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Union ramps up pressure with vote

City workers without contract for 28 months
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City deliberates over beautification history

Communities in Bloom suggestion takes time to root
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Cranberry Street speeders under scrutiny

Cranberry Street speeders under scrutiny

Speed boards and police presence will hopefully bring change
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Council prepares bylaw amendment

Council prepares bylaw amendment

Changes clarify citys tree cutting regulations
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Briefly: March 27, 2015

Simons says Nicholas Simons, MLA for Powell River-Sunshine Coast, made an impassioned speech to the BC legislature on the frustration which is being increasingly felt by the riding’s 50,000 people when having to use the province’s coastal ferries.
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Vehicle access onto vessel unsettles chair

Scheduled stop at Blubber Bay remains unresolved
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Regional directors settle on raise

Annual indemnity to increase by 16 per cent
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City finalizing wastewater treatment system plans

Community will have town hall meeting for input
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Engine 41 receives service ceremony

Engine 41 receives service ceremony

VIDEO While it might not see open sea anytime soon, City of Powell River’s newest fire engine, number 41, was officially brought into service, Tuesday, March 17, by Councillor Maggie Hathaway breaking a bottle of champagne—non-alcoholic, of course—ov
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CrimeStoppers: March 25, 2015

Week of March 16 to 23, 2015 Total calls for service = 84 Impaired driving = 5 Assaults = 3 Break and enters = 0 Thefts =5 Mischief = 9 1.
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