Opinion

More than 5,000 people are dead and more than 9,000 injured in the wake of a devastating earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal. Over eight million people have been affected by the disaster. A 7.

Unfair tax I understand that City of Powell River Council recently came under attack from supporters of the residential flat tax.

by Jillian Amatt As with all things in life, many lessons are learned from our successes, our failures and our experiences.

Once a year or all year round? How much care does planet earth deserve? Forty-five years ago Earth Day was celebrated on April 22, 1970.

Willingdon area improvements Your April Fools’ Day front page was great [“Willingdon site for project,” April 1]. For a short time I became a raging granny, until a voice said “it’s April Fools’ day!” I’ve just had a significant birthday.

by Roger Whittaker I watched in horror as my four-year-old daughter stood up, bouncing, to exit off the slide. I shouted across the 12 feet separating us for her to stop. She could not hear me over her own laughter.

What are your thoughts on this week's cartoon?

What are your thoughts about this week's cartoon?

Powell River is not alone when it comes to dealing with a shortage of family physicians. It is a province-wide problem which has grown over the past 10 years.

Accountable to taxpayers When I heard that City of Powell River Council was entertaining the idea of changing our city slogan from “Pearl on the Sunshine Coast” to “Coastal by Nature,” I decided it was time to attend a council meeting to ask why.