Help a call away
A United Way information hub project will be expanding to include the rest of the province, including Powell River, this year.
The project, bc211, provides referrals to community, social, non-clinical health and government services.
“At Powell River and District United Way, we believe our community will benefit greatly by having bc211 serve as a hub of information,” stated executive director Dale Lawson in a media release. “It will enable us to easily find service information for our clients, our neighbours and ourselves. From finding a meal program, to securing daycare for a child, to home care support for an aging parent, we all benefit.”
For more information, go to bc211.ca.
April wildfires
Officials at the Coastal Fire Centre are waiting until June to make any predictions on how severe this year’s wildfire season will be.
According to a media release from BC Wildfire Service, the centre will be monitoring how much rain falls in the region before making any determinations about danger levels.
With several wildfires already burning around Fort St. John and Burns Lake, the provincial government issued open fire restrictions for northern BC on Wednesday, April 20. April is a burn month in Powell River.
Mischief investigation
Powell River RCMP are reporting that an investigation into an alleged sexual assault on Monday, April 18, outside an apartment building at Westview and Joyce, is now an investigation into public mischief and public safety is not at risk.
