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Improvements coming to Highway 101 north of Powell River

Road work will begin in September

Aug 28, 2019 12:22 PM Read more >

B.C. Ferries retrieves paddlers after kayak overturns

B.C. Ferries staff rescued two people after their kayak overturned in Nanaimo’s Departure Bay on Tuesday. The 4 p.m.

Aug 28, 2019 12:05 PM Read more >

Police Patrol: Powell River crime report

Powell River RCMP reported the following for August 22 to 28, 2019.

Aug 28, 2019 10:56 AM Read more >

City of Powell River receives nearly $56 million in funding for wastewater treatment

Investment by the city will be $24 million

Aug 27, 2019 5:10 PM Read more >

Powell River Search and Rescue Society to receive plotter donation

qathet Regional District declares its old plotter as surplus

Aug 27, 2019 12:40 PM Read more >

Sunshine Music Festival rescinds request to keep Palm Beach washroom facilities open

Organizers order porta-potties for Labour Day weekend event south of Powell River

Aug 27, 2019 11:57 AM Read more >

BC Ferries, Transit ready for busy weekend and schedule changes

BC Ferries is cautioning travellers without reservations to prepare for sailing waits heading into one of the busiest travel weekends for the Langdale – Horseshoe Bay route.

Aug 27, 2019 9:20 AM Read more >

Camper cabin installed at Haywire Bay near Powell River

Structure offers shelter for those travelling light

Aug 26, 2019 4:14 PM Read more >

qathet Regional District installs four rural bus shelters

Solar-powered structures 80 per cent funded by BC Transit

Aug 26, 2019 1:34 PM Read more >

Got Bats? Province-wide bat conservation program gets big boost

The Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation and Forest Enhancement Society of B.C. has just given over $185,000 in grants to organizations protecting the threatened bat species in B.C.

Aug 26, 2019 11:30 AM Read more >

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