There was a truck accident in the 1400 block of Whaletown Road, just outside of Squirrel Cove, yesterday.
Jane Campbell From BC Emergency Health Services informed Cortes Currents that the ambulance received a call at 9:56 AM and quickly responded.
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Around 10:15 AM on Saturday, I was involved in a five car ‘near accident’ on Squirrel Cove Road. It wasn’t a pile up because each of us managed to avoid hitting the other cars as we were sliding backwards. At least two of us went into the ditch to accomplish this.
Someone just sent in this photo which depicts four of the vehicles. The fifth was a little red car tucked in neatly behind the white truck at the back of the row.
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(Transcript of the radio program, with edits)
Eli McKenty had been Cortes Island’s Interim Fire Chief for 15 days when I interviewed him. He was actually the Department’s preferred choice as Fire Chief five months ago, but turned the job down, so they hired someone from Alberta. After five months of a six month trial period, the Cortes Island Fire Department came to the conclusion that ‘aspects of Dave Ives’ leadership style were at odds with the culture of our fire department’ and he was dismissed. McKenty agreed to be the Fire Chief until they can find a replacement.
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At approximately 11:30 PM on Tuesday, June 21, Quadra RCMP received a report of a single motor vehicle accident on Cortes Island.
Their subsequent press release states, “The driver was pronounced dead on scene and the passenger was transported to the hospital with serious injuries. The passenger is currently in stable condition. Speed is believed to be a factor in the collision. The investigation is ongoing.”
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