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Opinion: B.C.'s 'heavy measures' for incoming travellers lead Canada

Opinion: B.C.'s 'heavy measures' for incoming travellers lead Canada

B.C. is not only faring better than most other provinces in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, but it’s also ahead when it comes to a key public health action.
Cartoon: Then and now

Cartoon: Then and now

Are you tired of working from home?
Les Leyne: Planners didn’t dream of anything like this

Les Leyne: Planners didn’t dream of anything like this

The cost of fighting COVID-19 is far beyond anything imagined in B.C.’s planning for the economic disaster that accompanies a pandemic.
Viewpoint: What are you afraid of in the woods around Powell River?

Viewpoint: What are you afraid of in the woods around Powell River?

You may say you fear the wild animals of the woods. I have been a woodland hiker for many years and the animals I truly fear are those who sit astride their mountain bikes and careen down the trails at breakneck speeds.
No boundaries with COVID-19

No boundaries with COVID-19

When an outbreak hits a community, one of the most urgent things people want is information. This is human nature, as information allows us to protect ourselves, our families and our loved ones.
Les Leyne: A flood of second guessing amid an ‘infodemic’

Les Leyne: A flood of second guessing amid an ‘infodemic’

British Columbia researchers are going to be looking at people’s susceptibility to COVID-19, the transmission routes the virus takes and also searching for a vaccine. But they’re also researching the “infodemic” that’s accompanying the pandemic.
Monique Kieran: Virus casts a shadow of a new Great Depression

Monique Kieran: Virus casts a shadow of a new Great Depression

For many people whose lives have been turned topsy-turvy in recent weeks, the current COVID-19 crisis reveals all too clearly the long-recommended wisdom of having enough savings stashed away to live on for at least six months.
Editorial: Is there a baby boom coming?

Editorial: Is there a baby boom coming?

As COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc across the globe, the way people go about their business is evolving in an ever-changing manner. Everyone’s world is becoming smaller.
Cartoon: Essential thank yous

Cartoon: Essential thank yous

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Letter: Compassionate response

Letter: Compassionate response

Now is the time for complete compassion [“ Stay or Go? ” March 13, 2020]. We are a resilient species under extreme pressure. If you're an employer and had to temporarily shutter operations, continue to pay your employees.