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Editorial: Who gets to play in the sandbox?

Editorial: Who gets to play in the sandbox?

A recent proposal by City of Powell River mayor Dave Formosa to form a community advisory finance committee received support from some councillors at a meeting on Thursday, July 25.
Cartoon: Paleo diet

Cartoon: Paleo diet

What do you think about this week's editorial cartoon? Would you try the paleo diet?
Letter: Fractured bus service an insult to Powell River residents

Letter: Fractured bus service an insult to Powell River residents

Many residents of Powell River want to get our transportation service resumed the way it was 10 years ago when our population was much lower [“ Coast Connector makes proposal to save Powell River bus route ,” July 8].
Viewpoint: What’s really behind the 100-year airport lease?

Viewpoint: What’s really behind the 100-year airport lease?

I travel around the Pacific Rim often and in the last two years have seen dramatic changes to the landscape in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Indonesia.
Editorial: Food choices

Editorial: Food choices

Over the course of four months, 360 Powell River residents participated in a Meatless Monday campaign endorsed by the city.
Cartoon: Sleeping under the stars

Cartoon: Sleeping under the stars

What do you think about this week's editorial cartoon?
Letter: Accessibility improvements missing simple steps

Letter: Accessibility improvements missing simple steps

As long-standing residents of Powell River, we havenot really been involved with accessibility issues in the city. Since our 47-year-old son had a severe stroke in September 2018, we have had to use a wheelchair full time for his transport.
Here's the skinny on eating fatty foods

Here's the skinny on eating fatty foods

If you have ever attended one of my cooking classes or cooking shows, you know that I am a big advocate for using fat in cooking. You will always hear me chanting “Fat is Flavour; Fat is Moisture; Fat is your Friend”.
Budget news was good, but this is where B.C. is most vulnerable

Budget news was good, but this is where B.C. is most vulnerable

Finance Minister Carole James was rightly proud last week when the auditor-general signed off on the books from the last fiscal year and agreed the budget surplus was a whopping $1. 5 billion.
Cartoon: No free lunch

Cartoon: No free lunch

What do you think about this week's editorial cartoon? Should electric fences be allowed within City of Powell River?