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Response team prepares for emergency training exercise at Powell River Airport

Response team prepares for emergency training exercise at Powell River Airport

Simulation to involve the crash of an airliner
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Magnitude 4.3 earthquake strikes off the coast of B.C.

Magnitude 4.3 earthquake strikes off the coast of B.C.

The quake hit 171 kilometres west of Port Hardy Friday night
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ICBC: Cost of bad driving will be attached to driver at fault rather than car owner

ICBC: Cost of bad driving will be attached to driver at fault rather than car owner

VANCOUVER — The Insurance Corp. of B.C. is rolling out changes that attach the cost of bad driving firmly to the driver at fault.
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Powell River paper mill extends curtailment period

Powell River paper mill extends curtailment period

Extension a result of weakness in the market, says general manager
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qathet Regional District briefs: Less waste; Approves application; Grant-in-aid

qathet Regional District briefs: Less waste; Approves application; Grant-in-aid

Less waste Changes to the regional parks regulation bylaw to include the application for a special-use agreement zero-waste management plan were adopted at the qathet Regional District (qRD) board meeting on Thursday, July 25.
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qathet Regional District works to expand bus service to Saltery Bay

qathet Regional District works to expand bus service to Saltery Bay

Memorandum of understanding with BC Transit outlines service expansion
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Survivor recounts ‘methodical’ grizzly attack north of Powell River

Survivor recounts ‘methodical’ grizzly attack north of Powell River

A Campbell River man who survived a brutal grizzly bear encounter says the wild animal just kept coming at him in a methodical attack. The attack on Monday north of Powell River left Colin Dowler with horrifying injuries.
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Forecast calls for stormy lead-in to long weekend

Forecast calls for stormy lead-in to long weekend

Environment Canada says an “unseasonably strong” Pacific frontal system is bearing down on B.C.’s south coast, bringing heavy rain to the Sunshine Coast area Thursday afternoon. In a special weather statement issued Aug.
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qathet Regional District board accepts report on population analysis

qathet Regional District board accepts report on population analysis

Economic development strategy may grow out of study into population
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ICBC aims to improve new drivers’ skills with monitoring device

ICBC aims to improve new drivers’ skills with monitoring device

The Insurance Corp. of B.C. is looking for drivers with limited experience for a one-year pilot project to see if technology can make them better behind the wheel.
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