Independent power producers named the City of Powell River the Power Community of the Year during a conference in Vancouver.

Cancelled sailings BC Ferries is cancelling two round trips on the Powell River-Comox route this weekend in order to make engine repairs on the Queen of Burnaby.

Powell River’s highest priority recipients of H1N1 influenza vaccine are receiving it. To date, 16 minor cases of the flu have been diagnosed in the community.

A major food drive named Harvest the Pearl will be held this Saturday, November 7, between 10 am and 1 pm.

An animal cruelty case in Powell River Provincial Court resulted in a guilty plea, a $500 fine and a five-year prohibition from owning animals.

BC’s government has directed BC Hydro to stop relying on Burrard Thermal generating plant for energy.

City of Powell River council is waiting for a staff report on an efficiency review that has been underway since the summer.

City of Powell River council has approved applying for funds to fix up the Veterans Memorial and Cenotaph Park at Dwight Hall.

District Lot 5490 Powell River Regional District directors voted to advise the Agricultural Land Commission that the regional district has no objection to the subdivision of an 8.4-hectare section of District Lot 5490, to the west of Padgett Road, from the remainder of the district lot, subject to the establishment of a restrictive covenant for the protection of Myrtle Creek. The motion also ...

Quiet night Powell River RCMP had a relatively quiet Halloween night this year despite the fact this year’s festivities fell on a Saturday night. Police only responded to 14 complaints between 5 pm on Saturday, October 31, to 6 am on Sunday, November 1. Sergeant Cam Muir said proactive patrols by police resulted in numerous seizures of liquor.

Independent power producers named the City of Powell River the Power Community of the Year during a conference in Vancouver.

Cancelled sailings BC Ferries is cancelling two round trips on the Powell River-Comox route this weekend in order to make engine repairs on the Queen of Burnaby.

Powell River’s highest priority recipients of H1N1 influenza vaccine are receiving it. To date, 16 minor cases of the flu have been diagnosed in the community.

A major food drive named Harvest the Pearl will be held this Saturday, November 7, between 10 am and 1 pm.

An animal cruelty case in Powell River Provincial Court resulted in a guilty plea, a $500 fine and a five-year prohibition from owning animals.

BC’s government has directed BC Hydro to stop relying on Burrard Thermal generating plant for energy.

City of Powell River council is waiting for a staff report on an efficiency review that has been underway since the summer.

Guns and drugs Observing a vehicle being driven erratically led Powell River RCMP members to a seizure of drugs and weapons.

A revised plan for handling the region’s solid waste focuses on reduction and diversion, while continuing to export garbage out of the community.

A majority of Tla’Amin (Sliammon) First Nation members have approved a constitution, paving the way toward a final treaty agreement.