Opinion

Adding a fee to anything previously free will always result in negativity toward the organization, institution or government deciding to charge for the service.

What do you think of this week's editorial cartoon? Have you ever camped south of Powell River at Nanton Lake or Dodd Lake ?

We have lost track of the number of times we have heard, “I lost my ash tree to the Emerald Ash Borer.” Major Canadian cities lost over eight percent of their tree canopy when this invasive insect moved through.

The Child Care Fee Reduction Initiative. The Affordable Child Care Benefit. $10 a day child care. Childcare BC New Spaces Fund.

Up and down the coast in numerous blogs, Facebook posts and activist demonstrations outside various offices, there has been an assertive and angry outcry from sport fishers protesting the new chinook salmon regulations to involve, only partly we shou

The two lengthy reports on how serious B.C.’s money laundering problem is both dwell on the lack of transparency in real estate ownership. But one of the key moves to correct that is already in the works.

The recent breakthrough victory by the federal Green Party in the Nanaimo-Ladysmith byelection was certainly impressive, but it is by no means indicative of some kind of Green wave just waiting to roll across the country.

As Mother’s Day approaches, I fondly remember many of my mother’s frequently used expressions. Growing up in a house with four kids, my mother had her hands full while my dad was at work.

What are you doing for your mom today?

You and I have a personality, because we’re persons. Also our pet dogs and cats might have a personality, since we’re so interdependent. Interestingly, the word’s source is the Latin “persona,” denoting an ancient Roman actor’s mask.