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Volume 96 - No. 09
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BURNS LAKE
LAKES DISTRICT NEWS
Lakes District residents say ‘yes’
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Large majority of the 864 voters chose to raise the tax limit for runway FLAVIO NIENOW Lakes District residents have approved raising the tax limit of the Village of Burns Lake and Electoral Areas B and E to resurface the runway at Burns Lake’s Baker Airport. Out of the 864 voters – including the village and Areas B and E of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako (RDBN) -, 747 voted ‘yes’ and 117 voted ‘no.’ According to the Village of Burns Lake, out of the 248 voters from the village, 216 voted ‘yes’ and 32 voted ‘no.’ According to the RDBN, 305 voters from area B voted ‘yes’ while 45 voted ‘no.’ In area E, 226 people voted ‘yes’ and 40 voted ‘no.’ These are the unofficial results. The official results are expected to be released later this week. Burns Lake Mayor Luke Strimbold said it’s great to see the support for this important referendum. “The overwhelming support reflects the value residents of the Lakes District have for the airport, which supports medevac access to the number one health care facilities such as St. Paul’s and Vancouver General Hospitals, enhances economic development opportunities, ensures access for forest firefighting equipment, and much more,” he said. The tax limit of Lakes District residents will increase from $93,750 ...see AIRPORT ▼ P8
Province and WorkSafeBC respond to class-action lawsuit
FLAVIO NIENOW A group of workers and family members of victims involved in the 2012 explosions at Babine Forest Products and Lakeland Mills have launched a class-action lawsuit against WorkSafeBC and the province. The notice of civil claim - filed on Jan. 7, 2016 - alleges that, in the three years prior to the Babine explosion, Babine Forest Products was inspected by WorkSafeBC on at least 16 occasions. The 10 plaintiffs named in the suit seek general, special and punitive damages, as well as declarations from WorkSafeBC admitting inspections and investigations into the explosions were negligent. WorkSafeBC filed a response in the B.C. Su-
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preme Court on Feb. 18 denying it was negligent or reckless in the inspection of the mills. “The board denies that it knew, or ought to have known, that its activities with respect to inspections would cause any damage to the plaintiffs or proposed class members,” says the response. “The board’s officers acted diligently at all times with respect to their inspection of the mills in accordance with their skills and training within their jurisdiction and mandate.” WorkSafeBC also denied it was negligent or reckless in their investigation of the mill explosions. In addition, WorkSafeBC denies that the decision of Crown counsel not to pursue regulatory or criminal charges in relation to the mill explosions was the ...see WORKSAFEBC
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