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In May 2021, Tla'amin Nation submitted a request to Powell River city council to change the name of the city. The request comes because city namesake Israel Powell, B.C.’s superintendent of Indian affairs from 1872 to 1889, helped to ensure that the sale of Lot 450, land that included tiyskĘ·at village, went through, as well as overseeing the removal of children from their homes to be sent ...
The Powell River is a river in the northern Sunshine Coast region of British Columbia, Canada that flows a short distance through the eponymous city of Powell River, British Columbia to enter the Salish Sea. [1] It is one of the shortest rivers in the world, measuring 500 Meters in length. [3]
Google Maps' location-tracking feature, known as Timeline, is undergoing a major update. Previously, Google announced plans to shift this data to local storage. Now, the company is sending out ...
Powell Lake is a lake in the northern Sunshine Coast region of British Columbia, Canada, adjacent to the city of Powell River, which sits on the low rise of land forming a natural dam between the lake and the Strait of Georgia. The lake flows to the ocean through Powell River and features Goat Island, a large mountainous island. It serves as a ...
Savary Island or Áyhus [1] is an island in British Columbia, Canada. Located in the northern part of the Strait of Georgia , it is 144 kilometres (89 mi) northwest of Vancouver . It is approximately 0.8-1.5 km wide and 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) long.
Lund is the northern terminus of Highway 101.The highway is locally known as the Sunshine Coast Highway. Powell River is 22 kilometres (14 mi) south by road, from where BC Ferries offers service to Comox on Vancouver Island to the west across the Strait of Georgia.
Powell River Mill was a pulp mill and paper mill located in the Canadian town of Powell River, British Columbia. Part of Catalyst Paper , the mill has three paper machines which produce 469,000 tonnes of newsprint and uncoated fine paper .
Cranberry, formerly Cranberry Lake, is a community and neighbourhood within Powell River, British Columbia, Canada.It was incorporated as the Village of Cranberry Lake in 1942 and was merged into Powell River in 1955 as that District Municipality was expanded.