Opinion

Teachers’ requests out of reach I wonder how many people are aware of how rich the teachers’ contract truly is: an average salary of $68,240 (lowest $52,362, highest $81,561) a year, more than three months off a year, 20 sick days off a year of which

by Claudia Medina-Culos Recently, I was made aware that the Stillwater Bluffs lands south of Powell River are slated for logging and development by Island Timberlands, a subsidiary of Brookfield Asset Management.

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With rhetoric at a high level and misinformation circulating at a fast pace, it’s difficult for the public to sort out the issues surrounding the teachers’ dispute.

In support of teachers I began my career as a teaching assistant in Powell River in the fall of 1982. I was the third teaching assistant hired and the first part-time assistant [“BC tables legislation to end dispute,” February 29].

by Le Thi Ha It was really hard for me to decide whether or not I should enrol in Canada World Youth’s exchange program.

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Location decision By whose edict does your correspondent of the letter to the editor “Location unsuitable,” February 15 base her statement that the proposed location of the new library is not “central and accessible?” Residents of Texada Island, Wild

by Ted Crossley City of Powell River Mayor Dave Formosa painted an overly pessimistic picture of a future without Catalyst Paper Corporation Powell River mill in the recent article “Court okays financing” [February 8].

Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. is exploring the concept of building a waste-to-energy facility on Catalyst Paper Corporation’s Powell River mill site.