Protecting Campbell River jobs
Campbell River works.
I am grateful for the forests, ocean and skilled people that built this city. We need to defend the work that keeps it alive.
Bear Bay · Hans Peter Meyer, 2005 · enhanced crop · CC BY-SA 2.0
What affordability buys
More life left after paying the bills.
Paycheques − costs = choices.
Time with the kids. Less panic over a surprise bill. The chance to retire. Welcome investment and good jobs while keeping housing and City costs under control.
When Campbell River sells beyond its borders, outside money becomes local paycheques. Workers spend part of it here, supporting other businesses. Some leaves through taxes, savings and imports.
Sources & methods
More on household affordability and how income from outside the city supports local work.
The affordability equationHow outside dollars support local workIncome and emotional well-beingBuying time promotes happinessCouncil's part
Be civil. Bring the facts. Keep going.
Mayor Dahl has my full support in defending resource jobs. Press Victoria and Ottawa alongside workers, employers, resource communities and affected First Nations. Indigenous views are not uniform: people belong at the table, not spoken for.
Welcome investment. Keep environmental standards. Say plainly what policy decisions cost local families.
Forestry
Forestry supports operators, mechanics, engineers, truckers and local businesses. We need a stable working forest, local manufacturing and access to fibre, along with reforestation, habitat protection and serious partnerships with First Nations.
Commercial logging is not automatically wildfire treatment. Fuel reduction needs a professional prescription and clear wildfire objectives.
Aquaculture
Federal decisions land on local payrolls. Protect wild salmon through measurable fish-health and environmental standards. Publish the evidence. Respect affected First Nations' rights and decisions.
If no feasible replacement can operate by the 2029 deadline, government has not completed a transition plan. It has scheduled a closure.
Kitasoo Xai'xais: a different pathConstruction
Major projects support trades, suppliers, accommodation and services beyond the fence. Keep industrial land usable, provide infrastructure and answer permits on time. Clear conditions and proper oversight matter. Avoidable delay makes everyone poorer.
Health care
Health care, schools and public institutions provide stable work. City Hall does not run those systems, but housing, a functional airport and safe public spaces help recruit the people who do. Press the Province when services fall short.
Tourism + aviation
Fishing, wildlife, trails and North Island access give us an advantage that cannot be copied. Keep the airport, downtown and waterfront working. The test is whether visitors feel safe, spend locally and leave wanting to return.
Small business + technology
Marine technology, trades, professional services, manufacturing and owner-run businesses make our economy less fragile. Restrain taxes, make rules understandable and answer applications promptly. A government program should solve a problem, not create another form.
Sources & methods
Proof of active lobbying
Letters, resolutions, testimony and meetings showing where Campbell River has pressed Victoria and Ottawa.
- Coverage of Mayor Dahl's open letter on coastal forestry
- City forestry letters and provincial response
- Council joins mayors' letter on the future of forestry
- City resource-community advocacy action plan
- UBCM resource-community resolution and minister meetings
- Mayor Dahl and Alliance letter on the softwood task force
- Mayor Dahl's testimony to Parliament on resource jobs
- Council advocacy for salmon-farm licence renewal
- Council advocacy on the federal aquaculture transition
- Council request for senior-government aquaculture meetings
Facts behind the case
Local reports, sector profiles and government policy that explain the economic stakes.
Others making the case
Workers, First Nations and regional partners pressing related arguments about jobs and local decision-making.