Opinion

The phone would not stop ringing. The email inbox filled up. People kept dropping by the Peak office to find out if we were doing an article.

All referendum voting packages need to be returned to Elections BC by Friday, August 5. Referendum results will decide if the people of this province want to keep the HST or go back to the old PST and GST system.

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This Saturday, August 6 marks the 66th anniversary of the dropping of an atomic bomb by the United States on the city of Hiroshima in Japan, 1945. Three days later, on August 9, 1945, a second bomb was dropped on the city of Nagasaki.

Trail pioneer I am writing to comment on the Viewpoint by Morris Moser in the Peak , July 20 [“Along the trails”].

by Rob Higgin To many who read my articles in the spring about Powell River Mutual Fund and Local Currency, I must seem archaic. My model of finance hails from a simpler time before the invention of modern “financial products.

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Well here it is, the biggest camping weekend of the year. Time to get out the tents, mosquito repellent and the hot dog skewers. And yes, for many of us, this weekend may also involve one or two adult sodas, or wobbly pops, if you will.

This week’s cover story is a reminder both of the generosity and spirit of compassion in this community and also of the work left to do in terms of increasing accessibility in the city for those with mobility issues.

Inaccessible ferries When I spoke with my good friend she told me a story that just made my blood boil. Recently she had to take her elderly Mom over to Vancouver Island to see the doctor.