of British Columbia, Campbell River is represented by the North Island (Claire Trevena, BC NDP) riding. The mayor of Campbell River is Kermit Dahl. He was elected on 15 October 2022. Transportation The city is served by Campbell River Airport (YBL), Campbell River Water Aerodrome at Campbell River Harbour, a BC Ferries route to Quadra Island, and an inland island highway and an oceanside island highway which connect the community to the rest of Vancouver Island. Campbell River Transit System provides bus service to the city and neighbouring communities. Operated by Watson and Ash Transportation, the transit system is funded under a partnership between the City of Campbell River and BC Transit, the provincial agency that plans and manages municipal transit systems. Movies filmed in Campbell River Notable residents Sybil Andrews – artist Rod Brind'Amour – National Hockey League player (born in Ottawa but learned to play hockey in Campbell River) and current coach of the Carolina Hurricanes Dawn Coe-Jones – golfer, winner of three LPGA Tour tournaments Brett Connolly – National Hockey League player John Davison – cricketer (born in Campbell River but grew up in Australia) Kris Fredheim – retired professional hockey player Roderick Haig-Brown – judge, author, and conservationist Teal Harle – freestyle skier, placed fifth in slope style in the 2018 Winter Olympics Andrew Nikiforuk – journalist Cameron Levins – long-distance runner, Olympian Barry Pepper – actor Jacqueline Pirie – (former) actress (born in Scotland, but had a drama school in Campbell River also known as Jacqueline Chadwick) Nicholas Thorburn – musician Avalon Wasteneys – rower, Olympic gold medalist Media Shaw TV Community Television (formerly Campbell River TV Association) Campbell River Mirror newspaper 88.7 FM – CHVI-FM, Christian radio 97.3 FM – CKLR-FM, hot adult contemporary 99.7 FM – CIQC-FM, adult contemporary 100.7 FM – CKCC-FM, country music Sister City Since 1983, Campbell River has been a sister or twinned city of Ishikari, in the Hokkaido region of Japan. This twinning was based on the importance of salmon to both cities. Notes References External links Cities in British Columbia Mining communities in British Columbia Northern Vancouver Island Populated places on the British Columbia Coast