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City of Powell River Council approves reassignment of Beach Hut lease

City of Powell River Council approves reassignment of Beach Hut lease

Willingdon Beach business sold to Putters Mini Golf
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City of Powell River Council authorizes community finance advisory committee

City of Powell River Council authorizes community finance advisory committee

Group will advise city councillors on budgetary matters
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Questionnaire on coastal ferry services remains open

Questionnaire on coastal ferry services remains open

Government seeks public input
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Coronavirus: First death in B.C. and Canada

Coronavirus: First death in B.C. and Canada

Elderly man in a care home succumbed to the virus on Sunday night
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New 911 service will allow interface with electronic devices in qathet Regional District

New 911 service will allow interface with electronic devices in qathet Regional District

North Island system to be modernized
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Airport expansion in Powell River receives development permit approval

Airport expansion in Powell River receives development permit approval

Plans include building a conference centre and hangar
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Province ready with pandemic plan to respond to COVID-19

Province ready with pandemic plan to respond to COVID-19

Premier John Horgan has announced that a committee of deputy ministers, reporting directly to a new cabinet committee chaired by himself and Health Minster Adrian Dix, will oversee implementation of a Pandemic Provincial Co-ordination Plan in respons
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COVID-19: There's an app for that – thanks to Coquitlam man

COVID-19: There's an app for that – thanks to Coquitlam man

Coquitlam's Curtis Kim, a BCIT computer systems grad, created a real-time online COVID-19 tracker
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City of Powell River applies for funding to extend active transportation network

City of Powell River applies for funding to extend active transportation network

Council endorses grant application to province
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Powell River crime statistics on the increase

Powell River crime statistics on the increase

RCMP face rising caseload and experienced staffing shortages
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