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Disoriented on New Year’s Eve Search and Rescue officials conducted a successful overnight New Year’s hunt for a 61-year-old Campbell River man who had become “disoriented” during a fishing outing along the Oyster River. Campbell River RCMP Sergeant Craig Massey reports that the angler was found in good condition on a logging road at 8 a.m. New Year’s Day. At 8:30 p.m. New Year’s Eve Campbell River RCMP received a report of the lost fisherman. A Campbell River male reported that he and his father had been fishing in the area at approximately 3:30 p.m. when they became separated. “When his father failed to return to their vehicle he enlisted the assistance of additional family members. Campbell River Search and Rescue searched throughout the night eventually locating Continued on A2
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They’re off! A couple of hundred polar swimmers dashed to the water at Saratoga Beach on New Year’s Day. The annual Polar Bear Swim is a New Year’s tradition that allows participants to shake off the cobwebs of the old year (and any lingering effect of New Year’s Eve festivities). See more pictures on A2.
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Defunct mill equals $1.8m tax loss BRIAN KIERAN CAMPBELL RIVER MIRROR
A change in the property assessment value of the defunct Catalyst Elk Falls pulp mill is going to result in a 2012 tax revenue loss to Campbell River in the range of $1.8 million, City Manager Andy
Laidlaw said Tuesday. If that loss was transferred directly to residential taxpayers, they would be required to pay 12 per cent more in property tax this year, Laidlaw estimates. But Campbell River Mayor Walter Jakeway is determined there will be no property tax hikes for
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homeowners this year. In an interview prior to the Catalyst notification from the BC Assessment Authority (BCAA) he said: “My personal intention is to have a zero per cent tax increase in 2012. That’s my personal goal and I’m sure I can bring a few other councillors along with me
without having to cut services too badly.” The BCAA announced Tuesday that the equipment removal at the former Catalyst Elk Falls pulp and paper mill means it no longer meets the legislative requirements for a major industrial property.
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