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Open fire ban coming May 16 for Kamloops Fire Centre region

1 day ago | campbellrivermirror.com | Brennan Phillips

Starting at noon on Friday, May 16, the Kamloops Fire Centre is issuing a ban on Category 3 open fires. That covers any fires that are burns of material in three or more piles of material up to two metres high and three, in a single pile larger than two metres high or three metres wide, windrow burns and burns over stubble and grass. Category 2 and Category 1 fires, the latter which includes campfires, would remain allowed under the open burning prohibition.
Vernon's Shanda Hill making progress amid 'exhausting' race

6 days ago | campbellrivermirror.com | Bowen Assman

Despite an "incredibly difficult and exhausting" day for Vernon's Shanda Hill, the ultra athlete is more than 57 kilometres into the final leg of her Ultra Deca triathlon. Hill has completed the 38 km swim and 1,800 km bike ride, with 'just' 365 km of running left in the Brazil Ultra Tri Deca race. She is the sole woman competing.
Legacy of workplace safety flaws carried by new generation of Island workers

6 days ago | campbellrivermirror.com | Susie Peterson Quinn

Dozens of workers gathered at the Steelworkers Hall in Port Alberni on April 28 to pay tribute to those killed or injured on the job. National Day of Mourning ceremonies took place across Canada to honour fallen workers. In Port Alberni, speaker after speaker talked about the need for safety, advocacy and safer work conditions. "Six of the 146 who died last year were young workers.
Mussel-sniffing dogs trained to detect invasive species at B.C. lakes

6 days ago | campbellrivermirror.com | Jenna Hauck

A German shepherd named Major excitedly walks around the outside of a boat at Cultus Lake, as handler Sgt. Denny Chrétien points at various spots along the way. Soon Major stops and sits and receives an enthusiastic "good boy!" from Chrétien. The canine successfully found an invasive species of freshwater mussel that was hidden on the boat.
School's out for Port Alberni students after small fire at high school

6 days ago | campbellrivermirror.com | Susie Peterson Quinn

High school students in Port Alberni have an unexpected day off after an early-morning fire set off the sprinklers in the automotive department. Fire departments from Port Alberni, Cherry Creek, Beaver Creek and Sproat Lake responded to a 911 call just before 7 a.m. that there was a fire at the school, Deputy Fire Chief Travis Cross said. "Our duty crew met with staff on site, who directed them to where the smoke was coming from.
Lights out, North Island: BC Hydro schedules all-day power outage

1 week ago | campbellrivermirror.com | Tyson Whitney

An all-day power outage has been scheduled for nearly the entire North Island region later this month. BC Hydro has scheduled upgrade work on Sunday, May 25 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., expected to affect all communities from Woss north, with the exception of the village of Port Alice.
As the dust settles, voters try to get back to normal

1 week ago | campbellrivermirror.com | Alistair Taylor

Now that the dust is settling after one of Canada’s most remarkable federal elections ever, I thought I’d make a few observations, because, well, that’s one of the things they pay me to do. I was trying to think off the top of my head how many federal elections I’ve voted in since, what’s the voting age, 18? Although I wasn’t able to vote in the first ones I was age-eligible because I wasn’t a citizen, even though I’d been in Canada since I was 8.
Island junior horseback vaulting team prepares for world championships

1 week ago | campbellrivermirror.com | Michael Briones

The West Coast Vaulters are busy preparing to catapult themselves to glory at the 2025 FEI Vaulting World Championships in Stadl Paura, Austria from July 30 to Aug. 3. The Coombs-based club's young horseback vaulters who have been honing their prowess for the world competition include Autumn Southorn, Bellaku Caleb, Selina Armenta, Annika Webb, Alyssa Gaudet and Emma Ahnert. The team's coach is Gabe Aniello and the lunger/coach is Jessica Bentsen-Aniello.
Water, trade, costs: Island farmers share concerns with agriculture minister

2 weeks ago | campbellrivermirror.com | Marc Kitteringham

On April 25, Provincial Agriculture Minister Lana Popham took a phone call from the middle of a field in the Comox Valley. It was the third of four days the Minister was spending in the community, as part of a tour of the area to see how local farmers are feeling going into the new growing season. While the farmers had the usual trepidation about the season — mostly weather-based — there are a few new threats on the horizon this year.
Resigned chamber chair speaks out after Campbell River debate cancelled

3 weeks ago | campbellrivermirror.com | Robin Grant

According to the chamber, recent actions by certain Campbell River & District Chamber of Commerce board directors led to the election debate in Campbell River being postponed and then called off on April 22. "(The decisions) were not decisions of the remaining board directors or officially known to the board," says the chamber in a media release after a special board meeting on Wednesday.