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Cartoon: Pipeline purchase

Cartoon: Pipeline purchase

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Editorial: Milestone moment

Editorial: Milestone moment

When graduating students from Brooks Secondary School take part in the Grand March on Saturday, June 2, they mark the end of one journey and start of another.
Letter: Chickens build community

Letter: Chickens build community

I was very happy to read that City of Powell River is considering changes to the poultry bylaws [“ Council considers poultry propositions ,” May 25]. I live in Westview and have two chickens.
Letter: Coastal, like sardines

Letter: Coastal, like sardines

The May 1, 2018, report to City of Powell River council by the city planning department titled “Intensive Residential Development – Residential Small Lots,” should be mandatory reading for all residential homeowners in Powell River [“ City to conside
Counterpoint: Human progress and civil disobedience

Counterpoint: Human progress and civil disobedience

Two weeks ago, 11 Powell River residents (including me) got on the 5:30 am ferry and headed to Burnaby to join the many hundreds who have challenged Kinder Morgan’s injunction against blocking the gate to their tank farm.
Viewpoint: Forgiveness and mental wellness

Viewpoint: Forgiveness and mental wellness

On a sunbleached afternoon on February 11, 1990, after 27 years of imprisonment, Nelson Mandela walked out of Victor Verster Prison in Cape Town, South Africa.
Viewpoint: Divide and conquer tactic

Viewpoint: Divide and conquer tactic

There is nothing more contemptible than a government that goes out of its way to appease a corporate hustler. Of course, none of this is new.
Cartoon: Royal wedding

Cartoon: Royal wedding

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Editorial: Pedal power

Editorial: Pedal power

When GoByBike Week, formerly known as Bike to Work and School Week, begins on Monday, May 28, the phrase, “It’s like riding a bike,” will become a literal metaphor for participants who do not jump on a bicycle regularly.
Viewpoint: Wastewater decision raises red flag

Viewpoint: Wastewater decision raises red flag

City of Powell River council is set to make the most significant capital expenditure in the history of Powell River: the wastewater treatment plant. However, there is ample justification not to proceed at this time.