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Viewpoint: Safety first or safety last?

Viewpoint: Safety first or safety last?

I didn’t laugh and I didn’t cry when I read about the controversy over the cycling lane in front of Mitchell Brothers store on Manson Avenue in Cranberry.
Cartoon: Turkey leftovers

Cartoon: Turkey leftovers

Tired at work? Too much turkey? Have you had enough yet?
Editorial: Level with us on B.C.’s climate plan

Editorial: Level with us on B.C.’s climate plan

Premier John Horgan says he wants B.C.’s greenhouse-gas emissions reduced by 40 per cent by 2030. Former premier Gordon Campbell promised a 33 per cent reduction by 2020. But that target was not met, hence the new date.
Views: Does voting stand to reason?

Views: Does voting stand to reason?

Outside the pavement glistened with autumnal rain; inside students were sipping bad coffee.
Letter: Problematic parking

Letter: Problematic parking

I would appeal to City of Powell River mayor and council to reverse the decision to put a bicycle lane opposite Mitchell Brothers as it has had a negative effect and a loss of business since the new lane was put in [“ City addresses cycling concern i
Les Leyne: Poverty argument has personal sides

Les Leyne: Poverty argument has personal sides

Social Development Minister Shane Simpson had a tough childhood. He touched on it briefly in the legislature recently to make a point. “I grew up in the Downtown Eastside in a housing project on welfare with my mom and sister.
Counterpoint: NAFTA 2.0 and Powell River

Counterpoint: NAFTA 2.0 and Powell River

After enduring more than a year of news stories about NAFTA negotiations with the United States, it is finally over.
Viewpoint: Fish farms present risks to wild salmon

Viewpoint: Fish farms present risks to wild salmon

As one who enjoys the bounty of the Salish Sea and upper Sunshine Coast of BC, and in light of the recent occupation of salmon farms and huge escape of non-native Atlantic salmon at a Washington salmon farm, I offer the following comments: The eviden
Heart of the Matter: The wonderful world of lubes, part one

Heart of the Matter: The wonderful world of lubes, part one

Everyone, at some point in their life, will need to use lube. There is no shame in using lube; it does not make you a failure, defective or anything other than human.
Editorial: Health system needs more than baby steps

Editorial: Health system needs more than baby steps

After years of inadequate funding, our provincial heath-care system is on life support. About 700,000 British Columbians have no GP. Wait-lists for various types of surgery — particularly hip and knee operations — are unacceptably long.