Opinion

For small towns to survive, the entrepreneurial spirit and mind of young people in BC will need to be nurtured. Opportunities to learn skills and access resources are crucial for them to succeed within local economies.

Farm plan As a local farmer and president of the Powell River and District Agricultural Association, I was very disappointed with Janet May’s article “Farmers split on common goal,” April 9.

by Karen Skadsheim Meaningful civic engagement is vital, especially on large decisions that will impact this community and the environment for years to come.

If cities have souls, how would Powell River be described? So begins a journey of introspection, a quest for truth, a definition of character, spirit and direction. The soul of a city is a strange admixture of cultural, commercial and natural life.

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Water at issue “Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink!” Reading the Peak , March 26, there are a couple of comments in the article “Bursting at its seams” that really make me ask questions.

By Mark Anderson I’m lucky to know a very cool couple who believe that all we need to solve our problems is random acts of kindness and compassion and everything else will take care of itself.

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Voting in elections is the foundation of democracy. In the last few civic elections for Powell River the turnout was estimated to be somewhere in the 40-to-50 per-cent range.

Recycling download “The BC government is now off-loading our recycling decisions to Toronto.” I saw this in an ad in the Shopper on March 28. If I had seen this notice on April 1 (April Fools Day) I would have thought it was a joke.