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Ferry locations available BC Ferries has added minor routes to the vessel tracking program available on its website. The expansion includes all the routes serving Powell River.

Week of February 28 to March 5, 2012 Total calls for service = 90 Impaired driving = 3 Assaults = 5 Break and enters = 3 Thefts = 2 Mischief = 3 1. February 29 6700 block Drake Street Police responded to a mischief complaint at a building.

Being down a goal or two team turns on pressure and ups performance

Regional board chair says directors would not speak freely in an open meeting

Phone calls offer large sums of money for a processing fee

Agency imposes fines for serious violations of regulations

Writedown of mill values contributes to financial results

Coming to Powell River is just like coming home for Kathleen Thompson. She was born in Sechelt and spent a bit of her childhood in Powell River. Thompson also lived in Alberta, attending college in Lethbridge to obtain her journalism diploma.

Government legislation appoints a mediator to settle dispute

Issues include proliferation of electromagnetic radiation