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Five must have technological skills for our seniors

Five must have technological skills for our seniors

Gone are those days when in-person meetings and shared knowledge through face to face meetings were common. Today, the world has become a global village, and this global village has only come in place because of advancement in technology.
Editorial: Valued musical combination

Editorial: Valued musical combination

International Choral Kathaumixw and Pacific Region International Summer Music Academy provide economic boost to City of Powell River
BLOG: The Liam Neeson Principle, or How Not To Talk About Older Women

BLOG: The Liam Neeson Principle, or How Not To Talk About Older Women

Listen up, writers, journalists, bloggers and members of the human race: I am hereby serving notice that I am fed up with the ageism and sexism that manifests itself every single time a woman over the age of 50 makes headlines for anything.
Cartoon: Royal assent

Cartoon: Royal assent

What do you think of cartoonist Wendy Brown's take on Canada's cannabis bill receiving royal assent?
Editorial: DNA sleuthing raises difficult questions

Editorial: DNA sleuthing raises difficult questions

Three decades have passed since 18-year-old Tanya Van Cuylenborg and her 20-year-old boyfriend, Jay Cook, were slain in Washington state. They were on a trip from their home in Saanich.
Cagey move by NDP on salmon farms

Cagey move by NDP on salmon farms

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Politics cloud Aboriginal housing plan

Politics cloud Aboriginal housing plan

Increasingly, political parties and leaders are realizing that spending money and running up deficits isn't a bad thing in the eyes of voters. If the B.C.
Abusers need to be accountable for their actions

Abusers need to be accountable for their actions

The recent #metoo movement has shone a bright light on abuse, and rightly so.
Viewpoint: Leave the fawns alone

Viewpoint: Leave the fawns alone

Never touch a young fawn. If you see one lying somewhere, know that its mother will return; it has not been abandoned. They are not sturdy enough to forage with their mother so they remain lying down in “freeze frame” until she returns.
Counterpoint: Citizens versus political parties

Counterpoint: Citizens versus political parties

Why would anyone want to change our current voting system, called first past the post (FPTP) or winner take all? Oh, right, I almost forgot: we would get fair results, a truly representative legislature, greater voter engagement and turnout, more col