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Powell River RCMP reported the following for December 10 to 16, 2020.

As many as 120,000 health care workers are still waiting for temporary pandemic pay top-ups of $4 an hour, promised by the B.C. government in the spring. The government said it expects most of the payouts to be made by January 2021.

In a tweet Tuesday afternoon, BC health minister Adrian Dix shared a photo of a woman with her sleeve rolled up at a nondescript table in a plain room

Landowner says false information was distributed about material contents

qathet committee of the whole rejects request from hockey team

The first COVID-19 vaccines are about to be administered in B.C. Nearly 4,000 doses are going to two clinics in the Fraser and Vancouver Coastal health regions, which have the greatest number of cases in the province.

Majority express confidence in federal government’s ability to effectively manage vaccine distribution

Facility at recreation complex closed in March due to COVID-19

Committee briefed on connectivity report

If it is clear and you don’t mind bundling up, head outdoors after dark and turn your face skywards. Wait for a few minutes for your eyes to adjust. You just might catch a falling star. OK, not a star.