Opinion

Powell River Regional District directors have made a good choice in deciding to develop access to the waterfront in implementing the parks and greenspace plan.

When the head of the BC Treaty Commission speaks out on an issue, people pay attention.

by Rob Higgin A local economy is either through-put or cyclic. Rural communities tend to be through-put, exporting raw materials, importing food and finished goods. A cyclic economy is more independent.

Predictions Seen this movie before? This being the season of the groundhog, I feel the urge to make a prediction or two.

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by Jonathan Willcocks I am an experiential educator, facilitator, coach, speaker, adventurer and serial entrepreneur.

Industrial bugs I appreciated reading the informative article of January 12 which described the outbreak of the Douglas fir bark beetle ( Dendroctonus pseudotsugae ) in the Sunshine Coast Forest District (SCFD) [“Bark beetle threatens coastal forests

Canada’s Parliament resumed this week, after a six-week break and in the midst of election speculation, much of it fueled by Conservative Party attack ads that started running in the middle of the month.

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by Betty Zaikow With logging in Powell River Recreation Complex park area last summer, residents of Powell River lost a beautiful tract of rainforest right here in the city.