Opinion

Draconian bylaws As a smoker, I was quite offended by your recent article about anti-smoking bylaws ["Smoking bylaw changes to come," December 13]. I find that our society is becoming increasingly draconian and oppressive toward smokers.

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Land swap deja vu The plan to wrest this urban forest out of the Agricultural Land Reserve, as recently proposed by our city council, seems like deja vu all over again [“City council considers Sino Bright School land swap,” November 29].

Premier John Horgan's announcement to proceed with the Site C mega-dam was met with an extreme range of reactions.

MLA Nicholas Simons is probably correct when he says the long-awaited fixed link study will not bring definitive closure to the debate.

ITALICS: last para Pull quote: How can we reform our civic governing model to allow our elected councillors to effectively harness their commitment and imagination to plan for our future? It is hard enough for most people just to cope with the presen

Sports shrine unnecessary I am pleased to be in the majority of Powell River residents who voted in a recent Peak poll that establishing a local sports hall of fame in Powell River Recreation Complex is a bad idea [“City considers forming sports hall

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Do we trust our public school system enough to provide our children with a suitable education, or do we need to know how each school in Powell River ranks in standardized Foundation Skills Assessment testing? BC School Trustees Association is asking

Associated Engineering recently presented three possible Consolidated Waste Water Treatment (CWTP) plans for Powell River ["Committee hears wastewater facility options," November 22].