Refit training
A small, third BC Ferries vessel has been plying the waters between Texada and Harwood Islands this past week.
The MV Tachek will be used in place of the North Island Princess when Texada Island’s regular boat goes in for a scheduled refit this spring, said BC Ferries spokesperson Deborah Marshall.
Marshall said the training drills include operational readiness exercises and other safety-related drills.
Upgrades complete
Seismic upgrade work on Powell River’s francophone school, École Côte du Soleil, is now complete.
The $2.8-million project started last spring and included reinforcing the school’s wood-frame gymnasium, classroom blocks and demolishing other parts of the school.
Three other classrooms were deemed structurally safe and did not require any upgrades. Students were able to attend school during the upgrades.
The work was done as part of a joint agreement between the BC Ministry of Education and Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique.
