Opinion

by Carol Sellers I was greatly disappointed to see City of Powell River Council assenting to a motion to stop all further expansion of crude oil pipelines and bitumen tanker traffic.

Results from Saturday’s local election show incumbents returned in the majority of cases. One new school trustee and one new regional director will be at the table. For the city, there are three newcomers joining three incumbents.

In the news A couple of recent press releases have really got my attention. The first one is from “Take Back Your Power”; the second is from “Coalition to Stop Smart Meters.bc.ca .

by Claudia Medina Recently it came to my attention that hate propaganda posters had been put up in various locations around town.

For the fourth year in a row, local residents will celebrate Powell River’s diversity this weekend.

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by Dave Formosa During our municipal elections on November 15, voters will be asked a referendum question about their support for a new Powell River Public Library.

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Since May, increasing Powell River’s polling numbers for Saturday’s local government election is something Peak Publishing has been working to improve through voter engagement.

Out of town candidates This is a brief letter to all the voters of the City of Powell River to point out that three of the candidates running in the November 15 election, for a seat on council, do not live within city boundaries.