Mayor and Council Biographies

Mayor Bernice Magee

Mayor Magee first came to Burns Lake in 1968. Mayor Magee has three grown children and 3 grandchildren.  When she has a spare moment, Mayor Magee enjoys quilting, reading and golfing.  Also, Mayor Magee enjoys spending time in the great outdoors with her husband, George.

Mayor Magee loves the lifestyle Burns Lake offers and mostly the wonderful people that she and her husband have come to know so well.

Councillor Lianne Olson

Councillor Olson has lived in Burns Lake since 1980, where she raised two children whom have since moved into adulthood; she was first elected to council in 2006. Councillor Olson enjoys working with teenagers and was actively involved with Grad activities while her children were in high school, and even continued volunteering for a year after both her children had graduated.  She enjoys camping, fishing, and basically spending as much time as possible outdoors.

 To her, Burns Lake is a simply beautiful town that offers everything anyone could ever want.