1960's

1960	The Quadra Queen ferry, MCR 20385-102
• Quadra Island gets car ferry service. • Discovery Passage Elementary School is built.	The Quadra Queen ferry, MCR 20385-102
1962
• The Provincial Government gives a green light to the Tyee Plaza landfill project, overriding objections from the Village Commission, the Town Planning Commission and the Chamber of Commerce who wish to protect Campbell River's waterfront.

	The Willows Hotel burning, MCR 18339
1963
• The Willows Hotel, Campbell River's best known landmark, is destroyed by fire. • The Discovery Inn opens for business.
1964
• Campbell River amalgamates with Willow Point and becomes a District Municipality. • A new road links Campbell River with the north Island communities of Port Hardy and Port McNeill. • Elk Falls Mill undergoes further expansion.

1965	Entrance to Westmin Mines Lynx adit, MCR 10727 (click to enlarge)
• Western Mines begins construction of their mine at Myra Falls in Strathcona Park. • The road to Sayward is paved. • A new highschool is built - Campbell River Senior High. • The Haida Inn opens.

1966
• Population of Campbell River: 7,825 • The Buttle Lake road to Westmin opens.
	Future site of the Centennial Building, MCR 17432
1967
• Campbell River celebrates Canada's 100th birthday. • The community completes its Centennial Project - a new Museum, Library and Tourist Info Centre.
1969
• The telegraph office closes in Campbell River.

1960