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Viewpoint: Fire protection is by no means certain

Viewpoint: Fire protection is by no means certain

by Stephen and Kim Bennett While we are certain all residents of the City of Powell River feel secure they have protection from the fire department, they should not be so sure because it’s not true.
Letters to the Editor: October 3, 2012

Letters to the Editor: October 3, 2012

Warm welcome I am writing in response to John Hogg’s letter to the editor, Facility impacts neighbourhood, September 26. My question to him is short and simple.
Editorial: Divisive issue

Editorial: Divisive issue

Sometimes local government affairs become heated and abrasive.
Editorial Cartoon: September 26, 2012

Editorial Cartoon: September 26, 2012

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Letters to the Editor: September 26, 2012

Letters to the Editor: September 26, 2012

Climate change refugees Melting of Greenland’s ice sheet increased from 40 per cent to 97 per cent in only four days from July 8 through 12 of this year. This is called an extreme melt.
Viewpoint: Take back the tap

Viewpoint: Take back the tap

by Trish Cocksedge At the City of Powell River’s committee of the whole meeting September 6, a recommendation was put forward that bottled water continue to be sold at city facilities and civic events and that the funds to purchase one water bottle f
Editorial Cartoon: September 19, 2012

Editorial Cartoon: September 19, 2012

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Letters to the Editor: September 19, 2012

Letters to the Editor: September 19, 2012

Naive cruelty A needless tragedy happened directly in front of our home along Malaspina Strait, just south of Powell River [“Safety on the water,” July 25].
Editorial: Fair play

Editorial: Fair play

Autumn begins on Saturday, September 22, and what better way to mark the change to shorter days and longer nights than a visit to Powell River Fall Fair.
Viewpoint: Sunshine Coast shares many rural similarities

Viewpoint: Sunshine Coast shares many rural similarities

by Lee Ann Johnson As a citizen and resident of Gibsons, BC, I am requesting the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for British Columbia consider the following issues regarding the redistribution in the West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky r