Opinion

Shameful saga To the owner of the Inn at Westview: shame on you for abandoning your property and letting it rot [“Time to clean up eyesores: council,” November 23].

A decision by City of Powell River staff to shelve an incubator farm project was an unfortunate case of postponing a project that could have had benefits to local agriculture and education.

As the wife of a locked out United Steelworkers Local 816 member at LafargeHolcim [“No end in sight for Texada Island quarry lockout,” November 30], I am compelled to set the record straight.

Inconsistent editorial In your editorial [“Inconsistent rulings,” November 23] regarding the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) decision rejecting the application to exclude land from the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) for a 30-acre parcel of land,

After hearing countless stories over the years about what residents with health issues have to go through in order to receive specialized care, it is never a surprise to hear when someone decides to move out of Powell River to get the help they need.

Over the past week the Trudeau government has been rushing through Bill C-30, legislation to implement a controversial trade deal: the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the 28 countries of the European Union (EU).

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What do you think of this week's editorial cartoon?

Financial grade To put Powell River city council’s mid-term report card [“City of Powell River council mid-term report card,” November 16] in context, and after a phone call to the Peak for clarification, the grading was that of the editorial staff a

While not everyone drinks alcohol, significant numbers of people do so in amounts that can be considered binge drinking, which, for men, is consuming five or more standard drinks within two hours. For women, it is four or more drinks.