Wednesday, June 17, 2015
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Volume 95 - No. 24
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BURNS LAKE
LAKES DISTRICT NEWS
Lake Babine Nation election
Twenty three people running for chief of Lake Babine Nation MICHAEL RIIS-CHRISTIANSON
More than 90 people have been nominated as candidates in this year’s Lake Babine Nation elections. Lawrence Lewis, electoral officer for the local First Nation, issued preliminary nomination last week. The list, released June 8, contains the names of the 91 people “properly nominated and seconded” at nomination meetings held in the communities of Woyenne (Burns Lake), Tachet, and Fort Babine. Twenty-three people were nominated for the position of chief, including incumbent Wilf Adam and former chief Emma Palmantier. The list of other nominees for the top position on council includes Kelsey M. Abraham, Frank J. Alec Sr., Victor J. Alec Sr., Anna R. Bertacco, Deanna F. Brown, Priscillia A. Crouse, Mildred M. (Alec) George, Crystal D. Harwood, Marilyn Joseph, Melvin Joseph, Ivan H. Leon, Frank Michell Sr., Myrtle M. Michell, Bernard Patrick, Betty A. Patrick, Dorothy Patrick, Murphy Patrick Jr., Mary Ann Poirier, Victor Tom (of Merritt), Fred William, and Herbert Williams. Kelsey M. Abraham, Bertacco, Deanna F. Brown, Melvin Joseph, Frank Michell Sr., Dorothy Patrick, and Murphy Patrick Jr. are among the 39 people nominated as councillors for the community of Woyenne. Other “properly nominated candidates” for that community are incumbent Derek C. MacDonald, Fern Abraham, Scott V. Abraham, Johnathan Myles Alec, Marilyn R. Alec, Ronnie Alec, Jeremy J. Belyea, Julian G. Brown, Justin M. ...see ELECTION ▼ P7
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Residents notice strange leaf
The area is seeing an outbreak of the aspen leaf miner
FLAVIO NIENOW Burns Lake residents have noticed strange leaf markings lately. The markings are caused by the aspen leaf miner (Phyllocnistis populiella), a transcontinental pest of trembling or small tooth aspen. “I’ve seen the aspen leaf miner in my yard and all over town,” said Burns Lake resident Walt van der Kamp. “Most people I talk to have also noticed
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them.” According to Greig Bethel, Public Affairs Officer for the ministry of forests, lands and natural resource operations, the aspen leaf miner has been very common in Burns Lake over the past five years. Bethel said the ministry hasn’t taken any preventive or control measures because there is no commercial market for trembling aspen, and the trees seem to survive the attacks. “There are no risks to people, and usually the trees recover from the attack by producing more foliage,” he said. The larvae mine the leaf contents but leave the upper and lower cuticle in place. There is one generation ...see ASPEN TREES ▼ P11
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