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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 ...
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. The mill had 441 employees as of 2014. [1]
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]
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.
Rolls of finished newsprint at a MacMillan Bloedel plant in British Columbia in 1970. On 31 December 1959, MacMillan and Bloedel completed its merger with the Powell River Company. The merger was carried out via a stock swap, whereby MacMillan and Bloedel shares were exchanged for shares in Powell River. On 4 January 1960, the name of the ...
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 ...
The Powell River-class ferry is a class of ships formerly operated by BC Ferries.The open deck vessels were mostly used on low-to-moderate volume routes, with Mayne Queen having operated permanently on Route 5, [1] connecting the Outer Gulf Islands with Swartz Bay, Powell River Queen having served on Route 23, [2] Campbell River to Quadra Island, and Bowen Queen having been on relief duty ...
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