From the Campbell River Mirror – April 21, 2011

by Paul Ruddan

Incumbent Prime Minister Stephen Harper is slated to be in Campbell River on Saturday.

Local members of the Conservative Party received
notices of the PM’s visit to the Quinsam Centre, but no official
announcement was made.

The party is expected to confirm his visit
Friday.Security will be tight and the PM’s handlers are requiring that
guests pre-register by noon Friday. They will also be required to
present photo identification at the door.

“They’ve got to make sure terrorists don’t get in,”
said George Finlay, president of the North Vancouver Island Conservative
Party. “I’m the president, and they made me go through the same
(security check) last week.”

Also attending will be North Island incumbent MP John
Duncan and Conservative candidates Troy DeSouza and John Koury, also
from Vancouver Island.

The event begins at 4:30 p.m. at the Quinsam Center,
located on the Cape Mudge Reserve, behind the Shell Station, off the
Inland Island Highway.

To pre-register call 250-914-3405 in Campbell River, 250-871-0770 in the Comox Valley and 250-902-0910 in Port Hardy.

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