Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - The Campbell River RCMP are experiencing a marked increase in the number of emergency calls in January.

In a issued last night, media relations officer Cst Maury Tyre, "2020 was the busiest year in terms of calls for service at the Campbell River RCMP for at least 10 years. This makes January 2021's file count thus far concerning when we compare to our 2020 numbers."