Opinion

News that the local Catalyst Paper Corporation paper mill is facing potentially fatal anti-dumping duties courtesy of our trade “partner,” the United States, is discouraging.

Spring break is now in full swing as students enjoy their second week off school. But whether this second week is a time of refreshment or a stress-filled scramble for extra child care depends very much on perspective.

For an NDP government so bent on driving corporate money out of politics, it’s odd to realize how critically important an upcoming financial decision by a multinational corporation is to the BC political scene.

The lack of uniquely Canadian traditional experiences is one of this country's greatest strengths and one of its core weaknesses.

Peak contributor Murray Dobbin has a rather myopic attitude toward how local politics function.

Powell River Recreation Complex should be funded as a regional facility like Powell River General Hospital and our schools. Everyone pays hospital taxes whether they never, rarely or frequently use the facility.

It is time to ask questions about who pays for Powell River Recreation Complex. People living in electoral areas have not paid taxes toward the facility.

What do you think of this week's cartoon?

I didn't realize we had extra money in city coffers to the tune of hundreds of thousands of dollars to tear down the former Inn at Westview [Council acts to demolish former inn,” March 21].

Two news stories that relate directly to Powell River made major headlines beyond our borders in the past week.