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Thefts, assaults on the rise Thefts and assaults are increasing in Campbell River, according to the RCMP quarterly report. The report spans from April to the end of June, and the amount of calls the detachment received was about the same this year as last year, according to RCMP Insp. Lyle Gelinas. However, the number of assaults went up from 91 last year to 122 this year. Also, theft over $5,000 went up from three last year to 23 this year, and theft under $5,000 rose from 181 last year to 243 this year. But Sgt. Craig Massey of the Campbell River RCMP pointed out that the reports fluctuate and that snapshots showing three months of statistics can seem more alarming than they actually are. He expects the numbers for these categories will go down again in the coming months. On a positive note, frauds went down, from 31 last year to 22 this year, and traffic collisions went from 95 last year to 74 this year. The current priorities of the Campbell River RCMP are: police community relations directed at youth safety in aboriginal communities, and communication Continued on A2
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Gathering ducks Kayakers Emily Toman (front) and Marie-Louise Mulder collect rubber duckies that competed in the Quacker 5000 Duck Race on the Campbell River Sunday. This annual Daybreak Rotary Club fundraiser generates money for the club’s charitable projects throughout the year. See more pictures on Page A6.
DFO authorizes fish farm cull of sea lions, seals RENÉE ANDOR CAMPBELL RIVER MIRROR
For the first time ever, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has posted fish farm reports of mammal killings
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on its website, and some find the numbers shocking. In the first quarterly period from Jan.-March 2011, posted on the website on Aug. 24, DFO issued permits to kill 141 California sea lions, 37 harbour seals,
and two Steller sea lions. Catherine Stewart, with Living Oceans Society, said the numbers worry her. “The fact that they are acknowledging shooting and killing over 140 of them in just the first quar-
ter alone seems to indicate that the problem is not getting better, it’s getting worse,” said Stewart of the California sea lions. “What is the number going to be for the entire year? Why is it so high?” Continued on A2
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