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Near and Far: Global linkages tie us intimately to the wider world

Near and Far: Global linkages tie us intimately to the wider world

Near and Far is a new column about public issues and cultural affairs
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Les Leyne: Site C stumbles and NDP’s resentful indifference

Les Leyne: Site C stumbles and NDP’s resentful indifference

Premier John Horgan is getting good at his “she-made-me-do-it, I’ve-got-no-choice” performance when it comes to the Site C dam.
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Kicking the Clutter: How to become a self-motivator

Kicking the Clutter: How to become a self-motivator

Ranka Burzan owns a professional organizing company based in Powell River and has written several books on reducing clutter and becoming more organized
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Opinion: It's time to ditch school dress codes for good

Opinion: It's time to ditch school dress codes for good

Sexist dress codes continue to perpetuate rape culture. Throw in racism and classism, and it's time to move B.C. schools' policies into the 21st century.
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Editorial: Shortened hockey season

Editorial: Shortened hockey season

One year ago this weekend, on February 28, 2020, Powell River Kings opened the BC Hockey League (BCHL) playoffs against Cowichan Valley Capitals with a 6-3 defeat in Duncan.
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Cartoon: Where is the vaccine?

Cartoon: Where is the vaccine?

What do you think about this week's editorial cartoon?
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Healthy Living: Trust, and frying bacon in the nude

Healthy Living: Trust, and frying bacon in the nude

If your experience is of an unkind, untrustworthy world, who can we trust?
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Poll sniffs out rise in dog ownership during pandemic

Poll sniffs out rise in dog ownership during pandemic

More than one in 10 Canadian dog owners have had their pet for less than a year.
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Viewpoint: Preserving ancient forests leaves more options for society

Viewpoint: Preserving ancient forests leaves more options for society

Everyone in a position of power, influence and policy change needs to have a transformative mindset
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Viewpoint: Forestry support programs helping coastal communities

Viewpoint: Forestry support programs helping coastal communities

We all know about or have personally felt the effects of the forestry industry’s downturn over the last few years. In the past 12 months, COVID-19 has thrown in additional barriers to the sector’s recovery.
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