Lakes District News
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Burns Lake rally; 1000 drum rally
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The 70th Annual Lakes District
Fall Fair & Music Festival September 6th, 7th & 8th, 2013
BOOTH RENTALS: If you would like to rent a booth to showcase and sell your goods please contact Bev Olinyk @ 250-698-7685. If you would like a booth to sell food, please contact Richard Cannon @ 250-699-8697.
BuS SERvicE: There will be bus service again this year from Burns Lake to the Fair grounds and back again to Burns Lake. Watch for complete details at a later date. “It’s A Family A-Fair” Find us at www.ldfallfair.ca
Tweedsmuir Recreation Commission
30th Annual Ootsa Lake
Fishing Derby Come help us celebrate
August 30 - September 2 , 2013 1st Prize of:
Walter Strong photo
Participants in the ‘1000 Drums Rally’ marched down Hwy. 16 on Aug. 18, 2013. Concerns included the upcoming Village Burns Lake council meeting where complaints against an anti-Enbridge sign will be considered.
No to Enbridge sentiment finds voice Walter Strong
Approximately 150 people gathered in Burns Lake on Aug. 17 for an afternoon rally. Titled, ‘1000 drums rally: Burns Lake Ground Zero’, the gathering was a show of opposition to the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline project to transport diluted bitumen from northern Albert to Kitimat. The rally was announced shortly after July 10, 2013, when Village of Burns Lake (VBL) resident and business owner Gwyndolyn Nicholas was informed that she would have to respond to two complaints that her “No to Enbridge” sign was offensive.
Spread the word to friends and friends; Sept. 9 is the time to get out there and sign your name Marijuana from t P3 issues, and putting an end to handing out permanent criminal records to young people for the possession of something statistically less harmful than alcohol or tobacco. “People know what is a crime is and what isn’t a crime,” Larsen said. “If alcohol were still illegal we’d see houses on fire from illegal alcohol production. We don’t see any of that because we have legally regulated control.” A recent fire and death in Houston has been associated with an illegal marijuana grow and processing operation. According to Sensible B.C., more than 3500 B.C. residents were charged with simple possession of marijuana in 2012, a rate close to double the rate of any other province. “The RCMP have a lot of discretion when it comes to charging for marijuana possession,” Larsen said. “[But] the RCMP have doubled the number of possession charges over the last six years. There’s not been a doubling of marijuana use in the last six years.” “They’re making it a higher priority,” Larsen explained. “And they absolutely have the power to go the other way.” If this September’s signature collection goes well, Sensible B.C. will have brought the province one step closer to making discretionary enforcement a thing of the past. “This is non-partisan, non-political,” Larsen said. “This is something we can work on together as an issue. “We’re just hoping that local people will talk to their friends and family, and spread the word that Sept. 9 is the time to get out there.”
The sign went up on the side of the prominent sidewall of her business and is very visible to east bound traffic through Burns Lake. As an active member of the Lakes District Clean Water Coalition (LDCWC), Nicholas said that the sign reflected her own concerns, as well as those of many area residents regarding the proximity of the proposed pipeline to Burns Lake. Within the Burns Lake area, the pipeline would be serviced by a pumping station north of Boer Mountain and would cross under the narrows between Burns Lake and Decker Lake. Intense, and sometimes misinformed, scrutiny was levelled on Burns Lake for about a week after a Facebook post made by Vancouver’s Dogwood Institute drew a page view count that reached close to 170,000 views in less than 48 hours. Burns Lake village council is neutral on Enbridge, at least until the federal Joint Review Panel (JRP) into the Enbridge proposal ...see RALLY t P6 School DiStrict No. 91 (Nechako lakes)
KINDERGARTEN REGIsTRATIoN 1. BABiNE ElEMENtArY SEcoNDArY School - Granisle Parents should register Kindergarten pupils new to the area on August 28 - 30, 2013. 2. DEcKEr lAKE ElEMENtArY School Decker Lake Parents should register Kindergarten pupils new to the area on August 28 - 29, 2013.
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RegistRation on FRiday, august 30:
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LAKES DISTRICT
ARTS COUNCIL
presents:
Pieces of Eight
3. FrANcoiS lAKE ElEMENtArY School East Francois Lake Parents should register Kindergarten pupils new to the area on August 28 - 30, 2013. 4. GrASSY PlAiNS School - Grassy Plains Parents should register Kindergarten pupils new to the area on August 29 - 30, 2013. 5. WilliAM KoNKiN ElEMENtArY School Burns Lake Parents should register Kindergarten pupils new to the area on August 26 - 30, 2013. 6. EBUS Academy - Vanderhoof Please phone our registrar at 1-800-567-1236 any weekday during the summer to discuss how the EBus distance learning Kindergarten program may fit your child’s needs. trANSPortAtioN: Kindergarten pupils will be transported on regular school bus runs. To request transportation for your child/children, please contact sue Disher, Transportation Coordinator, at 250-692-3130 starting the week of August 26, 2013.
Terry Fox Run Sunday Sept. 15 Francois Lake Hall Run/walk/ride/stroller starts at 1 p.m. Reg. at 12:00
2013/2014 Performing Arts Season Seven exciting performances in Burns Lake, from October ’13 to April ‘14: classical, country and western, world music, vocal music... and drama: something for everyone!
Brochures and ticket information at: Process 4 circle arts Gallery LDFC Printing and Stationery
and other fine locations around the Lakes District
More information: 250-692-3434, 250-692-3309 or 250-692-3371 or visit our website:
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