Campbell River

• Advocates outraged after dozens of memorial red dresses vandalized on Vancouver Island

  Advocates for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls say someone has torn down dozens of memorial red dresses on Vancouver Island.

  Crime

  Nov 27
  
• Classes cancelled after fire damages Campbell River high school

  Hundreds of students in Campbell River, B.C., couldn't attend class on Friday because of a fire in their high school.

  Fire

  Nov 22
  
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• B.C. city drains millions of litres from pond overrun with thousands of goldfish

  Campbell River was forced to drain nearly 40 million litres of water from a local pond in an effort to rid it of 1,700 goldfish, some as large as three pounds.

  Environment

  Oct 23
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• Fentanyl shaped like Lego, toys in Campbell River drug bust: B.C. RCMP

  Police in Cambell River, B.C., seized more than 1.6 kilograms of fentanyl. Some had been dyed, flavoured and moulded into dinosaurs, Lego bricks and other shapes. 

  Crime

  Oct 11
• Residents displaced in Campbell River due to aggressive condo fire

  Some Campbell River residents have been displaced due to a fire at their condo building.

  Fire

  Feb 17
• Man crashes dirt bike after Campbell River weapons call, watchdog investigating

  The Independent Investigations Office is probing a dirt bike crash that left a man injured after police responded to a weapons call in Campbell River early Sunday morning.

  Crime

  Feb 12
• Mineral development company job fair held in Campbell River, B.C.

  Ascot Resources is looking to fill 57 jobs including, engineers, operators, planners, technicians, electricians and supervisors.

  Economy

  Jan 13
• Refugee family arrives in B.C. with help from volunteers

  Seven of ten family members of the Ahmadi family, who spent two years fleeing the Taliban, finally arrived on Vancouver Island on Saturday.

  Canada

  Dec 23, 2023
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• Vancouver Island’s Myra Falls Mine not ‘financially viable,’ going into maintenance

  The Myra Falls Mine has operated about 90 kilometres southwest of Campbell River since 1965 and has undergone substantial modernizations since 2019. 

  Economy

  Dec 18, 2023
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• Three arrested after ‘possible’ abduction, extortion at TD Bank in Campbell River, B.C.

  Campbell River said it has recommended a “number” of charges against the three suspects.

  Crime

  Nov 8, 2023