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Screengrab from video by local resident Mike Germunstad shows two cougars moments before one of them lunges at his dog on April 4, 2019 in the woods just west of Campbell River.

VIDEO: Local man rescues dog from cougars near Campbell River

Mike Germunstad grabbed dog by ‘the scruff of the neck’ as cougar approached

Screengrab from video by local resident Mike Germunstad shows two cougars moments before one of them lunges at his dog on April 4, 2019 in the woods just west of Campbell River.
The global budgeting system used for funding hospitals in B.C. is being called into question following a public forum in Campbell River. The Campbell River hospital is shown in a July 2018 file photo.

Islanders call hospital funding system into question

Changes could increase volume of patients treated, says UBC prof

The global budgeting system used for funding hospitals in B.C. is being called into question following a public forum in Campbell River. The Campbell River hospital is shown in a July 2018 file photo.
Island Health officials heard complaints from North Island residents about overcrowding at North Island hospitals. File photo

‘It breaks our hearts and spirits’: Health care advocates decry overcrowded hospitals

Capacity increased to 105 beds at Campbell River hospital; Island Health says more efforts underway

Island Health officials heard complaints from North Island residents about overcrowding at North Island hospitals. File photo
Liberal MP Jody Wilson-Raybould is shown with Musgamagw Dzawada’enuxw hereditary chiefs in a photo posted to Twitter on Sunday.

Jody Wilson-Raybould honoured at ceremony on Vancouver Island amid controversy

Show of support comes as SNC-Lavalin controversy deepens

Liberal MP Jody Wilson-Raybould is shown with Musgamagw Dzawada’enuxw hereditary chiefs in a photo posted to Twitter on Sunday.
An 11-year-old boy died in an ATV rollover near Squirrel Cove, Cortes Island on March 28, 2019. Image from Google Maps

Campaign launched for family of boy, 11, killed in ATV rollover on Cortes Island

Police say child was found pinned beneath off-road vehicle

An 11-year-old boy died in an ATV rollover near Squirrel Cove, Cortes Island on March 28, 2019. Image from Google Maps
Broderick Burkhart-Thorne, 11, died on Cortes Island in a tragic incident involving an off-road vehicle on March 28, 2019. Photo courtesy Misty Thorne

UPDATED: Boy, 11, dies in ATV rollover on small B.C. island

Police say child was found pinned beneath off-road vehicle

Broderick Burkhart-Thorne, 11, died on Cortes Island in a tragic incident involving an off-road vehicle on March 28, 2019. Photo courtesy Misty Thorne
An 11-year-old boy died in an ATV rollover near Squirrel Cove, Cortes Island on March 28, 2019. Image from Google Maps

Eleven-year-old boy dies in ATV rollover near Campbell River

Police say child was found pinned beneath off-road vehicle on Cortes Island

An 11-year-old boy died in an ATV rollover near Squirrel Cove, Cortes Island on March 28, 2019. Image from Google Maps
Campbell River’s Michael Stevantoni shot his feature film Desert Shores during 12 sweltering days in Southern California in 2015. Image from michaelstevantoni.com

Vancouver Island filmmaker returns from Hollywood to screen award-winning movie

Michael Stevantoni to speak at April 16 screening of his film Desert Shores in Campbell River

Campbell River’s Michael Stevantoni shot his feature film Desert Shores during 12 sweltering days in Southern California in 2015. Image from michaelstevantoni.com
Aerial view of a fish farm off the coast of northern Vancouver Island. File photo

Farmed Atlantic salmon in B.C. unaffected by virus, researchers find

Effects of piscine orthoreovirus, or PRV, under increased scrutiny following Federal Court decision

Aerial view of a fish farm off the coast of northern Vancouver Island. File photo
A DFO biologist at a fish farm in the Okisollo Channel, northeast of Quadra Island, on Oct. 31, 2018. File photo

Ottawa won’t appeal Federal Court ruling on farmed salmon virus

Review of piscine orthoreovirus policy ongoing, says DFO

A DFO biologist at a fish farm in the Okisollo Channel, northeast of Quadra Island, on Oct. 31, 2018. File photo
A broken water main causes flooding on Hilchey Road in Campbell River on March 12, 2019. Photo by David Gordon Koch/Campbell River Mirror

Campbell River residents frustrated after broken water main floods homes twice

City workers shut down water service after water main failed Tuesday afternoon

A broken water main causes flooding on Hilchey Road in Campbell River on March 12, 2019. Photo by David Gordon Koch/Campbell River Mirror
A photo posted to Twitter by the Campbell River Fire Department shows firefighters responding a boat fire in Discovery Harbour Marina on March 7.

Pleasure craft blaze contained by firefighters in Campbell River marina

Fire erupted on 39-foot vessel in Discover Harbour Marina

A photo posted to Twitter by the Campbell River Fire Department shows firefighters responding a boat fire in Discovery Harbour Marina on March 7.
First responders at the scene of a gas leak following a motor vehicle incident on the Island Highway Sunday. Photo by David Gordon Koch/Campbell River Mirror

UPDATED: Driver lost consciousness before Campbell River crash

Island Highway closed for several hours following collision that caused gas leak

First responders at the scene of a gas leak following a motor vehicle incident on the Island Highway Sunday. Photo by David Gordon Koch/Campbell River Mirror
First responders at the scene of a gas leak following a motor vehicle incident on the Island Highway Sunday. Photo by David Gordon Koch/Campbell River Mirror

Gas leak closes highway after vehicle crashes into Campbell River store

Driver taken to hospital in single-vehicle incident, says fire captain

First responders at the scene of a gas leak following a motor vehicle incident on the Island Highway Sunday. Photo by David Gordon Koch/Campbell River Mirror
First responders carry a man from the scene of a motor vehicle incident in Oyster River on Thursday night. Photo courtesy Oyster River Fire Rescue

Driver in hospital after plummeting from steep embankment in Oyster River

Incident took place around midnight south of Campbell River

First responders carry a man from the scene of a motor vehicle incident in Oyster River on Thursday night. Photo courtesy Oyster River Fire Rescue
The Salmon Point Restaurant and Pub lies smouldering while firefighters conduct clean-up operations following a March 1 blaze. An investigation has traced the fire to the upper dining area. Photo by Curtis Papove

UPDATE: Police treating Salmon Point pub fire as ‘suspicious’

Blaze traced to origin but cause remains unknown, says fire chief

The Salmon Point Restaurant and Pub lies smouldering while firefighters conduct clean-up operations following a March 1 blaze. An investigation has traced the fire to the upper dining area. Photo by Curtis Papove
Liberal MPs Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott take part in a cabinet shuffle at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Monday, Jan. 14, 2019. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press

North Island politicians weigh in on SNC-Lavalin affair

NDP MP Rachel Blaney and Conservative candidate Shelley Downey echo party leaders

Liberal MPs Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott take part in a cabinet shuffle at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Monday, Jan. 14, 2019. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press
Sylas Thompson, 11, on Tyee Spit after a polar bear swim on Jan. 24, 2019. Photo by David Gordon Koch/Campbell River Mirror

Vancouver Island boy braves ocean chill to raise $30,000 for the poor

Polar bear swimmer Sylas Thompson attains goal for Campbell River anti-poverty groups

Sylas Thompson, 11, on Tyee Spit after a polar bear swim on Jan. 24, 2019. Photo by David Gordon Koch/Campbell River Mirror
The Salmon Point Restaurant and Pub lies smouldering while firefighters conduct clean up operations. The pub caught fire sometime before 5 a.m. March 1. Photo by Curtis Papove

Salmon Point Pub patrons lament gathering place destroyed by flames

Cause of Campbell River area fire remains unknown, says Oyster River fire chief

The Salmon Point Restaurant and Pub lies smouldering while firefighters conduct clean up operations. The pub caught fire sometime before 5 a.m. March 1. Photo by Curtis Papove
Kelly Kafka, the victim in a Feb. 28 hit-and-run in Campbell River, is shown in an undated photo posted to GoFundMe by Woss resident Don Baker.

Woss resident in medically-induced coma following hit-and-run in Campbell River

Friends of Kelly Kafka raising funds; police asking for witnesses to come forward

Kelly Kafka, the victim in a Feb. 28 hit-and-run in Campbell River, is shown in an undated photo posted to GoFundMe by Woss resident Don Baker.