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Tributes pour in for Jack Layton

Tributes pour in for Jack Layton

Tributes are pouring in for federal New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton, who died of cancer early Monday at age 61. Layton's death comes just months after Layton led the NDP to Official Opposition status in Canadian Parliament, a first for the party.
Ferry traffic down as tourists go south

Ferry traffic down as tourists go south

Tourists are lining up at U.S. border crossings instead of heading to B.C.'s favourite coastal getaways, and summer traffic on BC Ferries is down about four per cent as a result.
Penner quits cabinet, won't run again

Penner quits cabinet, won't run again

Chilliwack-Hope MLA Barry Penner has announced he is resigning as B.C. attorney general and won't run in the next B.C. election.

Burns Lake Community forest fined for visual quality objectives infraction

What is valued and significant and what is not?

Rustad's spending break down

True to his word, Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad released a break down of his expenditures on Facebook last week.
Fatal accident

Fatal accident

At about 5 p.m. on Aug. 12 the Houston RCMP and B.C. Ambulance Service responded to single vehicle rollover on Hwy. 16 near Barrett Hat Road, west of Houston.

Northern Health say they are not serving up TV dinners

A recent letter to the editor by local resident Craig Armstrong highlighted a number of issues he felt were of concern at the Lakes District Hospital.

Highway 16 upgrades going ahead

The safety issue can't be ignored for another year.
Robbers hit the Beacon Theatre

Robbers hit the Beacon Theatre

The incidents of vandalism at the Beacon Theatre have been on the increase.

South African doctor coming to Burns Lake

A new physician and his family are to arrive in Burns Lake from South Africa as early as December this year.