Opinion

I found the opinion piece in last week’s Peak [“Viewpoint: Shop local, or else,” May 18] to be very timely. I had just spent some time poking around the new Powell River parks and recreation website (powellriverprc.

Whether you have children in child care or not, you are likely aware of the provincial government’s proposal to change the child-care landscape in BC. It promises to create more space, reduce child-care fees and make care more accessible.

The most recent bombshell in City of Powell River’s ongoing sewage saga was the news that the price was no longer $30 million, but $65 million plus.

What do you think of cartoonist Wendy Brown's take on the Santé Veritas Therapeutics merger ?

Change is constant in the newsroom. While print, television and online outlets churn out stories on a daily, weekly or monthly basis to feed their readers and followers, they rarely make news themselves.

We’ve all been told to shop local. Do you know why? For starters, on a most basic level, we should want to support our neighbours and friends. Everyone knows at least one person who owns a business.

Powell River Peak moves publication day

There are many obvious reasons to love and live in Powell River. The list could, without too much effort, fill this page.

I am writing this letter in response to an article in the April 25 issue of the Peak where the city is considering putting sewage pipes along Willingdon Beach Trail from Westview to the new wastewater treatment facility in Townsite [“City recommends

What do you think of this week's cartoon?