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City of Powell River councillors ask for report on purchasing electric vehicle for curbside collection

City of Powell River councillors ask for report on purchasing electric vehicle for curbside collection

Request for additional spending leads to research request for new garbage truck
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Taxation measures highlighted by City of Powell River CFO

Taxation measures highlighted by City of Powell River CFO

Finance committee brought up to date on progress of budget
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Let’s Talk Trash: Food for the body and planet

Let’s Talk Trash: Food for the body and planet

Grow food. Eat local. Shop in bulk. Preserve.
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qathet region students set to compete in regional science fair

qathet region students set to compete in regional science fair

Four participants from Assumption School will attend Vancouver-based event virtually
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B.C.'s COVID-19 hospitalizations stay below 300

B.C.'s COVID-19 hospitalizations stay below 300

One new COVID-19 death raises province's pandemic death toll to 2,990.
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Financial Literacy: 2022 a huge year for mortgage renewals

Financial Literacy: 2022 a huge year for mortgage renewals

Seven things you can do to get the best mortgage renewal
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Healthy Living: When moving becomes real

Healthy Living: When moving becomes real

My involuntarily overactive responses to stress wanted something to dull the sharp pointy edges of anxiety. A desire for alcohol started loitering annoyingly close in my consciousness. It was a familiar but unwanted ghost returning to haunt me. ~ Robert Skender
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Cartoon: Gas prices

Cartoon: Gas prices

Is filling up the tank affecting your pocketbook?
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Powell River Garden Club president offers gardening tips for fun and self-sufficiency

Powell River Garden Club president offers gardening tips for fun and self-sufficiency

2022: Year of the Garden
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B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations rise by 28 in past three days

B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations rise by 28 in past three days

Province records six more COVID-19 deaths in past three days
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