Opinion

British Columbians miss nature. They miss their neighbourhood trail. Their weekend retreat to a forested campsite. The accessible nature which can feel far and close at the same time.

Another good reason to get out and bang your pots and pans at 7 p.m. was presented in a health briefing this week. Twenty-one per cent of the COVID-19 cases in B.C. — 428 people — are in the broad category of health care workers.

Coronavirus news has eclipsed almost all other news stories, but it is critical we don’t lose sight of important local issues.

As we enter the next phase of living in the COVID-19 pandemic, four new rules have emerged when it comes to governing human behaviour.

Newspapers have never been so loved, and never been so neglected. The thirst for coverage of how the COVID-19 pandemic is turning the world upside-down has doubled, even tripled, the audiences of news publishers over the past two months.

Don’t drink disinfectant. Don’t inject it. Don’t inhale it. Disinfectant is more toxic to you than to the coronavirus, so it is not an effective way to avoid COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.

Some gyms are closed because of the coronavirus. What can a person do to keep in shape without access to all that equipment? Well, once upon a time such things as gyms and fitness centres didn’t even exist. Nor did sports stores. Nor Amazon.

B.C. Ferries is losing more than $1 million a day and is trying to negotiate a way around a sticking point that could prevent the company from being eligible for federal aid.

The annual Day of Mourning on April 28 will look a lot different this year [ City of Powell River proclaims April 28 as day of remembrance ,” April 17].

Well, the inevitable was announced on April 16. Paper Excellence announced it will close the Powell River paper mill at least until August [“ Paper mill in Powell River faces curtailment ,” April 16].