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Week of April 14 to 21, 2014 Total calls for service = 100 Impaired driving = 3 Assaults = 3 Break and enters = 1 Thefts = 6 Mischief = 3 1. April 16 Westview residential area Minor thefts from vehicles continue to be a problem in Powell River.

Concession shut down Environmental health inspectors from Vancouver Coastal Health have shut down the concession at Powell River Recreation Complex for unsanitary conditions and improper dishwashing.

Private testing shows high arsenic levels

Five-year plan balances books

Escalation does not surprise education minister

Townsite clarifier removed from draft

City promotes pollination through mason bees

Ambulance paramedics prepare strike vote Eleven unions representing 47,000 British Columbian health care workers are taking a strike vote after their contract expired at the end of last month.

CaroleAnn Leishman announces candidacy

Decades later herring return but overfishing and pollution still a threat