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‘Dude Drilling Park’ not to be: Sunshine Coast roadside drill to be removed

‘Dude Drilling Park’ not to be: Sunshine Coast roadside drill to be removed

The six-month saga of the community's roadside attraction to come to an end
qRD releases remuneration/expenses of elected officials, staff

qRD releases remuneration/expenses of elected officials, staff

Finance committee recommends that the board approve annual report
Police Patrol: Powell River RCMP report

Police Patrol: Powell River RCMP report

Officers responded to 155 total calls for service from June 5 to June 11
In memoriam: Leslie Woods

In memoriam: Leslie Woods

February 10, 1946 - June 1, 2024
Become a citizen scientist, count bats on the Sunshine Coast

Become a citizen scientist, count bats on the Sunshine Coast

Bat Count data help biologists understand local bat populations and monitor for impacts of white-nose syndrome (WNS).
Editorial: Fathering is caregiving

Editorial: Fathering is caregiving

The definition of fatherhood continues to expand
Mass mortality event kills hundreds of tonnes of B.C. farmed salmon

Mass mortality event kills hundreds of tonnes of B.C. farmed salmon

DFO and operator attribute mass die-off to low oxygen, but one scientist who visited one far-flung site in a kayak worries the real cause could be more complicated.
Rotary Club of Powell River donates funds to food bank

Rotary Club of Powell River donates funds to food bank

Annual donation helps qathet region families and individuals
BC Ferries car alarm campaign ‘conducted’ by PRISMA director

BC Ferries car alarm campaign ‘conducted’ by PRISMA director

Pacific Region International Summer Music Association and BC Ferries team up ahead of annual event held in the qathet region
Arson suspected in excavator fire: Powell River RCMP

Arson suspected in excavator fire: Powell River RCMP

Machine had been spray-painted with violent and racist graffiti, according to police