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Here are some of the quotable highlights from 2015: “We were very well received by the community. We met people for the first time and they were very, very friendly. That made all the difference.

Tla’amin (Sliammon) First Nation elder Elsie Paul received an Aboriginal History Book prize by the Canadian Historical Association in Ottawa. She also received a Clio Lifetime Achievement Award from the association.

January: Alicia and Andrew Fairweather are the proud parents of Powell River’s first baby born in 2015. Arriving five days into the new year, baby Taurel Octavia weighs eight pounds, five ounces.

Future of trees in Lot 450 remains in question

City takes steps to rezone Townsite land for international school

Council to send BC government letter against Goat Island plant

Business association hopes green space can open in summer

City staff work with housing proponents to meet safety concerns

Long road trip yields one of a possible six points

Supports Coast Guard station: City staff are examining a proposal from Canadian Coast Guard to develop the old barge facility site at 4315 Marine Avenue into a new Coast Guard Search and Rescue operations centre.