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FAC chair hopes working group on Route 3 service represents ‘a broad base’

FAC chair hopes working group on Route 3 service represents ‘a broad base’

BC Ferries is collecting applications to fill up to 10 spots on a 20-person working group that’s going to be looking at “near-term” options to improve service on the Horseshoe Bay-Langdale route – and the chair of the Southern Sunshine Coast ferry ad
Powell River Waterfront Development Corporation bookkeeping is complete

Powell River Waterfront Development Corporation bookkeeping is complete

Committee receives audit reports
8 children in B.C. hospitalized with suspected inflammatory disorder linked to COVID-19

8 children in B.C. hospitalized with suspected inflammatory disorder linked to COVID-19

B.C. has reported its first suspected cases of a rare inflammatory disorder that's been associated with COVID-19 in some parts of the world.
City of Powell River launches solid waste survey

City of Powell River launches solid waste survey

Opinions sought on garbage, organics and recycling
Circus plans event for 2021 in Powell River

Circus plans event for 2021 in Powell River

Gibsons arts organization scouting locations and participants
Vancouver Canucks game cancelled tonight to protest racial injustice: reports

Vancouver Canucks game cancelled tonight to protest racial injustice: reports

'Canucks were the driving force behind ultimate position taken by players not to play...'
Resource-recovery centre in Powell River enters second phase

Resource-recovery centre in Powell River enters second phase

Tervita Corporation hired to complete landfill closure
New Westminster hospital is Canada's busiest for this heart procedure

New Westminster hospital is Canada's busiest for this heart procedure

Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster remains Canada’s busiest cardiac catheterization lab with among some of the country’s best outcomes, according to the latest indicators from Canadian cardiac centres.
B.C. overdose deaths mount as Ottawa resists calls to decriminalize possession

B.C. overdose deaths mount as Ottawa resists calls to decriminalize possession

B.C.’s death toll from toxic street drugs continues to skyrocket during the pandemic, with 175 people dead from overdoses in July. It is the third consecutive month with more than 170 overdose deaths, said B.C.
'I just got hit by lightning.’ Bowen Island man who survived strike has incredible story to tell

'I just got hit by lightning.’ Bowen Island man who survived strike has incredible story to tell

'Moments are fleeting in our life so let's just get on with it, get on with the things that need to happen,' Bowen Island resident Cal Misener says after lightning blows him off his feet.