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Mushroom poisonings on the rise in B.C. - mostly from kids

B.C. is on track to be a record year for mushroom poisoning calls in 2019, according tothe BC Centre for Disease Control. That is why British Columbians are being urged to use “extreme caution when foraging or consuming wild mushrooms.

Oct 28, 2019 10:13 AM Read more >

More Powell River taxpayers sign up for property tax deferment

Program enrolment continues to increase

Oct 28, 2019 7:00 AM Read more >

Vancouver Coastal Health needs your help naming new C. diff sniffer dog

Vancouver Coastal Health has two new four-legged friends ready to start sniffing out some nasty, and potentially dangerous, germs.

Oct 26, 2019 12:26 PM Read more >

City of Powell River finance committee looks at increases to fees at Willingdon Beach Campsite

Mayor suggests bumping up camping costs for waterfront sites

Oct 25, 2019 3:50 PM Read more >

City of Powell River Council to consider using Citizen Budget again

Taxpayers will be able to access website and provide input into budgetary process

Oct 25, 2019 3:07 PM Read more >

United Steelworkers union members remain on strike in Powell River

Four-day bargaining session yields no result

Oct 25, 2019 1:03 PM Read more >

Powell River-Earls Cove ferry renamed Malaspina Sky

New name unveiled in a ceremony at Saltery Bay Terminal

Oct 24, 2019 4:35 PM Read more >

People who smoke or snort drugs half as likely to carry naloxone: BCCDC

The BC Centre for Disease Control calls on all people who use drugs, whether through smoking or snorting, to pick up and learn how to use a naloxone kit.

Oct 24, 2019 7:32 AM Read more >

Police Patrol: Powell River crime report

Powell River RCMP reported the following for October 17 to 23, 2019.

Oct 23, 2019 12:03 PM Read more >

Rachel Blaney reacts to North Island-Powell River election night victory

NDP candidate secures House of Commons seat for second time

Oct 23, 2019 10:56 AM Read more >

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