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'Everyone wants to be Barbie': Top Halloween costumes in B.C.

'Everyone wants to be Barbie': Top Halloween costumes in B.C.

Blond wigs are selling fast.
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City of Powell River CFO highlights budget public engagement

City of Powell River CFO highlights budget public engagement

Councillors and mayor given rundown on two surveys and an open house meeting
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September real estate averages in qathet 'skewed' by high sales

September real estate averages in qathet 'skewed' by high sales

Average values on high side compared to 2022 due to high-priced transactions, according to Powell River Sunshine Coast Real Estate Board president
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Safety alert: Canada-wide recall of gun safes due to 'risk of death'

Safety alert: Canada-wide recall of gun safes due to 'risk of death'

The wrong person could open this safe because of a programming error.
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Powell River Minor Hockey players on trash patrol

Powell River Minor Hockey players on trash patrol

U18 Kings clean up as part of fundraising event
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Paper Excellence CEO refuses to face federal committee, prompts threat of legal summons

Paper Excellence CEO refuses to face federal committee, prompts threat of legal summons

NDP MP Charlie Angus has submitted a notice of motion to issue a legal summons for Paper Excellence CEO Jackson Wijaya, after the forestry tycoon refused to appear before a federal committee.
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B.C. broker took $329K from seniors, falsified documents, bought real estate

B.C. broker took $329K from seniors, falsified documents, bought real estate

Financial service regulators found insurance broker and mutual fund dealer Alvinder Singh Gill misappropriated over $329,000 of retirement savings from an elderly Langley couple.
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Former Squamish resident fined $6,000 for animal cruelty

Former Squamish resident fined $6,000 for animal cruelty

Neddy Tsin was fined and prohibited from having more than one dog as a pet for life as a result of being found guilty of two counts of animal cruelty.
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Powell River Community Forest grants receive approval

Powell River Community Forest grants receive approval

More than $500,000 recommended for seven organizations
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Beloved B.C. eatery fined $7K for serving minor

Beloved B.C. eatery fined $7K for serving minor

Two liquor licence inspectors took a minor into The Excellent Eatery and saw the teen served a beer without being ID'd.
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