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Monique Keiran: 'Singing' fish drowned out by human-made ocean noise

Monique Keiran: 'Singing' fish drowned out by human-made ocean noise

Just as all the noise humans make is making it harder for whales to hear each other and their own sonar under the waves, fish are struggling to hear over our racket
Charla Huber: Child-care and family benefits were a game-changer

Charla Huber: Child-care and family benefits were a game-changer

Without the child-care subsidy, I wouldn’t have the career I have today
Trevor Hancock: We need to start listening to the ‘doomsayers’

Trevor Hancock: We need to start listening to the ‘doomsayers’

The real doomsayers are those who, if we follow what they say, will lead us to our doom, not those issuing prudent warnings of real danger
Powell River Chamber of Commerce manager leaves radiant legacy

Powell River Chamber of Commerce manager leaves radiant legacy

"Those who know her best find it difficult to believe that after 24 years of continued service she would retire - and she does, too."
Financial Literacy: Mortgage advice to help through a separation

Financial Literacy: Mortgage advice to help through a separation

It’s important to know how to handle your mortgage if you decide to separate
Letter: City of Powell River Council should join Big Oil lawsuit

Letter: City of Powell River Council should join Big Oil lawsuit

I considered deferring my property taxes this year now that I’m a senior. They increased again and it’s a hard pill to swallow. My child support payments have increased, and my son’s school fees and activities are more expensive.
Kirk LaPointe: Surrey police overhaul started as a bold move and ended as a hot mess

Kirk LaPointe: Surrey police overhaul started as a bold move and ended as a hot mess

Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke would be unwise to litigate following the province's decision on policing in Surrey, writes Kirk LaPointe
Editorial: Pay equity struggles continue as World Cup begins

Editorial: Pay equity struggles continue as World Cup begins

Canadian Women's National Soccer Team players seek fair compensation
Opinion: Imbalance between new homes and new residents escalating unaffordability in B.C.

Opinion: Imbalance between new homes and new residents escalating unaffordability in B.C.

Growing wedge between the number of new homes being built in B.C. and population growth fuelled by surging in-migration is playing a starring role in the larger housing market story, according to BCBC economists
Peek at the Patricia: Is Tom Cruise Hollywood's savior?

Peek at the Patricia: Is Tom Cruise Hollywood's savior?

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One 'contains enough memorable action sequences for some entire franchises' ~ Gary Shilling, qathet Film Society