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Poll: Majority of qathet region respondents prefer no speed limit reduction within City of Powell River

Poll: Majority of qathet region respondents prefer no speed limit reduction within City of Powell River

65 per cent not interested in change to current limit
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Opinion: Government approval rating gets boost from vaccine deployment

Opinion: Government approval rating gets boost from vaccine deployment

At least three in five Canadians are satisfied with the procurement of doses, poll finds.
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Comment: How to encourage more family doctors

Comment: How to encourage more family doctors

A commentary by a family doctor in Saanich: Never, in my 20 years of practice in B.C., have I seen family medicine in crisis as it is now. Trust me, it is not a new issue.
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Opinion: Time for economic plan to replace Bonnie Henry in B.C. spotlight

Opinion: Time for economic plan to replace Bonnie Henry in B.C. spotlight

Henry’s principal purpose – to make us pay attention to the threat, to get us to protect ourselves, to keep us more kindly than not – has run its course.
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Opinion: Beijing's scant snow offers a glimpse at the uncertainty — and risks — of future Winter Olympics

Opinion: Beijing's scant snow offers a glimpse at the uncertainty — and risks — of future Winter Olympics

An analysis of 21 former Winter Olympic venues found that only one of them would be suitable and offer safe racing conditions for athletes if greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise
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Opinion: Silence is golden? Olympic athletes' freedom of speech muted by Games organizers

Opinion: Silence is golden? Olympic athletes' freedom of speech muted by Games organizers

Can the Olympic industry survive the damage that calls for a Winter Olympics boycott are doing to its brand?
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Kirk LaPointe: Challenge of mending party rifts among tasks facing new BC Liberal leader Kevin Falcon

Kirk LaPointe: Challenge of mending party rifts among tasks facing new BC Liberal leader Kevin Falcon

Keeping party together will be a challenge for former deputy premier after controversial campaign.
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Viewpoint: Finding a way forward in the wake of a divisive, destructive pandemic

Viewpoint: Finding a way forward in the wake of a divisive, destructive pandemic

We are in a perilous moment and true leadership on the way forward as a society has been scarce. ~ John Young
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Letter: Go home or directly to jail

Letter: Go home or directly to jail

We are down to one of two choices in Ottawa: Go home or go directly to jail. ~ Steve Perkins
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Opinion: B.C.'s wildfire strategy is leaving whole communities behind

Opinion: B.C.'s wildfire strategy is leaving whole communities behind

Again, in 2021, record-breaking wildfires burned in British Columbia, fuelled by the heat dome, drought, wind and excessive forest fuels.
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