Campbell River’s outgoing council used its October meetings to tidy several items before the civic election, from fire-inspection designations and an emergency-preparedness grant to a correction of its own remuneration bylaw. The City’s official council highlights for October 8 and October 22 are the summary below.
Emergency preparedness and fire designations
On October 8, council approved participation in a joint funding application with the Strathcona Regional District under the 2026 Community Emergency Preparedness Fund Emergency Support Services grant program through the Union of B.C. Municipalities. If successful, the City said, the funding would support an emergency exercise to help staff and volunteers prepare for and coordinate emergency support services for people displaced by a disaster. Council also endorsed the regional district submitting the application on the City’s behalf.
Council designated the City’s fire chief, deputy fire chiefs, fire prevention officer, captains and acting captains to conduct fire inspections and enforce the B.C. Fire Code, and designated the fire chief and up to seven trained and qualified personnel as fire investigators.
Council also received a report on the 2026 UBCM convention. The City said a resolution it submitted, calling for coordinated provincial and federal action to improve regulatory certainty and support resource-based communities, was endorsed by UBCM. Council authorized the mayor to send follow-up letters to the premier, participating ministers and the Japanese Consulate.
Council received and acknowledged correspondence sent by the mayor to HUB International Insurance Brokers, requesting expedited insurance-claim decisions and reimbursement to tenants for any fire-watch related costs incurred by the strata for 155 Erickson Road.
The last meeting of the term
On October 22, council adopted Council Remuneration Amendment Bylaw No. 4018, 2026. The City said council had previously adopted the amendment bylaw in May 2026, but that administrative corrections were later required, and that the latest bylaw contained those administrative updates and no other changes.
The City’s highlights describe October 22 as the final meeting of the current council term. Mayor Kermit Dahl offered special thanks to outgoing councillors Doug Chapman, Tanille Johnston, Ron Kerr and Sean Smyth. Council also received correspondence asking for greater City investment in local track and field facilities and referred it to staff for consideration in the Parks, Recreation and Culture Master Plan.
The newly elected mayor and council were to be sworn in on November 2 at the Tidemark Theatre. The next regular meeting on the City’s official schedule is November 12, 2026, at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 301 St. Ann’s Road.
Sources: City of Campbell River, Council Meeting Highlights, Oct. 8, 2026; City of Campbell River, Council Meeting Highlights, Oct. 22, 2026; official election results, Oct. 21, 2026; 2026 council meeting schedule.
