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Letter: New system necessary

Letter: New system necessary

I found the logic in Leslie Armstrong's viewpoint in the Peak [“Viewpoint: Treatment plant threatens habitat,” February 28] to be quite flawed and incomplete. It struck me as more “Not in my back yard” as opposed to true environmental concerns.
Editorial: Ease the burden

Editorial: Ease the burden

A recent request by City of Victoria Police Department chief constable Del Manak asking BC Ministry of Social Development and Housing to consider changes to income assistance cheque distribution draws attention to an ongoing burden placed upon first
Counterpoint: Some more equal than others

Counterpoint: Some more equal than others

Should certain businesses and businesspeople receive privileged treatment from city council? Watching the behaviour of the current council since it was elected in 2014 begs the question, who does this council, which I have called the “new majority,”
Viewpoint: Townsite brigade not at fault

Viewpoint: Townsite brigade not at fault

Comments from St. John Ambulance (SJA) provincial headquarters personnel in the recent Peak front page article [“St.
Letter: Vote with wallets

Letter: Vote with wallets

Jack Barr is completely correct in describing the Inn at Westview as a quagmire [“Inn at Westview agent appears before committee,” February 21]. But what he failed to mention is his role in creating the quagmire.
Cartoon: International Women's Day

Cartoon: International Women's Day

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Letters: Building must come down; Eyesore an issue

Letters: Building must come down; Eyesore an issue

Building must come down It compels me to write, after reading about complexities, quagmires and conundrums, in regard to tearing down an old building [“Inn at Westview agent appears before committee,” February 21].
Editorial: Optimistic ending

Editorial: Optimistic ending

This is the 126th and final editorial I will write for Powell River Peak , as I move on from my double position here as publisher/editor to pursue the next chapter of my career.
Viewpoint: Treatment plant threatens habitat

Viewpoint: Treatment plant threatens habitat

One of the reasons some Townsite residents are opposed to the sewage plant on the old golf course lands, according to a recent Peak story [“City broaches wastewater treatment option,” February 7], was its impact on the environment.
Editorial cartoon: political games

Editorial cartoon: political games

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