Sexual assault investigation continues
Powell River RCMP is awaiting laboratory examination and analysis that could possibly determine DNA evidence obtained from the scene of a sexual assault in Powell River on December 30, 2017.
The incident took place on the 4300 block of Joyce Avenue where a 41-year-old woman reported that an unidentified man entered her home and sexually assaulted her.
RCMP has no description of the suspect in an ongoing investigation. Police also have said the public is not at risk.
If DNA is identified, it will be compared to samples held in the DNA databank of known sex offenders.
Hospice society receives funding
Powell River Hospice Society has been awarded $5,000 by BC Centre for Palliative Care to host two community Advance Care Planning workshops for those affected by serious illness or nearing the end of life and their loved ones.
Society coordinator Anna Byrne and volunteers Barbara and Roger Langmaid attended training sessions in October 2017; the workshops will take place on a date to be announced this year.
BC Centre for Palliative Care, in association with BC Hospice Palliative Care Association, has provided a total of $304,858 to support 67 projects delivered by 48 hospice societies and other non-profits in the province.
