Wednesday, February 18, 2015
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Volume 95 - No. 07
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BURNS LAKE
LAKES DISTRICT NEWS FirstNations chiefs support oil pipeline Chief Dan George is among the First Nations leaders that signed a declaration of support to Eagle Spirit’s oil pipeline project in Calgary on Feb. 11, 2015.
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Man arrested for death of Destiny Tom The RCMP north district major crime unit has arrested one man for his role in the 2013 death of a 21-year-old woman.
A close look
Local Soutshide resident Catherine Van Tine Marcinek captured this fantastic photo of a moose in her yard at Ootsa Lake.
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Council remuneration talks postponed
Council decided to wait until next meting to discuss their remuneration FLAVIO NIENOW A regular meeting of the Village of Burns Lake was held in council chambers on Feb. 10, 2015. Present at the meeting were acting mayor Christopher Beach, councillors John Illes and Susan Schienbein, as well as chief administrative officer Sheryl Worthing, clerk Cameron Hart and two oth-
er members of village staff. During the meeting, councillors discussed their remuneration increase. In 2011, a remuneration review committee was established to review council remuneration amounts and to recommend changes if necessary. The committee recommended that the mayor’s annual remuneration be increased to $17,500 over a three year period ($833.33 per year); and that councillors’ annual remuneration be increased to $8250 over a three year period ($250 per year). The financial implication of this change would be an additional $1083.33 per year. The current annual remuneration for the mayor is $15,000, and $7500 for councillors.
Committee members at that time stated that it was “difficult to find a balance between what the community is able to pay due to a small tax base and the value of the position to the community.” Councillors passed a motion to bring this topic back to discussion during the next budget meeting of Feb. 17, 2015. Councillors also decided to postpone a decision to support phase two of the Ignite the North initiative. Supporting phase two of the project could cost the village between $1000 and $1500, so councillors decided to wait until the next budget meeting to see if there will be enough money in the budget to contribute toward this project. There was no cost ...see BURNS LAKE BUDGET ▼ P5
Stop – Look... at these great courses!
Bonspiel in honour of Wally Bridal Rita Bridal throws the first rock during the bonspiel in honour of her late husband, Wally Bridal. Wally had been an avid member of the Burns Lake Curling Club for over 50 years.
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