Editorial: Success story
July 19, 2017
A community picnic recently hosted by two refugee families from Syria, marking the one-year anniversary of them living here, provided a chance for Powell River to reflect on the success of their . . .
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Editorial cartoon: The staycation
Wendy Brown / Powell River Peak
July 19, 2017
Letters: No conclusion; Thousands suffer; Appalling result
July 19, 2017
No conclusion I attended the meeting referred to in your recent affordable housing article [“Housing group eyes joint effort,” July 5]. The meeting ended with a strong general agreement that, for. . .
Counterpoint: Keep your cats indoors
July 19, 2017
A Powell River friend of mine used to wake up to the sound of dozens of birds singing in her backyard. Her bird feeders did a booming business. It was like having a house in the middle of a bird . . .
Letters: Counter counterpoint; Negativity persists; Encompassing hope
July 12, 2017
Counter counterpoint The Murray Dobbin article [“Counterpoint: Site C a boondoggle, July 5] quoted former Newfoundland and Labrador premier Brian Peckford as saying the country is booked-ended “. . .
Viewpoint: Immunization saves lives
July 12, 2017
The world would be much less safe if not for the introduction of vaccines, which have saved the lives of more babies and children than any other medical intervention in the last 50 years. No . . .
Editorial: Villa hearts
July 12, 2017
Everyone needs to belong to a club. For Braxton Leask and Dylan Buckle, that club was Powell River Villa. A double memorial service on the afternoon of Saturday, July 8, ended in a rousing . . .
Editorial cartoon: Logger sports
Letters: Loud and proud; Compensation corrects injustice; Spoiled voyage; Carbon conflict
July 5, 2017
Loud and proud I very seldom write down my thoughts, let alone post them on social media or write a letter to the editor, but I am so annoyed at the Peak and the last editorial [“Editorial: . . .
Editorial: Dirty job
July 5, 2017
There are difficult jobs, and then there is being a BC Conservation Officer Service officer. With a rise in the number of wildlife encounters in the area, and despite pleas from every wildlife . . .
Counterpoint: Site C a boondoggle
July 5, 2017
I just returned from a vacation in the wonderful province of Newfoundland; a place of strong communities that reminded me a lot of Powell River. Regrettably, the other similarity is the fact that . . .
Editorial cartoon: Bear scare
Why BC needs another election
June 28, 2017
It’s rare for a government to be brought down by a vote in the Legislature only a few weeks after a general election. The question is, what’s next for BC after the BC Liberals are defeated by . . .
