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City of Powell River council considers pay raise

City of Powell River council considers pay raise

Increase in remuneration would keep mayor and council on par with 2018
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Police Patrol: Powell River crime report

Police Patrol: Powell River crime report

Powell River RCMP reported the following for January 23 to 30, 2019.
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Stakes high for whole province in Nanaimo byelection

Stakes high for whole province in Nanaimo byelection

Polls open at 8 a.m. today for Nanaimo voters to cast ballots in what is being called a historic and unusual provincial byelection — one with the potential to change the government.
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Province ignoring wildfires in carbon calculation: Sierra Club BC

Province ignoring wildfires in carbon calculation: Sierra Club BC

The wildfires that ripped through B.C. forests during the last two summers have done the province no favours when it comes to carbon emissions, according to an environmental advocacy group. In a report released Monday, Sierra Club B.C.
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City of Powell River council begins budget process

City of Powell River council begins budget process

Residents could face a five per cent tax hike
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If NDP loses Nanaimo byelection, vote could be called this year: professor

If NDP loses Nanaimo byelection, vote could be called this year: professor

If the NDP loses Wednesday’s byelection, the government could decide to call a general election this year, says a Royal Roads political scientist.
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Speaker offers to rescind gag orders on fired B.C. legislature staff

Speaker offers to rescind gag orders on fired B.C. legislature staff

Employees fired in recent years from the legislature for trying to blow the whistle on a spending scandal might soon have their gag orders lifted by Speaker Darryl Plecas.
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B.C.'s fur-bearing animals, forest habitats in decline, trappers say

B.C.'s fur-bearing animals, forest habitats in decline, trappers say

B.C.'s trapping industry is facing multiple threats, including falling prices for fur and the general decline of their target species.
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New poll puts Liberals ahead of NDP in Nanaimo byelection

New poll puts Liberals ahead of NDP in Nanaimo byelection

A poll putting the Liberals ahead of the NDP by 13 points is heating up efforts to get the vote out for Wednesday’s provincial byelection in Nanaimo. “This is going to certainly animate the B.C.
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Who are the key people behind the drama at the legislature?

Who are the key people behind the drama at the legislature?

Speaker points to overseas trips, questionable retirement benefit, missing alcohol
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