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Editorial: Festival season

Editorial: Festival season

No matter how much is going on in any given city, there will always be one person who says it is too much, and another who will say it is not enough.
Editorial cartoon: Sino Bright School

Editorial cartoon: Sino Bright School

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Editorial cartoon: Monsanto purchase

Editorial cartoon: Monsanto purchase

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Editorial: Agricultural hinge

Editorial: Agricultural hinge

After years of discussion and planning, a proposed international school in Townsite could fall through if PRSC Land Development, a corporation owned by City of Powell River and Tla’amin Nation, and Sino Bright School cannot find a way to definitively
Viewpoint: How to handle alcohol

Viewpoint: How to handle alcohol

Consuming alcohol is an accepted and common social practice. We imbibe to celebrate, forget, relax with our meals and, sometimes, to get us up on the dance floor.
Letters: Opposite effect

Letters: Opposite effect

With all due respect to Seabreeze Resort owner Elaine Thoma [“Hospitality tax will affect tourism to area,” May 18], I believe the municipal and regional district tax will have the opposite effect and actually help us increase local tourism, for the
Editorial: Bear aware

Editorial: Bear aware

Powell River is wildlife central. When we say we live in the middle of a forest, we are not exaggerating.
Letters: Funding overdue; Chaos concern

Letters: Funding overdue; Chaos concern

Funding overdue What is happening in Powell River [“Backcountry vandalism threatens safety,” May 11] is also a problem in our provincial parks.
Editorial cartoon: Pot shop buzz-kill

Editorial cartoon: Pot shop buzz-kill

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Viewpoint: Government neglects ambulance services

Viewpoint: Government neglects ambulance services

Of late there has been a new phenomenon occurring which needs a bit of explanation. Citizens of Powell River may have noticed ambulances having to pull over to let a fire trucks with lights and sirens go past; the reasons for this are a bit strange.