Councils return: Local elected officials from City of Powell River and Powell River Regional District are returning to the job after a two-week break.
Powell River council’s first regular meeting of 2016 is scheduled for 7 pm on Thursday, January 7, inside chambers at city hall (6910 Duncan Street), where councillors will be asked to adopt a three-way approach to deal with Cranberry’s feral rabbits, among other items on the agenda.
Council’s committee of the whole meeting scheduled for Tuesday, January 5, was cancelled due to it falling one day after staff returned from holidays.
PRRD board’s first public meeting, a committee of the whole meeting, will commence on Thursday, January 14, at the regional district board room (4675 Marine Avenue).
Reps win tourney
Powell River Minor Hockey’s bantam rep Kings cleaned up at a recent tier 2 tournament in Langley over the holidays.
The squad went 5-0, winning all of its round robin and playoff games against Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island teams, including a 5-1 win over Victoria Racquet Club Kings in the final.
Powell River was led by game MVPs Cole Stocker, Nicolas Porchetta, Gabe Shipley, Liam Schrieber and Brett Anderson.
Vancouver Island League play continues for the bantam reps at 5:45 pm on Saturday, January 16, at Powell River Recreation Complex.
