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Last Island COVID-19 patient released from hospital

Last Island COVID-19 patient released from hospital

The last person known to have COVID-19 on Vancouver Island has recovered and been released from hospital. There was no one with COVID-19 in hospital on the Island on Wednesday.
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qathet Regional District reacts to herbicide/pesticide application

qathet Regional District reacts to herbicide/pesticide application

Board responds to Western Forest Products pest management program
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Minister thanks Tla’amin Nation member for work on advisory council

Minister thanks Tla’amin Nation member for work on advisory council

New chairwoman for Advisory Council on Indigenous Women replaces Chastity Davis
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Mandatory masks expanded to ships, trains, planes, buses

Mandatory masks expanded to ships, trains, planes, buses

The federal government has expanded requirements for the use of face-coverings on planes, trains, ships and transit in an attempt to help slow the spread of COVID-19.
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qathet Regional District briefs

qathet Regional District briefs

Savary ramp tenure; National Indigenous Peoples Day; Lund Sanitary Sewer Development Cost Bylaw; Water/wastewater utility system acquisition policy; Waiver of late payment penalty
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Committee organizes grad march for Powell River students

Committee organizes grad march for Powell River students

Marine Avenue parade will take place on June 27
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CRA snitch line now open to information about federal COVID-19 aid fraud

CRA snitch line now open to information about federal COVID-19 aid fraud

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has expanded its so-called snitch line to any tips and leads about suspected fraud in the federal government’s COVID-19 emergency aid programs.
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B.C. Lotto winner retires on spot, dreams of Pearl Harbor trip

B.C. Lotto winner retires on spot, dreams of Pearl Harbor trip

Ronald ‘Ron’ Cumiskey had the sweetest dreams of his entire life last Wednesday after realizing right before bed that he had a jackpot-winning lottery ticket worth almost $25 million.
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Police Patrol: Powell River crime report

Police Patrol: Powell River crime report

Powell River RCMP reported the following for May 28 to June 3, 2020.
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Powell River team 'thrilled' new app is launched for overdose prevention

Powell River team 'thrilled' new app is launched for overdose prevention

BC still in public health emergency related to overdoses
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