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This unauthorised recreation area on Upper Campbell Lake was inundated with water from the storm in December 2014 and demonstrates the extent to which modifications are made.
BC Hydro, TimberWest crack down on camping in ‘Little America’ BC Hydro and TimberWest are “glamping” down on Little America. BC Hydro and TimberWest property along the shoreline of Upper Campbell Reservoir has been used for years by unauthorized campers, turning the areas into DIYenhanced recreational sites. Both landowners have encouraged people to use the managed campsites elsewhere around the
watershed, including those operated by BC Parks and Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations. But the unauthorized camping in two areas has grown to be a problem, according to BC Hydro. The locations are known by locals as Little America – near a wooden trestle – and Eagle Point, which is between Strathcona Park Lodge and the Highway 28 bridge over
Buttle Narrows. “BC Hydro is aware of the informal camping and we deal with the odd camping or squatters issue from time to time when it becomes problematic, but we were very surprised this summer to see the amount of roads and campsites along the shores of the reservoir,” says BC Hydro’s Stephen Watson. “We thought it was a handful of campers. But over the last 10
years or so it has grown to about 60 campsites and perhaps 150 or more people on weekends in the four areas of Little America. We’ve never seen it to this extent.” This summer and fall Watson spoke to some of the people, many of them from Campbell River, and the vast majority of the campsites appear to be set up in the spring and taken down in the fall. Continued on Pg. 2
A Campbell River pilot and his passenger from Prince Albert, Sask. have both died after last week’s helicopter crash near Paynton, Sask., approximately 200 km northwest of Saskatoon. The initial investigation determined the two men were contracted by SaskPower to do work in the area, and were using the helicopter to access the power lines, which was later confirmed by SaskPower, but no other details of the work being done were made available. The pilot has since been identified as 55-year-old Steven Wilson. Mayor Andy Adams told the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix the incident, “is a devastating loss for the immediate family and I do know there a lot of people rallying around them at this particular point,” adding the family is well-known and very active in the community, “and there will be an impact.” The helicopter was an MD 500D owned by Oceanview Helicopters, based out of Powell River, who issued a statement after the crash, saying, “We are saddened to confirm that one of our helicopters was involved in an accident yesterday afternoon (Thursday, Oct. 22), and that the pilot and one passenger suffered fatal injuries at the scene. We have been in contact with the pilot’s family and are in communication with the passenger’s employer, who is our client. Our thoughts and
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