Burns Lake Lakes District News, November 18, 2015

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Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Volume 95 - No. 46

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BURNS LAKE

LAKES DISTRICT NEWS

CNC president cancels meeting in Burns Lake

President had planned to discuss the future of family programs FLAVIO NIENOW

Burns Lake residents who were hoping to ask questions to the president of the College of New Caledonia (CNC) last week about the transition of family programs were left disappointed. The president of CNC, Henry Reiser, cancelled the meeting he had scheduled for Nov. 12, 2015, at the Lakes District campus. Reiser said the reason for the cancellation was that he decided to wait until he obtained more details from government about the transition of the integrated family support services (family programs). “Government has not come back yet with what the plan on their side is going to be; the minute that they do [get back to us] we will reschedule that community meeting so that we have answers for the community that are outside of our control,” he said. Earlier this year, the CNC’s board of directors decided to transfer all family programs offered at the Lakes District campus to other agencies by March 2016. These programs have benefited hundreds of families in the community - through early childhood intervention programs, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders ...see CNC

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RCMP says lock your vehicles

Burns Lake had nine motor vehicle thefts reported in 10 days

FLAVIO NIENOW Burns Lake resident Janiece Smoyer lives on Ninth Avenue. After hearing that some of her neighbours had their cars broken into, she doesn’t feel as safe as she used to where she lives. “I have concerns living where I do, as I live alone,” she said. “I never used to have my door locked when I was home, but now you bet I do.”

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According to the Burns Lake RCMP, during the first 10 days of November there were nine reports of motor vehicle thefts in Burns Lake, almost one a day. “In almost all these cases, the vehicles were left unlocked and miscellaneous items were stolen,” said Corporal Terry Gillespie with the Burns Lake RCMP. Gillespie said the number of motor vehicle thefts so far in November is considerably higher compared to previous months. He explained that although this kind of crime is not new to the area, the number of cases had dropped up until last month. “We do have some theories on whom it might be [breaking into cars] but we have no evidence at this point,” said Gillespie. The Burns Lake RCMP recommends that everyone lock the doors to their motor vehicles.

Need more info? www.cnc.bc.ca/ lakesdistrict

Phone: 250.692.1700 • Fax: 250.692.1750 • Toll Free: 1.866.692.1943 545 Highway 16 West • PO Box 5000, Burns Lake, BC • V0J 1E0 Email: lksdist@cnc.bc.ca • Website: www.cnc.bc.ca/lakesdistrict


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