Opinion

Financial grade To put Powell River city council’s mid-term report card [“City of Powell River council mid-term report card,” November 16] in context, and after a phone call to the Peak for clarification, the grading was that of the editorial staff a

While not everyone drinks alcohol, significant numbers of people do so in amounts that can be considered binge drinking, which, for men, is consuming five or more standard drinks within two hours. For women, it is four or more drinks.

Upon reading the City of Powell River council report card this issue, some may wonder how the letter grades were determined.

During the final days of the American presidential campaign, one of Donald Trump’s recurrent messages was “we’re going to drain the swamp.” It was red meat to his supporters, who think Trump can fix Washington as the consummate outsider. He can’t.

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According to comments in last week’s article on retirement community suitability [“Seniors face challenges,” November 9], Powell River is not intended for senior citizens.

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Let’s not kid ourselves folks, the recent fixed link open house [“Government looks for fixed link feedback,” November 2] presented by our current provincial government was pure theatrics.

What do you get when 338 people from five different political parties sit around a table to deal with a concrete problem, such as abandoned and derelict vessels, hundreds of which litter Canada’s shores? You get some progress, incomplete solutions an

With nearly 30 per cent of Powell River’s population being seniors, it is undoubtably a retirement community. According to last year’s Vital Signs report, our area has the ninth largest percentage of seniors in Canada.