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Letters: Two emergency services needed; Difficult to understand; Pay a fair salary

Letters: Two emergency services needed; Difficult to understand; Pay a fair salary

Two emergency services needed In regards to last issue’s Viewpoint [“Reduced ambulance service unacceptable,” February 22], I take issue with several of Rob Stokes’ points that are either wrong or misleading.
Editorial: Right of trees

Editorial: Right of trees

Did City of Powell River pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to Island Timberlands for trees that its partnership company with Tla’amin Nation already had rights to? That is the question this week as the city prepares the public release of legal adv
Letters: Proof of competency; Councillors deserve more

Letters: Proof of competency; Councillors deserve more

Proof of competency Powell River mayor and councillors are voting to give themselves a raise [“Council seeks pay parity,” February 15], but why the new formula for setting how much they get? What are their reasons for changing the traditional ways of
Guest editorial: Bully behaviour

Guest editorial: Bully behaviour

Pink Shirt Day is a great strategy for highlighting the troubling issue of bullying, but, as Peak reporter David Brindle pointed out in last week’s Peak Weekender, pink shirts will not fix the problem.
Viewpoint: Reduced ambulance service unacceptable

Viewpoint: Reduced ambulance service unacceptable

In regard to last issue’s article [“Fire chief defends 2017 budget,” February 15], I completely concur with City of Powell River councillor Rob Southcott.
Editorial cartoon: White elephant

Editorial cartoon: White elephant

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Editorial: Pay council more

Editorial: Pay council more

Community debate over whether City of Powell River council should give itself a raise is sure to be heated; the concept of public servants paying themselves more is never met with blanket taxpayer approval, for reasons that are often unclear.
Viewpoint: Institutional food still an issue

Viewpoint: Institutional food still an issue

The issue of food quality in Powell River’s hospital and seniors’ homes has not gone away.
Editorial cartoon: Snow days

Editorial cartoon: Snow days

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Editorial: Snow place like home

Editorial: Snow place like home

If one thing became clear this week, it was that Powell River was not prepared for the amount of snow that fell since the onslaught of what some residents are now jokingly referring to as Snow-maggedon or Snow-pocalypse 2017.