Opinion

by Kimberley Leahy Last September I was hiking with Mary Payne, one of the teachers at Edgehill Elementary School, and we were talking about some of the amazing things Powell River schools are doing.

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Powell River is too fat. This is one of the findings of a recent My Health My Community (MHMC) survey. There is a big but attached to this little tidbit of information and it is not the one to be sat upon.

Unfair for seniors With reference to the recent letter by Richard Dignard concerning DriveABLE assessment, he omits to mention the nearest location to Powell River for this is Courtenay [“Message for seniors,” April 29].

by Vivianne Meunier It takes a lot of volunteers and work parties to make a club. Volunteering is good for the soul. My husband Chris Swan has love, passion and joy for Powell River Archery Club.

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Is one national day for health and fitness enough? June 6 is National Health and Fitness Day and it is a good idea, considering about 39 per cent of Canadian adults are self-reportedly obese. But it is not like Canadians don’t want to be active.

Environment key in election With an election soon approaching I find it astounding how little mention there is of the ever more perilous effects of climate change and acidifying oceans. Politicians seem to be riveted on the economy and jobs.

by Joyce Carlson When Powell River Festival of Performing Arts (PRFPA) was asked to consider hosting a provincial festival in 2014, the answer was “no can do, that’s an International Choral K athaumixw year.

It is said there is no such thing as bad publicity and BC Ferries’ recent experiment with crowd sourcing name ideas may bear that out.