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Signs funding: Tourism Powell River has requested $100,000 phase two funding for its North Sunshine Coast Regional Project. Phase one’s $100,000 budget updated decades-old tourism signs and will help establish consistent branding.

Team claims second in Island Division with four-point weekend

Library budget: With a larger space comes higher operating costs. That’s the message Powell River Public Library interim chief librarian Terry Noreault presented in an overview of the library’s operating budget for next year.

BC government awards 10000 to non-profit organization

Concerns over potential activity adjacent to schools

School bus safety: Concerns about driver behaviour around Powell River school buses were raised at Powell River Board of Education on Tuesday, November 17.

Earnings and passenger numbers rose for BC Ferries in the company’s latest financial quarter. The quasi-public corporation released its second quarter report Friday, November 20, for the months of July through September 2015.

Plans are in place to collect more than $24,000 in overpaid remuneration to current and past City of Powell River council members. Details of the overpayment were released to the public on Thursday, November 19, at the council’s regular meeting.

City-run service depends on provincial interest

International education and cultural exchanges top priority for plan