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Committee considers fencing at Texada Island metal transfer station

Committee considers fencing at Texada Island metal transfer station

Recommendation to the qathet Regional District board is not to fence the facility
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Province steps in to stop cuts to Earls Cove and other ferry routes

Province steps in to stop cuts to Earls Cove and other ferry routes

The provincial government is providing $180,000 in additional payments to BC Ferries in order to get the company to resume sailings that had been cut from the Earls Cove-Saltery Bay route and 10 other minor routes earlier this week.
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Group in Powell River opposes pesticide application

Group in Powell River opposes pesticide application

Members are advocates for biodiversity, say tree plantations are vulnerable
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Regional district to consider pilot project for purchasing practices

Regional district to consider pilot project for purchasing practices

Social procurement purchasing trial recommended
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Province launches 24/7 helpline to assist clinicians helping those with addictions

Province launches 24/7 helpline to assist clinicians helping those with addictions

The provincial government has launched a round-the-clock helpline for clinicians in need of addiction medicine support, while they treat patients.
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Powell River school district seeks expansion of outdoor learning centre

Powell River school district seeks expansion of outdoor learning centre

Haywire Bay facility slated for waterfront enhancement, gazebo and amphitheatre
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Majority of Canadians support universal basic income up to $30,000: poll

Majority of Canadians support universal basic income up to $30,000: poll

But two-thirds reject a tax hike and say rich should pay
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Premier says calls for federal help for BC Ferries aren’t getting a ‘sympathetic ear’

Premier says calls for federal help for BC Ferries aren’t getting a ‘sympathetic ear’

A week after saying he “absolutely understands the anxiety” of ferry-dependent communities around pandemic-related cuts at BC Ferries and vowing the government was working “to protect as many routes as we possibly can,” Premier John Horgan said “ther
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Coastal Fire Centre permits open fires

Coastal Fire Centre permits open fires

Open burning prohibitions rescinded for area including the Sunshine Coast
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Tourism Powell River receives rural community development grant

Tourism Powell River receives rural community development grant

$10,000 will be used for study of hygge tourism
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