Opinion

Finance Minister Carole James is getting good at delivering balanced operating budgets. Her third one in a row unfolded at the legislature Tuesday and the game plan is to spend just a touch ($203 million) less than the government brings in.

It is apparent that the protest that began over a natural gas pipeline has turned into something much bigger. Ironically, it threatens to harm what this protest was supposed to be about from the beginning - Indigenous rights.

What’s the meaning of the word “sabotage?” It means disruption, damage and harm. Every time we repeat a harmful experience, we sabotage the chance for a better and more rewarding life.

As anyone who has been there on a weekend knows, Magpie’s Diner can be a bit of a madhouse, but never so much as when Townsite Actors Guild brought the tragic story of Zelda Fitzgerald’s life to a little stage in the corner on February 7 and 8.

Editor: I am writing to publically support the work of AccessBC and to provide a perspective from my nursing career that may add a human face to this issue. The economic benefits of funding free contraception is unequivocal.

The motives and validity of the protest shutdowns are up for debate, but the organizational prowess is beyond dispute. It’s a remarkable achievement to co-ordinate thousands of people in massive civil disobedience across Canada.

Glasses went up to the myriad of businesses nominated and selected to win awards at the 25th annual Powell River Chamber of Commerce Business Awards this past weekend.

What do you think about this week's editorial cartoon? Do you have plans for Valentine's Day, or is it just another day?

There is a certain type of small-town claustrophobia. I’m sure everyone has felt it. It’s that itch that takes years to scratch, that burning feeling in the pit of your stomach that simply makes you feel trapped and held down.

The request by shíshálh Nation for the province to change the official names of Wilson Creek, Madeira Park and Saltery Bay to the original she shashishalhem names met with some early and predictable resistance from up Pender Harbour way.