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City awards aquatic centre contract

Upgrades improve facilitys energy efficiency
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First nation donates cedar pole

Permanent memorial to stand in Vancouver park
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Police implement tough enforcement

RCMP target alcohol and public safety laws
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Council investigates park safety

Skateboarder raises concerns about facility
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Council meets with boarders

Council meets with boarders

City plans to promote longboarding with sanctioned events
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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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