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Letter: Kudos to Powell River U11 Queens

Letter: Kudos to Powell River U11 Queens

"I will be excited to be at the recreation complex next season to watch."
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Failure to clean up B.C. oil wells nets company $45K fine

Failure to clean up B.C. oil wells nets company $45K fine

B.C. Green MLA says fines have become the 'cost of doing business' and do little to deter the expansion of abandoned oil and gas wells.
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Okanagan Clinical Trials is looking for Type 2 diabetes patients for study

Okanagan Clinical Trials is looking for Type 2 diabetes patients for study

Participants must be between the ages of 19 and 75.
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Auction and high-tea on Texada raises funds for seniors housing

Auction and high-tea on Texada raises funds for seniors housing

Fall Frolic and Triple A Auction boosts capital campaign thermometer
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B.C. tenants unknowingly move into mouse-infested apartment for $3,000

B.C. tenants unknowingly move into mouse-infested apartment for $3,000

The renters submitted a video of mice running around the unit as evidence.
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B.C. court rejects sex assault appeal of man who invited girl from Ukraine

B.C. court rejects sex assault appeal of man who invited girl from Ukraine

Ricky Edwards Thomas was convicted of two counts of sexual assault in February 2022.
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B.C. First Nation to build biggest off-grid solar array in Canada

B.C. First Nation to build biggest off-grid solar array in Canada

B.C.'s Ulkatcho First Nation to get $16-million solar project in a bid to wean the community off fossil fuels and build 'energy sovereignty.'
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Water main update provided to City of Powell River Council

Water main update provided to City of Powell River Council

Resource-recovery centre has connection for firefighting and other uses
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B.C. spa school must pay Muslim man $10,000 in discrimination case

B.C. spa school must pay Muslim man $10,000 in discrimination case

A Muslim man wanting a "lymphatic drainage massage" was asked to "certify" he was not of the Islamic faith.
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Four B.C. men facing clam, oyster fishery charges

Four B.C. men facing clam, oyster fishery charges

The charges stem from alleged events on Aug. 26, 2023.
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