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A structure fire Sunday night on Greenwood Street has claimed the life of a family pet and has displaced four people – likely permanently. “We were called at 4:45 p.m. and responded from both stations,” says Fire Chief Ian Baikie, “because we were told there was visible fire. Upon responding, crews did see fire through the upstairs windows, and got inside as soon as possible to
knock that fire down.” It took a while to fully extinguish the blaze, however, as the residence, Baikie says, “was at one time a double-wide mobile home,” and “the fire migrated through the walls into the attic, due to a lack of fire-retardant drywall.” By the time they had the situation dealt with at 7:30 p.m., five vehicles and 25 fire personnel were on scene. Two of the residence’s four occupants were sent to hospital and
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Chief Judge Thomas J. Crabtree (left) presided over a unique “case” Monday when a courtroom packed with the who’s who of Campbell River’s justice administration paid tribute to Judge Brian Saunderson (right) who retires after 25 years as a Provincial Court judge on the North Island.
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This house on Greenwood Street in Campbell River is likely a total loss, according to Fire Chief Ian Baikie, after a fire Sunday night. The cause of the fire will likely remain unknown, though it is being treated as accidental.
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he staid and sombre chamber of justice that is the Campbell River Courthouse’s courtroom No. 1 rang with laughter and fond remembrance
Monday. The who’s who of the community’s legal profession gathered to say farewell to the man who set the tone for the process of justice in this community for the past 25 years. Provincial Court Judge Brian
Saunderson gazed over a packed courtroom much like he’s done many times since he was first called to the bench on Jan. 16, 1991. This time, however, he was the subject of the proceedings as representatives from every arm
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