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New residents supercharge pizza scene

With the closure of the venerable Paparazzi Pizza on Oct. 8, the opening of the new Supercharger Pizza on Marine couldn’t come at a better time for local pizza lovers. Cord Jarvie, who moved here from Pemberton and Vancouver, has always been in the restaurant business, but took a forced break during COVID to care for his kids while his wife worked in the hospital. With the kids now back in school and the youngest in Kindergarten, “it’s time to get cracking again,” said Cord. His family owns the restaurant with chef Terry Somerville’s family who also recently moved here, from Tofino. The two worked together to open Meat & Bread in Vancouver. Here, they hope to employ 10 people. Supercharger Pizza is located in the 1,300 square-foot location that used to house Culaccino at 4701 Marine Avenue. Pizzas will be hand stretched, sauces and dressings are all made in house, local farms provide fresh ingredients, and there’s a selection of beers to take home or sit in. Cord describes the restaurant as a “welcoming everyday pizzeria” that will show sports and movies and be a family-friendly place to eat pizza, wings and salad.

Glaze joins Berghauser

Rick Berghauser has added another associate to his Rick Berghauser & Associates Counselling Services. Katie Glaze has been working for six years as a Child Protection social worker for the Ministry of Children and Family Development. Katie joins fellow counsellors Rick and Arnold Mulder at the Duncan Street office. Call 604-485-4988 or visit berghauser.ca

Naturopath moves to Duncan

Dr. Lani Nykilchuk has moved her Naturopathic Doctor’s practice to 105-7373 Duncan Street, the former home of Malaspina Massage, across from the airport. Lani was at Timber Massage and Wellness for four years before the relocation. “I really enjoyed working (at Timber) – it’s such a great clinic and team – I’ve decided to move to allow for expansion.” Lani hopes her new larger space allows her to offer more services, specifically more naturopathic services to qathet, and perhaps eventually invite more naturopathic doctors to join her. Visit drlani.com, or call 604-223-9323.

Massage goes home-based

Malaspina Massage’s RMTs, Don Shelton and Ann Robinson, moved their operations into the couple’s home at 3839 Selkirk Avenue this summer, following the expiry of their lease at their former Duncan Street location. Their number remains the same. Call 604-485-2224 to book a massage.

Blissfully retired

Beyond Bliss Spa & Suites founder Sheona Scott has sold the business. Under the new ownership group the Spa and Suites will be managed by current staff and she doesn’t expect customers will notice any change with the spa or hotel. Call 604-485-9521 or visit beyondblisspa.com to book spa treatments, or call 604-485-9520 or visit powellriverhotel.com to book a room.

Electrician powers up new business

Colton Hunt is a Red Seal electrician who has just launched his own company. Huntech Power Services specializes in back up power, solar power, and Generac generators (which he services and repairs as a factory-trained tech), but also does electrical upgrades and other electrical work.

Colton moved here just over a year ago with his young family, and worked for a while with Top of the Hill Solutions before branching out on his own. Visit huntechpower.com, call 778-347-6533 or find Colton on Facebook @huntechpower.

Bank’s new manager no stranger

A familiar face is the new branch manager at Scotiabank. Crista Petri, who has been working at the Powell River branch for 27 years, was appointed as manager.

Former Scotiabank manager Norma Lewis has transferred to Vancouver Island.