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Access code numbers mailed out to B.C. Liberal members hadn't arrived in parts of B.C. by Friday, forcing the party to try reaching thousands of members by phone so they can participate in their first-ever electronic leadership vote Saturday.

ICBC technology flags more than 600 suspected ID thieves

Burns Lake Band Chief Albert Gerow said to Lakes District News that it was out of frustration that he threw the petition presented to him by 25 band members in the garbage.

VICTORIA – An Abbotsford doctor has pleaded guilty to two charges related to influencing B.C. government officials who were in charge of his contracts to provide electronic health systems.

The Fraser Institute's report card on British Columbia's elementary schools for 2011 shows that William Konkin Elementary School's (WKE) academic performance has increased over the last five years.

During the Northern Health board's visit to Burns Lake last week, chief operating officer Cathy Ulrich and the directors took the opportunity to visit the Lakes District Hospital and the Pines.

This year is a very special year for B.C. Parks. On March 1, 2011 B.C. Parks will be celebrating its 100 birthday for the anniversary of the creation of Strathcona Provincial Park on Vancouver Island.

The Nechako Kitamaat Development Fund Society (NKDF) board of directors have recently approved funding for a number of projects in Burns Lake, the Southside and Vanderhoof.