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Wild Pick, chapter four: The voyage

Wild Pick, chapter four: The voyage

The life and adventures of Linda Syms, oyster farmer of Desolation Sound
Powell River Sports Hall of Fame welcomes Grey Cup champion

Powell River Sports Hall of Fame welcomes Grey Cup champion

Jesse Newman looks back on professional football career after selection to class of 2022
Powell River Horseshoe Pitching Club resumes play

Powell River Horseshoe Pitching Club resumes play

Group offers league nights and drop-ins
B.C.'s COVID-19 hospitalizations, ICU count and deaths rise

B.C.'s COVID-19 hospitalizations, ICU count and deaths rise

Province records 42 COVID-19 deaths in the past week
Tourism group seeks funds from City of Powell River

Tourism group seeks funds from City of Powell River

Committee of the whole hears outline about promotions in Sunshine Coast region
Hiker set to tackle Sunshine Coast Trail to raise funds for Powell River Hospice Society

Hiker set to tackle Sunshine Coast Trail to raise funds for Powell River Hospice Society

Walk, Run and Hike for Hospice fundraising event takes virtually from May 8 to 15. Janet Kenmuir will start a week early.
Friendly match with TSS FC Rovers a ‘good experience’ for Powell River Villa

Friendly match with TSS FC Rovers a ‘good experience’ for Powell River Villa

Play between Vancouver Island Soccer League and League1 BC clubs more even than score suggests
Viewpoint: Misunderstanding the charter of rights and freedoms

Viewpoint: Misunderstanding the charter of rights and freedoms

If a raging global pandemic does not provide demonstrable justification for protecting public health through mask and vaccine mandates and temporary restrictions on large gatherings, what does? ~ Robert Hackett
Case heard at Powell River courthouse results in five-year sentence for residential break and enter

Case heard at Powell River courthouse results in five-year sentence for residential break and enter

Justice Jasvinder Basran sentenced Jason William Sawatsky to the jail term
Powell River Board of Education briefs

Powell River Board of Education briefs

Approves applied mental health and wellness courses; Supports path plan between Townsite and Westview; Forecasts $34.7 million budget; Outlines capital projects