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Local man survives collision with whale
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Glowing for the Relay
Julia Ryan (left) and Patti Mertz from the Canadian Cancer Society are encouraging teams to come out to this year’s Relay for Life on June 1 at the Phoenix School field. They’re also asking relayers to buy a $5 luminary and to bring a can of food to be put inside. The money will support the society while the canned goods go to the Campbell River Food Bank. Register online at www.relaybc.ca or e-mail campbellriverrelay@bc.cancer.ca
Reservoir levels stable
BC Hydro is feeling flush these days. That’s because water levels in the Campbell Reservoir/Buttle Lake are in good shape and are expected to remain that way into the summer. On Tuesday, BC Hydro spokes-
person Stephen Watson provided a Campbell River system hydroelectric update, including a water supply forecast for the summer and what that may translate into for reservoir levels and Campbell River flow targets.
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“BC Hydro managed through a drier than normal winter where reservoir levels hovered near the lower elevations,” Watson said. “Conservation measures were taken to protect downstream fish habitat and the emerging salmon alevins and fry
A Campbell River man is recovering from facial surgery after his boat collided with a humpback whale in the waters off Sayward May 15. Ray Boyd still faces expensive dental work after a humpback whale breached in front of his 22-foot Grady White power boat and sent the operator flying. “Bang! I felt the collision and I went flying through the air,” Boyd told CTV. He then struck some part of the boat and was briefly knocked unconscious. When he came to, his vessel was barrelling down the strait, luckily, in a straight line. This allowed him to regain control of the boat and return to shore safely. Boyd lost teeth in the encounter and has a broken jaw and a black eye. He now also faces $10,000 worth of reconstructive surgery. Biologists, meanwhile, are concerned the whale may be injured and therefore a continued hazard to boaters. Humpback whales are becoming more frequent visitors to the inner waters of Vancouver Island due to a reviving population. Boaters are being warned to keep an eye out for the massive sea mammals. out of the gravel. Things began to change in April with some warmer temperatures causing snow melt and a few moderate storm events. April’s total water inflows were 119 per cent of normal.” Continued on A2
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