Opinion

From reforming municipal recycling to promoting backyard composting to putting the onus on producers to pay for the recovery of product packaging, Powell River is taking small steps toward reducing waste.

A gift to treasure Our Celebration of Cultural Diversity was such a lovely, interesting and enjoyable event [“Festival showcases ethnic diversity,” November 19]. All those involved in it deserve great appreciation.

by Lauritz Chambers When we pay taxes we do so in return for services, right? For the most part the services we choose to have are for those things we cannot provide for ourselves.

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BC Ferries released its financial report this week stating that the company’s operating profit increased for the first half of its fiscal year.

Pedestrian crossings Do our young’uns at Powell River city hall need a change in perspective? In the good old days when England was building new cities, city planners knew how to deal with new-fangled horseless carriages.

by Carol Sellers I was greatly disappointed to see City of Powell River Council assenting to a motion to stop all further expansion of crude oil pipelines and bitumen tanker traffic.

Results from Saturday’s local election show incumbents returned in the majority of cases. One new school trustee and one new regional director will be at the table. For the city, there are three newcomers joining three incumbents.

In the news A couple of recent press releases have really got my attention. The first one is from “Take Back Your Power”; the second is from “Coalition to Stop Smart Meters.bc.ca .

by Claudia Medina Recently it came to my attention that hate propaganda posters had been put up in various locations around town.