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CrimeStoppers: October 16, 2013

Week of October 7 to 15, 2013 Total calls for service = 78 Impaired driving = 3 Assaults = 3 Break and enters = 0 Thefts = 2 Mischief = 8 1.
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Briefly: October 11, 2013

Water main replaced City of Powell River council approved spending up to $170,000 to replace a 200-metre section of water main on Jordan Street recently.
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Quick Peaks: October 9, 2013

Ticket overhaul City of Powell River councillors have passed the initial readings of an updated municipal ticket information (MTI) utilization bylaw.
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September a wetter and warmer month

Double the rainfall cuts sunshine hours
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Council majority calls for coal impact assessments

Council majority calls for coal impact assessments

Expansion and transshipment plans affect entire region
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Texada loses scheduled flights

Texada loses scheduled flights

Regional district and airline apply for authorization to restore service
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High school enrolment numbers down

Elementary school numbers rise
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Using counterfeit bills leads to jail

Using counterfeit bills leads to jail

A Powell River resident has been convicted of using counterfeit money. Roy Gene Hopkins was convicted on 10 counts of uttering counterfeit money and one count of uttering threats.
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Pot campaign on track

Organizers already collected almost half of needed signatures
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Rotarians propose memorial park at airport

Service club wants to honour former MLA Harold Long
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