity in Canada

I've been reluctant to enter the blogosphere, but not because I doubt its value. My son Andrew has three blogs on the go, and the reaction he gets from them certainly proves to me the value of spreading opinions in... more

• It's time to go, Harper
• Why the Interurban won't work today
• Transport study was stacked against B.C.: critic

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