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Letter: Townsite cul-de-sac a concern

Letter: Townsite cul-de-sac a concern

Arguing the cul-de-sac debacle on legal grounds does little to address the elephant in the room [“City of Powell River has two courses of action to deal with Hemlock Street loop,” December 7 ]. This is as much an ethical issue as it is a legal one.
BCLC is warning parents not to give kids lottery tickets because some people are dumb

BCLC is warning parents not to give kids lottery tickets because some people are dumb

Today in bad parenting we have an item from the B.C. Lottery Corporation.
KHALIQ: how careful are you online?

KHALIQ: how careful are you online?

Social media is a form of electronic communication. Millions of users create online groups, pages, communities to share information, pass ideas and personal content (images, videos or messages).
COLUMN: Horgan is Trudeau's most valuable ally in the carbon tax debate

COLUMN: Horgan is Trudeau's most valuable ally in the carbon tax debate

The thorny issue of taxing carbon has split this country’s political leaders and has further pushed B.C. Premier John Horgan and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau into each other’s arms.
Les Leyne: Second try launched on same climate change goal

Les Leyne: Second try launched on same climate change goal

There’s no doubting the sincerity behind B.C.’s new climate change plan. The problem is that this is the second time taxpayers have seen this story unfold.
Healthy Living: We are all made of stars

Healthy Living: We are all made of stars

You are a star and so am I. We are all stars. Or more accurately, we are all made from the same biomolecular material as the shelter of stars that luminously cover the night sky: carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus and sulfur.
Letter: Conflict to resolve

Letter: Conflict to resolve

Having read Janet Southcott's article in last week’s Peak [“ Viewpoint: Say no to the wolf in sheep’s clothing ,” December 7] on the proposed natural gas pipeline through Powell River, it struck me that our society has a huge conflict of interest to
These are the biggest myths in gardening

These are the biggest myths in gardening

In gardening, there is always a tension between lore and science. We hear about it all the time. One person will challenge something that we say based on what they learned at the knee of their grandmother (lore).
OPINION: Could B.C. be headed for another teachers’ strike?

OPINION: Could B.C. be headed for another teachers’ strike?

Contract expires in June with many issues still unresolved
Could B.C. be headed for another teachers’ strike?

Could B.C. be headed for another teachers’ strike?

Contract expires in June with many issues still unresolved