Campbell River Mirror, April 20, 2012

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Twenty-six people voiced their opinions on the tax increase in front of city council Tuesday night. All but one woman condemned council for supporting a 13.6 per cent residential tax hike and urged councillors and city staff to go back and take another look at the budget. “The people behind me know Continued on A5

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With spring conditions developing, river guide and search and rescue expert Jamie Turko is warning the public about a log virtually spanning across the Campbell River that will be hazardous to recreational users of the river.

Fallen tree creates hazard on river ALISTAIR TAYLOR CAMPBELL RIVER MIRROR

Jamie Turko is warning recreational river users about a log hazard that virtually spans the width of the Campbell River. “We have an old growth hemlock that’s been here for a couple of hundred years that fell

into the Campbell River March reational users. 12 during the giant windstorm “My main concern is anyone that we had,” said Turko, owner that’s out on the river for them of Destiny River to be aware and Adventures, a long to make sure that time river guide and they’re safe and can search and rescue get around this.” volunteer. “Now The log is hard it’s creating a river- campbellrivermirror.com to avoid because it wide hazard to recreaches almost from

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bank to bank. It was one of the largest hemlock trees on the banks of the Campbell River and now there’s only about 20 feet between either bank and the tree itself. And that presents a hazard to inner tubers and people who like to float down the river on sunny days. Continued on A3

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