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Planning for first Indigenous Festival of the Arts to be held in Burns Lake is currently underway. Rayanne Charlie, one of the event planners said she hopes the festival will eventually morph into a significant annual event in Western Canada.

An incident last week involving a School District 91 bus ending up in a ditch at Tatalrose Road on the Southside initiated questions from residents over the safety of the width of the road as well as the depth of the ditches.

Over 150 local students filed in to the College of New Caledonia (CNC) Lakes District Campus last week to attend the college's 2011 J.O.I.N. (job opportunities in the North) Career Fair.

Those first Burns Lake settlers, in 1912 must have been very courageous because they faced great hardships with never a backward glance.

An innovative educational program starting in early March will help caregiving family members from Burns Lake deal with the loss and grief issues associated with dementia.

This is a reminder that nominations for Citizen of the Year 2011 must be in the hands of the selection committee by March 1, 2011, so get your submission in without delay.