Burns Lake Lakes District News, November 13, 2013

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Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Volume 93 - No. 46

www.ldnews.net

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BURNS LAKE

LAKES DISTRICT NEWS

Muriel Mould gym to be a garage

Remembrance Day ...page 2

Lake Babine Nation holds assembly

After a five year hiatus, Lake Babine Nation (LBN) held its threeday AGA last week.

School board to close current garage by next summer

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Village plans phase two downtown

WALTER STRONG The aging School District 91 bus garage in Burns Lake will be retired from duty by next summer. Renovations to the Muriel Mould gymnasium will be completed over the winter, but extensive spring landscaping will be needed once the winter freeze is over before bus service can be completely transferred. The current bus garage dates from the 1960s and has reached the end of its useful life, said Tim Bancroft, manager of facilities for School District 91. “It was originally built for a few trades people to use in the 1960s,” he said. “We’ve long since outgrown it and we were looking for a new facility anyway.” In September 2010, the student bodies of Muriel Mould elementary and William Konkin elementary were combined due to enrolment decline. The district school board didn’t want to lose ownership of the building, so they kept the property and have been renting out much of the former classroom space to community groups, primarily with a focus on infant eduction, like the Strong Start program and Mother Goose. The gym has not seen much use since the school amalgamation. Other than a couple of events per year, like hosting job fairs or the district school science fair, the gym has been under-utilized. About two years ago the school ...see GARAGE ▼ P3

The Nov. 7, 2013 meeting of the Burns Lake Downtown Revitalization Committee (DRC) saw proposed plans.

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Keeping body and mind together A hungry learner probably has his or her mind on the next meal rather than the day’s studies.

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CORE Hunter Challenge Exam

Do you want to be certified but don’t want to take the course? Here’s your chance!

CORE Hunter Challenge Exam Nov. 16

H2S Alive Nov. 25

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


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