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Editorial Cartoon: December 30, 2011

Editorial Cartoon: December 30, 2011

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Viewpoint: Wetlands: a wastewater treatment option

Viewpoint: Wetlands: a wastewater treatment option

by Barrie Bookout Rejection of City of Powell River’s Innovations Fund application to the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM), for partially funding the co-treatment plan with Catalyst Paper Corporation, makes this an ideal time to rethink the best opt
Letters to the Editor: December 21, 2011

Letters to the Editor: December 21, 2011

Be informed before signing up I believe it is a good idea to read the letter from Linda Rosen to City of Powell River mayor and council regarding the choice of the old arena site for the new library, before you join the ranks of the naysayers or, as
Viewpoint: Dogs and expiry dates

Viewpoint: Dogs and expiry dates

by Adela Torchia I am writing with two unrelated matters on my mind, dogs off-leash and out-of-date food.
Editorial Cartoon: December 21, 2011

Editorial Cartoon: December 21, 2011

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Editorial: Begin again

Editorial: Begin again

After years of conflict and opposition, culminating in a bitter election campaign, co-treatment, the proposal to treat City of Powell River’s sewage at Catalyst Paper Corporation’s Powell River division, appears to have died from lack of funding.
Editorial Cartoon: December 14, 2011

Editorial Cartoon: December 14, 2011

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Editorial: Steady as it goes

Editorial: Steady as it goes

There were a few changes in the announcements made during City of Powell River’s inaugural council meeting, but there was no doubt where the focus would be for the next three years.
Viewpoint: Surging herring runs ground for hope

Viewpoint: Surging herring runs ground for hope

By Mike Robinson For the past eight years I have been spending about 100 days per year at Skelhp, the Coast Salish place name for the waters around Saltery Bay.
Letters to the Editor: December 14, 2011

Letters to the Editor: December 14, 2011

How to increase tourism In response to the question of how Powell River should increase tourism in Speak to the Peak [November 30], I find it surprising that the majority of respondents think that if the cost of the ferry would be lowered there would