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Letter: Bus riding, a pleasure

Letter: Bus riding, a pleasure

I wish to express my gratitude to the bus drivers of Powell River for their excellent professionalism as well as their attitudes of kindness and helpfulness [“Regional district requests bus passes,” May 8].
Seventeen days of mourning. And coverage.

Seventeen days of mourning. And coverage.

One news outlet called it a “Marathon of Mourning”. For 17 days we watched gut-wrenching footage of a Killer Whale known as J-35 pushing her dead newborn calf through the waters around Vancouver Island.
Cartoon: Blackberry Festival

Cartoon: Blackberry Festival

Are you going to the Blackberry Street Party in Powell River tonight?
Healthy Living: Cool thinking and summer heat

Healthy Living: Cool thinking and summer heat

As Canadians, it is a requirement of citizenship to regularly vocalize our dissatisfaction with current weather conditions.
Les Leyne: Mayors want a taste of pot revenue

Les Leyne: Mayors want a taste of pot revenue

British Columbia’s mayors and councillors will hold their annual convention next month, just four weeks before cannabis is legalized, and that’s very much on their minds. The Union of B.C.
Letter: Selfless act slows fire north of Powell River

Letter: Selfless act slows fire north of Powell River

Vigilant and selfless locals who recently went into action to help deal with a serious and potentially dangerous wildfire situation at Okeover Inlet deserve recognition and commendation, as do the professionals and volunteers who later took charge of
Health: Be your own best friend

Health: Be your own best friend

When feelings of self-doubt creep in ask yourself, ‘What would my best friend say?’
Lawrie McFarlane: Tweeting minister needs to remember her job

Lawrie McFarlane: Tweeting minister needs to remember her job

The decision by Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland to criticize Saudi Arabia has turned into one of the worst diplomatic gaffes in recent times.
Editorial: Put more patients on doctors’ board

Editorial: Put more patients on doctors’ board

The B.C. College of Physicians and Surgeons is the disciplinary body for doctors in our province. Its principal duty is to protect patient safety by monitoring the performance of physicians.
Editorial: Tariffs drive up costs

Editorial: Tariffs drive up costs

United States president Donald Trump has another two years and five months in his term.