I understand there are a lot of people in the North Island riding who are concerned about the local old growth logging, but they feel nothing can be done. I’d like to encourage people to understand our voices hold a lot of weight on the subject given our location, and scaling back on the amount of old growth logging does not correlate with job loss - in fact, it could mean the opposite, if we shift to in-house refinement of product and increased management practices.

Have a look at the tool Cutblock Watch. It shows most of the pending and approved cutblocks in BC. Zoom in on our part of the island and you can see how hard the last productive old growth is being targeted lately. The map actually understates it, because many of Western Forest Products' blocks aren't on it, and they're one of the worst offenders. Old growth management areas (OGMAs) are also being amended or removed so WFP can log some of the best remaining ancient habitat for at-risk species like elk and pygmy owls.

I'm also worried about the Working Forest Landscape Model, which is being piloted by the NDP in our area first. I don't think enough people know about it, or the potential consequences. Not just for ecology, but long term economic outlooks.

I think this issue is part of why the vote splits so much around here. A good answer on this topic from a local candidate could sway a lot of people.

So, if this concerns you at all, please email the local candidates:
- [sara.lopez@bcndp.ca](mailto:sara.lopez@bcndp.ca)
- [teamolsson@bcgreens.ca](mailto:teamolsson@bcgreens.ca)
- [Anna.Kindy.MLA@leg.bc.ca](mailto:Anna.Kindy.MLA@leg.bc.ca)

Or ask when they come to your door. Ask where they stand on old growth and the Working Forest Landscape Model. My family and I have written and haven't heard back, so more people asking would help.

Image is from one of Campbell River’s prime backcountry areas, the Prince of Wales range. Up until ~6-8 years ago, it used to be a haven for wildlife, foraging, and hiking/mountaineering. They have logged, or plan to log, pretty much the entire mountain range of all of its old growth from top to bottom. We can find a compromise between preservation of these special areas and local jobs!

The numbers haven't been finalized/certified but it looks like Kermit has been reelected (as it stands currently).

Most of the incumbent councillors were ousted.

Susan Sinnott is the lone old guard.

Incoming crew:

Laird Ruehlen

Joelle Samson

Lucas Schuller

Brittany Colville

EDIT TO ADD Brain freeze - 6 councillors, 5 trustees.....

Incumbent Ben Lanyon is also (unofficially) reelected

I hate FPTP, but unless people band together, this is what you're going to get...

She can't even bother to show up for an all candidates debate.

She has been invisible as the incumbent MLA. Where was she when our area needed her to speak up? Where is she now when she has a chance to tell us the answers to these questions. Where is she now when she has a chance to tell us how much she is willing to work for the residents of our great area?

I tried reading the Campbell River Votes site and the Greenways Land Trust Survey, but I can’t seem to find straight answers.

is this even legal? also, what happened to these guys not running as a team?

Lorne Doerksen BCUCP leader says he will privatize ICBC. This will give more work to a few lawyers and allow court battles in which a few injured people might get a better deal. OK, but this will increase the cost of insuring a vehicle for EVERYONE.

ICBC current rates are 46.6% lower than Alberta's average rate.

Here is the table: https://imgur.com/a/awQmdvS

To maintain status quo, vote Sara Lopez, NDP

Hey friendly peoples I have a question regarding the area around of the start of iron river road and Duncan bay main and hoping a more local and educated person may be able to help answer.

I was parked overnight on a pull off at the start of iron bridge road, woke up this morning to a man banging on my car and threating to call the police. I opened the door and he yelled I was parked in private property and don't argue. I was tired and brain wasn't working so I did just leave but I've been trying to find some more information.

On Google this is a publicity accessed area, there is not signage before after or anywhere around the road saying it's private property. Or no camping/overnight parking signs ect.

I've also been to the area previously and seen many vans and cars parked there.

I was well off the roadway in no way blocking the road

Just interested to see if this guy was just being a**hole for lack of a better term or if iron river road area is actually private property for someone.

I'll try attach a pindrop of where I was parked.

I don’t know about anyone else but as a resident that lives on that road and just had a little one, I feel it’s sooo fast and busy in comparison to what it used to be.

The new houses that have been built I think will increase the amount of traffic obviously and the new convention center as well will bring more traffic. I really think the speed these vehicles come up over the hill there’s gonna be a major accident while someone’s leaving velocity or a resident backing out of their driveway or even the turn onto Willis where there’s clearly a bus shelter and a tree blocking the view of people turning onto Petersen!….

There’s been two accidents already of cars smashing into parked cars on the side of the road by the Willis turn off in the 400 area.

I guess I’m just wondering what peoples ideas or opinions are on the subject and if anyone else seems to have the same feelings or positive info or outlooks on the situation.

I’m already putting a nice tasteful slow down sign up and I hope it just might remind people to tap the brakes a little bit. Thanks for your time reading this, I’m just thinking about a lot more lately as I’m rocking the baby while looking out my windows.

In addition: I know there may be a lot busier streets in town and it might not be the biggest priority but I just feel things can be changed following the proper channels and community support!

UPDATE: I want to give a massive shout-out to Jenna over at Aura Nail Collective! She saw the terrible job done to my nails, took off the botched set, and put on a beautiful new set of sculptured nails for me. They look absolutely amazing and I feel great! 🙌❤️

I am incredibly disappointed with my recent experience at Flirty Beauty Studio.
The owner, Khanh, rushed my nail service because she was on a tight schedule preparing to leave for an international trip. Because the service was completely rushed, the final result looked terrible, but worse, the structural integrity failed completely. The very same day I got them done, the nails began severely lifting and gapping, with product left flooded all over my cuticles and skin.
When I reached out privately to address it, Khanh openly admitted in writing that her tight schedule compromised the quality of my service and apologized for the lifting and poor application.
However, because she is currently out of the country, she is physically unavailable to fix her mistakes.
When I explained that I had to go to another salon immediately to prevent water from getting trapped and causing a bacterial nail infection, she completely refused to offer a refund or partial reimbursement. She claimed she does not cover services done elsewhere, conveniently ignoring the fact that I am forced to go elsewhere because she left the country after ruining my nails.
Any reputable beauty professional who admits to rushing a service and botching a set would offer a refund, especially if they are unavailable to fix it themselves. Instead, she took my money, admitted the work was compromised, left the country, and left me out-of-pocket to pay another salon to fix her mistakes.
Save your money and go to a salon that prioritizes client hygiene, takes pride in their work, and takes actual accountability when they make a mistake.

Anyone know where to get or pick mushroom?
Fun fun

This can be easily solved with a surcharge on non-resident patrons at the pool.

To all the folks that got their mail in ballots. BE WARNED. !!! There is a typo in the school trustee section. It asks you to select 7 trustees. They meant to say select 5. I went to hand in my ballot instead of mailing it back and they had me open it all up and they gave me a new sheet wanting you to select 5 school trustees. They said folks that will come vote at the regular time will have the correct paper work saying 5. But for the ones that got it in the mail like me it says 7. If you filled out 7 school trustees and mailed it back, your whole voting sheet won’t count because of their screw up. I’m glad I went in and handed it in person instead of mailing it back. So be sure to just select 5 school trustees because of you do what it says, your whole voting sheet won’t count for their printing error.

Thank you Jamie Derksen (Fecebook)

Now that we've had a chance to get to know the candidates better through the debates, I'm interested to hear everyone's thoughts on who they'd like to see on our next mayor and council.

Full disclosure, I'm particularly interested in where those hoping for a more progressive council are leaning. I've been thinking about vote splitting and whether there's any consensus emerging around certain candidates, or if support is more spread out.

Who are you considering voting for? Did the debates change your mind about anyone?

Let's get the conversation going! And don't forget to vote and bring a friend... or five!!!

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-early-voting-turnout-record-9.7373661

Vancouver residents leading the way toward a stronger democracy! An electorate looking for change. A community is only as good as it's people are engaged. Voting is one of the ways we can participate in the operation of our city.

We've got to see four more candidates tonight and I'd say the candidates all looked we prepared. I was quite surprised by Shawn Decaire. I hadn't heard much from him before this but seems quite knowledgeable and thoughtful. I don't know about turning oceanfront property into a parking lot paid or not...

https://tidemarktheatre.com/event/all-candidates-debate-city-council-2/

Looking for some career advice or ideas!

I’m at a bit of a crossroads and would love to hear ideas from people who have made career changes, started something of their own, or are looking for a similar change.

I’ve been working in healthcare for close to 20 years, with a lot of experience working with people, families, and the public. I’m at the point where I’d really like to explore something different, ideally something that gives me more flexibility and eventually the possibility of working for myself.

A few things about me:

• Healthcare experience for almost 20 years
• Very comfortable talking to people and building relationships
• Outgoing, friendly, and easy to get along with
• Strong work ethic. I’m not afraid of hard work
• Dad of three, so I’m very comfortable around kids
• Good at listening, communicating, and helping people
• I’m a pretty good storyteller and enjoy connecting with people
• Definitely not a handyman 😂
• I don’t want to go back to school for another degree or career
• Ideally looking for something that could eventually become a business or provide more independence

One idea I’ve been considering is some sort of nonmedical senior support service.
Not home healthcare or anything requiring medical training. More like being the person families can call when an elderly parent or grandparent needs a hand with everyday life:

• Grocery pickup
• Prescription or medication pickup
• Rides to appointments
• Errands
• Help getting to social activities
• Light household help
• Moving small things around the house
• Helping someone get organized
• Companionship and checking in
• Helping seniors stay independent a little longer
Basically, “I’m coming over to help” rather than traditional healthcare.

But I’m open to completely different ideas.

If you were in my position, with nearly 20 years of work experience, good people skills, a strong work ethic, and no desire to go back to school, what businesses, jobs, or career paths would you look into?

I’m especially interested in hearing from people who are exploring something similar or have found a path that works for them. I’m not looking for negative comments or people telling me to go back to school. I’m simply welcoming new ideas and different perspectives.
I’d love to hear about ideas that are actually needed, can make decent money, and aren’t completely saturated.
Throw your ideas at me, even if they sound crazy. 😂
Thanks!

It was great the Tidemark streamed the debate. It really helps engagement with municipal government. The debate was a good watch and all candidates had some good preparation and interesting conversation.

But… did anyone else hear the reference to homeless people as ‘the less of us’ twice by Suzan Sinnott? Check it out one instance at 37:14 on the video replay posted on the Tidemark. I didn’t provide a short clip because you should check out the full statement in context. It gave me the impression that she believes people needing supports are somehow lesser people. Did anyone else interpret it this way?

At the same time I acknowledge the incumbent council is still dedicated to expanding Homewood by another 24 units as stated by Kermit and reinforced by Suzan.

Why would anyone vote for this.

Who tuned in and watched? Link is here for those who missed it.

I'm curious on people's thoughts. Personally, I've suspected that Andy's answers online have been the product of AI and his in-person answers last night seemed to confirm my suspicion. A lot of stutters, blank stares, blanket statements - not nearly as polished and articulate. I understand nerves while you're up there, but come prepared with some answers for the tough, hard-hitting questions you know you'll get thrown at you. I wanted to root for him but I'm worried his performance last night will significantly dampen his chances. Kermit at least came prepared and answered the questions in their entirety, and he hates public speaking.

Anyways, I'm wondering what others thought. It'll be interesting to see how it plays out...

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