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Adrian Raeside cartoon: pace of vaccination

Adrian Raeside cartoon: pace of vaccination

Comment: Consider tougher, but life-saving, restrictions before vaccine takes hold

Comment: Consider tougher, but life-saving, restrictions before vaccine takes hold

It’s becoming clear that with these half-measures, we are flirting with, even daring, another wave of the pandemic to strike us in about 90 days.
Cartoon: Change of tune

Cartoon: Change of tune

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Editorial: Self-sufficiency a worthy aim

Editorial: Self-sufficiency a worthy aim

A union official this week called for all levels of government to embrace “Buy Canadian” policies in order to protect Canadian jobs.
Opinion: Keep COVID numbers top of mind

Opinion: Keep COVID numbers top of mind

Imagine waking up one morning to news of a disaster somewhere in B.C. that killed more than 900 people and put 2,500 people in hospital with almost 600 of those folks in critical care.
Viewpoint: Tax reduction helps strengthen seniors’ financial security

Viewpoint: Tax reduction helps strengthen seniors’ financial security

Canadians are ringing in the new year with another tax reduction from the federal government; they can now earn more before paying any federal income tax.
Adrian Raeside cartoon: Politicians who like to travel

Adrian Raeside cartoon: Politicians who like to travel

Several politicians have admitted to leaving the country over the December holiday period, even as their constituents hunkered down at home, following public health guidance meant to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Letter: Is this why taxes are so high here?

Letter: Is this why taxes are so high here?

Why did the City of Powell River spend $4,778 last year on audit and legal fees for a shell company the city has no need of and has never used [“ Powell River city council hears report on dormant corporation ,” December 24]? Powell River Power Develo
Healthy Living: Hope is the foundation for 2021

Healthy Living: Hope is the foundation for 2021

Mental health is everything: complex as the 86 billion neurons chemically and electrically moving massive amounts of data on synaptic super highways, and as simple as a random smile toward a stranger shifting the direction of their day.
Adrian Raeside cartoon: saving old-growth forests

Adrian Raeside cartoon: saving old-growth forests