Opinion

To anyone living in a ferry-dependent community, it hardly comes as a surprise that the health of a local economy is directly connected to the number of people using BC Ferries’ service.

Editor's Note: Due to the overwhelming number of letters to the editor relating to Powell River Public Library, and because the subject of the library is on the agenda for City of Powell River Council meeting Thursday, September 18, the library lette

By Dave Craigen Summer may be winding down, but in Ottawa, budget preparations are ramping up.

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No issue has been more divisive for this community in the past few years than a new library. Location and cost have pitted citizens against one another in debates that at times have been acrimonious in the extreme.

Field of dreams We’ve got money to burn or do we [“City requires more cash flow,” August 20]? Apparently the city has a money shortfall and at the same time an extensive inventory of underutilized facilities (review just completed).

by Eva van Loon Teaching systems inherited from Britain used to fulfill the expectations of most parents and allowed most children to succeed. The students failed by this system were often those not born into English, European or “Western” culture.

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As the first days of the school year have arrived, instead of parents packing school lunches, they are asked to pack teacher-support rallies and bring their children to spend the day at their elected representatives’ offices.

Missing link Paul Galinski’s article is seriously flawed by the omission of the full reasons the Gillies Bay Improvement District (GBID) turned down a proposal to amalgamate the two volunteer fire departments under the regional district umbrella [“Te