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Editorial: Fares rise again

Editorial: Fares rise again

Powell River residents will have to pay more to ride on ferries starting April 1. Fares on BC Ferries’ minor routes will increase an average of 6.7 per cent.
Editorial Cartoon: March 16, 2011

Editorial Cartoon: March 16, 2011

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Editorial: Preparedness

Editorial: Preparedness

Many Powell River residents have been horrified by the scenes of unimaginable destruction that followed a 9.0 magnitude earthquake in Japan that struck on Friday.
Letters to the Editor: March 16, 2011

Letters to the Editor: March 16, 2011

Too much emotion City of Powell River council must change the library site location [“Council selects library site,” March 9]. Both the statement of requirements and the site location process have serious flaws.
Viewpoint: One-hundred-mile investment

Viewpoint: One-hundred-mile investment

by Rob Higgin A story is told in my family that my great-grandfather Ross Cooper and seven others created the Springhill and Parrsborough Coal and Railway Company in 1877.
Editorial: Inherent right

Editorial: Inherent right

Tla’Amin (Sliammon) First Nation community members are condemning the federal government for stalling their final treaty agreement.
Editorial Cartoon: March 9, 2011

Editorial Cartoon: March 9, 2011

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Letters to the Editor: March 9, 2011

Letters to the Editor: March 9, 2011

Learn from others I do hope that the City of Powell River councillors will not be subjected to the embarrassment that our neighbouring councillors of the Comox Valley were subjected to with their wrong placement of the city’s sewage plant [“Consultat
Viewpoint: Process raises questions

Viewpoint: Process raises questions

by Jan and George Orchiston City of Powell River’s liquid waste management plan (LWMP) has been alive for several years now and no doubt many employees, staff and committee members have worked long and hard on a potential solution and we appreciate t
Editorial Cartoon: March 2, 2011

Editorial Cartoon: March 2, 2011

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