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Viewpoint: Preschoolers need regular fitness

Viewpoint: Preschoolers need regular fitness

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Letters: November 11, 2015

Letters: November 11, 2015

Lucky and enough: Regarding council’s compensation [“Mayor calls for discussion on pay,” October 28] and George Orchiston’s comment in a letter last issue [“Pay raises,” November 4], two words come to mind: lucky and enough.
Editorial: Honour the living

Editorial: Honour the living

Each year on Remembrance Day we honour those who have lost their lives fighting our country’s battles. Some gather at the cenotaph at Dwight Hall to pay honour to soldiers’ courage, others simply wear poppies on their lapels as a silent tribute.
Viewpoint: Majority a mixed bag for small business

Viewpoint: Majority a mixed bag for small business

By Laura Jones What does this month’s election result mean for small business? Like with most new governments, there is the good, the bad, and the worrying. Let’s start with the good.
Letters: November 4, 2015

Letters: November 4, 2015

Pay raises At a recent city finance committee meeting, mayor [Dave] Formosa expressed his view that the workload for city elected officials has increased exponentially but the pay has not kept pace.
Editorial: Consultation?

Editorial: Consultation?

When the public showed up at the Island Timberlands (IT) open house they were looking for consultation, but that’s not what they were offered.
Editorial: Chinese welcome

Editorial: Chinese welcome

A Chinese man named Sam Sing was the first merchant in Townsite. A respected business partner of the Powell River Company, he opened a grocery, butcher shop, general store and bachelor accommodations in 1923 at the Shinglemill on Powell Lake.
Viewpoint: Small change reflects accomplishments

Viewpoint: Small change reflects accomplishments

by Joyce Carlson Many readers might miss a numerical change in small type on the front of today’s Powell River Peak.
Letters: October 28, 2015

Letters: October 28, 2015

Library priorities No one has commented on the $4,000 spent on Chinese books for the library [“Library orders Chinese books,” October 14].
Viewpoint: Time for landlords’ rights

Viewpoint: Time for landlords’ rights

by Clint Bevans A recent front-page article in the Peak describes how difficult it is to find a rental lately [“Rental crisis affects community,” October 14] as it seems rentals are being sold by the owners these days.