Why Move to Powell River?
Raise a Family:
Powell River families spend a lot of time cheering their children's teams from the sidelines of a soccer game on one of the many fields or from the ample seating overlooking an exciting minor hockey game. Children are kept active in sports such as lacrosse, hockey, golf, scuba diving, boxing, martial arts, soccer and dance or enjoy hanging out with their friends in a safe and welcoming community.
Powell River has a strong community focus and one of the main celebrations attended by thousands of Powell Riverites is Blackberry Festival, an annual street party offering music, food, entertainment and the chance to socialize on a mass scale.
Powell River features a new full-service hospital, a campus of Vancouver Island University and a state of the art secondary school. We are committed to creating a sustainably community and have begun our venture to create a Sustainability Charter to address the five pillars of a sustainable community; economic, environmental, cultural, social and governance.
The following links provide more information about our area:
Family Friendly:
http://www.unitedwayofpowellriver.ca/SB6.php
http://powellriverorcabus.wordpress.com/
http://www.powellriverdirect.com/recreation/indoor_sports.htm
http://www.powellriverdirect.com/calendar/annual_event_details.html
More about visiting or living in Powell River:
http://powellriver2007.com/PowellRiver2007/download/PR_Accomodation.pdf
http://www.powellriverdirect.com/community/business.htm
http://www.powellriverchamber.com/Chamber_of_commerce_staff.htm
http://www.recreationcanada.ca/British-Columbia/Powell_River.html