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B.C. Transit orders 66 electric buses from Canadian suppliers

B.C. Transit orders 66 electric buses from Canadian suppliers

The buses will be arriving gradually starting early next year and continuing until mid-2026
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qathet Blood Donors Group makes giving easier

qathet Blood Donors Group makes giving easier

Blood services, BC Ferries and resident partner up
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City of Powell River to consider rezoning for 60-unit strata

City of Powell River to consider rezoning for 60-unit strata

Developer wants to hasten permit processing times
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B.C. RCMP officer fined $2,000 for employing foreign nanny

B.C. RCMP officer fined $2,000 for employing foreign nanny

Randi Ellen White pleaded guilty to unlawfully employing the U.S.-born woman without a work permit.
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Temperatures rising in qathet region as week progresses

Temperatures rising in qathet region as week progresses

Be prepared at home or before venturing outdoors
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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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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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