Opinion

Pandemic-preoccupied B.C.

I guess it should come as no surprise that, in an election campaign the likes of which we have never seen before, that we are also witnessing our political leaders making spending and taxation promises the kind of which we have not seen previously ei

What are you having for dinner tonight?

Powell River recently won a prestigious award for its corporate efforts to reduce the city’s carbon footprint.

With the provincial election just weeks away, leaders of BC’s three main parties are front and centre, making promises and criticizing plans of their opponents.

Viruses have been a, or maybe the, primary influencer of human evolution. When looking in the mirror today, reflecting back is someone mainly shaped by pathogens and their ongoing battle with humans.

The quick and dirty B.C.

You’d think a province that just plunged billions into debt due to a sudden global health emergency would be a little strapped for cash at the moment. But the parties vying to run B.C. are still promising vast sums of money to individual voters.

The televised leaders’ debate may not determine the election result, but it will likely play a critical role in the election. The Oct.

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