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Peace River North MLA Pat Pimm has resigned as a parliamentary secretary for natural gas development and quit the B.C. Liberal caucus after being arrested in a domestic dispute at his home Sunday.

Former premier Gordon Campbell has been nominated to be Canada's next High Commmissioner to the United Kingdom.

(L-R) Burns Lake Band Chief Albert Gerow surveys the damage done to the Gathering Place rear wall.

The tourism industry contributes $28 billion to Canada's gross domestic product.

The recent announcement by the province of B.C. that says they will create a new, independent civilian led office to investigate incidents that involve the B.C. police was welcome news to Houston resident, Linda Bush.

An idea for new signage for the village was proposed to council last week.

During a recent fire chief's conference in Abbotsford, Burns Lake Fire and Rescue Department's deputy fire chief Rob Krause was awarded the Meritorious Achievement Award by the Fire Chiefs Association of British Columbia (FCABC).

It was a case of no work and no pay for the Canada Post employees in Burns Lake last week.

For creditors it is not good news.

B.C. Auditor-General John Doyle has applied to B.C. Supreme Court for details of the legal defence costs for Dave Basi and Bob Virk, convicted of breach of trust last fall for their role in the sale of BC Rail operations.