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Merry Christmas Wishing all my clients, friends and family a safe and happy holiday season.
In lieu of sending out cards and gifts, I have made a donation to our local Food Bank.
Call Jean Marr Investors Group
to book your appointment today. Serving the Burns Lake & Houston areas
Jean Marr Investors Group, Consultant
Phone: (250) 692-7730 Cell: (250) 691-1641 Fax: (250) 692-7740 jean.marr@investorsgroup.com
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Happy 70th Birthday Dad (aka Murray Heagy)
Got a brilliant business idea? ThriveNorth Business Challenge is now accepting applications Flavio Nienow ThriveNorth Business Challenge is an open competition where young people (18-39) from the Northwest Region have an opportunity to submit unique business ideas that contribute to the thriving local economy. Those selected as finalists will have the opportunity to strengthen their business skills, attend specialized training sessions, receive business mentoring and have a chance to win up to $10,000 in a cash prize. "Whether it’s a new business, a new social enterprise or growing an existing business, the ThriveNorth Business Challenge is an amazing opportunity for young people with the desire to start and run their own businesses," said Lisa Mueller, community business development coordinator for Futurpreneur Canada. The program was created by Futurpreneur Canada, a non-profit organization that provides financing, mentoring and support tools to aspiring business owners. The deadline for business challenge applicants is Feb. 6, 2015. Once the application is received, program organizers will review the application and follow-up with stage two questions. Both stage one and stage two questions need to be completed and submitted by Feb. 6, 2015. In order to apply for the ThriveNorth Business Challenge, visit http://futurpreneur.ca/en/microsites/thrivenorth/business-challenge/ For more information, contact Lisa Mueller at 250-639-4633.
B.C. wine to line grocery shelves in spring 2015. All wine transactions will need designated registers.
Love Kelly, Bonnie & Yogi
Corner ommunity Forest
Season’s Greetings Everyone at Burns Lake Community Forest would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and all the best of the Holiday Season!
For more info on the community forest, call BL ComFor (250) 692-7724
Grocery stores will be able to stock 100 per cent B.C. wine on their shelves as early as April 1, 2015, creating new opportunities for B.C. wineries, supporting B.C.'s home-grown economy and addressing calls for added convenience from consumers. The second phase of the liquor-in-grocery model will allow existing VQA stores and independent wine stores to relocate or transfer their licence to an eligible grocery store - as long as the licence is only used to sell 100 per cent B.C. wine. Of note, these licences are not subject to the one-kilometre restrictions, allowing more flexibility and choice of locations when moving into a grocery store. In addition, and in an effort to further support made-in-B.C. products, a limited number of new licences will also be made available specifically for the 100 per cent B.C. wine-on-shelves model. Details on these licences will be available in the new year.
new constable
The Burns Lake detachment of the RCMP has a new addition to its team - Cst. Deborah Goble. The new officer is actually new to the RCMP, having recently finished her recruitment training program in Regina, S.K. Goble was last living with her family in Kelowna, B.C., and her family is now in the process of moving to Burns Lake to join her. Flavio Nienow photo
In the ditch
On Dec. 18, 2014 at 3:03 a.m., the Fraser Lake RCMP responded to a single vehicle collision on Hwy. 16 east of Fraser Lake near Fraser Mountain Road. A Ford Focus left the roadway, entered the ditch, and then rolled. Three of the 4 occupants of the vehicle sustained serious, but non-life threatening injuries. The cause of the collision is unknown at this time, but alcohol is believed to be a factor.
What did we just celebrate?
View Point By John Neufeld
At Christmas time, Christians celebrate the birth of a king---God's son, who was named Jesus. Leaving the glories of heaven, he humbled
himself to live among us as a commoner. Normally, we would expect a king to arrive with great pomp and glory. So did the Jews of the first century. That’s why they couldn't believe it was really the promised Messiah when he finally arrived. Romans struggled with the concept too. When the good news of Jesus Christ was first proclaimed, Romans laughed at the idea of a god who would become human. It was a well- known "fact" that people came from one side of the tracks, and the gods came from the other.
Canadian Cancer Society Office Hours are Tues., Wed. & Fri. from 10am to 2pm. Phone (250) 692-7203 e-mail: burnslake@bc.cancer.ca.
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Apart from occasional contact, the two didn't mix. The thought of God becoming human was ridiculous. The thought of nobility stooping to rub shoulders with peasants was hilarious. But that's what God's son did. He came as a baby. Being an infant, he couldn't even fight off a fly buzzing around his face. He had no defense against the flick of a cow's tail, let alone King Herod's soldiers who sought to kill him. And yet, this vulnerable infant, this apparent nobody, was called "Immanuel" which means
"God with us" (Matthew 1:23). And who did God announce this baby's arrival to? A motley group of shepherds---not the Jerusalem post. God sent an angel to these farm laborers telling them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord" (Luke 2:1011). It thrills me that God sent his heavenly messenger to such commoners. It tells me that Jesus came to identify with humans in all our
sinfulness and weakness. He didn’t come to be served but to serve. He came to experience cold, hunger, and exhaustion. He came to endure complaints, opposition and, ultimately, crucifixion---all because of love. On that night in the stable in Bethlehem, he arrived undressed and helpless, later to die on a cross so that we could be dressed in his royal righteousness and be adopted as God’s children for all eternity. That is truly reason to celebrate Christmas--and all year long as well.
Plan ahead for the 2015 Music Festival March 10 - 15 with a gala honours concert on Sat., Mar. 21. Entry deadline is Feb. 1, 2015. More info call Jacqui at (250) 692-3971.