Wednesday, August 28, 2013
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Volume 93 - No. 35
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BURNS LAKE
LAKES DISTRICT NEWS Takysie Lake yields missing man On Aug. 25, 2013, the body of Prince George resident Brett Smith, 36, was found on Takysie Lake. He was found in open water, after rising to the surface through natural processes.
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Marijuana ticketing idea A recommendation to let police treat simple marijuana possession as a ticketing offence is being opposed by the head of a provincial campaign to decriminalize pot.
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Over the rainbow Local resident Sam Moroski captured this picture and despite the looming black clouds behind the rainbow, it somehow still looked spectacular.
Village of Burns Lake approves Enbridge sign
’No Enbridge Pipeline’ slogan to remain on sign WALTER STRONG In an unusually well-attended meeting of Village of Burns Lake (VBL) council on Aug. 20, 2013, council unanimously voted to approve the permit application for business owner Gwyndolyn Nicholas’ ‘No to Enbridge’ sign despite two complaints brought against it. The sign, on the prominent sidewall of Nicholas’ downtown Burns Lake building, contained the slogan, “Pure water. Fresh Salmon. No Enbridge
pipeline”. The slogan and a logo of the Lakes District Clean Water Coalition (LDCWC) are superimposed over a pristine mountain scene. Two businesses operate out of the location: Nicholas’ business, Health in Order, and a separate business, the New Leaf Cafe. The sign went up in the first week of July. On July 10, Nicholas received notice that the sign had been put up without following appropriate by-law protocols, which require a permit when a new sign replaces an old. Previously, a typical business sign of the same size occupied the space. At the same time she was notified that the VBL had received two formal complaints that the sign ...see SIGN ▼ P5
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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
Burns Lake Band members law suit The internal difficulties facing the small but active Burns Lake Band (BLB) - Ts’il Kaz Koh First Nation - were brought to a public forum recently during the ‘1000 Drums’ rally in Burns
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