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Susan Delacourt: Prime minister faces tough cabinet choices

Susan Delacourt: Prime minister faces tough cabinet choices

One advantage of the new slimmed-down Liberal caucus is that Justin Trudeau has fewer people to disappoint when he chooses his next cabinet. The Nov.
Cartoon: Cannabis marketing

Cartoon: Cannabis marketing

What do you think about this week's editorial cartoon and the new BC Cannabis Store in Powell River?
Letter: Unfair to include driver

Letter: Unfair to include driver

I feel the need to comment on [Powell River seniors council member] Maureen Tierny’s reported statement [“ Region’s transit system an area of concern for seniors ,” October 3] that the handyDART drivers could use sensitivity training.
Les Leyne: Human rights commissioner’s budget faces hardball queries

Les Leyne: Human rights commissioner’s budget faces hardball queries

Whenever someone prefaces a question by saying it’s going to be “pointed and personal,” it’s best to brace for what comes next. Particularly when a member of the legislature’s finance committee is issuing the warning. B.C.
Letter: Telus tower install north of Powell River requires input

Letter: Telus tower install north of Powell River requires input

In the Peak article [“ Proposal involves better internet and cellular service for Lund ,” October 11], the story presented indicates some benefits to the Lund area, but does not educate the reader on the potential negative impacts to the folks who wo
Les Leyne: Whistleblower law will require more resources

Les Leyne: Whistleblower law will require more resources

There’s so much whistleblowing going on around the world that more staff will be needed after a new process to deal with it kicks into gear in B.C. on Dec. 1.
Viewpoint: handyDART goes above the call of duty

Viewpoint: handyDART goes above the call of duty

I read with great interest the article [“ Region’s transit system an area of concern for seniors ,” October 3]. My husband is a senior, disabled and in a wheelchair. We use the handyDART for over 250 rides a year.
Kicking the Clutter: Three tips for effective time management

Kicking the Clutter: Three tips for effective time management

It doesn’t matter if you’re Oprah, Steven Spielberg or Homer Simpson, we all have 24 hours in a day. How well we manage the hours we have is up to us. We often blame the lack of time for not being able to achieve the success we so desire.
Trudeau-Horgan two-step promises to be intriguing political dance

Trudeau-Horgan two-step promises to be intriguing political dance

Father Pierre famously said the state has no business in the bedrooms of the nation, but son Justin knows that doesn’t mean the state can’t curry strange bedfellows.
Les Leyne: In handling of ICBC rebuild, attorney general thrown for a loss

Les Leyne: In handling of ICBC rebuild, attorney general thrown for a loss

Sure, a key part of his ICBC rebuild was rejected by the chief justice, who called him offside for trying to push the B.C. Supreme Court around.