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Councillor’s participation may face court challenge, mayor says Kristen Douglas Campbell RiveR miRRoR
Mayor Walter Jakeway served noticed at Tuesday’s council meeting that a group of citizens may legally challenge Coun. Ryan Mennie finishing out his council term from Alberta. Jakeway said a group of concerned residents may be advancing the challenge. “There may be a legal challenge for the whole arrangement of the remote situation that we have tonight as we’re heading into the future,” Jakeway said. “Everybody should be on notice we may have a legal challenge in the future.” Mennie participated in Tuesday’s council meeting via Skype. Mennie said he Skyped with his iPad and followed along with the live broadcast of the meeting on the city’s website using his laptop. “The Skype session worked very well for me,” Mennie said. “Other than my larger than life presence on the screen, it was like I was in the room and had no problem hearing or participating in the discussion.” He said that following the regular council meeting, he also participated in the in-camera session of the meeting by phone in the committee room. Continued on Pg. 3
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Ryan “Curly” Cook gets busy on his chunk of Douglas Fir during the opening day of Transformations on the Shore. This is the 18th annual carving competition and continues through the weekend at Frank James Park in Willow Point. Just follow the sound of chainsaws.
Area D decision tomorrow Kristen Douglas
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Area D residents will finally head to the polls tomorrow. A total of 535 property owners will be asked whether or not they wish to join the city of Campbell River in order to receive city sewer service. The issue has been ongoing for two years, since the city first proposed amalgamation with northern Area
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D in order to get those properties off septic systems. Brenda Leigh, Strathcona Regional District director for Area D, said she is expecting a good number of people will turn out to vote. “By all reports, the two advance polls have been wellrun and I trust we can look forward to a big turnout on Saturday, June 28 at Ocean Grove School,” Leigh said. “I have the utmost respect for the intelligence of the people in Area D and I trust that they will take this vote
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