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Volume 92 - No. 31
Bringing awareness for Highway of Tears with healing walk. p11
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Lakes Animal Friendship Society; Singing for a good cause. p16
Past Comfor board member concerned President Beach not a volunteer at CMSL or the Village of Burns Lake, says past director REBECCA BILLARD Past Comfor Management Services Ltd. (CMSL) director Murray LaBrash said to Lakes District News that he is concerned about the recent events at the community
owned corporation. He said he is appalled at how past CMSL general manager Dawn Stronstad and CMSL executive assistant Michael Riis-Christianson have been treated. As reported in the Lakes District
News edition of June 27, 2012, both employees were unexpectedly let go by the CMSL board, who later cited company restructuring as the reason. "They need to calm down. I am really disturbed about what is go-
ing on. They have terminated two very hard working and dedicated employees. It is such a waste and I am appalled at how they were treated. I have seen people get mistreated before, but this is beyond everything ... no decent person
would act like that with employee dismissals," he said, adding that he feels that Stronstad was an excellent manager. LaBrash said he is also angry that the CMSL board is not being More on page 7...
Letters flood in about revitalization Public’s letters not discussed by council as of yet REBECCA BILLARD
DEARLY DEER Local resident Sam Moroski captured this beautiful deer while out driving in the Burns Lake area.
You CAN teach old dogs new tricks!
Approximately 20 letters from local residents and business owners arrived at the Village of Burns Lake expressing concerns with the proposed phase one downtown revitalization plans. The letters were included on council's agenda for last weeks meeting, but were not discussed by mayor and council. Mayor Luke Strimbold acknowledged receipt of the letters and said that Coun. Frank
Varga, who was absent from the meeting had requested that council wait until the next meeting when he would be in attendance to address the letters. As reported in the Lakes District News edition of July 11, 2012, a number of local business owners along Hwy. 16 say they are being left in the cold when it comes to any planning or decision making for phase one of the project. Business owners have subsequently requested changes to the plans saying that proposed curb bulbs at the intersection of Third Ave. and Hwy. 16 will decrease customer parking and cause difficulties with deliveries to the businesses in the area. There has also been concerns raised by business owners about the More on page 5...
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Phone: 250.692.1700 • Fax: 250.692.1750 • Toll Free: 1.866.692.1943 545 Highway 16 West • PO Box 5000, Burns Lake, BC • V0J 1E0 Email: lksdist@cnc.bc.ca • Website: www.cnc.bc.ca/lakesdistrict