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BURNS LAKE
LAKES DISTRICT NEWS
Could this be the end for Northern Gateway?
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Newly elected prime minister has repeatedly opposed project FLAVIO NIENOW Speaking in Ottawa on June 17, 2014, Canada’s newly elected prime minister Justin Trudeau said if he “won the honour of serving as prime minister, the Northern Gateway Pipeline would not happen.” “The Northern Gateway Pipeline threatens not only the B.C. coastal economy but the jobs of thousands of people who live on the ocean,” Trudeau said during his announcement. “I’ve met with many British Columbians who make their living out of the pristine coastal waters; it is not a place for a pipeline.” Trudeau’s announcement was made shortly after the federal government had approved the $7-billion project and imposed 209 conditions recommended by the National Energy Board. Enbridge Inc. proposes the construction of a 1200-km twin pipeline that would carry diluted bitumen from Alberta’s oilsands to B.C.’s coast, passing directly through Burns Lake. In a statement released shortly after the approval of the project, the liberals criticized the conservatives’ decision to approve the project. “The prime minister and his conservative government have spent years trying to ram through the Northern ...see ENBRIDGE
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Triple homicide case adjourned again
FLAVIO NIENOW In the story ‘Trial date for triple murder case to be set soon’ published in the Lakes District News’ Aug. 19, 2015, edition, the date of the preliminary hearing for the case of Rueben Buhler - - the man arrested in relation to a triple homicide in Burns Lake - was expected to be determined on Sept. 9, 2015. However, the date for the preliminary hearing was not determined on that date. Instead another fixed date was set for Oct. 14, 2015. Back in September, Buhler’s lawyer Jordan Allingham explained that the defence still had a “large volume of disclosure” to read before a trial could take place, and the Crown had yet to provide all of the disclosure. It turns out the fixed date set for Oct. 14 was also adjourned, and a new fixed
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date was set for Dec. 10, 2015. This time, Allingham declined to comment. Buhler has been charged with three counts of second degree murder and remains in custody. On April 27, 2015, at 8:25 a.m., the Burns Lake RCMP attended a residence in the 200 block of Fifth Avenue in Burns Lake after receiving a report of potential foul play. Neighbours said they heard gun shots ring out around 6 a.m. When officers entered the residence, they found three people - one woman and two men - dead inside. The identities of all three victims are still not being released. Allingham told Lakes District News back in September that a preliminary hearing would likely be set for March 2016. Buhler remains in custody. For privacy and security reasons, B.C. Corrections cannot confirm where an inmate is being held.
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