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Gelato? Car Washes? A peek at B.C. government credit card charges

Gelato? Car Washes? A peek at B.C. government credit card charges

Governments must dread the day they have to post their credit card charges online. With thousands of charges totalling in the millions of dollars, it's a sure bet someone will find something to highlight.
Editorial: School bus stop sign flashes for a reason

Editorial: School bus stop sign flashes for a reason

Of all the liberties drivers take, is there anything worse than passing a school bus with a flashing stop sign extended? Basic rules of the road everyone learned as a new driver should never be ignored, including pulling over for ambulances and stopp
Cartoon: Timeless rhythm

Cartoon: Timeless rhythm

What do you think of this week's cartoon about Sino Bright School and the Powell River mill ?
Comment: New breast-cancer screening guidelines fail Canadian women

Comment: New breast-cancer screening guidelines fail Canadian women

Changes to breast-cancer screening guidelines have been big news since the release of the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care’s updated guidelines in December.
Veggie creep is one of the next big things in gardening

Veggie creep is one of the next big things in gardening

Want to be on the leading edge of your gardening community? We have spent a lot of time forecasting the next big thing for the year in the garden. Here is what we see in our crystal ball.
Letter: Move out of Powell River or step aside

Letter: Move out of Powell River or step aside

Bravo and loud applause for last Friday’s viewpoint [“ A true opportunity ,” March 13]. This town has to grow. All you hear about is the mill, mill, mill.
Les Leyne: Premier retreats from stand on Catalyst pension

Les Leyne: Premier retreats from stand on Catalyst pension

Premier John Horgan celebrated the sale of Catalyst Paper this week at the Crofton mill, but the government quietly retreated from a stand it took last summer to protect pensioners, in order to see the deal concluded.
CANINE CONNECTION: How to avoid quarrels and ignore squirrels

CANINE CONNECTION: How to avoid quarrels and ignore squirrels

Over the last few weeks I have been discussing the essential components of raising and training a dog to be a social, welcomed and well-mannered canine member of society.
Viewpoint: Stop arguing about climate change and take action

Viewpoint: Stop arguing about climate change and take action

When it comes to lessening our collective eco-footprint there is much work to be done.
Les Leyne: Ambitious goals for ending poverty in B.C.

Les Leyne: Ambitious goals for ending poverty in B.C.

A poverty reduction strategy, that perennial topic of no-hope opposition private bills, is finally a reality in B.C. Even after they assumed power it took the NDP an inordinate length of time to make it happen.