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Viewpoint: A taxing question

Viewpoint: A taxing question

by George Orchiston Over the last several years successive city councils have continued the program of shifting the amount of property tax collected by the City of Powell River from Major Industrial to Residential.
Editorial: Turning page

Editorial: Turning page

A great axiom for Powell River’s proposed new library is that one can’t judge a book by its cover.
Letters to the Editor: October 1, 2014

Letters to the Editor: October 1, 2014

Tax revenue versus protests Right now, operating in our society, are very influential and unaccountable activists and lobby groups who appear to oppose almost all development along energy and industrial lines [“Climate march,” September 19].
Viewpoint: Coal shipping expansion neglects charter

Viewpoint: Coal shipping expansion neglects charter

by Brian Voth I appreciate the good work Mayor Dave Formosa does for City of Powell River, but I don’t agree with his support for shipping four million tons of thermal coal annually via Texada Island.
Editorial Cartoon: October 1, 2014

Editorial Cartoon: October 1, 2014

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Editorial Cartoon: September 25, 2014

Editorial Cartoon: September 25, 2014

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Editorial: Mending fences?

Editorial: Mending fences?

While the BC Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) did not get near what it was looking for in its latest clash for the province’s classrooms, what it did gain is historic: a negotiated six-year contract, the longest yet in its embattled relationship with the
Letters to the Editor: September 24, 2014

Letters to the Editor: September 24, 2014

Environment is the economy I am grateful to everyone who worked with me over a busy summer to “shrink the distance to Ottawa.
Viewpoint: Lies, lies and more lies

Viewpoint: Lies, lies and more lies

By Norm Hutton I would appreciate that the readers of this article use their mathematical skills to solve some of the following statements purported to be true.
Editorial Cartoon: September 17, 2014

Editorial Cartoon: September 17, 2014

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