Elizabeth Young

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New hospitals open for tours

News Elizabeth Young - August 3, 2017

Members of the public will get the chance to tour the new North Island Hospitals. Self-guided tours will be taking place August 12 in Campbell River and August 13 in...

Campbell River moves to Stage 2 water restrictions

News Elizabeth Young - August 1, 2017

The City of Campbell River has moved to Stage 2 water restrictions. Water Supervisor Nathalie Viau says the city has seen an increase in water consumption over the past week....

Stay safe in the heat

News Elizabeth Young - July 31, 2017

It could be a record breaking week for temperatures on the BC Coast. Environment Canada has issued a Special Weather Statement for the region. Meteorologist Cindy Yu says a ridge of...

Installation set to start on municipal broadband network

News Elizabeth Young - June 16, 2017

Construction is set to get underway on a new municipal high speed broadband network in Campbell River. City Economic Development Officer Rose Klukas says it's the first municipal broadband service...

Boaters reminded to give marine mammals lots of space

News Elizabeth Young - May 25, 2017

DFO's Regional Marine Mammal Coordinator is asking people to make sure you give marine mammals a wide berth. A video went viral last weekend of a girl being pulled from...

Nanaimo RCMP recover body believed to be missing girl

News Elizabeth Young - May 18, 2017

The Nanaimo RCMP have recovered a body believed to be that of 16-year old Makayla Chang. Chang was reported missing to Nanaimo RCMP on March 22nd. RCMP in Nanaimo say they...

Christy Clark will stay on as premier until final counts are in

News Elizabeth Young - May 10, 2017

Christy Clark will officially stay on as premier. Following the election results, none of the parties secured enough seats to form a majority government, with the Liberals sitting one seat...

BC Liberals win minority government

News Elizabeth Young - May 10, 2017

It looks like BC will have a minority government, but it will be a few weeks before we know for sure. After the final count last night, the BC...

Investigators looking for cause of derailment in Woss

News Elizabeth Young - April 21, 2017

A third person has succumbed to injuries following a train derailment Thursday morning in the community of Woss, which...

RCMP looking for missing Campbell River woman

News Elizabeth Young - January 9, 2017

Campbell River RCMP is asking for the public's help in locating a missing Campbell River woman. 54 year old Laura...

Campbell River Emergency Shelter Now Open

News Elizabeth Young - October 14, 2016

The Campbell River Emergency Shelter is now open. The Province is providing funding for the shelters to open early, because...