Opinion

Editor: For return to school in the fall, the government and school districts need a new approach. The COVID-19 pandemic will be with us for at least another 18 months and that's if there is a speedy and effective vaccine.

Who is behind the mask? Despite the back and forth, or flip flop on advice whether or not to wear non-medical masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19, common sense should come into play.

City of Powell River councillor Jim Palm appears to be frozen in time [“ COVID-19 affects City of Powell River finances ,” May 25].

A commentary by a retired medical doctor who lives in Courtenay. I have been sitting in a lovely hotel room in Fredericton, N.B., for two weeks under quarantine.

The B.C. legislature is set to resume sitting mid-June. Right now, the legislature is a fairly barren place. The offices that remain open have few staff and it remains closed to the public.

A commentary by the president, CEO and director of Mercer International, one of the world’s largest producers of NBSK market pulp. With sawmills closing, more effective government intervention is needed to maintain B.C.

In an attempt to control the bubonic plague, English King Henry VI banned kissing in the 15th century. In March, France’s minister of health suggested the same method for controlling COVID-19.

As we move forward with the four-phase plan for BC, June 1 marks the return to school for students and parents opting to give part-time instruction a go.

What do you think about this week's editorial cartoon? Are you ready to go back to work?

Members of our community who have preexisting mental-health disorders (myself included and maybe you), like generalized anxiety or obsessive compulsive disorder, can have a particularly difficult time with events such as the rapidly spreading pandemi