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School trustees pass budget

District plans to maintain service levels

Photocopier purchase comes before council

City opts for buying rather than leasing

Power outage necessary for conversion upgrade

BC Hydro apologizes for inconvenience

Council to advance awareness

City will present a resolution for prostate cancer month

Report recommends against currency use

Powell River dollars would complicate city finances councillors told

Briefly: July 3, 2015

Book for cooks Lasqueti Last Resort Society has released a cookbook to raise funds for its Judith Fisher Centre. The book, Cooking and Community on Lasqueti Island , includes 200 pages of artwork, recipes, photographs and writings about food.
New Canadians celebrate Canada Day

New Canadians celebrate Canada Day

July 1 birthday party a chance to connect with community

CrimeStoppers: July 1, 2015

Week of June 22 to 29, 2015 Total calls for service = 148 Impaired driving = 9 Assaults = 4 Break and enters = 2 Thefts =2 Mischief = 6 1.

Quick Peaks: July 1, 2015

Complete fire ban A complete ban on open fires, including campfires, went into effect for Powell River at noon, Saturday, June 27.

School board briefs: July 1, 2015

District hires Kelly Creek principal Bill Rounis, a teacher from School District 68 (Nanaimo-Ladysmith), has been hired as principal at Kelly Creek Community School, effective August 1.