Opinion

No room for recreation We have a long history of recreating on our local forests. We hike, walk and climb rocks; we ride horses, mountain bikes, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), trucks, canoes and kayaks.

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It began as a bold idea in the summer of 1993: to combine several community events into a week of fun with a blackberry twist.

Musicians deserve pay To all those people who think that musicians shouldn't be paid for their contributions to community events, give your head a shake [“Speak to the Peak,” August 1].

by Michael Matthews If economists needed a case study to illustrate the choice between austerity and stimulus as the solution to the world’s debt crisis, then they could do worse than take a close look at Powell River.

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With the 2012 Olympic Summer Games well underway in London, Canadians everywhere are keeping a close eye on the nation’s athletes.

Pollution and prison connection Congratulations to Enbridge Inc. executive’s company which was awarded $38.5 million to build a mega-prison, the first one of the Bill C10 crime bill.

by Steve Perkins Man needs to regress in order to progress. Something that never gets talked about in the environment versus economy discussions is the fact that there is a direct correlation between the natural environment and the human psyche.

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