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Fun at the fair Campbell River kids get a thrill on the mini version of Playland’s Hellevator, which shoots riders up and down a vertical pole. The fair came to town last weekend and set up shop in the empty lot beside Home Depot.
Trio vie for multi-million hospital race It’s a three-way race to win a building contract worth $600-million. A trio of consortiums are in the running to build two new hospitals in Courtenay and Campbell River as the request for proposals was officially announced
Monday. “The quality of the three shortlisted firms is very strong,” said Claire Moglove, chair of the Comox Strathcona Regional Hospital District. “Moving to (this) stage is a significant step in the development of the North
Island Hospitals Project, which will have such a positive impact on healthcare delivery in our region.” The list of consortiums vying for the two-hospital project was whittled down from eight to three last October. The three selected
to bid are Arbutus Healthcare Partners, Plenary Health and Tandem Health Partners. All three involve major building, engineering and design firms with an extensive history of health care construction in Continued on A4
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A pair of community-minded volunteers are planning to open a community-owned, and community-operated animal shelter but some residents have their doubts and would prefer to have the SPCA back. Campbell River’s Carol Chapman, an SPCA volunteer for more than 10 years, and Cyriel DeBruyne, manager of Quality Foods and who is deeply involved in the community, have met with the city and say they’ve been given the go ahead to resurrect the shelter. “We asked if we could have the old shelter, so we’re going to reopen the shelter,” Chapman said. “It’s officially called Campbell River Paws. We’re so excited. At the end of the day, for me, it’s all about the animals.” Chapman will be actively recruiting volunteers to fill the void left when the SPCA decided to pull the plug on its Campbell River operations at the end of March. “I think it’s really positive for the community to operate its own shelter,” Chapman said. The plan is to run the shelter with all volunteers, with the exception of one paid staff, possibly a former SPCA worker. The group, which will be dubbed Campbell River Paws, plans to share the existing shelter with Coastal Animal Control, which will be in charge of animal enforcement. Campbell River Continued on A3
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