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Powell River fire chief recommends committee to look into new emergency services facility

Powell River fire chief recommends committee to look into new emergency services facility

Vacant Barnet Street property identified as site for fire hall replacement
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Canada’s first hot tub boats are coming soon to B.C.

Canada’s first hot tub boats are coming soon to B.C.

This summer you can sit back and relax as you float down a scenic B.C. waterway…inside a hot tub boat
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Record-high vehicle traffic for B.C. Ferries in past fiscal year

Record-high vehicle traffic for B.C. Ferries in past fiscal year

B.C. Ferries reached a record high for vehicle traffic levels and carried the second highest number of passengers in its history during the past fiscal year. The system carried 22.3 million passengers and 8.
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Powell River community continues engagement in fentanyl crisis

Powell River community continues engagement in fentanyl crisis

Efforts underway to educate politicians and residents
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City of Powell River considers broad distribution of its 2018 annual report

City of Powell River considers broad distribution of its 2018 annual report

Document a progress report highlighting objectives and measures
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Powell River affordable housing meeting displays conceptual drawings of residential complex

Powell River affordable housing meeting displays conceptual drawings of residential complex

Community will have the addition of 40 rental units
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North Island-Powell River MP concludes busy session in parliament

North Island-Powell River MP concludes busy session in parliament

Gas prices, seniors’ income supplements and chinook salmon among the issues Rachel Blaney is spearheading
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Disaster response plan reignited after Trans Mountain green light

Disaster response plan reignited after Trans Mountain green light

The federal government’s decision to approve expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline for a second time has kickstarted expansion of disaster response on the west coast.
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Home support too expensive, fails to meet needs, seniors advocate says

Home support too expensive, fails to meet needs, seniors advocate says

Home-support services in B.C. are too expensive for most seniors, do not do enough for high-need clients and are staffed by people who are 75 per cent casual or part-time, says B.C. seniors advocate Isobel Mackenzie.
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Police Patrol: Powell River crime report

Police Patrol: Powell River crime report

Powell River RCMP reported the following for June 13 to 19, 2019.
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