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Viewpoint: Advocate for change under one voice

Viewpoint: Advocate for change under one voice

Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), of which I am a proud member, is currently involved in a campaign called “Delivering Community Power.
Letter: Who should move away from Powell River?

Letter: Who should move away from Powell River?

I am responding to Cindy Ling’s letter [“ Move out of Powell River or step aside ,” March 20].
Les Leyne: Barely half of LNG workers to be from B.C.

Les Leyne: Barely half of LNG workers to be from B.C.

New Democrats in opposition were strident critics of the lack of guarantees for B.C. workers in the deal the B.C. Liberal government was trying to put together for a liquefied-natural-gas plant.
Letter: Emotional rhetoric has no place

Letter: Emotional rhetoric has no place

Edward Sanderson suggested I was implying that volcanic eruptions contribute to global warming, which is incorrect [“Letters: Following the money,” March 29].
Viewpoint: Are there no boundaries left?

Viewpoint: Are there no boundaries left?

Is there no place left that is sacred; will there be no place to escape to any longer? Must we always push the limits in our attempts to maximize the profit and minimize nature’s beauty? Do we really need to continue to scar the land all in the name
Cartoon: If the Powell River mill made tissues...

Cartoon: If the Powell River mill made tissues...

What do you think of this week's editorial cartoon about the mill in Powell River ?
Comment: Archaic dress code at B.C. legislature an affront to women

Comment: Archaic dress code at B.C. legislature an affront to women

Female members of the legislative press gallery pushed for their right to bare arms on Thursday. No, not firearms, but those scandalous limbs hanging from even more salacious shoulders.
Letter: Adding to our atmosphere

Letter: Adding to our atmosphere

Some myths just won't seem to die. I am referring to the myth that volcanoes have put out far more carbon dioxide into our atmosphere than all that caused by human activity [“‘Emergency’ is paranoia,” March 15].
Viewpoint: Catalyst sale saves jobs, protects worker pensions

Viewpoint: Catalyst sale saves jobs, protects worker pensions

Many people breathed a sigh of relief when it was announced that Paper Excellence, which owns the Howe Sound Pulp and Paper Corporation mill in Port Mellon, finalized the purchase of Catalyst Paper Corporation in Powell River.
Weather reality often lies between what the apps are saying

Weather reality often lies between what the apps are saying

All apps are not created equal. Take the weather app. A few years ago, I would not have known that “app” was a word.