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Bute Inlet crash claims former MLA AlistAir tAylor Campbell RiveR miRRoR
A former B.C. MLA has died in a plane crash in Bute Inlet north of Campbell River. The BC Coroners Service confirmed Harold Long as the man who died in the float plane crash near Stuart Island, in the mouth of Bute Inlet on Tuesday. Long, 72, from Powell River, served as MLA for the Mackenzie riding (as it was then named) from 1986 to 1991 and again as Liberal MLA for the riding of Powell RiverSunshine Coast from 2001 to 2005. Long was the pilot and sole occupant of a DHC-2 Beaver float plane that was spotted overturned in Bute Inlet on the west side of Stuart Island, about 40 km north of Campbell River, late Tuesday afternoon. Search-and-rescue technicians, the Canadian Coast Guard and RCMP attended the scene, confirmed Long’s
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Acting Mayor Mary Storry, left, and Peter Davies present the new utility box visible from South Alder and Rockland streets which Davies illustrated. The box replaces an aging water pipe in the area.
The mural of the city’s water story Kristen DouglAs
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t didn’t take long for taggers to put their mark on a brandnew utility box near the corner of South Alder and Rockland;
so the city came up with a creative solution to deter vandalism while educating the public at the same time. Using the artistic genius of Campbell River resident Peter Davies, the city dressed the box in
a colourful wrap which illustrates the journey of the city’s drinking water. Acting Mayor Coun. Mary Storry presented the box to city staff and members of the media Wednesday afternoon, while pro-
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