Ferry locations available
BC Ferries has added minor routes to the vessel tracking program available on its website. The expansion includes all the routes serving Powell River.
The additional routes covering the Gulf Islands and Northern Sunshine Coast can be found on a new vessel tracking page which has been added to the Current Conditions section of the BC Ferries website. The new routes include Powell River-Comox, Powell River-Texada Island and Saltery Bay-Earls Cove.
The program allows users to check the locations of ships on all routes served by BC Ferries, except Langdale-Gambier-Keats, which is served by a private operator. Users click on a mark on a chart and the vessel name, speed and direction appears, with data updated approximately every two minutes.
Information request
At 1:50 pm on Wednesday, February 29, police responded to the report of a man in a parking lot in the 4400 block of Willingdon Avenue.
The 61-year-old male was located outside his vehicle. A bystander was performing CPR on him when emergency services arrived. He was transported to Powell River General Hospital but pronounced dead upon arrival.
The death is not believed to be suspicious. Police are looking for any witnesses to call Powell River RCMP at 604.485.6255 with information.
Spring forward
Powell River residents will be setting their clocks ahead one hour this weekend. Daylight saving time begins at 2 am on Sunday, March 11.
