Campbell River, British Columbia

Campbell River is the hub of northern Vancouver Island, on Discovery Passage facing Quadra Island, on the traditional territory of the Laichwiltach people (the We Wai Kai, Wei Wai Kum and Kwiakah First Nations). The City of Campbell River runs planning and building permits, business licences, Bylaw Enforcement and Animal Control (dog licences and the Downtown Safety Office), roads and snow clearing from the Dogwood Operations Centre, its own water system pumped from John Hart Lake, sanitary sewers and storm drains, weekly curbside garbage, recycling and organics collection through a contractor, Campbell River Fire Rescue and fire dispatch, emergency preparedness, parks and trails, the Sportsplex, Community Centre, Centennial Outdoor Pool and sports fields, the Campbell River Airport and the cemeteries. The Strathcona Regional District runs the Strathcona Gardens Recreation Complex (indoor pool and arenas) and the electoral areas around the city, and the Comox Strathcona Waste Management service runs the Campbell River Waste Management Centre (landfill). Policing is the Campbell River RCMP detachment, transit is the Campbell River Transit System run with BC Transit, the library is the Vancouver Island Regional Library, health care is Island Health (North Island Hospital Campbell River and District), and marriage licences, health cards and driver's licences are provincial.