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Each session we will address a different topic.
Date: 2nd and last Monday of every month
Time: 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Burns Lake BCSS office, #1-343 Yellowhead Hwy., 16 East
For more information contact Patricia Pedersen, Omineca Lakes District Regional Coordinator, at 250-692-7500.
