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Kicking the Clutter: Preparing children for back to school during COVID-19

Kicking the Clutter: Preparing children for back to school during COVID-19

Preparing children for back to school will look different this year, with so many questions and not many clear answers.
Les Leyne: Hike in COVID-19 cases is the cost of doing business

Les Leyne: Hike in COVID-19 cases is the cost of doing business

British Columbia now looks to be a victim of its own success in fighting COVID‑19. The initial campaign to suppress the spread was so successful it left the impression the pandemic could be beaten. It can’t.
Cartoon: Shopping situation

Cartoon: Shopping situation

What do you think about this week's editorial cartoon?
Editorial: Sole decision

Editorial: Sole decision

City of Powell River recently approved a sole-sourced contract for construction oversight services for the new wastewater treatment plan [“ City of Powell River awards wastewater contract ,” July 31].
Letter: Government support of transportation sector should be strictly controlled

Letter: Government support of transportation sector should be strictly controlled

The recent opinion piece [“ Viewpoint: Tourism sector requires financial assistance ,” August 8] is a plea for corporate bailouts when funding is required for so many other things during the COVID-19 recovery.
Les Leyne: Mass hiring of contact tracers suggests B.C. is bracing for COVID-19 surge

Les Leyne: Mass hiring of contact tracers suggests B.C. is bracing for COVID-19 surge

B.C. has made a major new commitment to one COVID-19 response tactic that suggests officials are more certain now that a surge in cases is coming this fall, if not sooner.
Powell River doctors comment on pandemic response

Powell River doctors comment on pandemic response

Biggest challenge might be human nature, according to Powell River Physicians COVID-19 Steering Group
Les Leyne: Homeless addicts are overwhelming NDP’s solutions

Les Leyne: Homeless addicts are overwhelming NDP’s solutions

“You used to say you had all the answers. Now you’re in government and everything is worse.
Charla Huber: Dr. Bonnie Henry offers guidance on mental health, parenting

Charla Huber: Dr. Bonnie Henry offers guidance on mental health, parenting

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has mentioned, hundreds of times, the importance of maintaining mental health during the pandemic. I asked her if she’d help me with my column on the topic and she graciously agreed.
Opinion: These reckless house parties need to stop during pandemic

Opinion: These reckless house parties need to stop during pandemic

I first noticed a few weeks back that an increased number of younger British Columbians were testing positive for COVID-19 A report released by the U.S.