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Province calls for road study

Province calls for road study

Transportation ministry releases request for proposal
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Loggers to bring sports back

Loggers to bring sports back

Willingdon Beach will require improvements before popular event returns
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Climate march highlights global threat

Climate march highlights global threat

Over 2000 communities participate in run up to UN talks
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Missing girl found unharmed south of town

UPDATE: A two-year-old girl found near McLean Road south of Powell River after being missing for over three hours has been discharged from hospital after passing routine checks for hypothermia.
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Quick Peaks: Ferry named; provincial grant

Ferry named: BC Ferries held an official naming ceremony for its first Salish-Class vessel in Poland this week. Salish Orca is the first of three vessels under construction at Remontowa Shipbuilding SA in Gdansk, Poland.
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City releases five-year financial plan

City releases five-year financial plan

Officials look for public feedback on draft
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Community finds holiday joy

Community finds holiday joy

Compassion and togetherness helps wring out stress during December
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School board seeks improved communication

School board seeks improved communication

District Parental Advisory Committee reinstated
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Council briefs: December 2, 2015

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.
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Kings sweep Cowichan in double header

Kings sweep Cowichan in double header

Team claims second in Island Division with four-point weekend
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