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Cartoon: Fish fines

Cartoon: Fish fines

What do you think of this week's editorial cartoon on the topic of overfishing around Powell River ?
Viewpoint: New voting system makes democracy stronger

Viewpoint: New voting system makes democracy stronger

Our old first-past-the-post voting system isn’t fair. It doesn’t work to support democracy. It works for political insiders. Those insiders know how to use the system to get elected without having support from the majority of all voters.
More senior citizens going to pot

More senior citizens going to pot

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Editorial: Loss of bus service hurts Western Canada

Editorial: Loss of bus service hurts Western Canada

The end of Greyhound bus service in Western Canada will tear away connections that Canadians have relied on for generations. Greyhound Canada announced this week that it is ending almost all service in B.C.
Province claws back controversial proposal to pay out teachers for lost prep time

Province claws back controversial proposal to pay out teachers for lost prep time

‘Cash-for-kids’ nixed, but who pays for remedy owed to teachers remains unclear
15 things students should do over summer break

15 things students should do over summer break

Tight schedules, exams, projects, and lab work is over. Summer is around the corner.
Editorial: Upgrades a bonus for Powell River cyclists

Editorial: Upgrades a bonus for Powell River cyclists

Driving from Westview to Townsite without thinking about bicycles has been nearly impossible of late, regardless of the chosen route.
Cartoon: News overload

Cartoon: News overload

What do you think of this week's editorial cartoon?
Healthy Living: Reaching out of the dark

Healthy Living: Reaching out of the dark

To a child, a parent provides nourishment and protection from danger as well as his/her first opportunity to learn behaviours through modelling them.
Higher Learning: microdosing it

Higher Learning: microdosing it

Practitioners of microdosing are taking small amounts of cannabis in order to reap the medical benefits of THC while avoiding its psychoactive effects that can interfere with the demands of daily life.