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UPDATED: Catalyst Paper Corporation’s Powell River mill affected by tariffs on paper exports

Mayor calls tariffs on paper exports devastating

Aug 3, 2018 3:36 PM Read more >

City of Powell River action list exceeds staff resources

Staff has a lot on their plate, says councillor

Aug 3, 2018 6:00 AM Read more >

Growing pot at home in B.C. will be legal, but not easy

B.C. will allow adults to grow up to four cannabis plants at home under new recreational cannabis laws, but they aren’t going to make it easy, and if you get it wrong, fines and jail time could result. Beginning Oct.

Aug 3, 2018 6:00 AM Read more >

UPDATED: City of Powell River bylaw draft paves way for food trucks

Council addresses mobile vending conflict

Aug 2, 2018 11:30 AM Read more >

City of Powell River planners recommend limits for cannabis sales

Committee of the whole considers high business licence fee

Aug 1, 2018 5:47 PM Read more >

Seniors at privately run B.C. care homes more likely to be hospitalized: report

Seniors who live in privately run care homes are far more likely to die in hospital than those who live in facilities run by public health authorities, according to a new report by B.C.’s seniors advocate.

Aug 1, 2018 3:14 PM Read more >

Police patrol: Crime report

Powell River RCMP reported the following for July 25 to 31, 2018

Aug 1, 2018 2:00 PM Read more >

City of Powell River restricts water usage

Conditions affect residents' watering times for gardens, shrubs and trees

Jul 30, 2018 5:23 PM Read more >

EpiPens could run out in August: Health Canada

The number of EpiPens could run out in August, according to an update from Health Canada. The feds had warned about a looming shortage, and a news release said that “Pfizer Canada has advised Health Canada that supply of EpiPen in the 0.

Jul 30, 2018 2:41 PM Read more >

Provincial government includes Powell River in drought alert

Hazy conditions worsen along Sunshine Coast

Jul 30, 2018 1:17 PM Read more >

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