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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 tiyskʷat village, went through, as well as overseeing the removal of children from their homes to be sent ...
The Hulks or The Giant Hulks, more formally known as the Powell River Floating Breakwater, is a floating breakwater off the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia, a Pacific coast province of Canada. The breakwater is a prominent landmark of the city of Powell River and may be the largest floating breakwater in the world.
Along with Powell Lake, it was named for Dr. Israel Wood Powell, a medical doctor and educator who was a veteran of the Cariboo Gold Rush. Dr. Powell was Commissioner for Indian Affairs for British Columbia from 1873 to 1881. [1] In 2021 the city of Powell River entered into negotiations with the Tla'amin Nation regarding a potential name ...
As of January 2020, there were 100 National Historic Sites designated in British Columbia, 13 of which are administered by Parks Canada (identified below by the beaver icon ). [1] [2] The first National Historic Sites to be designated in British Columbia were Fort Langley and Yuquot in 1923.
Powell River Regional District BC 49°52′47″N 124°46′15″W / 49.8796°N 124.7708°W / 49.8796; -124.7708 ( Capilano Shipwreck British Columbia ( 10311 )
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 .
Powell River (British Columbia), a river on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia in Canada Powell River, British Columbia, a city in Canada . Powell River Airport; Powell River Regional District, a former regional district in British Columbia, Canada, now known as the qathet Regional District
People from Powell River, British Columbia (21 P) Pages in category "Powell River, British Columbia" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.