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Local Government Awareness being recognized by Northwest governments

The importance of local government is being showcased this week as it is Local Government Awareness week.

This week is an ongoing initiative to raise awareness and inform residents about the roles in local government and to encourage the public to participate.

According to Smithers Mayor Gladys Atrill, local governments are the closest to everyone in the community.

She says it is the part of government that affects our day to day lives and where we live.

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“I think it’s where people can most readily see the effects of government, what’s happening in your own hometown, how is it developing, you can expect how it’s developing. It’s so close, you can see it, you can inspect it and you can touch the people through communication that are in your local government,” Atrill said.

She added that she decided to join local government because of her ongoing interest in the community.

Atrill said that Smithers is her hometown and she always had an interest in local government.

She also explained how people interested in getting involved with local government can do so.

“It is certainly a way to learn about your community in a way that will provide ongoing education. One way to get involved is to simply come to a council meeting, you can join a committee, express interest in a committee,” Atrill said.

Other communities are celebrating local government awareness week like Telkwa which is hosting a scavenger hunt and a trip for kids to see the Telkwa Water Treatment Plant.

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Lindsay Newman
Lindsay Newman
News Reporter Lindsay joined the MyBulkleyLakesNow news team in 2019. She was born and raised in Cambridge, Ontario where she then moved to Toronto to complete Journalism school at Humber College where she graduated in 2017. Lindsay started her news journey at 680 News- Toronto's largest talk radio station. Lindsay then moved on to 680 News, where she was an audio editor. She has always loved the idea of living in British Columbia since she was a teenager and was excited to make the to move out to Smithers, BC to branch out her journalism skills. In Lindsay's spare time she is usually relaxing with her two cats and in the warmer months going on hikes with her friends and partner.

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