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Chicken nugget recall across Canada after possible salmonella contamination

Chicken nugget recall across Canada after possible salmonella contamination

Compliments brand chicken nuggets have been recalled from the marketplace due to a possible salmonella contamination. The popular frozen food is sold in nearly every Canadian province, excluding Quebec.
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Rules clarified on expanded hotel tax

Rules clarified on expanded hotel tax

Sunshine Coast Tourism (SCT) has issued an information bulletin to clarify rules around changes to a tax that collects money from hotels and other tourism accommodation room sales.
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Anti-cyber bullying campaigns starting to make a difference, says Amanda Todd's mother

Anti-cyber bullying campaigns starting to make a difference, says Amanda Todd's mother

The mother of the Port Coquitlam teen who took her own life after a vicious campaign of online harassment, said anti-cyber bullying campaigns in schools are starting to make a difference.
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City of Powell River receives sustainability grant funding

City of Powell River receives sustainability grant funding

$120,000 will be used to hire planner
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Nominate an outstanding educator for the Premier’s Awards for Excellence in Education

Nominate an outstanding educator for the Premier’s Awards for Excellence in Education

Know a great teacher, support worker or administrator who deserves some recognition? Nominate them for the 2019 Premier’s Awards for Excellence in Education.
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Police Patrol: Powell River Crime Report

Police Patrol: Powell River Crime Report

Powell River RCMP reported the following for February 21 to 26, 2019.
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Schools will require kids’ immunization status by fall, B.C. health minister says

Schools will require kids’ immunization status by fall, B.C. health minister says

B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix says he expects mandatory reporting of vaccinations to be in place for the start of school in September.
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Powell River Chamber of Commerce proposes partnership with city

Powell River Chamber of Commerce proposes partnership with city

Plan would add $40 to business licences
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B.C. pharmacists push immunization after Vancouver measles outbreak

B.C. pharmacists push immunization after Vancouver measles outbreak

Community pharmacists in B.C. have joined a chorus of health officials urging residents to get vaccinated after a recent outbreak of measles in Vancouver, just as two more cases were confirmed Friday. The B.C.
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RCMP staff sergeant calls Powell River a safe community

RCMP staff sergeant calls Powell River a safe community

Drug investigations increase; mental health complaints up in 2018
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