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Magnetic mapping will lead the way to mining exploration PAUL RUDAN CAMPBELL RIVER MIRROR
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If you see a low-flying helicopter sweeping over the treetops this summer, just think of it as a guy with a metal detector looking for lost change and jewelry on the beach. The only difference is the chopper will be covering thousands of square kilometres as it utilizes the latest technology to conduct a magnetic survey to seek out Continued on A5
Kids took the opportunity to cool down and jump through the sprinkler during a ground breaking ceremony for the Willow Point Splash Park.
Making a splash fulfills a promise KRISTEN DOUGLAS CAMPBELL RIVER MIRROR
Glen Clark, past president of the Daybreak Rotary Club, promised his daughter nearly three years ago that there would be a splash park at the Sportsplex by the time she was 11. Clark’s daughter is now that
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very age and he’s about to make good on his promise. Ground was broken on the much-anticipated water park Tuesday afternoon with Rotary members, city council, the mayor, firefighters, and local children on hand to mark the happy occasion. A jubilant Patricia Gagnon,
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past president of the Noon Hour Rotary Club, said the milestone has been long in the making. “I’m so excited,” Gagnon said. “It’s so good to be able to have it done finally; it’s been a long time waiting.” Surveyors were working on the area during the ground breaking and construction is expected to
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begin shortly, lasting roughly 12 weeks. Gagnon said a September opening hasn’t been ruled out, weather permitting. Clark, who’s daughter reminded him on the car ride over to the ground breaking of his promise, said “it’s about time” things got moving on the splash park. Continued on A5
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