Opinion

There was another sharp yank last week in the eternal tug-of-war over the Agricultural Land Reserve. This one — toward preserving the ALR — is just as ingenious as the last big one by the previous government, which went the other way.

It looks like the inmates have reclaimed control of the asylum. That’s one takeaway from the collective decision by B.C.’s MLAs to hire an esteemed former chief justice to examine allegations against the legislature’s clerk and Sgt.-at-Arms.

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The same day the Winnipeg Free Press carried news of Franklin Roosevelt’s death, its advertising included a local store offering bologna for 21 cents a pound.

March 8 is the day each year when we recognize the many roles women play in our society and take note of how much work still needs to be done to create a more equitable world.

It seems Emma Levez Larocque is quite upfront about the fact she may be biased in her support of the Meatless Monday project [“ Viewpoint: Animal Agriculture impacts climate change ,” February 25].

Research shows more crime, accidents linked to changing clocks twice yearly

I am concerned about City of Powell River council considering the chamber of commerce’s “two memberships for one fee” proposal [Powell River Chamber of Commerce proposes partnership with city,” February 25].

As a child, you can be told how harmful it is to touch the burning-hot wood stove, but we only really learn by touching it and feeling the immediate, searing pain.

City of Powell River council recently voted for a motion to declare a climate emergency. Many of us have known this for a long time. Some still don’t see it. Others are simply confused by an almost constant flow of opinion and facts.