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Letters: Recycling response; Unfounded result

Letters: Recycling response; Unfounded result

Recycling response Canada’s bottled water industry is supportive of community environmental initiatives, however some inaccuracies from the Let’s Talk Trash Team [“Plastic water bottles: A thing of the past?” Peak Weekender, May 12, 2017] need to be
Counterpoint: Economic development fails

Counterpoint: Economic development fails

One of the ways to measure the health of a community is to gather statistics about the obvious factors: health, education, poverty, employment, civic engagement and food production.
Editorial: Riding representation

Editorial: Riding representation

They had to pick a Tuesday for the election, didn’t they? Since Tuesday is our press day at the Peak, we did not have provincial election results in time for publication of today’s paper. Instead, we ran them on prpeak.com.
Letters: Wow factors

Letters: Wow factors

I just read about our nice tax increase [“Committee recommends tax increase,” May 3] and my first thought was: wow.
Editorial cartoon: Election results

Editorial cartoon: Election results

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Editorial: Rock the vote

Editorial: Rock the vote

Full disclosure: I’ve only voted a few times in my life, usually when I knew someone running in the election, or if there was a particular issue that was near and dear to me at the municipal level.
Letters: Revisit raise; Corrupt agenda

Letters: Revisit raise; Corrupt agenda

Revisit raise Having been away, I recently caught up on past issues of the Peak and saw that council came up with an “innovative “ formula to pay themselves 58 per cent of the average pay [“Council seeks pay parity,” February 15] of the Powell River
Viewpoint: Rezoning decision nearsighted

Viewpoint: Rezoning decision nearsighted

One issue currently before City of Powell River council is raising concerns about fiscal responsibility and the city’s commitment to deliver results on its long-term goals.
Editorial cartoon: Vote

Editorial cartoon: Vote

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Letters: Plan requires clarity; Polarizing plastic

Letters: Plan requires clarity; Polarizing plastic

Plan requires clarity I have previously commented on the lack of detail/planning/organization for the proposed Powell River tech hub project.