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Parks and trails strategy in Powell River sets direction for next 15 years

Parks and trails strategy in Powell River sets direction for next 15 years

City council reviews master plan
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UPDATED: Comox/Powell River ferry sailings cancelled due to high winds

UPDATED: Comox/Powell River ferry sailings cancelled due to high winds

BC Ferries is advising that sailings between Little River (Comox) and Westview (Powell River) have been cancelled due to adverse weather conditions.
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Province focuses on first doses of vaccine, won't hold back supply

Province focuses on first doses of vaccine, won't hold back supply

B.C. won’t be holding back vaccines and instead plans to vaccinate as many health-care and long-term care workers with first doses as possible this month and next, with second doses to start in February.
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Tourism group contemplates ‘stakeholder model’ for 2021

Tourism group contemplates ‘stakeholder model’ for 2021

The non-profit destination marketing organization for the upper and lower Sunshine Coast is looking to change how membership works in 2021.
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North Island-Powell River MP supports fish farmers

North Island-Powell River MP supports fish farmers

Workers and communities face uncertainty, says Rachel Blaney
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Powell River-Sunshine Coast MLA reflects on first legislative session as cabinet minister

Powell River-Sunshine Coast MLA reflects on first legislative session as cabinet minister

Nicholas Simons discusses new role and December 2020 sitting
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More cases of new variant of COVID-19 can be expected in B.C.: Health Ministry

More cases of new variant of COVID-19 can be expected in B.C.: Health Ministry

More cases of a new, highly transmissible COVID-19 variant strain are expected in B.C. in the coming weeks, after the first incidence was reported on Vancouver Island over the weekend.
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Unknown how rapidly new COVID-19 variant might spread in B.C.: epidemiologist

Unknown how rapidly new COVID-19 variant might spread in B.C.: epidemiologist

Daniel Coombs, an epidemiologist at the ­University of British Columbia, said he’s surprised to see the presence of the U.K. variant of COVID-19 on Vancouver Island, which has had relatively limited spread of the virus.
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New U.K. variant of COVID-19 confirmed in Island Health region

New U.K. variant of COVID-19 confirmed in Island Health region

A new, highly transmissible COVID-19 variant that has spread across the United Kingdom has been confirmed in B.C., involving a person who lives on Vancouver Island. It is the province’s first case of a person infected with the U.K. variant.
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On-site immunization occurring at six care homes in VCH region

On-site immunization occurring at six care homes in VCH region

Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) started administering the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at six long-term care homes in the health region two days before Christmas.
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