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Cultural exchange builds ties

Cultural exchange builds ties

Two groups of Chinese students experience summer Canadian-style
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Briefly: July 26, 2013

Emergency scams rise Powell River residents are warned to be on alert for telephone scams this summer. “Hi, Gran, I need your help and you have to promise not to tell Mom and Dad. I got arrested in Mexico and I need $2,000 bail money...
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CrimeStoppers: July 24, 2013

Week of July 16 to 22, 2013 Total calls for service = 126 Impaired driving = 5 Assaults = 9 Break and enters = 1 Thefts = 6 Mischief = 7 1. July 16 Highway 101 near Craig Road At approximately 6 pm a cyclist had been riding southbound on the highway.
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Quick Peaks: July 24, 2013

Rescue by helicopter A Royal Canadian Air Force Cormorant helicopter crew, with assistance from BC Ambulance Service paramedics from Powell River, hoisted two people from Nelson Island, early Saturday morning, July 20.
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Police want to stem backcountry thefts

RCMP asks for public assistance on equipment vandalism
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City staff expenses decrease

Payout in 2011 affects comparisons
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Health survey puts spotlight on community wellness

Organizers ask for public participation
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Transportation plan enters second phase

Regional district looks for public input
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Ferries commissioner approves capital expenditure

Corporation moves a step closer to acquiring LNG-fuelled replacement vessels
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Pot petition passes in principle

Organizers push for September start
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