Skip to content

In the Community

50 years ago in Powell River

50 years ago in Powell River

Volleyball teams claim championships; pee wee hockey team splits series
Let's Talk Trash: Plastic-free holidays

Let's Talk Trash: Plastic-free holidays

Plastic is the gift that keeps giving and giving and giving. Often, long past its use, plastic lives on, albeit eventually in micro-sized pieces of itself. The holidays can be a time when it creeps into our lives more than usual.
Jail and bail event raises funds for Powell River and District United Way

Jail and bail event raises funds for Powell River and District United Way

Powell River and District United Way director Pat Hull, in the prisoner’s garb, accepted a cheque for $5,000 from Jack Barr, president of Powell River Town Centre Ltd., during a jail and bail event held for the United Way on Monday, November 25.
Powell River Youth Council brings important issues forward

Powell River Youth Council brings important issues forward

Advocacy has even been felt outside of Powell River
Test scheduled for BC’s wireless alerting system

Test scheduled for BC’s wireless alerting system

Message will be sent to all compatible devices
Second Coastal Breeze Village presentation to take place at the ARC in Powell River

Second Coastal Breeze Village presentation to take place at the ARC in Powell River

SENIORS HOUSING: A second presentation regarding Coastal Breeze Village will be held Tuesday, December 3, beginning at 2 pm at The ARC Community Event Centre on Alberni Street in Powell River.
PROWLS: Rescue of the week

PROWLS: Rescue of the week

Pileated woodpecker makes noise at Powell River Orphaned Wildlife Society
The Cougar Lady Chronicles, chapter 12: The wolf

The Cougar Lady Chronicles, chapter 12: The wolf

The life and times of Nancy Crowther, Cougar Queen of Okeover Inlet
Volunteer hosts one last fundraiser before leaving Powell River

Volunteer hosts one last fundraiser before leaving Powell River

United Way jail-and-bail event takes place on November 25
50 years ago in Powell River: A bright spirit passes

50 years ago in Powell River: A bright spirit passes

The photo above and article below were originally published in the Powell River News on November 20, 1969. Mrs.