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Friday Flex: Our bodies were designed to move

Friday Flex: Our bodies were designed to move

You’re probably doing physical activity every day, without thinking about it. Every time you climb a set of stairs, mow the lawn, or vacuum the house you’re exercising.
Comment: Labour code amendments — another shameless partisan payoff

Comment: Labour code amendments — another shameless partisan payoff

It always sounds so lovely: all Labour Minister Harry Bains and his NDP caucus want to do with the B.C. Labour Code is “promote more stable and harmonious labour relations for employers and unions.
Cartoon: Bears can't read

Cartoon: Bears can't read

What do you think about this week's editorial cartoon? Have you read the story on electric fencing yet?
Live Well: Midlife crisis...what crisis?

Live Well: Midlife crisis...what crisis?

Canadian Elliott Jaques first used the term “midlife crisis” to label questions of identity and self-confidence in individuals around 50 years of age.
Les Leyne: Gas probe aims at villains, more than reasons

Les Leyne: Gas probe aims at villains, more than reasons

Premier John Horgan’s gas price inquiry is a move pulled from the playbook of former NDP premier Glen Clark in the 1990s. It didn’t work then — no fault of that inquiry — and it’s an open question whether it will accomplish much now.
This is why B.C. teachers will likely go on strike. Again

This is why B.C. teachers will likely go on strike. Again

Two old issues have emerged to potentially thwart any chance the BC NDP government has of being able to negotiate a new contract with the B.C. Teachers’ Federation without some kind of strike action.
Viewpoint: Families seeing a brighter future thanks to Childcare BC

Viewpoint: Families seeing a brighter future thanks to Childcare BC

It's a story that I've heard repeatedly: a parent, usually a mother, having to give up their career because it makes more sense to stay home than to pay sky-high child care fees.
Editorial: Camping conundrum

Editorial: Camping conundrum

Adding a fee to anything previously free will always result in negativity toward the organization, institution or government deciding to charge for the service.
Cartoon: Campsite fees

Cartoon: Campsite fees

What do you think of this week's editorial cartoon? Have you ever camped south of Powell River at Nanton Lake or Dodd Lake ?
What to do when invasive insects attack your garden

What to do when invasive insects attack your garden

We have lost track of the number of times we have heard, “I lost my ash tree to the Emerald Ash Borer.” Major Canadian cities lost over eight percent of their tree canopy when this invasive insect moved through.