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Conservation groups want commercial herring fishery to cease

Conservation groups want commercial herring fishery to cease

Conservationists claim overfishing of herring stocks in Strait of Georgia
50,000 naloxone kits used to reverse opioid overdoses: province

50,000 naloxone kits used to reverse opioid overdoses: province

If you had doubts about the effectiveness handing out free naloxone kits, a B.C. government minister offers up this statistic. More than 50,000 kits containing the life-saving medication naloxone have been used to reverse opioid overdoses in B.C.
Ferries quizzed on two-ship schedule

Ferries quizzed on two-ship schedule

Sechelt council’s representative on the Southern Sunshine Coast Ferry Advisory Committee (FAC), Coun.
Powell River’s water supply within safe lead levels

Powell River’s water supply within safe lead levels

City water lines are copper or plastic
Royal Canadian Legion launches 'Remembrance Island' for Fortnite gamers

Royal Canadian Legion launches 'Remembrance Island' for Fortnite gamers

The signing of the Armistice that brought a stop to fighting between Allied and German forces and an end to the First World War was more than 100 years ago. Crowds at Remembrance Day events are as strong as ever as new generations get involved.
Meet the ferrisaurus: Fossils found in B.C. are a new species

Meet the ferrisaurus: Fossils found in B.C. are a new species

Ferrisaurus sustutensis is the first unique dinosaur species reported from British Columbia
$200-million deal for four more electric-hybrid ferries

$200-million deal for four more electric-hybrid ferries

Damen Shipyards Group of the Netherlands has won a contract to build four more electric-hybrid ferries for B.C. Ferries that will be identical to two vessels that Damen just completed for the ferry corporation.
Police Patrol: Powell River crime report

Police Patrol: Powell River crime report

Powell River RCMP reported the following for October 30 to November 6, 2019.
City of Powell River launches online engagement platform

City of Powell River launches online engagement platform

participatepr.ca provide tools for residents to have their say
Trevena promises passenger-only ferry service will be considered in latest consultation

Trevena promises passenger-only ferry service will be considered in latest consultation

Transportation Minister Claire Trevena is promising to take what she heard at a meeting with local government leaders at the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) convention into her ministry’s latest consultation on the future of coastal ferry services.