Share this!My Dad, PJ Behan, is a 64-year-old retired mill worker that has lived in Powell River his entire life. He regularly goes to the gym and rides his bike to stay fit, and be social, in his retirement. He rides his bike a few times a week with the same group of guys, most of whom are also retired. A group of them once rode from Powell River all the way to the Mexican border, just for...
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Share this!Karen Maurage and her husband, James Lazaruk, are from Vancouver, and they began planning to move away from there over a year ago. They originally started their search for a home on Vancouver Island, but eventually changed that search to include the Sunshine Coast. After visiting a friend in Powell River, they immediately fell in love with not just the area, but the feel of community...
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Share this!Bernadette Behan and Paul Deveau of Powell River travelled to Australia and New Zealand in 1984. In 2016, their daughter Brittany, 24, is backpacking Australia and New Zealand, and hitting some of same touristy spots they did over 30 years ago. And you will love what she is doing. She is re-creating some of the same photos at popular landmarks. Bernadette and Paul claim they...
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Share this!I’m going to let you in on a little secret. I’m the one who has been running the Powtown Post Instagram account. And every day I search Instagram for photos tagged with the hashtag #powellriver, #powellriverlife, or that are geo-tagged with Powell River as their location. Pretty sneaky, huh? Well, I’ve come across some pretty amazing shots of our quaint little town....
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Share this!Here at Powtown Post, we’re big fans of Sea Fair, and we we’re willing to do all that we can to help make sure it sticks around year after year. That’s why we’ve partnered with Powell River Sea Fair to help get the word out and get people excited about the Fair in 2016. We could go on and on about how much we love it, but instead, we did what we do best, and compiled...
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