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UPDATED: City of Powell River candidate sues over election results

UPDATED: City of Powell River candidate sues over election results

Allan Drummond petitions BC Supreme Court to declare vote invalid
Fundraiser for puppy hit by car and left injured on B.C. highway

Fundraiser for puppy hit by car and left injured on B.C. highway

Poor Fender was left on the side of the road with a fractured leg and pelvis
Texada residents question addition of water meters

Texada residents question addition of water meters

Ongoing maintenance and upgrades continue per improvement district plan
UPDATE: Referendum returns now at 18% for Powell River-Sunshine Coast

UPDATE: Referendum returns now at 18% for Powell River-Sunshine Coast

Elections BC said as of Wednesday morning about 25 per cent of eligible voters had returned their referendum ballot packages, and 12.6 per cent had been screened.
Rotating postal strikes may prompt extension of electoral reform vote

Rotating postal strikes may prompt extension of electoral reform vote

Elections B.C. is monitoring Canada Post job action daily but has made no decision on whether the province's electoral reform referendum needs to be extended.
B.C. Speaker had concerns about clerk, sergeant-at-arms in January: adviser

B.C. Speaker had concerns about clerk, sergeant-at-arms in January: adviser

Speaker Darryl Plecas had concerns about the clerk of the legislature and the sergeant-at-arms in January, which is one of the reasons he hired a special adviser.
Police patrol: Powell River crime report

Police patrol: Powell River crime report

Powell River RCMP reported the following for November 15 to 21, 2018.
Poll: Dead heat in referendum on proportional representation

Poll: Dead heat in referendum on proportional representation

VANCOUVER — With just days left to get a ballot in the mail for B.C.’s electoral referendum, a Research Co. poll shows a dead heat between those supporting and those opposed to proportional representation. The deadline to have Elections B.C.
UPDATED: ALC orders City of Powell River to remove road

UPDATED: ALC orders City of Powell River to remove road

Hemlock Street loop must be remediated by August 2019
Fast-acting couple save man from waters of Sargeant Bay

Fast-acting couple save man from waters of Sargeant Bay

A local man may owe his life to a couple’s unscheduled visit to the beach and a canoe left on the shore.