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Letter requests entire regional district board take over responsibility

Board of education repurposes Oceanview with community partnerships

Week of September 25 to October 1, 2012 Total calls for service = 131 Impaired driving = 2 Assaults = 6 Break and enters = 0 Thefts = 9 Mischief = 8 1. September 25 4700 block Ontario Avenue Police responded to two separate thefts from vehicles.

Union deal BC Government and Service Employees’ Union (BCGEU) reached a tentative agreement with the BC government last week. The settlement covers about 26,000 BCGEU members working in a range of jobs.

City attracts track and field championship City of Powell River Councillor Jim Palm announced that the annual North Island Secondary Schools Track and Field Championships will be held at Timberlane Park at the end of April 2013.

Complaints about speeding and aggressive driving on the rise

Teachers association says tests miss mark

Amendment allows residents to keep poultry on any residential lot

Decriminalize pot A majority of BC local government leaders passed a resolution on Wednesday, September 26 that calls for the decriminalization of marijuana.

Complex care Elected officials adopted a bylaw at the September 19 Powell River Regional Hospital District board meeting to provide funds for a project to replace Olive Devaud residence. The capital expenditure bylaw provides for about $1.