Opinion

In his letter denying there is a climate emergency, Gerry Kirkham mentioned volcanoes, implying that they contribute to global warming [ “‘Emergency’ is paranoia,” March 15].

No government wants to be overly negative in its legislation. No cabinet wants its legislative package to be seen as a long list of “thou shalt nots.

The announcement that Sino Bright School has backed out on the proposal to purchase 10 acres of land below Brooks Secondary School should be considered a positive development at this time [“ Sino Bright School withdraws from land deal in Powell River

As he watches a seemingly never-ending scandal dog his leadership, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau might be wise to study how recent B.C. political party leaders handled their own times of trouble.

The cabinet decision to exempt the Catalyst Paper sale from a requirement the government imposed last year was made because the purchaser refused to meet it. The government relented in the belief the deal is the best possible outcome.

Regarding [City of Powell River] councillor CaroleAnn Leishman being driven to tears over a perceived impending disaster of climate change, I’m compelled to observe that a state of emergency is paranoia [“ Councillor makes impassioned call to address

Governments must dread the day they have to post their credit card charges online. With thousands of charges totalling in the millions of dollars, it's a sure bet someone will find something to highlight.

Of all the liberties drivers take, is there anything worse than passing a school bus with a flashing stop sign extended? Basic rules of the road everyone learned as a new driver should never be ignored, including pulling over for ambulances and stopp

What do you think of this week's cartoon about Sino Bright School and the Powell River mill ?

Changes to breast-cancer screening guidelines have been big news since the release of the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care’s updated guidelines in December.