Ferries cancels four sailings
BC Ferries has cancelled two round trips on two separate routes serving the Powell River area.
On Saturday, December 15, the 9:15 pm sailing from Saltery Bay and the 10:05 pm from Earls Cove have been cancelled. According to BC Ferries, the cancellations are to complete required maintenance work on the Island Sky. Service will resume with the 7:25 am sailing from Saltery Bay on Sunday, December 16.
On Sunday, December 16, BC Ferries has cancelled the first round trip of the day between Powell River and Comox. The 6:30 am sailing from Little River and the 8:10 am from Westview have been cancelled. The cancellations are necessary to replace salt water piping, part of the main cooling system, on the Queen of Burnaby. Service will resume with the 10:10 am sailing from Comox the same day.
In a service notice, BC Ferries apologized “for any inconvenience experienced as a result of these sailing cancellations.”
Energy strategy
City of Powell River council has voted to endorse the Vision for a New Energy Future as proposed by Tides Canada.
The document makes recommendations for a national energy strategy that accelerates the transition to a prosperous, healthy and secure low-carbon future. The motion that council passed in November cites the Sustainability Charter for the Powell River Region, which the city has adopted.
Interested readers can find out more about the document online.
