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It's never too early to help youngsters make sense of cents

It's never too early to help youngsters make sense of cents

It’s September and that means back to school! School often starts at home and having a discussion about basic financial education doesn’t have to wait until your children are grown and have their first job.
Cartoon: Evacuation alerts

Cartoon: Evacuation alerts

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Editorial: Hanging onto summer

Editorial: Hanging onto summer

Looking at a calendar provides sufficient information for one to determine the warm season is coming to a close, but the recent dip in temperature also indicates fall is fast approaching, even as many Powell River area residents desperately cling to
Editorial: He won our hearts one difficult step at a time

Editorial: He won our hearts one difficult step at a time

Terry Fox became a national hero without a social media profile, setting an example for us all
Bad news for B.C. renters

Bad news for B.C. renters

Finance Minister Carol James released her first true budget update late last week, and while it was mostly good news, it was quickly overshadowed by some bad news about the kind of issue that helped propel her party into power.
Viewpoint: Limiting short-term rentals will benefit Powell River

Viewpoint: Limiting short-term rentals will benefit Powell River

City of Powell River staff and council should be applauded for their intention to limit the scope of short-term rentals in Powell River [“Staff propose limitations to short-term rentals,” August 31].
Smoothing the pipeline waters

Smoothing the pipeline waters

Standing beside a small array of equipment that, to a layman, looked more suitable to power-washing your driveway than cleaning up after the Exxon Valdez, Canada's fisheries and oceans minister tried last Friday to soothe West Coast oil-spill fears.
Food marketing towards kids now geared towards parents

Food marketing towards kids now geared towards parents

I recently saw a Malt-O-Meal cereal commercial featuring a mother and her two children sitting in the kitchen of their home.
Column: Social planning crucial for British Columbia

Column: Social planning crucial for British Columbia

When B.C.’s community non-profits join forces, they do it based on key principles.
Cartoon: City of Powell River takes a bite

Cartoon: City of Powell River takes a bite

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