Lakes District News
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
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New constable for Burns Lake RCMP Const. Jason Gernhart, Burns Lake RCMP’s most recent addition to the detachment, is looking forward to his placement here. Sledding, ATVing, and boating are interests of his, and the Lakes District has a lot to offer. Gernhart arrived in Burns Lake just a couple of months ago, but this isn’t his first rodeo. Having previously served with the RCMP in the lower mainland, this is his sixth year of duty. walter strong photo
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British Columbia timber sales partnerships made possible Contributed The Province has changed the way it does business to help First Nations and community forest tenure holders sell their timber at fair market price and add to the data that supports timber pricing, Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Steve Thomson announced last week. The new BC Timber Sales Account Regulation gives BC Timber Sales the authority to enter into business agreements with First Nations and communities and sell some timber harvesting rights through competitive auction. The new regulation could make an additional 600,000 cubic metres of timber available for sale over the next four years
while generating as much as $1.6 million for government. BC Timber Sales is an autonomous program within the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations. Established in 2003, the program supports the ministry's goal of providing British Columbia with sustainable benefits from the commercial use of public forests. Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Steve Thomson said, "This regulation will allow First Nations and small communities to partner with government and sell their timber through a competitive, auction process. It's a great opportunity to generate employment opportunities and support local economic development."
Mayor to learn from Kitimat
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way, instead describing itself as neutral on the question. Burns Lake council has, on occasion, reiterated that it was waiting for the conclusion of the JRP process before making any pronouncements. “To date the VBL council has remained neutral,” Strimbold said recently. “Council will continue to engage with all our stakeholders, including First Nations to better understand the conditions the JRP has imposed in order for the Northern Gateway Project to proceed.” Now that the JRP has wrapped up its investigations and issued its report it remains to be seen what council’s position on the question is, or whether or not the question should be reintroduced.
“I do not fully understand what impact a municipal non-binding referendum would have on the decision that the federal government will be making later this year,” said Mayor Strimbold. “I will be watching the work of Kitimat to learn more.” Even if it does re-introduce the question, Burns Lake council will face the same situation it did in June of 2012 when it was short-handed a councillor. Councillor Illes would have to recuse himself from any vote on Enbridge Northern Gateway. “Unfortunately I would not be able to vote,” Illes said recently. “The ministry of forests and lands is responsible for Enbridge permitting so I would be in a conflict of interest situation.”
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