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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News

Vancouver Coastal Health expands COVID-19 testing

Vancouver Coastal Health expands COVID-19 testing

Residents with illness symptoms can be assessed
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Tla’amin Nation issues roads closure due to COVID-19

Tla’amin Nation issues roads closure due to COVID-19

Signage will be advising about local traffic only; highway from and to Powell river unaffected
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City of Powell River Council gives first three readings to tax penalty bylaw

City of Powell River Council gives first three readings to tax penalty bylaw

Adjustment proposed due to COVID-19 pandemic
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Let’s Talk Trash: Household packaging during COVID-19

Let’s Talk Trash: Household packaging during COVID-19

While we lament many of the changes, and the list is long during this unique time in our history, there may yet be a few new things we’re also smiling about.
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VIDEO: 29 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in B.C., four additional deaths

VIDEO: 29 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in B.C., four additional deaths

Workers at a second poultry processing facility in B.C. have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said Thursday. Two workers at Superior Poultry Processors Ltd. in Coquitlam have the virus, she said.
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Map: Today's COVID-19 cases in Canada

Map: Today's COVID-19 cases in Canada

Robert Huynh/Glacier Media Digital
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Map: Today's COVID-19 cases in Canada

Map: Today's COVID-19 cases in Canada

Robert Huynh/Glacier Media Digital
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Here’s why B.C. won’t be supporting a herd immunity strategy

Here’s why B.C. won’t be supporting a herd immunity strategy

British Columbia won’t be moving towards developing herd immunity to COVID-19, according to Vancouver Coastal Health’s chief medical officer.
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North Island-Powell River MP tackles workload while self-isolating

North Island-Powell River MP tackles workload while self-isolating

Office continues to receive calls and emails to help constituents
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Editorial: Is there a baby boom coming?

Editorial: Is there a baby boom coming?

As COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc across the globe, the way people go about their business is evolving in an ever-changing manner. Everyone’s world is becoming smaller.
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