Wednesday, September 11, 2013
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Volume 93 - No. 37
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BURNS LAKE
LAKES DISTRICT NEWS
Terry Fox Run - This Sunday - September 15, 2013
Multi-use facility on schedule The $3 million multiuse facility expansion of the Tom Forsyth Memorial Arena in Burns Lake is on schedule and on budget, said Village of Burns Lake Chief Administrative Officer, Sheryl Worthing.
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Marijuana drive begins A 90-day countdown began Monday for a petition drive to force the effective legalization of simple possession of marijuana in B.C.
Three little pigs
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2013 Lakes District Fall Fair and Music Festival - three not so little pigs from the Hoffos farm near Burns Lake rest peacefully at the fair. More on page 12 and 13. Walter Strong photo
Fish study needs local char knowledge
WALTER STRONG Recreational angling is one of the most popular activities in the Lakes District for both residents and visitors. Recently, the province of B.C. had a crew of fish and wildlife biologists and technicians quietly gathering fish stock levels in Burns Lake and Decker Lake. Specifically, the team was assessing char (lake trout) population levels as part of research to support decisions about recreational angling regulations. “Char are an important tar-
get of recreational fisheries on many lakes in the Lakes District,” said Joe De Gisi, fisheries stock assessment biologist for the Skeena Region Fish and Wildlife Branch of the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations. The five year project, partially funded by the BC Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation, is meant to gather information about the population levels of lake char across the southern Skeena region. “We have little historical information about char in Burns
and Decker Lakes,” De Gisi said. “I’ve been told by some long-time residents that they have caught char in the past. It makes sense that they would have been there, but I can’t say how abundant they were.” The most recent netting on the lakes failed to turn up any char, suggesting that if they’re present, they’re certainly not plentiful. “Char are susceptible to overharvest and they are a cold-water fish so higher water temperatures are not in their favour,” De Gisi ...see CHAR ▼ P2
Big fish at Ootsa Lake fishing derby
The weather at Ootsa Lake for the 30 annual Ootsa Lake fishing derby, hosted by the Tweedsmuir Recreation Committee, was phenomenal, and the visitors and.
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Employers Hire our Grads!
Trades Still Available at CNC in Burns Lake:
Lisa and Ross graduated from the Professional Cooks Training Program and are working!
Carpentry Foundation - Sept 23 to Mar 21 Industrial Mechanic/Machinist - Sept 23 to Mar 7 Professional Cook Level 1 - Sept 23 to May 9 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