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The drone of the engine as it reaches its final elevation. The smell of the plane. The feel of...

Throughout BC, invasive plants are proliferating at alarming rates, complicating attempts to control them and making removal particularly difficult....

qathet Regional District is responsible for long term planning and management of solid waste for the entire region as mandated...

In 2021, the qathet Regional District (qRD) launched the new Regional Community Notification System. Since the launch, the qRD...

TD Bank Group (TD) launches the TD Scholarship for Indigenous Peoples, a new scholarship program tailored specifically for students...

The qathet Regional District is developing a Parks and Trails Strategy to guide the future direction for parks and...

The rumble of a Motorcycle creates images of surly men and women that cause some people anxiety. But when...

Remembering garbage and recycling day just got easier! The qathet Regional District and the City of Powell River have launched...

Embers have long been known as a driving force in the spread of wildfire, often igniting numerous smaller blazes beyond the main fire front. It is commonly estimated that half of the home fires attributed to wildfire are actually ignited by embers, but a recent study found that of all homes and buildings that ignite in a wildfire, embers alone account for up to 90 percent of ignition origins.