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City bucks fire ban It’s not quite that dry here, says Fire Chief Ian Baikie Kristen Douglas Campbell RiveR miRRoR
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Provincial government and BC Hydro bigwigs were in Campbell River Friday morning to officially begin construction on the $1 billion project to rebuild the John Hart Generating Station with a 2.1 kilometre tunnel and an underground power plant. Pictured here (from) left are Comox Valley MLA Don McRae, Minister of Energy and Mines Bill Bennett and the brand new president and CEO of BC Hydro Jessica McDonald. Read the full story in Friday’s Mirror.
Campbell River is allowing campfires within the city limits despite a fire ban imposed by the province last week. The Coastal Fire Centre banned all campfires and open burning on Crown lands and at provincial campsites and parks as of last Thursday. But Fire Chief Ian Baikie said last weekend’s rainfall, cooling temperatures, and rainy weather forecast make a fire ban in Campbell River unnecessary. “The provincial ban just didn’t follow the science. We just didn’t have the dryness that usually accompanies a campfire ban,” Baikie said Continued on Page 2
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