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The B.C. government is getting to work dismantling the harmonized sales tax, a job that may take more than a year and add billions to the province's deficit.

Passenger and vehicle traffic is down this year and is not expected to recover any time soon, so BC Ferries is considering a plan to cut hundreds of sailings to save money.

Port Moody-Coquitlam MLA Iain Black is resigning his seat to take a new job as CEO of the Vancouver Board of Trade. Premier Christy Clark said she is "delighted and saddened" to see the MLA who succeeded her as Port Moody-area MLA leave politics.

Burns Lake and District Chamber of Commerce manager Laurie Reimer said to Village of Burns Lake mayor and council last week, that she does not agree with their decision to hold on to the administration of business licenses.

It is to be a one stop shop for permitting.

The Lakes District Film Society's application for a permissive tax exemption for the Beacon Theatre was approved by mayor and council last week.

Woodlot licensees Alistair Schroff and Earl Ingram were presented with a cheque for $3,500 and the Minister's Award of Excellence for Woodlot Management by Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad.

Lake Babine Nation (LBN) and the Village of Granisle officially sealed the deal in a collaborative community forest venture last week.

The B.C. Public School Employers' Association applied to the labour board for a ruling expected by Friday, saying the B.C. Teachers' Federation continues to try to negotiate provincial issues such as class size and staffing ratios at local district bargaining tables.

At approximately 8:14 a.m. on Aug. 20, 2011, the Burns Lake RCMP detachment received a report of a stabbing inside a residence on Toh Street.