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Les Leyne: Bitterness is loud and clear in wreckage of NDP-Green partnership

Les Leyne: Bitterness is loud and clear in wreckage of NDP-Green partnership

Now that the NDP-Green ­partnership has exploded with the election call, a lot of ­accumulated resentment is spilling out. The first grievances had to do with Premier John Horgan’s betrayal of the B.C.
Adrian Raeside cartoon: Can't stay on enclosed ferry deck

Adrian Raeside cartoon: Can't stay on enclosed ferry deck

Transport Canada is no longer allowing passengers to stay in the cars on enclosed decks during crossings.
Powell River doctors reinforce message during the pandemic

Powell River doctors reinforce message during the pandemic

Giving new meaning to be kind, be calm and be safe
Letter: Powell River budget process becoming complex

Letter: Powell River budget process becoming complex

The 2021-2025 Financial Plan Assumption Report was presented at the City of Powell River finance committee meeting of August 27, announcing the start of 2021 budget deliberations.
Viewpoint: Powell River group supports Global Climate Strike

Viewpoint: Powell River group supports Global Climate Strike

In fewer than 10 years we reach a tipping point and enter an unknown future. As a mother and scientist, I feel the urge of becoming active to secure my two-year-old son’s future.
Editorial: Here we go, again

Editorial: Here we go, again

Let the games begin, and the rhetoric.
Cartoon: Election special

Cartoon: Election special

What do you think about this week's editorial cartoon? BC's general election day is October 24. Are you ready to cast your vote?
Les Leyne: Election call is a double double-cross

Les Leyne: Election call is a double double-cross

After six months of the NDP government pounding home a message about the need for total unswerving commitment and “100 per cent, all-in” focus on the biggest emergency in 100 years — COVID-19 — Premier John Horgan has switched gears and called an Oct
Opinion: Premier Horgan managed a straight face defending election call

Opinion: Premier Horgan managed a straight face defending election call

It is not an election the province needs. It is an election John Horgan wants. His governing NDP has no requirement for any new mandate.
Opinion: B.C. angles for bigger share of fed health dollars

Opinion: B.C. angles for bigger share of fed health dollars

It comes as no surprise that our country’s premiers apparently see the pandemic as the perfect time to put the touch on the federal government when it comes to tackling the biggest consumer of tax dollars within all their own budgets.