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City of Powell River to establish COVID-19 reserve fund

City of Powell River to establish COVID-19 reserve fund

Council will have a measured response in expending safe restart grant funds
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City extends contribution agreement with Powell River arts council

City extends contribution agreement with Powell River arts council

Councillors provide more time for organization to meet requirements
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Good management helped BC care home stave off COVID for months: UBC study

Good management helped BC care home stave off COVID for months: UBC study

UBC study highlights need for more effective staffing in long-term care homes
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Provincial fund supports new child care spaces in Tla'amin Nation

Provincial fund supports new child care spaces in Tla'amin Nation

Tla’amin Nation parents to benefit from new child care spaces
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Racquet centre in Powell River receives grant from city

Racquet centre in Powell River receives grant from city

Society missed permissive tax exemption deadline for property tax
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B.C.'s COVID-19 death toll continues to rise, with 11 people passing away in past day

B.C.'s COVID-19 death toll continues to rise, with 11 people passing away in past day

Health Minister releases latest data on Twitter before official government release
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City of Powell River approves last three wastewater equipment contracts

City of Powell River approves last three wastewater equipment contracts

Council voted unanimously for three recommendations to let contracts, which are the final ones for construction of the treatment plant
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BC Recovery Benefit website crashing under volume of applicants

BC Recovery Benefit website crashing under volume of applicants

Millions are eligible to apply
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Updated: BC Ferries cancels Texada/Powell River sailings

Updated: BC Ferries cancels Texada/Powell River sailings

High winds results in ferry being held in dock
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Former legislature clerk charged with fraud and breach of trust

Former legislature clerk charged with fraud and breach of trust

Craig James, the former clerk of the Legislative Assembly of B.C., has been charged with four counts of breach of trust by a public officer and two counts of fraud in excess of $5,000. The charges, sworn Thursday in Vancouver by an agent of the B.C.
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