Campbell River Mirror, October 10, 2014

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Fireighters and neighbours watch as a Storries Beach workshop is engulfed in flames Tuesday evening. Fireighters and neighbours watch as a Storries Beach workshop is engulfed in flames Tuesday evening.

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Fire destroys workshop in Stories Beach area area

No one was injured, but a workNo one wasStories injured, but area a workshop in the Beach was shop in the destroyed Stories Beach areaTueswas completely by fire completely day evening.destroyed by fire TuesdayAtevening. 5:45 p.m. on Oct. 7, crews At 5:45 on Oct. crews from both p.m. Campbell River7,fire stafrom both Campbell River fire tions were dispatched to respondstato tions were dispatched to respond a reported fire in a workshop ontoa a reported fire in a workshop on a

large property in the 3900 block of large in the 3900 block of Southproperty Island Highway, according South Island Highway,River according to a City of Campbell press to a City of Campbell River press release. release. “On arrival, crews confirmed “On was arrival, crewssmoke confirmed there a heavy issuthere was a heavy smoke ing from the roof area of aissu30ing from thetwo-floor roof areastructure. of a 30by 40-foot, by 40-foot, two-floor structure.

Shortly after fire suppression operaShortly after fire suppression operations commenced, a large portion tions largethe portion of thecommenced, upper floor aand roof of the upper andstructural the roof collapsed. Thefloor partial collapsed. The partial collapse combined with structural the mulcollapse combined the multiple on-site hazardswith significantly tiple on-site hazards significantly increased the risk to the firefightincreased the riskFire to the firefighters, ” says Deputy Chief Chris ers,” says Deputy Fire Chief Chris

Vrabel. “An excavator, provided by “An excavator, provided by aVrabel. local contractor, was called in to a local contractor, was called in to assist with the operation by pulling assist the withremaining the operation by pulling down portion of the down the remaining portiondebris of the roof structure and removing roof structure and removing debris from the initial collapse, which from the initial collapse, which assisted firefighters in completely assisted firefighters in” completely extinguishing the blaze. extinguishing the blaze.”

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The Thelatest latestcandidate candidatetotoenter enterthe the city’s mayoral race was once city’s mayoral race was onceatatthe the centre centreofofcontroversy controversyatatthe thecity city council counciltable. table. Steve Steve Wood, Wood, who who announced announced this week his intention this week his intentiontotorun runfor for mayor, is being remembered for his mayor, is being remembered for his last term on council as an absentee last term on council as an absentee councillor. councillor. Wood, who served two consecuservedintwo tiveWood, terms who on council theconsecu1990s, tive terms on council in the 1990s, including between 1996-1999, including between missed several council1996-1999, meetings missed several throughout his lastcouncil year onmeetings Campthroughout last year on Campbell River cityhis council. bell River city council. In November 1998, Wood took In November 1998, Wood and took a job on the Lower Mainland on the Lower Mainland and bya job January 1999 had only attended by January 1999 had only attended two regularly scheduled council two regularly scheduled meetings, according to an oldcouncil news meetings, according an old news report in the CampbelltoRiver Mirror. report in the Campbell River Mirror. Wood held on to his council seat by Wood held on to his council seat by

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