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Les Leyne: Ferry arguments raise doubts about plans

Les Leyne: Ferry arguments raise doubts about plans

There’s a certain amount of friction behind the scenes among B.C. Ferries, the NDP government and the independent ferries commissioner. It leaves the impression B.C.
Editorial: Take it easy on the refs

Editorial: Take it easy on the refs

As one festival ends, another begins. Thanks to Powell River Film Festival and Powell River Festival of the Performing Arts, among a bevy of other local happenings, February is far from a dull month.
Friday Flex: Pushing beyond the comfort zone

Friday Flex: Pushing beyond the comfort zone

I recently started to learn how to do a handstand. I’m not sure if there was ever a time in my life, even when I was a bouncy little kid, that I could do a handstand.
Cartoon: Driving quotas

Cartoon: Driving quotas

What do you think about this week's editorial cartoon? Have you read the story regarding a resolution calling for monitoring vehicle odometers ?
Opinion: Tax on sugary drinks in B.C. is easy to swallow

Opinion: Tax on sugary drinks in B.C. is easy to swallow

Paying taxes leaves a bad taste in the mouths of most people, but there’s a new one that feels like it will be easier to swallow.
OPINION: Cautious budget gives B.C. NDP’s enemies little ammunition

OPINION: Cautious budget gives B.C. NDP’s enemies little ammunition

It reads more like a press release than a budget, more like an annual report than next year’s plan.
Les Leyne: Borrowing is ballooning for building projects

Les Leyne: Borrowing is ballooning for building projects

Finance Minister Carole James is getting good at delivering balanced operating budgets. Her third one in a row unfolded at the legislature Tuesday and the game plan is to spend just a touch ($203 million) less than the government brings in.
Opinion: Look for Wet’suwet’en to eventually be 'sidelined' by environmentalists

Opinion: Look for Wet’suwet’en to eventually be 'sidelined' by environmentalists

It is apparent that the protest that began over a natural gas pipeline has turned into something much bigger. Ironically, it threatens to harm what this protest was supposed to be about from the beginning - Indigenous rights.
Kicking the Clutter: What sabotaging issue is holding you back?

Kicking the Clutter: What sabotaging issue is holding you back?

What’s the meaning of the word “sabotage?” It means disruption, damage and harm. Every time we repeat a harmful experience, we sabotage the chance for a better and more rewarding life.
Viewpoint: The Last Flapper served in style in Powell River’s Cranberry neighbourhood

Viewpoint: The Last Flapper served in style in Powell River’s Cranberry neighbourhood

As anyone who has been there on a weekend knows, Magpie’s Diner can be a bit of a madhouse, but never so much as when Townsite Actors Guild brought the tragic story of Zelda Fitzgerald’s life to a little stage in the corner on February 7 and 8.