Campbell River Mirror, July 27, 2012

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City hall control freaks at it again KRISTEN DOUGLAS CAMPBELL RIVER MIRROR

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Blair Mark, 16, was surprised last Saturday to discover the city has installed speed bumps over a culvert at the bottom of a hill on Galerno Road. The speed bumps were installed without any notice to protect the culvert from damage caused by vehicles travelling at higher speeds.

Sudden appearance of speed bumps sends young skateboarder for a loop KRISTEN DOUGLAS CAMPBELL RIVER MIRROR

New speed bumps on Galerno Road are slowing down traffic

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but they also landed one Campbell River teen in the hospital. Blair Mark, 16, spent his Saturday night at Campbell River hospital after hitting the speed

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bumps while on his skateboard. Mark had just returned home from racing his car at Saratoga Speedway, when he, his younger brother Alex, 15, and a friend, 14,

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decided to go for a quick board around the neighbourhood. Mark’s mother, Noreen Pollock, said the kids typically ride Continued on A5

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A positive turning point for the city turned sour at council Tuesday night as the company poised to transform downtown took exception to conditions in its building permit. Seymour Pacific Developments and Broadstreet Properties Ltd. CEO Sean Roy was in attendance to see council approve a major development permit application for the company’s new headquarters on five lots that border Alder, Dubeau, and Beech streets, and St. Ann’s Road. Continued on A7

WebPoll We asked: Will you be vacationing locally? You said: Yes – 171 votes (70%) No – 30 votes (29%) Today’s question: Do you like Premier Christy Clark’s conditions for the Gateway pipeline? Vote at campbellrivermirror.com

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