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Salmon kill a huge loss to hatchery in Powell River

Salmon kill a huge loss to hatchery in Powell River

Tampering with valves leaves 700,000 salmon dead
Powell River protesters rally against pipeline

Powell River protesters rally against pipeline

Action follows 14 arrests made at blockade in Northern BC
Defamation award to former West Van MP tossed out on appeal

Defamation award to former West Van MP tossed out on appeal

B.C.’s highest court has overturned a defamation award to a former West Vancouver MP stemming from an article more than a decade old. The decision, handed down by a panel of three justices of the B.C.
BC Supreme Court judge annuls election of Powell River councillor

BC Supreme Court judge annuls election of Powell River councillor

Byelection will be held in spring, says chief electoral officer
Police Patrol: Powell River crime report

Police Patrol: Powell River crime report

Powell River RCMP reported the following for January 3 to 9, 2019.
Powell River property owners receive assessments

Powell River property owners receive assessments

Annual market value appraisal impacts municipal taxes
Rate of B.C. seniors deferring property taxes skyrockets

Rate of B.C. seniors deferring property taxes skyrockets

The cost of housing is hitting seniors hard as the rate of those using property tax deferral has skyrocketed, while the reliance on rent subsidies for seniors is growing too fast. That’s according to a new report by B.C.
Human-induced climate change fanning wildfires, study reports

Human-induced climate change fanning wildfires, study reports

Humans played a substantial role in making B.C. wildfires in 2017 bigger and more likely, says a new study by UVic and the federal government.
Driver of truck that hit Humboldt Broncos' bus pleads guilty

Driver of truck that hit Humboldt Broncos' bus pleads guilty

MELFORT — The driver of the semi-truck that collided with the Humboldt Broncos’ team bus has pled guilty to all the charges he was facing.
Southern resident orcas face ‘imminent threat’

Southern resident orcas face ‘imminent threat’

For 17 days last summer, a female orca pushed her dead calf through the Pacific Ocean, keeping the body afloat with her head in what some whale experts called a “tour of grief.