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Campbell River's TimberHi girls rugby team continues to train hard on the rugby pitch
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... District Secondary April 18 before traveling to the North Island Sevens Tournament in Cowichan April 26. The Campbell River Athletics Association would like to remind the community they are running Touch Rugby on Thursdays beginning at 6 p.m. at ... Comment?
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Accolades for Campbell River's Urban Dance Connection
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Members of the UDC Classical Division's Performance team, ages 5 to 18, participated in the North Island Festival of Performing Arts in Courtenay and Synergy Dance Competition in Nanaimo in February and March. At NIFPA, the team performed over 80 dances in all styles of dance. Comment?
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Mark your calendar and register for Vancouver Island Fibre Fest first weekend in May
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The fifth year of Fibre Fest at the Campbell River Community Centre will include an expanded People's Choice gallery, with a new category to showcase items more than 25 years old. "This will be a great opportunity to display quilts or tapestries that are family heirlooms and re-connect with the long tradition of fibre arts," says recreation programmer Judy Ridgway. Comment?
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Open house on Campbell River gypsy moth spraying scheduled
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A date has been set for the public information session promised by the provincial government on the proposed spraying for gypsy moths scheduled for this spring in Campbell River. The meeting will be held on April 10, from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Campbell River Sportsplex, SP Room 2, 1800 S. Alder St. Members of the B.C. Gypsy Moth Technical Advisory Committee will be joined by representatives from the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy and the Ministry of Agriculture, as well as other experts, to answer questions and provide information about the proposed ground spray, according to the release on the meeting. Comment?
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Island Voices present the Sprint of Song at Shelter Point
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... at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 (students free with an adult) and are available at The Music Plant (Campbell River), Blue Heron Books (Comox) and Benjamin Moore House of Colour (Courtenay). For more information call 250.203.0471 (Campbell ... Comment?
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Road across Campbell River's John Hart Dam to re-open April 30
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BC Hydro is advising the community that the road across the John Hart dam will partially open on April 30. "We committed to the community that we would open the road after three years and while the main project elements at the new water intake are complete and on schedule, there's still work to do," says BC Hydro's Stephen Watson. "We are trying to follow through on respecting the interests of the community, while at the same time balance the needs of the project and safely completing the work at the dam." Comment?
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B.C. Government announces $2.1 million in funding for Campbell River...
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Upgrades for schools in the Campbell River School District are coming with the B.C. government announcing over $2.1 million in funding today. North Island MLA Claire Trevena says students in the North Island will benefit from safer, more efficient and comfortable schools. Comment?
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Sprinkler prevents fire from spreading throughout Campbell River apartment building
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... have been out of their homes for weeks and months," he adds. "Resident of multi-residential buildings in Campbell River benefit from a city building bylaw that has been in place for more than 25 years and requires fire sprinklers in all buildings ... Comment?
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Likely wolf skeletons dumped near logging road west of Campbell River
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Approximately 18 wolf or cougar skeletons have been dumped at a popular dumping site off the Duncan Bay Main logging road west of Campbell River. Rick Perry was riding his motorcycle down the Duncan Bay Main on Friday, March 23 when he came across a bear skeleton first, then a few deer and elk skeletons but it was the biggest group of skeletons that mystified him. Comment?
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Council votes for 2.1 percent pay raise
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... of its similarity to Port Alberni in terms of industrial base, increased non-union salaries by 2.1 percent. Campbell River's increase was two percent this year. Pley indicated that the 2.1 percent increase exceeds what was provided for in the city's ... Comment?
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Minister of Advanced Education checks in on NIC upgrades in Campbell River
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Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Training Melanie Mark visited the Campbell River campus of North Island College on Monday to see how its new trades training facilities are coming along. . "It's really exciting for me to be back in Campbell River to visit with students and listen to them talk about their future possibilities," Mark said in a release from NIC. Comment?
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B.C. homeless count coming to Penticton April 23
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... The B.C. government is dropping about $550,000 to fund the studies in 12 communities, including Penticton, Campbell River, Comox Valley, Fort St. John, Cranbrook, Merritt; Parksville and Qualicum Beach; Port Alberni, Prince Rupert, Sechelt, Smithers ... Comment?
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B.C. announces provincial homeless counts
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... Lake count is scheduled to take place today (March 26). In the coming weeks counts will also take place in Campbell River, Cranbrook, Fort St. John, Merritt, Parksville and Qualicum Beach, Penticton, Port Alberni, Sechelt and Smithers. The ... Comment?
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Campbell River one of 12 communities to have homeless count
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The city is one of up to 12 communities in which the province will co-ordinate homeless counts during March and April. The counts will help inform B.C.'s Homelessness Action Plan, which will focus on permanent housing and services, according to a press release from the province's Ministries of Social Development and Poverty Reduction and Municipal Affairs and Housing. Comment?
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This really is moving houses: Entire Moodyville homes "recycled"
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... the homes are still in the Nickel Bros storage facility and others went to B.C. cities such as Courtenay and Campbell River. Comment?
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Parksville's totem pole gets new home, old look
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... contemplated using its Canada 150 funding to commission an entirely new pole by Tanis, who now lives in Campbell River. But it eventually opted against importing another Kwakwaka'wakw pole onto the traditional territory of the Coast Salish Nations. ... Comment?
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Howling good fun at the Campbell River library for Spring Break
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Spring break at the Campbell River branch of the Vancouver Island Regional Library kicked off on Saturday with a little help from some furry friends from the SPCA. Trained therapy dogs Remy and Roxy were on hand Saturday to help kids familiarize themselves with dog behaviours - both good and bad - as an educational event to learn about how to approach an unfamiliar dog and what warning signs to look for, signaling an uncomfortable or possibly aggressive one. Comment?
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Canada's Dara Howell wins World Cup big air finale; Cressey, Harle claim bronze
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... so I'm happy to walk away with the win." Canada also picked up a medal in men's competition, as Teal Harle of Campbell River, B.C., finished third with 182 points. Kim Lamarre of Lac-Beauport, Que., who was also making her FIS big air debut, was ... Comment?
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Moodyville houses get new life as recycled homes
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... the homes are still in the Nickel Bros storage facility and others went to B.C. cities such as Courtenay and Campbell River. Comment?
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SuperFan Rick McClerkin Wins Peterbilt's 1 Millionth Truck
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... of Columbus, Neb.; Cathy Bauder of Harmony, Pa.; Josh Hainstock of Albertville, Minn.; and Sheldon Hyatt of Campbell River, British Columbia. McClerkin, 61, said the truck will become the latest edition to his collection, but it will not become a ... Comment?
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