This could become the longest election in BC recent history. Advance voting in our riding began last Thursday, October 15th, in the Campbell River Commons. Although Elections BC states it will release a preliminary count after 8 PM on election day, October 24th, the final count begins on Nov 6, and Return day (i.e.- the official count) is expected to be Monday Nov 16th.
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Election 2020: Forestry and fish are key issues in North Island riding
Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Forestry and fish are playing out as pivotal B.C. election issues in the North Island, as two party leaders paid a visit to the riding in the final week of their campaigns.
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Tide to table: A Quadra company’s response to COVID
Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Cameron Pirie knew his business was facing a watershed moment when the COVID-19 crisis hit the shores of B.C. this past spring.
The pandemic was ravaging export markets and the tourism and restaurant sectors without mercy.
As a result, the president of Walcan Seafood, a family-owned seafood processing company on Quadra Island, suddenly found himself sitting on $2 million worth of product he couldn’t find a market for.
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Election 2020: Party leaders in Campbell River this weekend
The leaders of BC’s two largest political parties were in Campbell River over the week-end.
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Aboriginal Head Start (AHS), childhood programs for Indigenous kids
Editor’s note: On Vancouver Island – There are AHS preschools in Campbell River and Courtenay, as well as approved projects in Courtenay and Nanaimo. There are also numerous AHS preschools on the Mainland.
the Discourse, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Lily Patzer speaks with enthusiasm as she talks about Aboriginal Head Start [AHS] — a program that she’s been involved with for twenty-five years.
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