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Flaming lanterns released into sky It might have seemed like a good idea at the time, but sending up as many as 20 burning “sky lanterns” last Thursday evening was dangerous and reckless, according to the Campbell River Fire Department. Sky lanterns – also known as Chinese lanterns – are small hot air balloons made of paper with an opening on the bottom where a small fire, such as a candle, is suspended. They are typically launched for play or as part of a festivity. “The release of these open flame devices during the extreme fire conditions and fire bans in place is extremely dangerous and reckless,” Deputy Fire Chief Thomas Doherty says. “We are extremely fortunate that we were not faced with multiple fires spread across a large area of the city (that) night.” The fire department received reports of as many as 20 sky lanterns being released into the air on the beach in front of Dahl Road. A number of these lanterns travelled a fair distance inland before coming down and landing in residential areas and remote areas of brush. One sky lantern was reported landing on a cedar shake roof and fortunately Continued on Pg. 3
Ducks in a row
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Rubber duckies wait to be fished out of Centennial Pool Aug. 24 at the 26th annual Daybreak Rotary Duck Dip. Each duck represented a ticket buyer and was eligible to win one of the $15,360 in prizes if retrieved by a blindfolded representative of the duck race. Freddy Goodship won the top prize of $5,000 cash. See more pictures on Page 4.
Campbell River teachers choose not to picket, meet today Mike Davies Campbell RiveR miRRoR
According to Thomas Longridge,
School Division 72 (SD72) superintendent, the Campbell River District Teacher’s Association (CRDTA) has said it has no planned
pickets leading up to the beginning of September. But that could change depending on the outcome of a meeting to be
held with membership today. The school district is encouraging parents to register children for Continued on Pg. 5
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