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Powell River school district reports on positive COVID-19 test

Powell River school district reports on positive COVID-19 test

School District 47 sends out advisory; schools remain open
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Art gallery in Powell River extends Memento Mori exhibition

Art gallery in Powell River extends Memento Mori exhibition

FINAL SHOWING: The Art Centre Powell River Public Art Gallery has extended its Memento Mori exhibition, featuring mixed media honouring grief, loss and transitions between life and death.
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Report finds systemic racism in B.C.'s health care system, but no evidence of alcohol 'game'

Report finds systemic racism in B.C.'s health care system, but no evidence of alcohol 'game'

Health Minister Adrian Dix has apologized for systemic anti-Indigenous racism in health care after a report found hundreds of examples of racism, prejudice and profiling, which result in poorer health outcomes for First Nations and Métis people.
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Arts council needs service extension with City of Powell River

Arts council needs service extension with City of Powell River

Councillors to consider agreement renewal
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Ferries meeting shows continuing confusion around MAL program

Ferries meeting shows continuing confusion around MAL program

Comments during a Nov. 25 BC Ferries meeting about the short list of “near-term” strategies for improving service on the Sunshine Coast suggest there’s still a lot of confusion about the Medical Assured Loading (MAL) program.
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1,000-plus reports of passengers not leaving enclosed ferry car decks

1,000-plus reports of passengers not leaving enclosed ferry car decks

Transport Canada is in the ­process of reviewing 1,000-plus reports of B.C. Ferries passengers unwilling to leave vehicles on enclosed car decks, as is required by regulations.
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Les Leyne: Horgan's to-do list: From free bus rides for kids to (maybe) ICBC rebates

Les Leyne: Horgan's to-do list: From free bus rides for kids to (maybe) ICBC rebates

New museums and community centres. Free bus rides province-wide for children 12 and under, tax-free electric bikes and a pandemic rebate on vehicle insurance ­premiums (if ICBC can afford it).
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YVR, WestJet launch COVID-19 rapid test study for departing passengers

YVR, WestJet launch COVID-19 rapid test study for departing passengers

Vancouver International Airport (YVR) and WestJet’s COVID-19 rapid test pilot project – the first of its kind in Canada – has officially taken off.
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More money required for Powell River Recreation Complex project

More money required for Powell River Recreation Complex project

City will consider allocating another $81,464 from climate action reserve fund
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Automated garbage collection discussed at meeting in Powell River

Automated garbage collection discussed at meeting in Powell River

City will consider changes to solid waste pickup in 2021
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