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Community Belonging Team requests City of Powell River's help

Community Belonging Team requests City of Powell River's help

Organization seeks funding assistance in applying for accessibility and inclusion project funds
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With so many employers scouring social media, how can posting be worth it?

With so many employers scouring social media, how can posting be worth it?

While it’s important for employees to exhibit their authentic voice on their social media, they also need to be aware of the consequences of going public
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Scientists, clinicians across Canada preparing for future pandemic threats

Scientists, clinicians across Canada preparing for future pandemic threats

Researchers in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador have signed onto the project.
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Charging points coming to Powell River Regional Transit System

Charging points coming to Powell River Regional Transit System

BC Transit announces infrastructure additions for electric buses
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Baldrey: Let's put Vancouver's 2026 FIFA World Cup spending into context

Baldrey: Let's put Vancouver's 2026 FIFA World Cup spending into context

Columnist Keith Baldrey believes putting B.C. back into the international spotlight will generate more positives for the province.
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Banished, jailed B.C. man can't argue he was punished twice in arson

Banished, jailed B.C. man can't argue he was punished twice in arson

Hǝ' Yǝł' Kǝn pleaded guilty to intentionally or recklessly causing damage by fire to a house on the reserve lands of the Wei Wai Kum First Nation in 2019.
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Potential development sites earmarked by Powell River Council

Potential development sites earmarked by Powell River Council

Council approves applications for pursuing Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation funding to study three city-owned properties
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New grads face a challenging market for entry-level jobs

New grads face a challenging market for entry-level jobs

RBC study finds the number of employed Canadians aged 15 to 25 has remained relatively flat since late 2022, but the size of that population has grown by about 90,000.
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Rob Shaw: Finance minister quick to deflect questions over troubled Surrey police transition

Rob Shaw: Finance minister quick to deflect questions over troubled Surrey police transition

Controversy swirls as B.C. government conducts detailed polling on Surrey policing
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City of Powell River councillors adopt tax rates

City of Powell River councillors adopt tax rates

Bylaw that sets taxation for 2024 unanimously approved
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