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Moose in the Bulkley Valley and Lakes District are still recovering from a hard winter five years ago.

That is the most likely reason why a January survey shows roughly 12,600 moose in the region—a 20 per cent decline from the 15,800 estimate of 2004.

The decline come as no surprise to Skeena hunters or biologists.

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minimum hourly wage rose to $10.25, the last of three raises up from $8 a year ago.

At the same time, base pay for liquor servers rose to $9 an hour from $8.50, and daily minimums rose for live-in care aids, live-in camp leaders, and residential cleaners.

“I think it was necessary.

There were 10 years where it didn’t happen.”

Maureen Czirfusz, manager Houston’s Chamber of Commerce, says a

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Brenda Madigan is among the supporters.

She and her husband Al have run Houston’s A&W restaurant for 16 years.

“I’m really happy that the minimum wage did go up for everybody,” said Madigan.

But Madigan was less pleased to see the

B.C. government scrap its training wage—a $6 an hour wage paid to young people working the first 500 hours of their very first job.

“I really wish they’d left the training wage for the students,” she says.

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Moose in the Bulkley Valley and Lakes District are still recovering from a hard winter five years ago.

That is the most likely reason why a January survey shows roughly 12,600 moose in the region—a 20 per cent decline from the 15,800 estimate of 2004.

The decline come as no surprise to Skeena hunters or biologists.

“The good news for us is that basically these are the numbers we’ve been using for two years,” says Mark Williams, a senior wildlife biologist with B.C.’s natural resources ministry.

“That meant that we didn’t really need to make big changes to the hunting regulations.”

While the survey report doesn’t point to any one cause, Williams said moose surveys in the

“ “That winter, the snow came early and it came hard.”

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Omineca and Cariboo show similar declines, suggesting that environmental causes such as the hard winter of 2006/2007 are the likeliest culprit.

“That winter, the snow came early and it came hard,” he said.

Ron Fitch, a guideoutfitter based in Houston, remembers what a tough winter that was, especially for moose in the alpine.

“The calves just couldn’t move around,” he said.

“There was five or six feet of snow up higher, and even four feet here in the lower elevations around Houston.”

Workers, business owners adjust to minimum wage hike

By Andrew Hudson Houston Today

Houston business owners welcomed a boost to B.C.’s minimum wage last week— a raise many said was overdue.

But the move is not without growing pains.

On Tuesday, B.C’s

minimum hourly wage rose to $10.25, the last of three raises up from $8 a year ago.

At the same time, base pay for liquor servers rose to $9 an hour from $8.50, and daily minimums rose for live-in care aids, live-in camp leaders, and residential cleaners.

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“I think it was necessary.

There were 10 years where it didn’t happen.”

Maureen Czirfusz, manager Houston’s Chamber of Commerce, says a

- Bob Wheaton 2011 survey done before the increase shows more than two-thirds of Chamber members

support it.

Brenda Madigan is among the supporters.

She and her husband Al have run Houston’s A&W restaurant for 16 years.

“I’m really happy that the minimum wage did go up for everybody,” said Madigan.

But Madigan was less pleased to see the

B.C. government scrap its training wage—a $6 an hour wage paid to young people working the first 500 hours of their very first job.

“I really wish they’d left the training wage for the students,” she says.

“I used to be able to take my time with them, and now I have

to make sure it’s bangbang-bang, and they catch on right away.”

Bob Wheaton, who owns the Houston Food Market, agrees it was high time the wage got a boost.

“I think it was necessary,” he said. “There were 10 years where it didn’t happen.”

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MOOSE from Page 1 Since then, Fitch said he’s seen and heard more wolves than he has in 38 years of guiding.

“Every wolf cub had lots to eat that winter,” he said.

Denys Bell, co-chair of the Skeena Hunters Advisory Committee (SHAC), said while tags are slightly down for limited entry hunting, especially in areas around Burns Lake, bow hunting and general open season for moose remain the same.

“Yes, there’s been an adjustment to the population of moose, but we shouldn’t be surprised,” he said.

“Mother Nature works on peaks and valleys. She doesn’t work like taxes do, which go up nicely all the time.”

Looking ahead, Bell and Fitch expect moose will recover,

especially after extra logging in beetlekilled pine stands creates more of the open habitat where moose thrive.

To track such changes, Bell hopes the province funds a moose survey every five years—a pattern it slipped out of with the last two.

“They were seven years apart, which was an unfortunate thing,” Bell said.

“We really did push the government to do it in 2009, but they had other priorities.”

While he can’t forecast where the provincial budget will be five years from now, Williams said moose inventories are a particularly high priority for the Bulkley Valley and Lakes area.

Not only is there strong demand for hunting, he said the amount of other human activity in the

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When that next survey is done, Williams said he expects it will show area moose doing well.

“I feel that the moose population is healthy—we’ve got a good calf to cow ratio,” he said.

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WAGES from Page 1 But with 15 staff and long business hours, Wheaton said the increase is costly enough to make him think about selling his 20-year business.

“If you were in Fort McMurray, or in other places where you can charge $12 for a sandwich, it would be no big deal,” he said, but that’s not the case in Houston.

Aaron Godard is a young Houston student looking to get his foot in the door.

On Monday, he and other members of Houston’s Youth Employment Program were polishing off résumés and getting set to look for summer jobs.

Asked about the new minimum wage, Godard said it’s “awesome.”

But like many people looking for work in Houston, Godard already has his sights trained on an entry-

level spot at a local sawmill—jobs that often start out at $25 an hour.

At the Chamber of Commerce, Czirfusz said high mill wages are one reason why last year’s minimum wage survey shows less than a third of Chamber members actually use it. Houston also has a lot of light industrial jobs, she said, which also means higher wages.

“In the structure of our community, we just don’t have a lot of minimum-wage jobs,” she said.

Since the move up to $10.25, B.C. and Ontario are tied for the province with the highest minimum wage, though both trail the Yukon’s $11 an hour minimum.

Most provinces set a minimum wage of $10 an hour. Alberta and the Yukon update the wage annually according to the Consumer Price Index.

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f they were unpopular before, public school teachers are really walking around with targets on them now.

After the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) members voted 73 per cent in favour of withdrawing all extracurricular activities, the uproar from students, parents and the general public was loud and clear.

People are madder than hornets, as they realized this placed graduation ceremonies, school sports and field trips in jeopardy.

Unfortunately, the only people who will suffer directly are the children from kindergarten to Grade 12.

They will lose events that form memories for the rest of their lives if this isn’t resolved.

Losing the field trips will be especially difficult for the elementary school children.

It is those end-of-the-school-year outings that are so much fun, and for many, they are trips they may not otherwise have the opportunity to take.

However, it’s the older students and the grads who may see their formal education end with a sour taste in their mouths.

School administrators may be able to rearrange cap-and-gown ceremonies during school hours, but there is bound to be disappointment if parents and family are unable to attend the graduation ceremonies because of work commitments.

There are senior secondary students who will not be able to compete with their peers throughout the region and the province because they cannot play if they do not have a teacher/sponsor and that won’t happen because of the BCTF dictate.

Yes, it hurts the children, but we also have to consider there were 27 per cent of the teachers who voted against the motion.

These are the ones who would rather volunteer, so “their students” can have those lifetime memories.

Undoubtedly, there are teachers who feel the same way, but voted to make a statement to the B.C. Liberal government.

This is where we have to put things into perspective because it takes two to tangle.

Teachers feel they are being backed into a corner and are losing all their rights to have a say on what’s going on in provincial education and their workplaces.

The B.C. Liberals have been mean-spirited in their non-negotiation with the teachers and have definitely played a role in what we are faced with today.

Perhaps, this is their last hurrah before they are kicked to the curb next year.

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“They have made the point to us that they are very qualified in building pipelines, and we will take that into consideration when we are looking for contractors,” Mr. Daniel said in a March 28 interview with the Financial Post.

“It’s an open bid process. They are a very big organization, they build a lot of pipelines, and they would love to be involved from what they

While Canadians found it difficult to compete with low-wage countries like China in the past, Canadian workers will now have to compete with cheap foreign labour right here in Canada.

have told me.”

Stephen Harper’s Conservatives are doing everything they can to facilitate this.

Previous rules required foreign workers to receive the “average wage” paid to Canadian workers in the same region, but according to an April 26 report in the Globe and Mail, new rules will allow employers to pay up to 15 per cent less than that average wage.

While Canadians found it difficult to compete with lowwage countries like China in the past, Canadian workers will now have to compete with cheap foreign labour right here in Canada.

Since Prime Minister Stephen Harper assumed power in 2006, the number of foreign temporary workers admitted into Canada has grown by 40 per cent.

By 2011, according to an April 28 repost in the Toronto Star, there were some 300,111 temporary foreign workers of all kinds in Canada.

Is this what Conservative voters had in mind when they gave Harper his majority?

What are they going to tell their kids and grandkids when they ask them in 20 years why they helped put a government in power that turned our beautiful Canada into a Chinese resource colony?

They will want to know why their wages are so low that even with both parents working they can’t provide a decent living standard.

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Letters to the

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Timber has many values

I have recently read and spoken with our MLA John Rustad about his position regarding fibre supply for our mills and his crusade to solve the problem by remov-

ing the conservation of other values such as visual quality, old growth forests, and wildlife habitat.

These values, which he so easily dismisses, are critical to our quality of life as residents of northern B.C. Contrary to recent quotes attributed to Mr. Rustad, the communities along

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Highway 16 are not an industrial corridor and I am offended by the suggestion.

Yes, many of us work and earn our livings in or from the forests that surrounds us, but we also play in that same forest. We need a balance between resource development and quality of life.

Our quality of life here in northern B.C.

is strongly tied to these values of scenic areas, old growth forests, and wildlife habitat.

These values benefit our families and lifestyles: we spend time with our children and parents enjoying the great outdoors fishing, hunting, hiking, camping, boating etc.

These values benefit our homes and businesses: we build and

work along rivers and lakes and in the shadows of mountains and tall timbers because of stunning visual scenes and abundant wildlife that northern B.C. has to offer.

These values benefit our schools, our health care, and our community services: we offer teachers, health care workers, and other professionals some-

thing more fulfilling than a concrete jungle that convinces them to take up residence in our community.

These values connect us as a community, we love this land, it’s part of who we are.

So Mr. Rustad, please don’t underestimate the value these things have to us as northerners.

Please

don’t throw our quality of life away in your vain belief that you have the answer to reverse the effects of the mountain pine beetle epidemic.

We need our forest for jobs, but we need our forests for our quality of life too.

Dan Brooks Upper Nechako Wilderness Council

Forest jobs won’t wait for 2013 election S

awmill tragedies in Prince George and Burns Lake have brought overdue attention to the larger crisis, as the end of B.C.’s latest pine beetle infestation continues to transform the Interior forest industry.

The urgency of the timber supply situation was set out in a couple of high-level documents that were leaked from the forests ministry in recent days. These leaks show several things, one of which is that this is a government in trouble.

Someone on the inside forced the unpopular options into the public arena.

Cabinet ministers have tried to dismiss the documents as early drafts, but no one has

disputed their numbers.

A report on midterm timber supply looks at the four most beetle-affected areas: Prince George, Lakes (west of Prince George around Burns Lake), Quesnel and Williams Lake. In recent years B.C.’s chief forester has increased the annual allowable cut of all these timber supply areas substantially to harvest dead trees.

In Lakes, the prebeetle annual allowable cut was 1.5 million cubic metres. Currently it is up to two million, but once the beetle wood is unusable, it drops to 500,000. Even if visual quality rules are relaxed to release more timber, forest employment in the area

would go from 1,572 jobs before the beetle epidemic to 521.

Prince George’s much larger harvest total is expected to drop by almost half.

And around Quesnel, producers say an economic supply of dead pine will be there for only another year and a half.

This document and a subsequent proposal to cabinet set out the options. They include relaxing visual quality areas, old-growth management zones and wildlife connectivity corridors.

This is not as drastic as it sounds, given that the first areas to be opened up would be those where many of the trees are already dead.

“

“The B.C. Liberal government needs to make some tough decisions quickly.”

Most beetle-affected areas have a substantial proportion of live trees. If decadeold dead trees were subsidized for biofuel use, this would support harvest and hauling of healthy sawlogs along with them.

The government is also considering swapping some existing cutting licences to increase wood supply for the Lakes district, to provide enough long-term supply for reconstruction of the destroyed Burns Lake sawmill. There is also

the prospect of awarding unassigned timber to “a single representative of the six First Nations in the Lakes TSA.” Speaking to forest scientists who work in B.C., a couple of things become clear.

This pine beetle epidemic may be the largest on record, but it is far from the first.

And despite many assertions by former premier Gordon Campbell, it is not certain if this one is the result of a broader climate trend or just a

string of warmer winters after decades of fire suppression kept older stands around.

Lodgepole pine forests are fire-propagated. The term “old growth” has little meaning in a cycle of natural fires that doesn’t occur in wetter zones.

But none of this will matter much in the urban political debate that is about to ensue. “Old growth” is now a quasi-religious notion. International environmental groups have convinced most people that logging is the primary cause of forest loss.

In fact, the UN’s “State of the World’s Forests” reports have shown that 95 per cent of global forest loss

B .C. Views Tom Fletcher is due to agriculture.

Forest cover is increasing in industrialized countries, which use farmland more efficiently.

The B.C. Liberal government needs to make some tough decisions quickly, before next year’s election.

The premier’s vow to “create and defend” jobs is about to be tested like never before.

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WorkSafe B.C. is studying several factors that may have caused the Jan. 20 explosion and fire at the Babine Forest Products sawmill.

In its latest report, the agency says it is investigating sawdust and production levels as well as wood type, ventilation and cold weather effects as potential causes.

So far, the report says there is no evidence that oil, oxygen or acetylene fuels contributed to the explosion, but the agency refuses to rule them out and other fuel sources, such as natural gas and propane, are still being investigated.

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But Ellis cautioned against any quick conclusions. “I want to reiterate that this investigation is still ongoing and will take another two to three months to complete,� she said.

Ellis said so far there is no evidence to suggest the explosion was caused by arson or lightning. “This may seem unlikely but we did receive evidence from witnesses about the occurrence of lightning,� she said.

Ellis said that while there has been media interest in sawdust as a cause of the blast, WorkSafe B.C. is investigating all possible fuel sources. “It is impossible to rule out tiger torches in use the day of the incident, metal halide lights that burn at 900 C, open flame from welding torches or static electric discharges. Initial access to the scene was prevented by fire, the unsafe structure and a minefield of acetylene bottles and other hazards buried beneath the snow.�

When firefighters flooded the burning mill site with water, Ellis said it froze over in the -41 C temperatures that week. “Investigators were chipping away at the ice for quite some time to get at the equipment,� she said.

Ellis said the investigation is moving as fast as it can.

Since the BFP explosion, Ellis said WorkSafe B.C. inspectors have sent out orders to 341 sawmills, resulting in 70 inspections that found 90 violations.

Ellis said she could not confirm if the Lakeland Mill was one of the mills visited by inspectors.

Twenty investigators are actively involved in the BFP investigation, Ellis said, adding that WorkSafe will in no way slow down that investigation as it begins looking into Lakeland.

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Culture crawls may soon start running up and down the Bulkley Valley.

After five successful summers in Smithers, the Bulkley Valley

Museum is looking to expand its self-guided walking tour into the Five Rivers Culture Crawl—a network of similar tours in nine towns between Burns Lake and Hazelton.

“Tourism here is very strong with hunt-

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Museum director Fergus Tomlin speaks to council.

ing and fishing, ecotourism, skiing and so on,” says museum director Fergus Tomlin.

“But the cultural tourism side has not been exploited.”

On Tuesday, Houston councillors voted to add their support to the project. If it goes ahead, tourists will be able to pick up brochures showing a self-guided tour of Houston, Speaking to Houston councillors in April, Tomlin said what Bulkley Valley towns can offer is their “Main Street” appeal—a chance to chat with locals while they visit small historical exhibits tucked in local grocery stores, churches, or even fire halls.

“You just have to give them that moment to mix with people,” Tomlin said. “That’s what they remember.”

Tomlin pointed out that the valley is full of historical gems and scenic areas that don’t get much attention.

Quick is a great example, he said.

If you pull off the highway onto Quick Station Road, he said one of the first things you’ll see is St. John the Divine, a small wooden church where people still light oil lamps and strike up a foot-pump organ just as an older generation did when it was built in 1914.

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From a commercial perspective, Tomlin said the whole idea is that the more time tourists spend visiting such historic places, the more likely they are to spend money here.

For the last five years, Tomlin said, the Smithers culture crawl has brought in many summer tourists who would typically just drive straight through to Prince Rupert or Alaska.

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We t ’s u w e t ’ e n and other B.C. First Nations leaders will protest against Enbridge’s Northern Gateway project in an unlikely venue today— the company’s annual shareholders’ meeting in Toronto.

John Ridsdale, a Wet’suwet’en natural resources coordinator, says the group got enough proxy shares in the Calgary-based oil company that he and two others can speak directly to Enbridge investors.

Today’s meeting is the last stop for Ridsdale and about 40 other First Nations protesters who together rode a “Freedom Train” from Jasper to Toronto, holding rallies and water ceremonies along the way.

“The idea is to educate all Canadians about the Enbridge project, but also the fact that our government is making the environmental protection laws so weak and so pro-industry that our voice is not being heard,” Ridsdale said.

The “Freedom Train” idea harkens back to the Constitution Express of 1980—a similar protest train that brought

aboriginal people to Ottawa to demand full indigenous rights in the upcoming Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Ridsdale said the protest shows First Nations in a united opposition.

“If Enbridge had not caused all this year’s trouble for the First Nations, we wouldn’t be as united as we are,” he said.

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Canadians are living longer and costs for the Old Age Security (OAS) are rising.

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Houston District council voted Tuesday to re-apply for a grant that would cover the cost of building a new water treatment facility.

If approved, the district would receive a one-time grant for $4.2 million—enough to design and build a facility that can filter iron and manganese from Houston’s water system.

Funded by the federal gas tax, the grant has about $33 million in available funding and is open to all local governments outside Greater Vancouver. Last year, the grant funded projects ranging from a $22,500 energy use plan in Chilliwack to a $16-million project to revamp Victoria’s Johnston Street bridge.

To be successful, grant applications must be either regional in scope or show innovative ways to improve sustainability.

In its re-submission, the district will stress how much water usage can be saved if Houston residents no longer have to flush toilets and run taps to clear their water of minerals build-up. The submission also includes building plans that meet the LEED environmental certification standard.

Correction: Topley school A typo in the April 25 Houston Today news story, “Topley studies new use for vacant school” led to a significant error that suggests School District 91 has plans to demolish Topley Elementary School.

In fact, officials have no firm plans to demolish the school, and are open to the idea that the building might be converted to another community use.

The Houston Today apologizes for any confusion.

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Taking the stage at Yuk Yuk’s comedy club, Haida comic Brian Majore says he’s no different than any other Canadian.

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Raised in Houston, Majore says he’s always wanted to do a show here. He’ll get his chance May 12 when he and fellow comic Chris Gaskin perform in a Community Hall fundraiser.

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“There will be a lot of classmates and people that knew me in Houston, and never thought I was funny,” he says, laughing.

Majore first started doing stand-up in 2003 after taking a humour class at UNBC. “It wasn’t a how-to class,” he explains.

“We studied indigenous humour in all its forms: short stories, songs, novels, plays, things like that. And of course, stand-up comedy.”

Instead of a final exam, Majore’s class students broke into pairs and performed.

The odd one out, Majore tried his hand at stand-up.

“I managed to gather a couple of stories together: one about the hassle I got trying to cash a cheque that was fairly large, and another one about how I would like to be the actor who plays the suspect in the Crime Stoppers commercials,” he says.

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Moose in the Bulkley Valley and Lakes District are still recovering from a hard winter five years ago.

That is the most likely reason why a January survey shows roughly 12,600 moose in the region—a 20 per cent decline from the 15,800 estimate of 2004.

The decline come as no surprise to Skeena hunters or biologists.

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The decline come as no surprise to Skeena hunters or biologists.

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That is the most likely reason why a January survey shows roughly 12,600 moose in the region—a 20 per cent decline from the 15,800 estimate of 2004.

The decline come as no surprise to Skeena hunters or biologists.

“The good news for us is that basically these are the numbers we’ve been using for two years,” says Mark Williams, a senior wildlife biologist with B.C.’s natural resources ministry.

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At the same time, base pay for liquor servers rose to $9 an hour from $8.50, and daily minimums rose for live-in care aids, live-in camp leaders, and residential cleaners.

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The decline come as no surprise to Skeena hunters or biologists.

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At the same time, base pay for liquor servers rose to $9 an hour from $8.50, and daily minimums rose for live-in care aids, live-in camp leaders, and residential cleaners.

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When Adrienne Johnston was 11 and living in India, she and a friend dug a pit outside to cook fenugreek, potatoes and fresh chapattis.

Today, even after 17 years of creating new dishes for her Cow Bay Café in Prince Rupert, Johnston says she recalls no taste better than that simple dish.

“It was so good,” she says, laughing. “I remember thinking that I wanted to share it with as many people as I could.”

Johnston has done

that, first by opening her small seaside café (“We can seat about 29 if you let me have my way”), and now, at the urging of many customers, with her cookbook: No More Secrets at the Cow Bay Café.

Seafood dishes, such as crab cakes and fish chowder, were among the most requested.

But Johnston goes beyond ordinary.

“I try and present them with something that’s local, but exciting,” she says.

“I don’t do fish and chips. I tell everyone that my brother is a priest, and one frier

in the family is quite enough.”

Many of Johnston’s creations combine flavours from around the word.

“My dad was an army man, and we just got sent wherever he had to go. There’s six of us children, and we’re all born in different places,” she says.

But the former children’s librarian will feel right at home at the Houston Library, where she will read a few of the many personal stories that season her cookbook.

Johnston will visit the library at 1 p.m.

Thursday, May 10.

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The B.C. government has followed through on its promise to regulate motorcycle helmets, with restrictions on the horsepower available to new riders coming in the next year.

Justice Minister Shirley Bond announced Monday that the new helmet regulation takes effect June 1, requiring riders to wear helmets that meet Canadian and international safety standards. Many of the minimal-coverage “beanie” helmets favoured by macho bikers will soon be eligible for a $138 ticket.

Regulations will also require passengers to have their feet on foot pegs or floorboards while riding.

Children who can’t reach the foot pegs will no longer be allowed as passengers, and drivers will be subject to tickets for that as well.

Bond said restrictions will be developed by next spring that will set a limit on the horsepower of motorcycles used by new riders. The new rule will be an extension of the graduated licence restrictions for all new drivers.

The power restrictions were sought by

“ - Denise Lodge

Denise Lodge, who began lobbying for changes after her son Corey died in a crash in 2005. His accident on Highway 1 on Vancouver Island came the day after getting a learner’s permit and buying a modified, high-speed motorcycle.

“I kept saying, if only he didn’t have such a powerful bike,” said Lodge, struggling to maintain her composure as she spoke at a news conference in Victoria. “If he only had the training. If only he had experience.”

Lodge soon learned of motorcycle power restrictions in place in European countries, and began seeking similar regulations for B.C. Bond said she plans to have consultations on power limits complete by this fall, and new rules in place before motorcycle riding season next year.

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Houston Figure Skating Club AGM - Wed. May 9 - 7pm @ Houston Secondary School Library.

Seniors Bingo is every Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Cottonwood Manor. Entry is $1. Come out and enjoy a fun prize filled evening. Lots of prizes!

Houston Pro-Life will be hosting a dinner along with a speaker presentation for its annual fundraiser on May 12 at 6pm in the basement of the Christian Reformed church.

Pam Wringlesworth is our guest speaker, who chose to have an abortion before it was legal 50 years ago and has been working through that painful choice ever since. She is telling us her story to encourage us, as well as challenge us to stay faithful and vigilant to the cause of defending life.

The funds raised will go toward local initiatives.

Please contact Michalle Brown at 845-7494, Joan Delege 845-3442 or Jan Meints 8457316. There will be a free will offering at the conclusion of the evening.

The Houston Legion Branch 249: Meeting: 2nd Mon. of the month is Executive, 4th Mon. is General Meeting (we have not been able to get a Structural Firefighting/Hwy Rescue. Interested? quorum in months, members please attend) Topley Volunteer Fire Dept. is accepting applica“Fit For Life.” Senior Exercise @ Cottonwood tions. No experience necessary please contact Manor on Mon., Wed., & Fri. @10 a.m. Call Byron - F/C 250-696-3348 or come to a fire Hanne 845-7414 or Bunny 845-7110. practice: Thurs. @ 1930 hrs (7:30 pm) Houston Community Services is open Mon. thru Fri. from 9am to 4pm We have clothing to give away. Baby clothing; women’s and mens as well as children of all ages. Come and check it out!

Topley Volunteer Fire Dept. meetings every 2nd Tues. of the month at 7:30 pm. Fire practices every Thurs. at 7:30 pm.

Topley Victory Church services: 10:30 a.m.

Granisle

Houston Public Library Events... Baby & Me: Wed: 10-1am; Story Time: Wed: 1:30-2:30pm; Toddler Time: Fri: 10 to 11am; Phone 250-8452256 for more info on any of the above events Granisle and District Seniors meetings are the 2nd and 4th Thurs. of each month at 1pm in the or to register.

Seniors Centre.

Houston Secondary School - School website: Granisle Volunteer Fire Department meetings & http://hssweb.sd54.bc.ca fire practices every Tues., 7 p.m. at the Fire Hall.

The Houston Retirement Housing Society Granisle Church of the Way services are Sun., 11 is asking interested parties to provide their a.m. Bible study is Thurs. at 7 p.m. names for future vacancies at our Pleasant Valley Village apartments. Please call Roberta@250-845-2257.

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HOUSEWARE DEPARTMENT 567-4406 WE HAVE A LARGE SELECTION OF SMALL APPLIANCES. All small appliances have a 1 year over the counter replacement warranty.

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2760 Highway 16 West, PO Box 478 Houston B.C. V0J 1Z0 Ph 250-845-2244 • Fax 250-845-2524 • www.sullivangm.com SMP is a successful automotive dealership in Houston, BC. We have an immediate opening for an Assistant Business Manager. The successful candidate will be driven, goal orientated, organized and have an understanding of the automotive industry. A proven track record in sales and customer service is a must and experience in the financial field will certainly be an asset, however SMP is willing to train a successful candidate.

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The successful candidate will be required to take a Motor Vehicle Sales Authority License which includes a criminal record check.

We thank all applicants for their interest in Sullivan Motor Products, but only those selected for interview will be contacted. Qualified candidates can summit their resumes in confidence to Murray Sullivan at: murray@sullivangm.com before May 11, 2012.

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Where to Worship Anglican Church of St. Clement 2324 Butler Ave., Box 599, Houston 250-845-4940

Rev. Margaret Powell Services are: 10:30 a.m.

Sundays except 7 p.m. on the First Sunday of the month.

St. Anthony’s Catholic Church 2001 Riverbank Drive, Box 819, Houston

Phone: 845-2841 • Fax: 845-2823

Fr. Rectorino Tolentino Pastoral Assistant: Ronnie Cruz (Houston)

Mass: Sunday 11:30 a.m.

Weekly activities or events announced as they occur.

First United Church 2106 Butler Ave., Houston

Services at 11 a.m.

Contact: (Marianne Dekker) 250-845-2282 or 778-816-0039

HOUSTON PENTECOSTAL CHURCH 2024 Riverbank Drive, Box 597, Houston Phone: 845-2678 • Pastor: Mike McIntyre

Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 amSunday Prayer Meeting: 6:30 pm Sunday School: 9:45 am Everyone Welcome

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Houston Fellowship Baptist Church 3790 C.R. Matthews Rd. Pastor: Larry Ballantyne

Sunday Service - 10:30 am Everyone Welcome!

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Houston Link to Learning (HLL) SUMMER STUDENT NEEDED Houston Link to Learning is looking for a summer student to assist with the development and maintenance of the community garden and to work one-on-one with the learners and volunteers that access the garden. Student must be planning to return to full time education in the fall. Full job description and details can be picked up at the front desk of the Northwest Community College. For further information contact Marian Ells at Houston Link to Learning 845-2727 or email manager@houstonlinktolearning.ca.

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ENCHANTING WOODLAND ESTATE! • Spectacular custom built log home on 10 acres minutes from town!

• Vaulted ceilings with floor to ceiling windows and rock fireplace in spacious living room.

• Master with hard wood on main, with en-suite with soaker tub and separate shower and walk in closet.

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WANT TO see scenic BC? Needed Immediately. Experienced Feller Buncher Operator with Chipper Head/Mower to work around Hydro Transmission lines. Must be willing to travel throughout BC (based out of Vanderhoof). $28-$34 per hour + benefits. For more info. e-mail: sbcjobs@hotmail.ca.

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DREAM STARTER! • 2 yr old manufactured home set up in Ambassador park • 3 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms.

• Very open floor plan with spacious living rm & kitchen/ dining.

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• Fridge and stove included.

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59,900

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• Spectacular 34 acre parcel just west of Houston.

• Perfect spot to build your dream home with the added bonus of privacy & mountain views.

• Some fencing.

Road easement in place.

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139,900

SCENIC 24 ACRES! • Lot features some cleared pasture areas as well as treed areas.

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• Some river frontage, however CN Railway bisects property.

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79,900

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May 26, 2012 Saturday @ 10:00 am Topley, BC. @ Topley Garage, Hwy 16 & Junction Hwy 118 to Granisle VEHICLES Etc: 1988 Ford Motorhome (gas/propane), 20ft tandem axel car hauler trailer, 1956 GMC 6x6 Deuce & 1/2, miles tandem axle log trailer in good condition, 16 new 11R x 24.5 Continental truck tires, 2 sets new lightweight 24.5 single tire chains, set of Ford pickup mirrors, 3 sets new lightweight 24.5 triple tire chains, 4 16” hub caps, set 16” new tire chains, 86 Chevy repair quarter panels, camper jacks, RV water tank & pump, Suburban quarter panels, 4 small tires, 19 ft. KNC Cabin Cruiser w/ 6 cyl Mercury inboard tandem axel trailer 2, 9.9 Honda kicker, 21ft Fiber Form Cruiser, 250hp Mercury inboard w/ tandem axel trailer, 9.9 Honda 4 stroke long shaft outboard motor (10hrs), 1973 18’ West Wight sailboat w/ trailer. TOOL & EQUIPMENT: Miller gas Trailblazer 44G, Ingersoll Rand T-30 air compressor, Hotsy pressure washer, Ammco drum 7 rotor lathe, Snap-on tool Box, Beach tool boxes, Oxy Acetylene plate cutter, Clausing metal lathe & accessories, Delta drill press, 5hp military Briggs & Stratton, JD control valves & hydraulic pumps, Siou valve grinding machine, cable tugger, triangle reflector sets, electrical conduit, oxygen tank & gauge, 3000 gal Regal Enviro fuel double tank w/ 110 1/4hp fuel pump, nozzle, safety valve, complete on skids, 3000 gal water tank on skids - fits in back of dump truck, 500 gal RSF manufactured water tank for skidder, highway truck reflectors, electrical boxes, wooden snow shoes, Williams space heater, Coleman heater/oven, stove. CARPENTRY: Large selection of building materials, carpenters tools & lots of items for construction.

Condition of Sale; Terms: Cash & Check with Identification, sorry no Credit Cards.

Items are As Is condition ~ not responsible for accidents. Any question please contact:

Mike Steinebach @ (250) 694-3497 Cell (250) 692-6107 Or Egon Steinebach @ (250) 694-3319 Cell (250) 570-2055 E-Mail: mike@mikesauction.net & Website www.mikesauction.net BC LIVESTOCK is holding a ranch equipment auction Saturday May 12th 11A.M. @ The Johnson’s on Duck Range Rd. Pritchard. Equipment is showroom quality. Tractors, haying equipment, tools, tack, lots of good antiques. View Website at www.bclivestock.bc.ca F.M.I Call 250-573-3939

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Heavy Duty Machinery

June 2, 2012 Saturday @ 10:00 am. Ft St James, BC. Hwy 16 & Junction Hwy 27.

Drive into Ft St James, follow signs thru town, 4 km on Germanson North Road Sale Conducted on behalf of Mr. & Mrs. Bill Tuck & others.

VEHICLES etc: 2 man self contained camp on skids, 8 liter BMW, 5 ton service truck, Bluebird 72 seat bus on factory propane, variety of late model Ford diesel trucks, 98 GMC 1/2 ton 4x4, 2 electric 3 wheel handicap carts, 5hp Craftsman roto tiller, 2 person go cart. 4 - 17” tires for Toyota pickup. MARINE: 16 ft. fiberglass boat, 70hp Johnson boat motor, boat trailer, 30 commercial prawn traps, 2 new Dawa halibut rods. TOOLS: Makita 5 & 8” grinders, Hitachi 8” grinders, impact tools 3/8”-1”, electric jack hammer, Hilti drills & hammer drills, air greaser & luber, 3/4 & 1” drive socket, 600 lb. torque wrench, 1 & 1 3/4” drive multiplier set, torque wrenches, air / brad nailers, 12.5 & 18v rechargeable drills, 3/8”-1/2” metric & standard socket sets, lg. slide hammer, cord & rechargeable hand power tools, 2 - 10” Rockwell miter saw, hydraulic 2 1/2” pipe bender w/ dies, tap & die sets, pipe stand & threader, wheel sockets & seal drivers, open & box end wrenches, 1-1 1/2, 2-3 & 6 ton com-a-longs.

EQUIPMENT: 10x10x20 portable garage, 6000 lb. engine hoist on wheels, 2hp compressors, Hilti drills & hammer drills, 200 Lincoln gas welder, 1200 liter lube oil dispenser (full of 15/40 oil), roll away tool boxes, tire machine, bead blaster, air conditioner equip., 2 vac pumps, 10 & 20 ton porta power kit, quad jack, electric fuel pumps, double walled 100 gal used oil tank, Acetylene torches & hoses, 2 new shallow well pumps, sand blaster, 6 - 3 ton floor jacks, 2 - 3500 lb. transmission jacks, 5 gas powered water pumps, 2 - 6500 gensets (gas & electric start, low hrs.), new 3000 genset, 8 1/2hp wheeled Honda pressure washer, 3500psi pressure washer, 18hp 3500psi pressure steam cleaner, up to 2 1/2” metric & standard dies hydraulic hose press, Rockwell drill press, 2hp bench grinder, 4 industrial shop vacs, 3 pickup headache racks w/ side rails, 40# full forklift propane tanks, 4 warn winches, 2 - 99 channel ICom programmable radios w/ charger, helmets. SUPPLIES: Lg qty of brass, pipe & hydraulic fittings, new & used truck parts, trays of snap rings, o-rings, screws, rivets, keyways, side, rear & front windshield for Peterbuilt, alternator, starter, fan hubs, pulleys for Cummings motor, new cam shafts, auto & manual slacks, plastic air line fittings, cinches, wrappers & cable for logging trucks, metal cabinets & filing cabinets, bolt bins (full of bolts), lg qty truck parts back up, tail & head lights, wiring, log trailer parts, 8’6” axel, truck parts seals, drive lines, scale equip, bearings, brake shoes, drums, lowbed chains & cinches, body work equip, sanders, new spray & paint guns, welding rods, grinding discs HOUSEHOLD & MISC: 26 sheets of 3/4”-7’6” granite counter tops w/ 4” back splash.

Consignments welcome! Approx. 2000 lot sale. If you would like to consign large farm / logging equip or vehicles please contact Mikes Auction. Please note that we cannot take any small items at this already large sale. Condition of Sale Terms: Cash & Check with Identification, sorry No Credit cards. Items are As Is Condition ~ Not responsible for accidents. There will be a Concession on site.

Any question Please Contact: Mike Steinebach @

(250) 694 - 3497 or Cell (250) 692-6107 or (250) 692 - 9752 Egon Steinebach @ (250) 694-3319 or Cell (250) 570- 2055 E-Mail: mike@mikesauction.net & Website www.mikesauction.net

May 26, 2012 Saturday @ 10:00 a.m.

Topley, BC. @ Topley Garage, Hwy 16 & Junction Hwy 118 to Granisle Sale Conducted on behalf of Henry Van Der Weil & others.

Sale will start off with Horse & Tack, followed by Antiques and a large coin collection.

VEHICLES etc: Yukon chainsaw sawmill, Okanogan 5th Wheel, 2005 Ford Freestar Sport 4.3, 4 door Mini van, 2008 Ford F250 super duty 4x4 super cab w/new tires & canopy, 2007 F350 super duty 4x4 crew cab diesel w/new tires & spray on bed liner, 1972 Triumph Spit Fire convertible, 2002 diesel 2.4 l Toyota Hilux Surt SSR-G right hand steering (38x15.5x15” tires), 1984 Yamaha Tri-Z ATV, 800 ATV w/ winch, BF Good wrench 265/70R/17” tires w/ Ford 8 bolt rims (2 sets), misc. used tires good shape, Johnson 10hp boat motor. TOOL & EQUIPMENT: New welding rods & grinding discs, Aw32 hydraulic oil, chain saws, Poulan 2150, Husky 2150, Husky 371xpg, Cantec 6.5 gas water pump CT200, Cantec CT80CLC air cooled diesel water pump, 2 & 12 ton hydraulic jacks, riveters, levels, new & used cordless drills & skill saws, Rona table saw, Geotop C20C Automatic level w/ 2 tripod stands, pressure washer gun kit, HD furniture trolly, Rockwell Beaver 10” bandsaw, Beaver table saw on stand, Lincoln wire feed welder, Ingersoll Rand upright 60 gal air compressor, Speedair air compressor, Coleman Powermate 2500, Honda CX34 11hp power unit, Makita grinders, rolling toolboxes, socket drives, torque wrenches, air tools, wrenches, 23 - 16x2x4 trusses. HOUSEHOLD: Solid oak table & chairs, loveseat, sectional sofa, bunk bed w/ mattresses, Maple bedroom suite, Pine end table, Citizen tv w/ dvd, coffee table w/ brass accents, 3 drawer dresser, table & chairs, lamps, zero clearance mantle electric fireplace, Kenmore washer & dryer, Igloo bar fridge, paintings, upright Kenmore freezer (new), hot/cold stainless steel 40 tray catering cart, hot water tank, Weider weight machine, fish smoker, Big Gar wood stove, Ivy Cabin wood cook stove, small 2 door wood stove, Techniflame pellet stove, pewter & brass items, violins & guitar, Memorex antique syling radio/cassette/CD player, many misc. household items, 8” computerized Colestoron telescope. ANTIQUES: Oil lanterns & lamps, antique table & chairs, Missionary desk, Oak sideboard, Mahogany mirrored dresser, cast iron kettles, Pine mirror & night stand, green marble top hall stand w/ barley twist legs, 40 yr. old never fired 30-30 Winchester Rifle Sioux Carbine (engraved). HORSES & TACK: Black/white Pinto mare, Blue Roan gelding, black QH gelding, saddles, headstalls, halters, breast collars, antique pack saddle, reins, foldable saddle racks, misc. other tack.

COIN COLLECTION: Nice 150 lot coin collection, don’t miss it!

Consignments welcome! This is an excellent sale and all Goods are in very good condition. For out of town buyers there is local restaurant & accommodations, please contact Whispering Pines Motel (250) 696-3353. Condition of sale terms: Cash & Check with Identification, sorry no Credit cards. Items are As Is Condition ~ Not responsible for accidents. There will be a Concession on Site.

Any question Please Contact: Mike Steinebach @

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A- STEEL SHIPPING STORAGE CONTAINERS / Bridges / Equipment Wheel loaders JD 644E & 544A / 63’ & 90’ Stiff boom 5th wheel crane trucks/Excavators EX200-5 & 892D-LC / Small forklifts / F350 C/C “Cabs”20’40’45’53’ New/ Used/ Damaged /Containers Semi Trailers for Hiway & StorageCall 24 Hrs 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com FOR SALE: 40’x8’ storage container, tandem 18’ utility trailer, 8000 lb forklift, LW Kenworth tractor, many large propane tanks, many forklift forks, set of 10’ logging bunks, set of log bunks for SuperTrain Hi-way trailers, many tires for pickups to large trucks (mostly free). 250-847-0783.

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Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stairlifts now! Mention this ad and get 10% off your new Stairlift! Call 1-866-9815991. **HOME PHONE Reconnect** Call 1-866-287-1348. Prepaid long distance specials! Feature package specials! Referral program! Don’t be without a home phone! Call to Connect!

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Local Coin Collector buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic, Gold & Silver Coins.

Call Chad 250-863-3082

OLDER MOBILE home; 68 ft. long; full addition with vaulted ceiling; hardwood floor; must be seen to appreciate. Great for young couple starting out.

Asking: $45,000. Phone: 250638-5759

BIGFOOT SIGHTINGS! New 2012 Bigfoot Campers have arrived only at Mike Rosman RV! 1-800-667-0024 www.rosmanrv.com

Real Estate For Sale By Owner 5 BDRM HOME IN TELKWA FOR SALE 3200 sq ft, 4 bath, includes washer & dryer, fridge & stove, dishwasher hot tub, natural gas, contact 250-845-3315 Country Living at its best 5 acres located 5 mins to Smithers, 2400 sq.ft. home, updated, 5 bdrm, 2 bath, 2 gas fireplace, 5 appl. incl., 2 sundecks & hottub, garage and carport, wrap around driveway. Contact 250-870-6173.

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COPPER RIDGE. Manufactured Home Park, New Home Sales. Keremeos, BC 250-462-7055. www.copperridge.ca

Gulf Islands CORTES ISLAND BC. Tranquility is yours for $309,500. 3 bedroom on 1.3 acres at Smelt Bay. Attached workshop. Sun deck. Fenced garden. Ocean peek. 604-789-2492.

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STEEL BUILDING - Blowout sale! 20x26 $5,199. 25x28 $5,799. 30x42 $8,390. 32x56 $11,700.

40x50 $14,480.

47x76 $20,325. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800668-5422.

Apt/Condo for Rent NICEST APARTMENTS Crest Villa seeks mature, responsible tenants for large, modern, clean, one or two bedroom apartments. Near arena & pool. Downtown location.

Call: (250) 845-4037

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District of Houston www.houston.ca

Take notice that the District of Houston is selling a set of dumbbells by closed auction bid. Bids will be received by the District of Houston, PO Box 370, 3367 – 12th Street, Houston, BC V0J 1Z0 up to 2pm (local time) on Thursday May 17, 2012.

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Off Road Vehicles 2000 FORD Explorer 4WD 283,000 km, $1500 $2000 obo. Must go. (250) 845-3527

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Scrap Batteries Wanted We buy scrap batteries from cars & trucks & heavy equip. $4.00 each. Free pick-up anywhere in BC, Minimum 10.

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The dumbbell set consists of: 4x 20lbs, 4x 25lbs, 2x 30lbs, 2x 35lbs, 2x 40lbs, 2x 45lbs, 2x 50lbs, 2x 55lbs, 2x 65lbs, 2x 70lbs, 2x 75lbs, 2x 80lbs, 2x 90lbs, 2x 95lbs, 2x 100lbs.

This is a closed auction. Only sealed bids for the complete set of dumbbells will be considered. The highest bid will be accepted.

The District will not be obligated in any manner to any person or organization submitting a bid unless a written agreement of sale has been made. The District will not be obligated in any manner for the shipment, delivery, or future maintenance of the items being sold.

Bids must be delivered, in a sealed envelope clearly marked “Closed Auction Bid – Gym Dumbbells”, no later than 2pm, Thursday, May 17, 2012, to the District of Houston Municipal Office, 3367 – 12th Street, Houston, BC. Interested persons should direct all inquiries to: Curtis McPhee, Director of Leisure Services Phone: (250) 845-7420 • Fax: (250) 845-3429 E-mail: leisure.services@houston.ca

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Homes for Rent HOME For rent: Immaculate two bedroom; two bath; W/D; No Dogs. $600. per month.

Located at Shady Rest RV Park. Phone: 250-845-2332.

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Seven cadet shoes stomp down and send Army Cadet Corps. But it was echoes through the Houston Community extra important Saturday, when a Brigadier-General flew in Hall. from Ottawa to inspect Hous“Open orders, march!”

Two rows of cadets step apart, open a path ton cadets on their 25th anniversary parade. for their commanding officer.

Still, no one seemed parTonight, it’s Captain Margaret Murphy who inspects the ranks. She checks the green ticularly nervous at a seconduniforms and ties (straight, tied in a double to-last practice before the big day.

Windsor knot), then looks to shoes.

“My CO’s going to be able “Technically, I should be able to look down to see his reflection wearing and see my reflection,” she says afterwards.

“You can tell, from week to week, who’s sunglasses,” one cadet boasted been putting the time in and who’s just buff- on a 10-minute break between drills.

Another said her secret to shoe-shining is just time and elbow grease—usually in front of the TV. A third cadet laughed, said something about “EverCadets stand at ease during a drill practice in the Houston Community Hall. Asked what’s the Shine,” and was just toughest maneuver in the inches-thick drill book, several cadets answered at once: “Turning on fishing out what looked a march!” like a tin of super-amazing shoe polish from lize. graduate high school, generally need a good his backpack when Captain Murphy And every summer, cadets can go on ad- meal. suddenly reappeared in the doorway ventures a little closer to home.

Along with showing citizenship at events with her eyebrows sky-high.

Corporal Stephen Chartier joined two like Houston’s Remembrance Day ceremoShoe cheats aside, Murphy said years ago and is now looking forward to his ny and learning to be leaders while guiding she has a terrific group to command. third summer cadets camp in Vernon. younger cadets up the ranks, cadets also have “You watch them come in as raw “The barracks are pretty cool—they’re al- to keep in shape and pass a series of fitness cadets, and then you watch their prog- most 100 years old,” he said. tests. ress for the next five or six years,” she More than 100 of B.C.’s 7,000 air, land, At summer camps, cadets climb eight-foot said. “It’s a wonderful change.” and sea cadets fill the barracks, he said, which walls, run through tires—”everything except “They go from these deer-in-the- can get fairly loud. They also go out on back- going through barbed wire,” says Chartier. headlights-looks kids to kids who packing trips, packing camp gear, and extra In winter, several Houston cadets have have leadership and confidence. They sets of combat boots. competed in biathlon. know where they’re going, and they As for the food, Charter says it varies by Two years ago, that training sent Housdevelop goals that they learn to see IMP. ton cadet Brendan Newgard all the way to through.”

An Instant Meal Packages is just what they Bisley, England, where he came first place For many cadets, one goal is to sound like, he explains: dehydrated meals and among all under-19’s and bested several Captain Margaret Murphy inspects cadets’ join an expedition. Glacier climbs desserts that just need boiling water. regular officers in an international shooting uniforms in a run-through of Saturday’s cere- and parachuting are two choices that “Sausage and hash browns is the best,” he competition. monial inspection, which will mark the 25th an- rank high. said, noting that salmon IMPs are also good “It’s a whole world of opportunity for these A few years ago, cadets had a so long as you have some salt and pepper. niversary of Houston’s Royal Canadian Army kids,” says Captain Murphy, smiling. chance to get scuba training in BeCadet Corps.

Cadets, who join from age 12 until they “But they’ve got to earn it.”

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