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City of Powell River Council candidate: Roger Whittaker

City of Powell River Council candidate: Roger Whittaker

"I believe I have a good sense of issues residents of Powell River are hoping to see represented to other levels of government..." ~ Roger Whittaker
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Powell River RCMP release court result

Powell River RCMP release court result

Man receives sentence as a result of police investigation into break and enter
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UPDATED: BC Ferries cancels Saltery Bay/Earls Cove morning sailings

UPDATED: BC Ferries cancels Saltery Bay/Earls Cove morning sailings

Mechanical difficulty with vessel's engine leads to cancellations
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City of Powell River Council candidate: Rob Southcott

City of Powell River Council candidate: Rob Southcott

"We are in a world of many increasing challenges but we have what we need to find our way through them in these times of transformative change – each other." ~ Rob Southcott
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Good morning, Peak readers

Good morning, Peak readers

Photo feature of the day, today in history, the weather forecast and local gas prices
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Province bracing for combined surge in COVID-19 and flu, Henry says

Province bracing for combined surge in COVID-19 and flu, Henry says

Modelling used to prepare the health-care system for the fall COVID and flu season projects up to 700 additional patients hospitalized over the coming months.
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qathet Regional District cemetery fees increase recommended

qathet Regional District cemetery fees increase recommended

Five per cent inflationary increase being proposed for all items
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Lang Bay waterworks owner concerned about landfill project

Lang Bay waterworks owner concerned about landfill project

Utility owner wonders about effects of plans by Western Forest Products in its watershed
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SCRD asks for consultation process for name changes in swiya

SCRD asks for consultation process for name changes in swiya

The move comes at the BC Geographical Names Office’s request for comments without allowances for a public consultation process on a shIshálh Nation proposal to change names for 10 geographical features in the shIshálh swiya.
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UPDATED: Police Patrol: Powell River RCMP report

UPDATED: Police Patrol: Powell River RCMP report

Officers responded to 121 calls for service between September 22 and 28
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