March 2013 - Burns Lake

VILLAGEOFFICELocal Firemen HonouredThree members of the Burns Lake FireDepartment were honoured in Januarywith long service awards. Thethree were presented with certificatesand medals by Mayor Luke Strimboldto commemorate a collective 80 yearsof service between the three men.Brian Brinkhurst was given an award for 20 years of service,Rob Krause was awarded for 25 years, and JimMcBride, Protective Services Coordinator at the Village ofBurns Lake was honoured with 35 years of Service! TheVillage of Burns Lake thanks these men for their dedicationto the safety of our community.2Council UpdateThe Village of Burns Lake Council has had an active winterthus far. On January 29th they approved the budget for2013. This allows plans to move ahead and action to betaken for the coming year. Council has also decided tomove forward with a Mutual Aid agreement for fire protectionwith the Village of Fraser Lake, which will providefor shared help between communities in the event of amajor disaster. The 2013 visitor information centre agreementhas been signed, providing for the continued use ofthe information centre for visitors to Burns Lake. Councilhas also approved a new procedure bylaw that outlinesnew procedures for council meetings. These guidelineshave been adjusted to include extra time for public commentto allow the public more opportunity to be heard.WWW.BurnsLake.CaNew Village WebsiteThe Village of Burns Lake website is being revamped! Thesite has undergone a complete overhaul with a new lookand feel. The new site will also be more comprehensive,and will include information on the latest changes, councilmeetings, recreation updates, and community events.Stop by www.Burnslake.ca to check it out!www.burnslake.caDowntown RevitalizationMembership AnnouncedThe Downtown Revitalization Committee hassome new faces! The new members, JenniferBriand, Wayne Brown, Shelley Wall, and WesHart will join the committee for the new seasonof downtown planning. They will be joiningLaurie White, Jason Llewellyn, Staff SGT.Grant MacDonald, Dan Metcalf, Wilf Dueck,Joe Weiler, and Gwendolyn Nicholas, as wellas Councillors Illes and Varga. The Committeewill be discussing landscaping details , communication,and branding during their meetingon March 11 at 6pm. Public welcome!Business RegistryThe Village of Burns Lake is about toundertake a number of major infrastructureprojects in 2013; the arenaMulti-Use Facility, the Downtown RevitalizationProject, the Lakes DistrictHospital and the rebuilding of BabineForest Products.We want the people of Burns Lakeand the Lakes District to benefit asmuch as possible from these projects.To support this, the Village of BurnsLake has developed a ProcurementDatabase. This will be a one-stop-shopwhere any individual or business cancontact us and get information on thelocal products and services that theyrequire. If you have equipment, land,rooms, technical support services,equipment repair; if you are a labourer,equipment operator, an engineer,or a chef, we want to hear fromyou! Simply visit www.burnslake.caand follow the link entitled BusinessRegistry under the heading DoingBusiness. Fill in the online form, pressSubmit, and your business will beadded on to this registry.Printed onrecycled paper‘Like’ theVillage of BurnsLake and VillageRecreation on Facebookfor up to dateinformation aboutVillage Council,events, and activities!Mayor’s Office HoursCome down to the Villageoffice Tuesdaysbetween Noon and3pm and have a chatwith Mayor Strimbold.He would love to seeyou!Phone: 250-692692-7587PO Box 570Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0