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BURNS LAKE
LAKES DISTRICT NEWS Burns Lake brings home silver...page 11
Young girl mourned Destiny Rae Tom, 21, was found deceased outside of a residence on the Nadleh Whut’en First Nation reserve near Fort Fraser.
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Retail sales rebound Retail sales rebounded in January from a sluggish December but were virtually unchanged from a year ago, Statistics Canada revealed March 21.
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Rec sites safe for another year
WALTER STRONG With spring still refusing to walk through the front door, not many people were thinking of camping back on March 15, the date that B.C. Parks started taking online reservations for campsites across the province. In addition to these provincially maintained, fee-for-use, sites, there are many smaller forest recreation sites throughout the province. In Northern B.C., these small, rudimentarily equipped campgrounds are typically free to use. There are 30 recreation sites, seven trails and two parks (Ethel F. Wil-
son and Pendleton Bay) in the Lakes District and on the Southside. In 2002, the province had plans to possibly decommission many of the sites. In response, an agreement was reached between community stakeholders and the province wherein B.C. Parks and the Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), would continue to contribute resources to the recreation sites. The Lakes Outdoor Recreation Society (LORS) was formed to take over the maintenance of the sites and has completed two, five-year partnership agreements since then. “We maintain them from the week before May 24 to the week after La-
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bour Day,” said Lynn Synotte, LORS president. “We hire two contractors. They mow the grass and do minor brushing and weeding. They also monitor the rec. sites and do minor repairs to picnic tables and outhouses.” The annual LORS budget requirements come in at around $50,000. This year, LORS was facing a major funding shortfall, with only $14,000 in the bank. Previously, LORS was able to rely on the Burns Lake Community Forest for the majority of its funding. This year the management structure of the community forest is in the midst of reorganization that won’t More on page 5...
Do you know someone who saved a life? The Royal Canadian Humane Association for British Columbia and the Yukon recognizes Canadians who have risked their lives to save others.
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Now’s your chance to upgrade your computer skills; learn more about office communications, customer service, time management and more! Office Essential Skills – Grassy Plains April 22 to June 28, 2013
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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