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Human Rights Tribunal orders RCMP to pay Burns Lake day school survivors
The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has found the RCMP discriminated against Indigenous day school survivors in Burns Lake, B.C., during an investigation into historic abuse claims against a former teacher.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/canadian-human-rights-tribunal-burns-lake-ruling-9.7114986?cmp=rss

Prince George Daily News Jan 2

Burns Lake hospital emergency room closed until Saturday morning https://pgdailynews.ca/index.php/2026/01/02/burns-lake-hospital-emergency-room-closed-until-saturday-morning/ #burnslake #northernbc #cityofpg

Burns Lake hospital emergency room closed until Saturday morning

Burns Lake and area residents are advised the emergency department at Lakes District Hospital will be closed between 7 a.m. Friday, January 2 and 8 a.m. Saturday, January 3 due to staffing challeng…

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Prince George Daily News Jun 28, 2025

Burns Lake emergency room closed today https://pgdailynews.ca/index.php/2025/06/28/burns-lake-emergency-room-closed-today/ #cityofpg #burnslake #northernbc

Burns Lake emergency room closed today

The Emergency Department at Lakes District Hospital in Burns Lake will be closed between 8 a.m. Saturday, June 28 and 8: a.m. Sunday, June 29, due to staffing challenges, according to Northern Heal…

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Prince George Daily News Feb 21, 2025

Burns Lake emergency room closed until Saturday morning https://pgdailynews.ca/index.php/2025/02/21/burns-lake-emergency-room-closed-until-saturday-morning/ #burnslake @burnslake @NorthernHealth #NorthernHealth #cityofpg

Burns Lake emergency room closed until Saturday morning

The emergency department at Lakes District Hospital in Burns Lake will be closed until 8 a.m. Saturday, February 22 due to staffing challenges, according to a p

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Prince George Daily News Nov 28, 2024

Nechako Watershed Roundtable hosting workshop - 'The Water That Connects Us' https://pgdailynews.ca/index.php/2024/11/28/nechako-watershed-roundtable-hosting-workshop-the-water-that-connects-us/ #nechako #vanderhoof #burnslake #fortstjames #cityofpg #princegeorgebc

Nechako Watershed Roundtable hosting workshop – ‘The Water That Connects Us’

After spending the past 20 years researching watersheds and climate change in northern B.C., UNBC professor Stephen Déry is seeing the region change before his eyes. t is especially obvious in the …

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Missing People Canada Sep 23, 2024

BREAKING: Missing 6-year-old autistic northwest B.C. girl found safe - #BC #BurnsLake
https://missingpeople.ca/breaking-missing-6-year-old-autistic-northwest-b-c-girl-found-safe/?feed_id=38354&_unique_id=66f0d2c127908

BREAKING: Missing 6-year-old autistic northwest B.C. girl found safe

Oaklynn Schweder, the six-year-old girl reported missing from the Burns Lake area, was found alive Sunday by volunteers after a weekend of intense searches of the area. A video posted to Facebook shows someone carrying a child wrapped in a blanket toward a waiting vehicle. Unconfirmed social media reports from…

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Missing People Canada Sep 23, 2024

UPDATE: LOCATED SAFE - Search underway for missing non-verbal 6-year-old near Burns Lake, BC - #BC #BurnsLake #MissingChild
https://missingpeople.ca/search-underway-for-missing-non-verbal-7-year-old-near-burns-lake-bc/?feed_id=38349&_unique_id=66f0cf0c4a4c2

UPDATE: LOCATED SAFE – Search underway for missing non-verbal 6-year-old near Burns Lake, BC

It is being reported by multiple sources that Oaklynn Schweder has been located safe. We will post more when available.

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Missing People Canada Sep 21, 2024

Resources from across the province deployed to search for missing child - #BC #BurnsLake #MissingChild
https://missingpeople.ca/resources-from-across-the-province-deployed-to-search-for-missing-child/?feed_id=38304&_unique_id=66ef2b56c8d5d

Resources from across the province deployed to search for missing child

Despite ongoing efforts, Oaklynn has not yet been located. Significant resources from across the province including the RCMP, Search and Rescue, BC Wildfire Service, as well as volunteers are in the area assisting with the search. Canadian Rangers have also been called out to support continuing search efforts. Additionally, helicopters,…

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Missing People Canada Sep 21, 2024

Search intensifies for missing 6-year-old near Burns Lake - #BC #BurnsLake
https://missingpeople.ca/search-intensifies-for-missing-6-year-old-near-burns-lake/?feed_id=38294&_unique_id=66ee84a15d854

Search intensifies for missing 6-year-old near Burns Lake

The search for 6-year-old Oaklynn Schwedde, reported missing from her home in Southbank, a community near Burns Lake, has intensified as of September 19. Oaklynn, who is on the autism spectrum and non-verbal, is known to respond to her name, according to her mother, Gail Skin. A command team has…

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Missing People Canada Sep 20, 2024

Search underway for missing non-verbal 7-year-old near Burns Lake, BC - #BC #BurnsLake #MissingChild
https://missingpeople.ca/search-underway-for-missing-non-verbal-7-year-old-near-burns-lake-bc/?feed_id=38274&_unique_id=66edd7302c844

UPDATE: LOCATED SAFE – Search underway for missing non-verbal 6-year-old near Burns Lake, BC

It is being reported by multiple sources that Oaklynn Schweder has been located safe. We will post more when available.

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