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Legislature sessions end with itchy clash

Legislature sessions end with itchy clash

Moments after Andrew Wilkinson won the BC Liberal leadership last February, he summed up his new gig: “My task is to make sure we hold the NDP to account with smart, incisive questions that will make their skin crawl.
Letter: Building up men

Letter: Building up men

I just wanted to say how happy I was to read Niseema Emery’s [“ Heart of the Matter: Plight of the masculine ,” Midweek Peak, May 30].
Cartoon: Pipeline purchase

Cartoon: Pipeline purchase

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Editorial: Milestone moment

Editorial: Milestone moment

When graduating students from Brooks Secondary School take part in the Grand March on Saturday, June 2, they mark the end of one journey and start of another.
Letter: Chickens build community

Letter: Chickens build community

I was very happy to read that City of Powell River is considering changes to the poultry bylaws [“ Council considers poultry propositions ,” May 25]. I live in Westview and have two chickens.
Letter: Coastal, like sardines

Letter: Coastal, like sardines

The May 1, 2018, report to City of Powell River council by the city planning department titled “Intensive Residential Development – Residential Small Lots,” should be mandatory reading for all residential homeowners in Powell River [“ City to conside
Counterpoint: Human progress and civil disobedience

Counterpoint: Human progress and civil disobedience

Two weeks ago, 11 Powell River residents (including me) got on the 5:30 am ferry and headed to Burnaby to join the many hundreds who have challenged Kinder Morgan’s injunction against blocking the gate to their tank farm.
Viewpoint: Forgiveness and mental wellness

Viewpoint: Forgiveness and mental wellness

On a sunbleached afternoon on February 11, 1990, after 27 years of imprisonment, Nelson Mandela walked out of Victor Verster Prison in Cape Town, South Africa.
Viewpoint: Divide and conquer tactic

Viewpoint: Divide and conquer tactic

There is nothing more contemptible than a government that goes out of its way to appease a corporate hustler. Of course, none of this is new.
Cartoon: Royal wedding

Cartoon: Royal wedding

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