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Ghetto made sex trade workers easier prey: inquiry

Ghetto made sex trade workers easier prey: inquiry

Street prostitution subject to two-tiered law enforcement, expert testifies
BC Hydro cuts 300 jobs, 150 to come

BC Hydro cuts 300 jobs, 150 to come

BC Hydro is moving ahead with its cost-cutting program, eliminating 300 positions this week and announcing 150 more will be gone in the next two years.

Village of Burns Lake celebrates UBCM success

The Village of Burns Lake (VBL) was recognized for outstanding civic leadership at this year's Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) conference, held Sept. 26 to 30 in Vancouver.

More options for probation and more restrictions for mining

New ID cards The replacement for B.C.’s CareCard will provide online access to medical records, and may also be used to confirm B.C. residence and age while keeping other information private.
Burns Lake RCMP seize cash and weapons

Burns Lake RCMP seize cash and weapons

One adult female and four adult males were arrested during a high risk stop of a motor vehicle on Hwy. 16 last week.

All council seats open

Since 2002, Bernice Magee has held the seat of Mayor of Burns Lake.
Burns Lake air, top three in the world

Burns Lake air, top three in the world

According to a recently published World Health Organization (WHO) study, Burns Lake has some of the best air in the world.

Morrison Mine stalled

Pacific Booker Minerals Inc. is now looking at a possible 2013 start up for the Morrison Mine project.
Say cheese please

Say cheese please

Rather than posing for a photo, budding photographer Sebastian couldn’t resist grabbing a toy camera and saying ‘cheese’.
Treaty commission calls for political will

Treaty commission calls for political will

The head of the B.C. Treaty Commission wants her mandate extended one more year to see if the federal-provincial effort to settle aboriginal land claims has a future after two decades.