The Longest Game: River player involved in record-breaking match News A7
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Council, mayor to clash over critical comments
Precarious rescue saves bald eagle
KRISTEN DOUGLAS CAMPBELL RIVER MIRROR
PAUL RUDAN CAMPBELL RIVER MIRROR
After dangling in a tree overnight, it didn’t look like the bald eagle was still alive. Entangled in what appeared to be a thick kite line, the distressed eagle had flown to a fir tree by the beach in Royston where it had become further entwined in the rope. On Tuesday night, a nearby resident contacted the Mountainaire Avian Rescue Society in Merville to let them know, but with darkness approaching there was little anyone could do. Help arrived Wednesday morning after another call was made to Campbell River tree specialist Steve Harding. Harding, the owner of Timberwolf Tree Service, helped people save their homes from fallen trees during the big storm in March and he’s rescued umpteen cats who have climbed into tall trees and can’t get down. He’s also developing a fine reputation for saving eagles. “He’s a great guy,” says Maj Birch, the long-time manager at Mountainaire. But this rescue would be difficult and it appeared doubtful the Continued on A3
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Steve Harding of Campbell River rappels from a seaside tree in Royston to rescue a bald eagle entangled in kite line. The eagle was taken to the Mountainaire Avian Rescue Centre in Merville and is expected to be okay.
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The mayor who incited rebellion against his own city council has now aroused rebellion from city councillors. Coun. Mary Storry took Mayor Walter Jakeway to task at Tuesday night’s council meeting for comments he made at a Rotary lunch reported in the Mirror on May 25. “Council is aware of the public comments made by the mayor at the Rotary meeting on May 23 and the subsequent news reports,” Storry said. “Council wishes to review and discuss the mayor’s role as council spokesperson and whether these recent comments accurately or appropriately reflect the will and view of council.” Storry took exception to the keynote address Jakeway delivered at the Rotary meeting at the Coast Discovery Inn. The outspoken mayor lambasted city staff and labelled the atmosphere at city hall as “toxic.” “The senior staff don’t get it, they really don’t,” Jakeway said in front of the noon hour Rotarians. “They don’t have the skill set, they cling to their policy documents.” Jakeway also waded back into city budget deliberations, which produced a 4-3 split on council
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with councillors Ryan Mennie, Claire Moglove, Larry Samson and Storry voting in favour of the budget and councillors Andy Adams, Ron Kerr and the mayor in opposition. Jakeway accused city staffers of playing “a game of divide and conquer” which “council fell for.” Jakeway’s comments re-ignited the flame that council tried to snuff out just weeks ago. When budget deliberations wrapped up one month ago, councillors were saying all the right things and agreed they have to work together. “There was concern about a fractured council,” Storry said at a council meeting April 24. “I want to put these concerns to Continued on A3
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