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Seven vehicle pile-up on slick highway
Area D sewer delayed again KRISTEN DOUGLAS CAMPBELL RIVER MIRROR
A sewer system for Crawford Road residents is on hold for another year. A project that would connect 172 homes in the Ocean Grove and Crawford Loop neighbourhoods to the City of Campbell River’s sewer system was not included in the Strathcona Regional District’s 2012 budget. “The Northern Area D Liquid Waste Management Plans, which would begin with Phase One in the Ocean Grove to Crawford Loop neighbourhoods, has been postponed,” confirmed Brenda Leigh, Area D director. The neighbourhoods south of the city boundary are within what is known as Area D, and are governed by the regional district. Houses are currently hooked up to septic systems to manage their waste. Karen Van Male, who lives on Crawford Road, said many of her neighbours have been experiencing septic problems in their homes and have been anticipating sewer service for several years. Continued on A3
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Egg-cellent find Two-and-a-half-year-old Matthew Guay delights in finding one last chocolate Easter egg, during Saturday’s egg hunt at Robert Ostler Park. See more photos in the Scene and Heard feature on Page A4.
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Police described the scene as “chaotic” following a sevenvehicle accident on a hailcovered highway Friday. The accident occurred around 1 p.m. on the Inland Island Highway near Hamm Road. The road was covered in hail and it was raining heavily when the multivehicle accident occurred. According to RCMP, the driver of the first vehicle, a Chevrolet Cavalier, was travelling too fast for road conditions when he lost control of the car. As a result, two other vehicles were forced off the road as one went into a ditch while the other struck the centre median. Then, as other motorists tried to assist the injured, four more vehicles, unable to stop on the slick highway, were also involved in the accident. According to the BC Ambulance Service, 15 people required treatment, but were not seriously injured. As a precaution, three people were taken to Campbell River Hospital while another three were transported to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Comox. There were also three children in one of the cars, but none were injured. Comox Valley RCMP, ambulance paramedics and firefighters from Oyster River Volunteer fire Department were all on scene at the accident. A paramedic and emergency room doctor, both off-duty, also assisted in treating the injured. The driver of the Cavalier was ticketed for driving too fast for the road conditions.
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