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Powell River entrepreneurs roast and serve coffee aboard boat

Powell River entrepreneurs roast and serve coffee aboard boat

Nautical café sets sail in Salish Sea
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City of Powell River agrees to property purchasing agreement with Santé Veritas Therapeutics

City of Powell River agrees to property purchasing agreement with Santé Veritas Therapeutics

Cannabis plant receives approval for expansion
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Provincial projects must be built with union labour, B.C. government says

Provincial projects must be built with union labour, B.C. government says

Billions of dollars of provincial government projects, starting with Metro Vancouver’s Pattullo Bridge, will be built using union-only labour, under new rules announced by Premier John Horgan.
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Funding revives tech hub concept in Powell River

Funding revives tech hub concept in Powell River

Proponents host series of focus groups to learn needs of possible users
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Home sales in Powell River drop as prices increase

Home sales in Powell River drop as prices increase

Real estate market begins to balance, but not crash, says real estate board president
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B.C. shipyards urged to seek offshore partners to build ferries

B.C. shipyards urged to seek offshore partners to build ferries

The most practicable way to give B.C. shipyards a piece of impending new ferry construction is for local companies to partner with large offshore firms, says the executive director of the Association of B.C. Marine Industries.
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Virtual reality proving its power as a marketing tool

Virtual reality proving its power as a marketing tool

Virtual reality isn’t just a wonderful way to play a game or experience an exotic locale – it can be great way to boost your marketing efforts.
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Business briefs: Powell River

Business briefs: Powell River

New ownership Genki Japanese Cuisine is under new ownership. The restaurant is now open Sundays from 4:30 to 8:30 pm. Grand opening The Furniture Gals had its grand opening June 21 at its location in the Old Courthouse Inn.
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No hormones, no plastic straws and now no meat: A&W ‘goes beyond’ burgers

No hormones, no plastic straws and now no meat: A&W ‘goes beyond’ burgers

Vancouver’s Erin Ireland taste drives vegan Beyond Meat burger
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Shopify chosen to build non-medical cannabis sales platform in B.C.

Shopify chosen to build non-medical cannabis sales platform in B.C.

Wanna buy some non-medical pot online in B.C.? Shopify Inc. will be the one building the pot platform. The Liquor Distribution Branch has selected the e-commerce company to build a platform for the online sale of non-medical cannabis to the public.
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