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 Letters to the Editor: May 23, 2012
Honour the vision Growing up, the old arena on the corner of Abbotsford Street and Marine Avenue was a memory maker for me. I loved it. I was indignant when people said that it was becoming unfit for anything other than the local rodent population. Didn't they remember that it was a legacy that had been built by donated materials and volunteer labour, "by the community for the community?"
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 Editorial: Reasons to ride
There are many reasons to bike to work, so it should be easy for Powell River residents to hang up their car keys next week and hop on their bicycles. Bike to Work Week is May 28 to June 3 and there are a number of celebration stations and events to promote cycling.
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 Briefly: May 18, 2012
Open fire ban Officials are bringing in a ban on open fires across the Coastal Fire Centre, including the Powell River Regional District, starting at noon on Friday, May 18.
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 Begin your adventures
When down amid the creatures of the emerald sea, divers tend to forget their worries. With just the sound of bubbles, the world above can disappear.
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 CrimeStoppers: May 16, 2012
Week of May 8 to 14, 2012 Total calls for service = 106 Impaired driving = 3 Assaults = 6 Break and enters = 4 Thefts = 8 Mischief = 6 May 13 Joyce Avenue Police stopped a vehicle after the driver failed to come to a complete stop at an intersection. The 21-year-old male driver showed signs of impairment and admitted to drinking alcohol.
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 Quick Peaks: May 16, 2012
Catalyst pushes meeting date Catalyst Paper Corporation has once again announced that the meetings of its secured and unsecured creditors to consider the plan of arrangement under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act have been rescheduled. The meetings are now scheduled for May 23. They were previously scheduled for May 18.
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 Union contract includes sick-day payout
Provisions in the latest collective agreement between the City of Powell River and CUPE (Canadian Union of Public Employees) Local 798 included a payout to members for banked sick days.
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 Forestry funds benefit community
Powell River Community Forest Ltd. (PRCF) representatives presented a 2011 dividend cheque of $659,554 to the City of Powell River at a recent council meeting.
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 Treaty forges path forward
With less than six weeks before a treaty ratification vote, Tla'amin (Sliammon) First Nation band members held an event last week that signalled new beginnings for the community.
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 Theatre averts digital death
Containers of digital equipment, large and small, have been arriving at Patricia Theatre for a few weeks. Among the arrivals are six boxes of 3D glasses for patrons attending films which require them.
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 Safety first applies to boating
North American Safe Boating Week takes place from May 19 to 25 in 2012. The purpose of the week is to promote safe boating practices to the estimated 16 million recreational boaters in Canada who head out in canoes and kayaks, sailboards and sailboats, fishing boats, personal watercraft and power boats.
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 Poetry and literacy inspire Oceanview students
Earlier this month, an excited, blissful atmosphere could be felt in the commons of Oceanview Middle School, the kind grade eight students only feel as the school year is coming to a close and they anticipate summer.
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 Nature's colour scheme attracts garden lovers
Sunny skies in May bring out the admiring "oohs" and "aahs" of garden lovers and plant enthusiasts at the sight of magnolias and rhododendrons bursting into bloom. Timed to coincide with nature's colourful displays, the Powell River Spring Garden Tour Committee offers a tour of some of the best private gardens in the area.
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 Something for everyone at shellfish festival
Every year people gather in Lund to enjoy fresh cooked seafood, music, boat tours, shopping and many other activities at the Lund Shellfish Festival. This year, the festival will run Friday through Sunday, May 25 to 27.
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 Cobras claim elusive championship
It was theirs for the taking and when Powell River Cobras U14 girls' soccer players travelled to Richmond to battle for the Coastal Cup Championship, they were out for revenge.
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 Editorial: Rough seas ahead
Residents in ferry-dependent communities may have a sinking feeling after the provincial government's response to a comprehensive report by the BC Ferry Commissioner. The government tabled legislation last week that provides some life support for a deteriorating system, but essentially leaves the Coastal Ferry Act intact.
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 Letters to the Editor: May 16, 2012
Committee structure poor I appreciate the well-written viewpoint by George Orchiston on the subject of the select committee ["Committee composition has flaws," May 2]. I agree wholeheartedly with him.
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 Viewpoint: Proud to be Canadian?
Canada's natural beauty and wildlife, along with our multiculturalism and social responsibility, were at the core of the Canadian character. Today, this country is a driving proponent of all that is leading our world into environmental and economic decline with social disparity for first nations people and younger generations. How did this change in Canada's core values happen?
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 Briefly: May 11, 2012
Vote date changes Catalyst Paper Corporation has announced a three-day extension for the meetings of its secured and unsecured creditors to consider the plan of arrangement under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act. The meetings, previously scheduled for May 15, will now be held on May 18.
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