Skip to content

Highlights

Firefighters host 'spooky' event in qathet Regional District

Firefighters host 'spooky' event in qathet Regional District

Haunted forest concept drew trick-or-treaters to Craig Park on Halloween night
In memoriam: Robert James Astrope

In memoriam: Robert James Astrope

July 26, 1937 - June 29, 2024
Mario Canseco: Many Canadians support criminalizing residential school denials

Mario Canseco: Many Canadians support criminalizing residential school denials

From classrooms to legislation, Canadians show overwhelming support for protecting Indigenous history
Opinion: What a second Trump term may mean for the CDC, and how it affects Canada

Opinion: What a second Trump term may mean for the CDC, and how it affects Canada

Should Trump be re-elected, the CDC will likely exist on a smaller budget with a reduced role internationally. Lessons from COVID-19 show this will increase Canadian vulnerabilities.
Canada Post, union, still disagree over weekend delivery following weekend talks

Canada Post, union, still disagree over weekend delivery following weekend talks

Canada Post and the union representing its workers are commenting on how weekend talks for a new contract went, with the employer calling them less productive than they'd hoped and the union claiming their employer is focused on flexibility to delive
Powell River Community Forest supports mountain biking project

Powell River Community Forest supports mountain biking project

Grants help upgrades and expansion at Mt. Mahony
Child-care centres opening soon at qathet region schools

Child-care centres opening soon at qathet region schools

qSD and YMCA BC form partnership to provide learning opportunities for young children
Rustad seeks review as Elections BC says box of 861 votes went uncounted

Rustad seeks review as Elections BC says box of 861 votes went uncounted

British Columbia's election agency says it has discovered that a ballot box containing 861 votes wasn't counted in the recent provincial election, as well as other mistakes, including 14 votes going unreported in a crucial riding narrowly won by the
Free AC? Not quite

Free AC? Not quite

Many SROs do not have the electrical grid for everyone to have air conditioning, says one advocate.
Some burning allowed in city limits of Powell River in November

Some burning allowed in city limits of Powell River in November

Venting index should be checked and permit needed