Kristen Douglas

Centre court at the Campbell River Common Mall came alive Saturday during the twice monthly indoor market (below).  Violinist Blaine Waldbauer serenades market  goers. The market returns to the  Campbell River Common on April 1 and 29.

MARKET BRINGS MALL TO LIFE

Centre court at the Campbell River Common Mall came alive Saturday

Centre court at the Campbell River Common Mall came alive Saturday during the twice monthly indoor market (below).  Violinist Blaine Waldbauer serenades market  goers. The market returns to the  Campbell River Common on April 1 and 29.

City moves forward on airport investment

The city will spend nearly $400,000 on a new jet fueling facility at the Campbell River Airport

The Strathcona Regional District is attempting to purchase this building on Cedar Street which it has been leasing since 2008.

Regional district looks to borrow $2 million to buy its own building

The Strathcona Regional District is seeking approval from voters to borrow more than $2 million to purchase its own building

The Strathcona Regional District is attempting to purchase this building on Cedar Street which it has been leasing since 2008.
Preliminary sketches for a 97-unit apartment building on the corner of Rockland and the South Island Highway look like this. The image, however, is only a conceptual design and is subject to change.

Controversial development moves forward

A proposed 97-unit apartment building that some residents fear could trigger a catastrophic mudslide is one step closer to reality

Preliminary sketches for a 97-unit apartment building on the corner of Rockland and the South Island Highway look like this. The image, however, is only a conceptual design and is subject to change.
Kristen Douglas

The pitfalls of springing forward

As someone who really treasures sleep – and getting as much shut…

Kristen Douglas
Campbell River firefighter Shawn Hall, holds onto the main attraction while firefighter Mike Dumont, left, and Fire Chief Ian Baikie, right, look on during the grand finale at the Community Centre during Saturday's Fashion Inferno, a fundraiser for the Professional Firefighters Burn Fund that featured dinner, dancing, silent and live auctions and a fashion show featuring Campbell River's finest.

VIDEO: Campbell River’s finest on fire

Campbell River hosted its annual Fashion Inferno last weekend to raise money for the Professional Firefighters Burn Fund

Campbell River firefighter Shawn Hall, holds onto the main attraction while firefighter Mike Dumont, left, and Fire Chief Ian Baikie, right, look on during the grand finale at the Community Centre during Saturday's Fashion Inferno, a fundraiser for the Professional Firefighters Burn Fund that featured dinner, dancing, silent and live auctions and a fashion show featuring Campbell River's finest.
Tristine Pederson signs a petition in support of a $10 per day childcare plan during an awareness and support campaign Saturday in Spirit Square.

Campbell Riverites advocate for $10/day childcare

Early Childhood Educators braved what seemed like all the elements – wind gusts, rain and even a bout of snow – on Saturday

Tristine Pederson signs a petition in support of a $10 per day childcare plan during an awareness and support campaign Saturday in Spirit Square.

Businesses suffer parking headache

Business owners along 11th Avenue say parking problems plague the area and…

Campbell River turns down Communities in Bloom program

Campbell River turns down invitation to participate in a special edition of Communities in Bloom

Campbell River council endorses new plan for downtown revitalization

City council has endorsed a detailed design plan for an overhaul of the city’s downtown core

Kristen Douglas

We’re all the same on Ash Wednesday

Last year, around this very same time, I wrote a column that…

Kristen Douglas
City council has approved a zoning amendment that will prohibit pay parking at the new Campbell River Hospital site.

Council bans pay parking at hospital

There will be no pay parking at the new Campbell River Hospital if the city gets its way

City council has approved a zoning amendment that will prohibit pay parking at the new Campbell River Hospital site.

Regional district sets 2017 budget

The Strathcona Regional District has approved a financial plan that includes a six per cent tax increase for Campbell River taxpayers

City approves fee increase for field use

Council moves from per-player, per-sport, per-season to simplified per-hour pricing system

The Strathcona Regional District and School District 72 have established a liaison committee to discuss the future of educational delivery and potential closing and repurposing of schools.

SD 72, regional district work to improve relationship

The Strathcona Regional District is working to strengthen its relationship with the school district and has formed a new committee

The Strathcona Regional District and School District 72 have established a liaison committee to discuss the future of educational delivery and potential closing and repurposing of schools.

Regional district cancels next meeting due to conflicts

Strathcona Regional District directors have cancelled their next board meeting

Island Health wants to find safer alternatives to solitary injection sites.

‘Significant’ rise in region overdose deaths

Island Health wants to establish overdose prevention sites in smaller Island cities like Campbell River

Island Health wants to find safer alternatives to solitary injection sites.

Fitness centre gets the okay in Campbellton

Operation gets three-year temporary use permit to continue operating in industrial zone

Robron turf field to get a new name

The Robron turf field is getting a new name as city council has approved selling naming rights to the venue

Council urged to continue on with parking fee ban

Campbell Riverites urge city council to follow through on banning pay parking at the new Campbell River Hospital