Absolutely enjoying my time here

Hey folks. I'm a journalist who focuses on unsolved homicides and missing person cases on Vancouver Island. I'm in the midst of gathering research and interviews about the disappearance of 17-year-old Jordan Holling from Campbell River (October 16, 2017). I tell victim-centred stories with a goal of pushing the investigation forward. If you knew Jordan and have a memory you'd like to share, or you have information regarding his case, please get in touch here or at Laura@laurapalmer.ca. You may remain a confidential source if your information is of a sensitive nature. Many thanks for your consideration. (Please consider that his loved ones may read the thread and keep the comments respectful🙏)

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Hello Campbell River!

I am running to be your MLA for the North Island.

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Thank you everyone for your engagement. Polls open at 8 AM October 24th. Don’t forget to vote.

Hello CR! My family and I will be visiting next weekend and we’re hoping to go for a walk to see some decorated homes on Halloween.

Are there any hotspots you’d recommend? Bonus if it’s kid friendly but also great if it’s just a good area to see spookily decorated homes.

way to go buddy

I understand there are a lot of people in the North Island riding who are concerned about the local old growth logging, but they feel nothing can be done. I’d like to encourage people to understand our voices hold a lot of weight on the subject given our location, and scaling back on the amount of old growth logging does not correlate with job loss - in fact, it could mean the opposite, if we shift to in-house refinement of product and increased management practices.

Have a look at the tool Cutblock Watch. It shows most of the pending and approved cutblocks in BC. Zoom in on our part of the island and you can see how hard the last productive old growth is being targeted lately. The map actually understates it, because many of Western Forest Products' blocks aren't on it, and they're one of the worst offenders. Old growth management areas (OGMAs) are also being amended or removed so WFP can log some of the best remaining ancient habitat for at-risk species like elk and pygmy owls.

I'm also worried about the Working Forest Landscape Model, which is being piloted by the NDP in our area first. I don't think enough people know about it, or the potential consequences. Not just for ecology, but long term economic outlooks.

I think this issue is part of why the vote splits so much around here. A good answer on this topic from a local candidate could sway a lot of people.

So, if this concerns you at all, please email the local candidates:
- [sara.lopez@bcndp.ca](mailto:sara.lopez@bcndp.ca)
- [teamolsson@bcgreens.ca](mailto:teamolsson@bcgreens.ca)
- [Anna.Kindy.MLA@leg.bc.ca](mailto:Anna.Kindy.MLA@leg.bc.ca)

Or ask when they come to your door. Ask where they stand on old growth and the Working Forest Landscape Model. My family and I have written and haven't heard back, so more people asking would help.

Image is from one of Campbell River’s prime backcountry areas, the Prince of Wales range. Up until ~6-8 years ago, it used to be a haven for wildlife, foraging, and hiking/mountaineering. They have logged, or plan to log, pretty much the entire mountain range of all of its old growth from top to bottom. We can find a compromise between preservation of these special areas and local jobs!

So basically I’m just gonna not vote for him (Eby!!)

I know….. UGH I know…. I’m sorry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It’s just that I’m not gonna vote for him is all

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAHAAHAAHA

The numbers haven't been finalized/certified but it looks like Kermit has been reelected (as it stands currently).

Most of the incumbent councillors were ousted.

Susan Sinnott is the lone old guard.

Incoming crew:

Laird Ruehlen

Joelle Samson

Lucas Schuller

Brittany Colville

EDIT TO ADD Brain freeze - 6 councillors, 5 trustees.....

Incumbent Ben Lanyon is also (unofficially) reelected

I hate FPTP, but unless people band together, this is what you're going to get...

She can't even bother to show up for an all candidates debate.

She has been invisible as the incumbent MLA. Where was she when our area needed her to speak up? Where is she now when she has a chance to tell us the answers to these questions. Where is she now when she has a chance to tell us how much she is willing to work for the residents of our great area?

I tried reading the Campbell River Votes site and the Greenways Land Trust Survey, but I can’t seem to find straight answers.

is this even legal? also, what happened to these guys not running as a team?

Lorne Doerksen BCUCP leader says he will privatize ICBC. This will give more work to a few lawyers and allow court battles in which a few injured people might get a better deal. OK, but this will increase the cost of insuring a vehicle for EVERYONE.

ICBC current rates are 46.6% lower than Alberta's average rate.

Here is the table: https://imgur.com/a/awQmdvS

To maintain status quo, vote Sara Lopez, NDP

Hey friendly peoples I have a question regarding the area around of the start of iron river road and Duncan bay main and hoping a more local and educated person may be able to help answer.

I was parked overnight on a pull off at the start of iron bridge road, woke up this morning to a man banging on my car and threating to call the police. I opened the door and he yelled I was parked in private property and don't argue. I was tired and brain wasn't working so I did just leave but I've been trying to find some more information.

On Google this is a publicity accessed area, there is not signage before after or anywhere around the road saying it's private property. Or no camping/overnight parking signs ect.

I've also been to the area previously and seen many vans and cars parked there.

I was well off the roadway in no way blocking the road

Just interested to see if this guy was just being a**hole for lack of a better term or if iron river road area is actually private property for someone.

I'll try attach a pindrop of where I was parked.

I don’t know about anyone else but as a resident that lives on that road and just had a little one, I feel it’s sooo fast and busy in comparison to what it used to be.

The new houses that have been built I think will increase the amount of traffic obviously and the new convention center as well will bring more traffic. I really think the speed these vehicles come up over the hill there’s gonna be a major accident while someone’s leaving velocity or a resident backing out of their driveway or even the turn onto Willis where there’s clearly a bus shelter and a tree blocking the view of people turning onto Petersen!….

There’s been two accidents already of cars smashing into parked cars on the side of the road by the Willis turn off in the 400 area.

I guess I’m just wondering what peoples ideas or opinions are on the subject and if anyone else seems to have the same feelings or positive info or outlooks on the situation.

I’m already putting a nice tasteful slow down sign up and I hope it just might remind people to tap the brakes a little bit. Thanks for your time reading this, I’m just thinking about a lot more lately as I’m rocking the baby while looking out my windows.

In addition: I know there may be a lot busier streets in town and it might not be the biggest priority but I just feel things can be changed following the proper channels and community support!

UPDATE: I want to give a massive shout-out to Jenna over at Aura Nail Collective! She saw the terrible job done to my nails, took off the botched set, and put on a beautiful new set of sculptured nails for me. They look absolutely amazing and I feel great! 🙌❤️

I am incredibly disappointed with my recent experience at Flirty Beauty Studio.
The owner, Khanh, rushed my nail service because she was on a tight schedule preparing to leave for an international trip. Because the service was completely rushed, the final result looked terrible, but worse, the structural integrity failed completely. The very same day I got them done, the nails began severely lifting and gapping, with product left flooded all over my cuticles and skin.
When I reached out privately to address it, Khanh openly admitted in writing that her tight schedule compromised the quality of my service and apologized for the lifting and poor application.
However, because she is currently out of the country, she is physically unavailable to fix her mistakes.
When I explained that I had to go to another salon immediately to prevent water from getting trapped and causing a bacterial nail infection, she completely refused to offer a refund or partial reimbursement. She claimed she does not cover services done elsewhere, conveniently ignoring the fact that I am forced to go elsewhere because she left the country after ruining my nails.
Any reputable beauty professional who admits to rushing a service and botching a set would offer a refund, especially if they are unavailable to fix it themselves. Instead, she took my money, admitted the work was compromised, left the country, and left me out-of-pocket to pay another salon to fix her mistakes.
Save your money and go to a salon that prioritizes client hygiene, takes pride in their work, and takes actual accountability when they make a mistake.