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Remembrance Day services were held Sunday morning in Houston followed by the march to the Cenotaph. Veterans, cadets, RCMP, the local Fire Department and many local citizens came to honour those who served in the cause of peace and freedom.

Following laying of wreaths at the Cenotaph there was a gathering of veterans and friends at the Legion.

Cleaning the air at Houston Secondary School

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Houston Secondary School shut down two school wings for a week because of air quality concerns, but reopened them this week after rigorous testing confirmed no air quality issues.

After several teachers and students reported symptoms which they felt were more prominent in certain wings of the

school, two classrooms and eventually both the Science and Art wings were closed down as a precaution for air quality, said HSS Principal Scott Jackson.

The wings were closed for a week, with classes held all over the school, including in the school foyer, said Principal Jackson, adding that the flexibility of teachers, staff and students, and the quick response of

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The school was reopened on Nov. 6 after testing by Pacific Environmental, Worksafe B.C., Northern Health and district maintenance crews showed the air was clean of contaminates, Jackson said.

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Now the wings are reopened, students are back in their classrooms and there have been no further complaints, Principal Jackson said.

“It’s unique and it’s at this point idiopathic, meaning we’re maybe not ever going to know exactly what occurred,” he added.

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Marine safety plan Last week, in this space, I talked about why we chose Kitimat as the site for Gateway’s marine terminal. This week, I’d like to discuss the various steps we’ve taken to prevent an incident on water, and the measures we’ve put in place to build a comprehensive marine safety plan for Gateway.

Safety starts with a tanker acceptance program that’s as stringent as any in existence — and includes an independent review of all tankers, weeks ahead of their scheduled arrival. Tankers mooring at the terminal will be double-hulled and no more than 20 years old, and will be required — by independent third parties, before they enter Gateway’s shipping channels — to show a sound maintenance and operational history.

As they approach Kitimat, all vessels will be boarded and guided by B.C. Coast Pilots with expert knowledge of our coastal waters.

Simulations conducted in varying weather conditions have shown that the largest tankers can be safely navigated without the help of tugboats.

Still, Gateway is adding a tug-escort system as an additional safety measure. The Douglas Channel is already one of the deepest and widest inland waterways on North America’s west coast, and Gateway’s tug-escort

system, according to risk assessment data, would reduce the already unlikely chance of a grounding incident by a further 80 to 90 per cent.

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The fisherman who was mauled by a grizzly on Sept. 18 has been transferred from the Vancouver hospital to a hospital in Washington where he continues to recover from the attack, said RCMP Sgt. Rose.

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Timber Supply

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Houston town council is writing a letter to the Ministry of Forests to protect the Houston saw mills’ timber supply.

The Ministry of Forests is reviewing the timber supply area (TSA) after the Burns Lake Hampton mill explosion and fire, deciding how much cut to give the Hampton mill so they have the ability to restart, said Mayor Bill Holmberg.

Mayor Holmberg says no decisions were made about the timber supply, decision won’t be made until December, after the Morice TSA is reviewed.

The District of Houston is writing another letter to ensure that other mills don’t move into the Morice River TSA, the area logged by Houston Canfor, HFP and other Houston mills, said Mayor Holmberg.

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Houston town council is charging into the future Kiosk behind Visitor’s Centre tells about the solar energy panels put in October last year. Houston’s town council is may connect the electric vehicle charging station to the solar panels to minimize the costs. Jackie Lieuwen/Houston Today

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Houston council decided last Tuesday to install an electric vehicle charging station in Houston.

The District of Houston is getting $8,000 from a grant from Plug in B.C., and will be investing an estimated $16,569, plus $4,215 for a five year commercial network service plan and extended warranty, to install a dual electric vehicle charging station.

Town council applied for the grant on Sept. 18 based on an estimated $10,000 dual station cost, with the suggestion of putting the station in Steelhead Park, connecting it to the solar energy panels near the Visitor Centre.

Now the agreement is signed for council to receive the $8,000 grant money and move forward with the $28,784 project, which must be done

by March 31, 2013.

Councillor Rick Lundrigan opposed the move.

“This is just a prime example of councils in general, communities in general, going after grant money because it exists, not because it’s for something we actually need,” said Lundrigan.

“My opinion is that $20,000 could be spent on infrastructure that is

already failing in this community rather then investing in this,” he added.

Mayor Bill Holmberg agreed that there may be better things to spend Houston’s money on, adding that though this is the way of the future, it may not be needed in Houston for another 20 years.

But Councillor Michalle Jolly says that council needs to be looking to the future, and though electric cars may not be in Houston yet, they may be in the next six or seven years.

“I think we’re missing out if we don’t take advantage of [the grant money],” she said, adding that it wouldn’t be nice if a few years down the road it becomes a necessity and the grant is gone and Houston didn’t have one.

Back when council was considering applying for the grant, they suggested that being one of the few places in northern B.C. with an electric vehicle charging station would help Houston business and tourism by bringing people to town and drawing them to shop in Houston while their vehicles charge.

Council hopes that connecting the station with the solar energy panels will also decrease the

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H o u s t o n Councillor Bob Wheaton resigned from council on

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Linda Poznikoff, District CAO, says they have to appoint a chief elections officer who will then set a date for the by-elections.

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Linda Poznikoff, District CEO, says that after the station is installed the cost of running it would be minimal.

And they’d only heard from one of 13 companies who sell the stations, so they may be able to get cheaper model, she added.

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hartered accountant Basia Ruta starts work in January as B.C.’s first auditor general for local governments.

The new position caused a stir among local politicians when Premier Christy Clark made it part of her leadership bid for the B.C. Liberal Party. Her platform promised to expand the provincial auditor-general’s office to include a municipal auditor, and to “review the municipal taxation formula.”

Clark’s ministers for local government, Oak Bay-Gordon Head MLA Ida Chong and now Kootenay East MLA Bill Bennett, have emphasized that the Surrey-based Auditor General for Local Government will compare similar communities through performance audits and publish non-binding recommendations on which are more efficient. That is similar to how provincial and federal auditors work, relying on public pressure to move politicians to cut down waste.

Local mayors and councillors balked when the idea came up at the 2011 Union of B.C. Municipalities convention. Some complained about an extra layer of costly bureaucracy, while others said the province was going to impose tax rate changes on communities.

Those concerns faded as local politicians were assured they wouldn’t lose autonomy, and also faced the prospect of campaigning against extra accountability. Clark promised there would be no costs passed on to local governments to run the auditor’s office. UBCM president Mary Sjostrum, mayor of Quesnel, said Wednesday she welcomes Ruta’s appointment.

Ruta has worked in the federal Auditor General’s office and was chief financial officer for Environment Canada, as well as in private practice auditing local government, hospital and community organizations.

Tinkering with municipal tax rates, especially for industries that subsidize popular low residential rates, has been raised and abandoned before, and won’t likely be seen before the next provincial election in May 2013.

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The freedom to be friends In 1975 my dad’s mother married a wonderful man named Karl. I was nine years old and all I really knew about him at the time was that he served his country in World War II, just like my mom’s beloved father had. One big difference between them was that one was in the Air Force and the other was in the Navy.

The much bigger difference, though, was that Karl had fought for Germany, and not Canada.

Upon learning this fact, I immediately felt stress. What would happen the first time my new Opa met my old Papa? I feared for the worst.

With my young imagination running wild, I don’t know what I expected exactly, but I certainly

didn’t envision what actually transpired.

When Karl Terweg met John Hetherington for the first time, they shook hands and smiled warmly at one another as my little brother and I watched nervously. In broken English Karl spoke to John about many things that night in our home, none of which involved the war they had both served in decades earlier.

Despite their peaceful introduction, I worried about any conflict between them in the future.

“Why don’t they hate each other?”

I asked my grandmother. “Canada and Germany were enemies.”

“The war ended a long time ago,” my grandma explained.

“They’re not enemies anymore. And neither Papa nor Opa ever wanted that war to happen.”

For the first time, I pictured these important older men in my life as the young innocent lads they once were, bravely serving their countries in a gruesome battle of enormous magnitude.

Grateful that they both survived, seemingly unharmed by the experience, I remember asking them years later, individually, what that time was like for them. Neither of them wanted to talk about it.

What I did learn about World War II, or any war at all, came from my parents, school or what I watched on television.

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their eruptions were as confusing to me back then as they are today.

My daughter Daisy is now the exact same age I was when I met Opa. Unfortunately he and Papa passed away long before she or her older brother Sam were born, so my children never had the opportunity to meet any courageous veterans from our family.

“That’s okay,” my daughter said. “I just hope all wars will stop.

People shouldn’t fight, they should use their words. Right Mama?”

Right Daisy. If Karl Terweg and John Hetherington were alive today, I’m sure they would agree.

For all our veterans who didn’t have that option and fought for their country’s freedom, we will honour them on the 11th hour

On a brighter note Lori Welbourne of the 11th day of the 11th month with two minutes of silence.

What a small price to pay for the sacrifices they made for us.

Mahatma Gandhi one said: “If we are to teach real peace in the world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children.”

I’m sure Karl and John would have agreed with that too.

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Hogwash

Editor: It’s hogwash that the governments are bringing in Chinese workers to work in our mines.

The first time I heard of this was from our MP, Nathan Cullen, when he said a 747 load of Chinese workers would be flown in regularly to Fort McMurray and housed in a camp.

Why would this happen and why would Canadians not be employed?

The oil sands at Fort McMurray are like an open pit mine. We have more than enough trained people for this work.

Why cannot they be trained at our college?

And now I hear the governments and companies are going to bring in more Chinese workers to work in underground mines in northeastern BC. This is more hogwash.

The governments say that’s because there

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“Mostly. We have extra water and first aid kits in the house, truck and car. We’ve got candles, flashlights and a radio.

It’s not in a kit, but we have the stuff there.”

“No, nothing. I was shaken by the earthquake, not stirred.”

“I guess we would be ready. We’ve got a generator, gas, water, food and candles.

So yeah, I’d say we’re ready.”

“No, nothing like that.

I’d be in trouble.”

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are no trained Canadians.

But the governments have had years to train people, people who used to work in the forest industry, for these jobs.

What will our young people do?

What happened to the money from the federal government that was supposed to got to training?

Someone needs to provide some answers here.

George Chinn Terrace, BC

Gas guys need to communicate Editor: Can a natural gas pipeline be converted to carry oil? Apparently so.

This and many other distressing facts were shared with our community on Sunday Oct. 7, 2012 by Andrew Nikiforuk, an awardwinning Canadian journalist.

I live in the Kispiox Valley approximately 30 km north of

Hazelton, BC. Our community recently noticed a flurry of helicopters flying up the Kispiox Valley.

The helicopters had geo-mapping equipment attached to their runners.

It was eventually brought to light that the helicopters were hired by Spectra Gas and that they were mapping out a proposed natural gas pipeline that

would run from the Peace River country through our area, crossing several rivers and going all the way to Prince Rupert.

On Tuesday, Oct. 16, along with many other British Columbians, I received a phone call inviting me to a townhall meeting that was to commence momentarily. It was hosted by Spectra Gas and they were inviting people to take part in an information session about their proposed project.

There was no advance notice of

this event. The few people who did take part in our area never had their questions addressed. I am told that the audience was heavily loaded with supporters from Alberta. I was so angered by the lack of notice and respect from this company that I feared I would be unable to comport myself well, so declined the offer to participate.

We fear that this town hall meeting is Spectra Gas’s attempt at consultation.

Carol PonchetCassidy Hazelton, B.C.

Snowy owl visits downtown Victoria D

owntown V i c t o r i a ’s courthouse had an unusual visitor Thursday, a snowy owl that made a rest stop on the sixth floor.

Sporting plumage better suited to swooping down on winter-white rabbits hopping over snowdrifts, the elegant bird stood out among the street crows and seagulls that dominate the sky in the

B.C. capital.

But according to bird experts, such sights are rare but not unknown around B.C. and beyond as winter sets in. “Canadian Geographic” notes that while their thick feathers are suited for year-round life in Arctic regions of North America and Eurasia, some head south in winter as far as the U.S. state of Georgia.

Unlike most owls, snowy owls are not nocturnal. It is believed their daytime hunting behaviour developed during the almost constant daylight of far north summers when they typically nest and breed.

Male snowy owls can be completely white, while females always have some brown feathers.

A 1994 article by

Alan MacLeod for “British Columbia Field Ornithologist” reports sightings in the Martindale Valley in southern Vancouver Island’s Saanich Peninsula.

“Snowy owl has been recorded, and it’s no surprise,” MacLeod writes.

“The flats are well suited to this species’ habitat preferences; in their periodic ‘invasion’ years, Snowies

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For those considering training prior to joining the workforce, demand for skilled workers in the industry is likely to grow – to 2020 and beyond.

There are a number of reasons for this.

For truck drivers, the industry is facing a North America-wide shortage because most are 45 years of age or older and nearing retirement (in fact, in Canada, according to a report by the Canada Trucking Human Resources Council, 58 percent of longhaul truck drivers fall

in this age range).

Similar shortages exist for other jobs, including diesel engine and heavy duty mechanics.

Aside from worker shortages, economic growth in the AsiaPacific Gateway is also driving demand for workers in transportation. This applies not only to companies in the Lower Mainland, but in other regions as well, since the AsiaPacific “Gateway” is actually made up of an integrated supply chain of airports, seaports, rail and road connections, and border crossings, from Prince Rupert to Surrey, with links supplied by trucking.

Today’s trucking industry is an exciting place to be. Equipment in many companies is state of the art, meaning increased comfort and ease for drivers and opportunities for mechanics to work with technologically advanced systems, keeping both

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People joining the industry have many career choices.

their skills and interest engaged. Dispatch relies on sophisticated tracking and routing systems. Others on the operations side also use information technology of many kinds to deal with everything from licences and permits, to customer services, accounting, sales and marketing.

And, people joining the industry have many career choices.

Drivers, for example, may work close to home as pick-up and delivery or short-haul drivers. Those who like the idea of travelling across Canada or North America can become long-haul drivers for an employer or work as owneroperators. Drivers may

haul consumer goods, fuel, logs, heavy-duty equipment, livestock – most of what we purchase or consume spent some time on the road with a commercial truck!

If you already have experience as a driver, mechanic or operations worker, most companies advertise jobs on their websites.

Members of the BC Trucking Association from across the province may post jobs under Careers on www.bctrucking.com, and the provincial and federal governments maintain job sites at WorkBC (http://www.workbc. ca/Jobs/) and Working in Canada (http:// www.workingincana-

da.gc.ca/ - choose to Explore Careers by Occupation, then by Region). Within your own community, it may also pay to approach a company you’d like to work for, drop off a résumé and inquire if and when they’ll be hiring.

If you’d like to enter the industry but need training, there are also many avenues to explore. Although there is not a standard training course for professional drivers, there are numerous private schools throughout BC that offer programs. For information on transportation trades in BC, including mechanics and other technicians, visit transCDA (http:// www.tcda.ca/home).

And for information on trucking careers in general, see www. truckingcareers.ca.

Your own community and region depend on trucking.

It may also offer the right career for you.

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Branch 249 Legion members Gerry Raudzus, Darien Gomez and Brian Timms lead the army cadets as they march into the Remembrance Day assembly at the Houston Secondary School last Friday.

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LEGION Turkey Dinner Legion Ladies Auxiliary and helpers served a hot turkey dinner to veterans and friends at the Legion following Remembrance Day Services Sunday. L.A. members Debbie, Linda, Delores and Marilyn along with HSS community service volunteers Brian, Lisa, Chris, Ali and Amalia helped cook and serve the turkey dinner.

Check next weeks newspaper for a detailed story on the history and work on the Houston Legion Ladies Auxiliary.

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Houston Luckies edged 10-2 in Battle of the Bulkley

By Dan Mesec Black Press

Houston Luckies’ Tyler Poznikoff breaks in on Smithers Steelhead Mike Wall only to be shut down once again.

The Steelheads beat the Luckies 10-2 in a disappointing loss in Houston Saturday night.

Dan Mesec photo/ Black Press

of our defense played really well,” Luckies coach Sam West said.

But the Luckies saw a ray of hope come midway through the second.

On a power play they persevered and managed to tee up a shot from the blueline, as their forwards crashed then net and pushed one past Steelheads netminder, Mike Wall.

Still it wouldn’t be enough to scrub out their Bulkley Valley rivals despite a last ditch effort with a second goal in the dying minutes of the game.

“All we can say right now is that we apologies to our fans, that was an absolute embarrassment and you can quote me on this, it won’t happen again,” Dinelle said.

Dinelle said the Luckies need to learn to stay calm when they get into a bad spot and to come out hard for 60 minutes if they want to improve their season going into the future.

Still, he said, it’s an emotional game and the Luckies need to keep their emotions under control if they expect to be successful against teams like the Steelheads later in the season.

“We need to stay calm,” Dinelle said.

“It’s an emotional game out there, lots of different personalities on the ice. Emotions run high, we have to learn to stay calm and focus on what we have to do.”

“We have to come out harder and wanting it more than anyone else, that’s going to be the key.”

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The Houston Luckies faced a disappointing defeat last weekend as they fell 10-2 to their Bulkley Valley rivals, the Smithers Steelheads.

The Luckies came out fast and hard, pushing the Steelheads into their own territory early in the first period, drawing two tight chances to be the first on the board.

The Steelheads, looking sluggish and flat footed in the first, couldn’t capitalize on any opportunities to be the first to score and the game headed into the second period with 0-0 on the board.

Straight out of the gate, only 33 seconds into the second period the Steelheads flew into the Luckies zone.

Getting shut down on their first attempt, Steelheads’ Spencer Brooks made a quick recovery and fired a shot from the top circle and took a 1-0 lead over the Luckies.

Only 30 seconds later the Steelheads had two on the board and the Luckies frustrations didn’t end there.

“We were really happy with the way the first period went,” Blair Dinelle said.

“A team like that comes into town and you’re 0-0 after 20 minutes is a great spot to be in.”

“We talked about keeping the momentum going and then got a couple penalties against us and gave up a couple goals and then it just escalated from there.”

The second period spelled certain defeat for the Houston Luckies, who’ve lost three of the last four games.

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Houston Secondary School won two of their four games at the junior girls ‘B’ zones in Houston last Saturday. Above: HSS assistant coach Geof Meints, and junior girls Kamalpreet Parhar, Mishaela Meints, Izzie Essar, and Kaitlyn Farrell huddle to strategize against Hazelton, whom they beat in the third set.

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Thurs., Nov 15: Mark Zagwyn will be at the library taking

“Passport Photos” from 12-6pm • Thurs., Nov. 15: “Technology Petting Zoo” from 6-8pm. • Fri., Nov. 23: Family Friendly Non-Instructional Day Movie Matinee at 2pm . “Brave” will be showing. Admission is by a $2 min. donation. Children 6 and under must be accompanied by an adult. • Fri., Nov. 23: Tween Movie and Pizza Night at 6pm. For ages 8 to 12 years. “The Avengers” will be showing and it is Rated PG13. Admission is $2 per person. Please register by calling 250-845-2256. • Houston Public Library Story Time for children ages 3 to 5 will run every Wed. until Dec. 12 from 1:30-2:30 pm.

To register or for more information please call the library at 250-845-2256.• Fri., Nov. 30: “Sleepover at the Houston Public Library” at 7pm. Games, crafts, stories, movies, snacks and a Pancake Breakfast on Saturday morning will be included. Bring your air mattress and a sleeping bag. A parent must accompany their child.

Pre-registration is required for this event, no drop-ins will be permitted. Please call 250-845-2256 for more information and to register.

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By Tom Fletcher Black Press

Before the 1,200page, $25-million Cohen Commission report on the Fraser River sockeye salmon fishery slips beneath the waves, allow me to dip my toe into the river of data that has flowed by in the past three years.

If your information on this hugely complex subject consisted of skimming a few news stories or watching protesters on TV, you will likely conclude what urban people have been indoctrinated with for years. The whole issue is salmon farms and whether they are bad or catastrophic.

“Freeze new salmon farms on sockeye migration route: Cohen” said the headline on a Black Press report. Those who read past the headline would learn that Justice Bruce Cohen recommended a freeze on further salmon farms around the Discovery Islands group near Campbell River until 2020. It’s up to the industry to show by that time that the risk is “minimal,”

or farms there should be shut down.

A B.C. Salmon Farming Association spokesman said only nine of 70 B.C. salmon farms are in that area.

There are no current applications for more.

Let’s say you decide to plunge in, and download the full report from www. cohencommission.ca.

If you go to Volume 2, page 102, you will see a series of graphs that show sockeye runs from rivers other than the Fraser, from Washington all the way up to Alaska.

It’s not a pretty sight. From Washington up to the Central Coast, the Skeena, Nass and up to Yukon’s Klukshu and Alaska’s Alsek, most runs show a decline starting in the 1980s or early 1990s.

This includes runs that migrate down the west side of Vancouver Island, away from salmon farms. Alaska doesn’t allow farms, preferring “ranching” – a strategy that floods the ocean habitat with millions of hatchery fish. These are commercially fished and marketed as “wild.”

B.C.’s North Coast has never had salmon farms. The area has been subject to a moratorium since an NDP-controlled legislative committee gave its verdict on the problem in 2008.

The popular villain in those days was sea lice. Skeena MLA Robin Austin chaired the committee that called for an end to open-pen salmon farms in five years.

Then-agriculture minister Pat Bell approved one NDP recommendation, a moratorium on salmon farms in North Coast waters.

This was after the Pacific Salmon Forum conducted its own four-year study, led by former fisheries minister John Fraser.

Similar to Cohen, Fraser concluded that there is no simple answer to this complex problem. And they agreed that salmon farms don’t explain it. Cohen’s report makes it clear that the problem is far larger than could possibly be explained by salmon farms.

How about logging impact? Cohen concludes after much testimony that stream

protection has improved significantly during the time of observed sockeye decline.

Impact from extra runoff due to pine beetle infestation couldn’t be evaluated.

Poaching on the Fraser? Cohen didn’t get around to that.

His biggest concern was climate change, warming sensitive river waters and affecting ocean conditions.

During the Cohen commission hearings, the 2010 Fraser sockeye run came in gangbusters, with 35 million fish. One leading theory is that ash from an Alaska volcano fertilized the ocean, producing algae that supported more salmon feed.

Could it be that salmon ranching from Alaska, Japan and elsewhere is simply depleting the food supply? That too is inconclusive.

Finally, Tides Canada, a U.S. front group that diverts attention from U.S. salmon and oil tankers, spent $25,000 to publicize Cohen evidence. But only as it relates to B.C. salmon farms, and how bad they are.

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In Memoriam

In Memoriam

James Lyon

April 15, 1951 – November 15, 2011

Do not stand at my grave and weep I am not there; I do not sleep.

I am a thousand winds that blow, I am the diamond glints on snow, I am the sun on ripened grain, I am the gentle autumn rain.

When you awaken in the morning’s hush I am the swift uplifting rush Of quiet birds in circled ight.

I am the soft stars that shine at night.

Do not stand at my grave and cry, I am not there; I did not die.

Still sadly missed by his wife and family.

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Employment Help Wanted LICENSED GASFITTER/SHEETMETAL WORKER WANTED Valid drivers license required. Fax resume to (250) 785-5542 or pronorthheating@telus.net

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(Woods Foreman) TIMBERLANDS Campbell River, BC Mid Island Forest Operation is a continuous harvest operation (6x3 shift) harvesting 1.1 MM M3 annually and building 140 km of road.

Working as part of a team of supervisors, this position will have direct responsibility for woods operations and union crews.

The successful candidate will value the team-oriented approach, have a good working knowledge of applicable occupational safety regulations, first-hand knowledge and experience in a unionized environment, and will be responsible for planning, supervision of hourly personnel, safe work performance and the achievement of departmental goals.

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ASSISTANT SECRETARY TREASURER Position Overview Reporting to the Secretary Treasurer and working closely with administrative staff, the Assistant Secretary Treasurer is responsible for the day to day management of the District’s full cycle accounting, finance and budget functions. The position requires an ability to work independently, exercise judgment and meet deadlines while ensuring accuracy.

Required Experience & Qualifications r A recognized accounting designation is preferred however candidates with 3rd or 4th year CGA will be considered. r A minimum of 5 years direct and relevant accounting experience r Exceptional communication, organizational and time management skills Desired Experience & Qualifications r Relevant experience working within BC’s K-12 education sector r Experience with SDS software r Knowledge and familiarity with government financial reporting & budgeting processes, particularly within the Ministry of Education We offer a competitive salary including a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualified applicants should submit a resume and references by 4:00 PM Friday, November 23, 2012 to: Ms. Toni Perreault Human Resources Administrator PO Box 758 Smithers, BC V0J 2N0 Email: tperreault@sd54.bc.ca The District appreciates the interest of all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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

Services are: 10:30 a.m. Sundays

First United Church

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

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An Alberta Construction Company is hiring Dozer and Excavator Operators. Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilfield road and lease construction. Lodging and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Construction at 780-723-5051.

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LEDCOR RESOURCES & TRANSPORTATION is looking for trucking contractors to haul hog from our bush operations in the Burns Lake, and Houston area. Competitive rates offered.

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Tahtsa Timber Ltd. has the following full time positions available Production Supervisor – Burns Lake

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Responsibilities include: • Supervise employees and work conditions to ensure employees work safe and in a manner that meet the Company’s objectives and Plant Policies & Procedures. • Provide leadership in work performance and quality workmanship. • Ensure employees are trained to do their work and their training is documented. Schedules required training with approved training sources, including Corporate Safety Manager.

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The 1st United Church Houston

would like to thank everyone who came out and supported our “fowl� dinner.

Also a big “thank you� to the persons who brought pies for dessert and donated items for the silent auction.

Special thanks goes to Sue West, who helped out with the pies and the young people who so generously gave up their Friday night to help clean up and do the dishes.

What a great group of teens you are: Lisa Groth, Ali Kopetski, Bryan Bradley, Darryl Andrews, Darien Gomez and Chris Buter.

It was once again a great success!

What a wonderful town we live in!!

2 HOME GAMES!!

THIS WEEKEND!!!

PROCESSOR OPERATOR (DANGLER & LIMIT) SKIDDER OPERATOR

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Fax resumes to 250-692-7140 or email to reception@tahtsa.ca

JOURNEYMAN TECHNICIAN A huge opportunity has become available at an industry leading truck and equipment dealer. Inland Kenworth / Parker Pacific is expanding their truck service department and is looking for a journeyman technician. Preference for this position will be given to technicians with engine experience. Cat & Cummins preferred. This is a full time position with competitive wages and great benefits. All overtime is double time.

Opportunities for advancement and mobility with one of Canada’s largest industry leading truck dealers.

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Featuring the spirit of the local people Local honey and beeswax benefi t medical Traditional territories continue to define theirconditions way of life hands, hands, he he said, said, adding adding been groomed for as cause he brought in the and New Gold. that that several several people people long as I can remem- most furs. He was a Rene Skin, Chief Houston Houston Today Today reported reported to to him him that that ber.” great trapper.” of the Skin Tyee First the Michell became Little Andrew Bay Nation, and Skin the beeswax beeswax cream cream Natural Natural honey honey and and concerned when her on the shores of the Tyee councillor Darcy worked worked wonders, wonders, and and beeswax products beeswax products family and clan’s his- present-day Nechako Michell joined the all all the the prescription prescription could could develop develop aa new new torical ties to its tradi- Reservoir is named af- conversation to help ointments ointments they’d they’d tried tried medical medical branch branch to to tional territories were ter the Andrews clan. explain the difficuldidn’t didn’t do do much much good. good. help help with with skin skin probprob- overlooked recently in “They had a big trap ties their small tribe of “I “I think think part part of of the the lems lems and and allergies. allergies. last week's coverage line on their traditional about 100 faces. reason reason is is that that the the beesbeesCertified Certified beemasbeemas- of the Huckleberry territory from Andrew “We experience a lot wax wax has has no no chemicals, chemicals, ter ter and and local local beekeepbeekeep- mine expansion in the Bay to Whitesail,” said of struggles as a small nothing nothing is is in in there there that that er, er, Harold Harold Ludditt Ludditt has has Lakes District News. Michell. “My great un- band in a remote area,” doesn’t belong there,” doesn’t belong there,” owned owned bees bees for for 23 23 or or “It’s very disappointing cles also had traplines said Chief Skin. “We Chief Rene Skin said said Ludditt.

Ludditt. struggle because our 24 24 years years and and has has harhar- when you read in the there.”

Ludditt hopes Ludditt hopes to to It is a perplexing nation has been living vested vested and and sold sold honey, honey, paper that the wrong make a cream with make a cream with Walter Strong traditional territory is irony that the Skins in poverty for so long.” made made candles candles and and just just wintergreen, wintergreen, because because Black Press mak“We were all recogrecently started recently started mak- named,” she explained. Spillway at the east wintergreen causes wintergreen causes The Imperial Metals end of the Nechako nized as separate bands ing ing hand hand cream cream with with the the skin skin to to warm warm up up Helen and Michell of Ltd. project is located Reservoir is named a long time ago and it beeswax honey, beeswax and honey, the Skin Tyee First on the west side of the after the people it dis- was the government which which could could be be good good he he said. said.

Nation is one of three for for arthritis, arthritis, he he said. said.

Having gotten into Having gotten into Nechako reservoir in placed. In 1952 the that bunched us togethhereditary chiefs.

The between Sweeny lake Kenney Dam was built er into the Omenica Besides hand cream Besides hand cream beekeeping beekeeping through through Submitted photo Tyee who are anraised inde- and Tahtsa Reach. to flood and create the Band. It never should and and honey, honey, Ludditt Ludditt aSkin a friend friend who raised pendent Nation “At Sweeny Lake Nechako Reservoir to have been like that, Skin Tyee hereditary Chiefs Elma Andrew (Tebe Nele’t),has Helenalso Michell (Ludooks) sold beeshas also sold beesbees boy, bees as as aa First boy, Ludditt Ludditt that share in the lanthere’s a huge boulder power the aluminum we’re our own people.” and Mabel Jack (Ahdilec) support Chief Rene Skinwax and candles, councillors Darcy made by gained wax candles, made by gained his his expertise expertise guage culture exof that’s carved into the plant in Kitimat.

The different clans Michell and Ramona Austin in their work to preservemelting the traditional through throughandbooks, books, exdown honey melting down territory honey the Wet’suwet’en.

The shape of a frog,” said “We were flooded and tribes of the and culture of the Skin Tyee First Nation. perience, aa six-week perience, six-week combs combs and and pouring pouring Wet’suwet’en have Michell.

“It was done first,” said Michell. “In Wet’suwet’en have albees-master bees-master certificacertificathe wax into moulds, the wax into moulds, ed there split from the been well documented, program that a lot of nevercourse signed a Simon formal tion tion course at at Simon to identify the territory Andrew Bay and Ootsa ways had to cooperate he said. said.

B.C. First Nations are treaty with the govern- as part of the Gilseyhu Lake we lost our grave- together on the lands Nee Tahi Buhn Band. making it difficult for he Fraser Fraser University University and and Dana Dana Giesbrecht Giesbrecht and and Harold Harold Ludditt Ludditt check check the the bees bees on on Sept Sept 13, 13, to to make make sure sure that that there there is is enough enough room room on on the the honey honey Ludditt never Ludditt has never It involves ment of Canada and clan.” yards. That’s why they they lived on. “There This was their final step people to be clear about engaged in. has talking combs so so the the bees bees keep keep producing producing and and don’t don’t swarm. swarm. Giesbrecht Giesbrecht bought bought the the bees bees from from Ludditt Ludditt and and came came with with him him turned aa profit talking with with experiexperi- combs his for his identifyingprofit and for develare currently active and The Gilseyhu call it the Skin dam. ” were always overlap- in returning to their whose traditional ter- turned several times times over over the the summer summer to to visit visit the the bees bees and and learn learn all all she she could could about about beekeeping. beekeeping. enced enced beekeepers, beekeepers, he he several but makes products, butelements makes oping the key engaged in consulta- clan is affiliated with “The Skin Tyee ping issues, occupancy traditional standing as ritories are involved products, says. says. with heavy indus- the Skin Tyee First trapped, fished, hunted issues. We had to work a First Nations people. in industrial resource the and lothe acandles candles and and loof sustainable tions Through his course Through his course tions for his own entions for his own enwell governed First “We are unique projects. try regarding mineral Nation through mar- and gathered tradi- together to develop and the years he doesn’t any making his hand and attendance attendance attheir the riage. Michell’s great years and and hemedicines doesn’t use use any antibiotics, antibiotics, making and and selling selling his own own hand creams“It hasn’t been joyment, Nation communities. communities with ourcreams says. joyment, he he says. exploration on at tional where trade,” Skin explained.

1999 Vancouver Apimondia, the world he says, which is one of the reasons he at $3 per container, he said.

1999 Vancouver Apimondia, the world he says, which is one of the reasons he at $3 per container, he said.

The will but has traditional territories. grandmother mar- the Huckleberry Mine In 1960 several clans own territories, our well documented, But sold his bees But Ludditt Ludditt has soldSkin his Tyee bees this this council of honey helps He the lotions beeswax, council of beekeepers, beekeepers, Ludditt met exbelieves his honey helps with with allergies.

He makes makes the way lotions with beeswax, be working withplanthe of with trading, we’d spring like changeof “I am Ludooks, Ludditt ried the met manexwho believes was is his now,” Michell ex- allergies. and First Nations of own reasons, springtobecause because of medical medical reasons, planperienced beekeepers has kept in Tyee.He believes honey hasthe medical honey, natural oils, water periencedof beekeepers thattohebecome He plained. believes the“Trapping honey,were natural oils, glycerine, water and and Penticton Band and ourglycerine, own dialects that. ning We’ve caretaker the land,”that Skin Wet’suwet’en be aa consultant for Dana ning to tojust be startconsultant for Indian Dana GiesGiescontact he with airborne aa little Borax, sometimes adding bath oil contact with, with, he said. said. value for those with allergies allergies togathered airbornetogether littleunBorax, sometimes adding bathed oil a Comprehensive as mentors in this proand languages.

That’s Michell explains.

“My ‘Tyee’ means chiefvalue in for wasthose our livelihood and to brecht brecht and and Michael Michael Rourke, Rourke, the the two two amaamaFor few years he and the to aa scent, says.

For the the first firstand fewher yearsWet’suwet’en. he lost lost 40 40 per per pollen pollenour andway the like. like. to give give scent, hewhat says.the govern- Community Plan that cess. whyhe grandmother of life. We’re der the name of the teur teur Houston Houston beekeepers beekeepers who who bought bought his his cent his winter, said aa tablespoon reduce Ludditt cent of ofwere his bees bees each winter,“My said Ludditt, Ludditt, “About tablespoon a day day will will reduce Band, Ludditt reports that people have found “We used to have ment that didpeople with have the found will cover allhe aspects of sisters parteach of the great grandfa-“About still the registered aownOmenica but reports bees, said. bees, he said. which on higher of your reactions,” he creams with rashes such as which is is Lake on the thetribe higher end of the the average your allergic allergic reactions,” he says. says. his creams help with skin skin rashes suchband as life. We’ll form the band with the most Omenica Band didn’t Francis in end ther wasaverage named Skin ers of those traplines.” this did not his last.

By help Giesbrecht and and Rourke Rourke will will carry carry on on expected to cent. eczema, Ludditt, expected loss, 25 to 40 40 per per cent.

And though though years ago at the the world eczema, saidwork.”

Ludditt, adding adding that that he hea is isboard Giesbrecht made up of elders,” Chief Skin 1916 and loss, we’ve25 always and he traded with theAnd Michellyears and theago Skinat 1984world the original bandssaid the Houston beekeeping along with John the Houston beekeeping along with John now brought itit down to council of hisare honey was to re-reassert sending six to family Buthereditary now he he has haschiefs broughtfirst down to only only councilTyee of beekeepers, sending six containers containers to acknowlfamily friends friends Chief Skin elders, youth and the explained, “but now hadBut Hudson Bay store First Nation begin their and McKilligan, two Siebenga andex-Devon Devon McKilligan, two five per cent each because by ton, says Vancouver Island who for fiveour perGilseyhu cent lost lost[Frog] each winter, winter, because heon quested quested by the the involved ton, Ludditt Ludditt himself says on onindepenVancouveredges Islandthat who asked askedhisfor more more they’re slowly disapthe middleSiebenga generation,” in in Old Fort he the actively withhimself traditional other local beekeepers, said Ludditt. other local beekeepers, said Ludditt. stopped buying bees and instead raised he doesn’t eat the stuff. after seeing the affect on their grandson’s stopped buying bees and instead raised he doesn’t eat the stuff. after seeing the affect on their grandson’s pearing and we want clan from generation to shores of Lake Babine,” the companies doing dence. The Nee Tahi tory and oral stories plained Skin.

“I’ll aa consultant, “I’ll be be here here as astosort sort of consultant, new the that surrather have peanut new colonies coloniesI from fromchothe bees bees that had had sur- “The“I’d “I’dwork rather havetraditionpeanut butter butter and eczema. get of everything docuThe Comprehensive generation. was Michell said. on their Buhn and split eczema. from the of the First Nations and they’ll be carrying on the and they’ll be carrying on the beekeepbeekeepvived the he said. jam,” aa lotion they’re of makes the Office of with the lanoCommunity Plan is mented before vived the Iwinter, winter, he to said.Hudson Bay company jam,” he he says.

Ludditt also makes lotion with lanosen when was born al says. territories, including Omenica, and Ludditt in 2000 also ing,” ing,” he he said. said. notfeet driven gone.” has not bought bees for 15 that heal and be Ludditt a Ludook, Ludditt has so notI’ve bought beeshim for Skin 15 be-Last LasttheOctober, October, Ludditt also started lin that helps helpsWet’suwet’en heal cracked cracked have and dry dry feeta or orcommunity named Imperial Ludditt Mineralsalso thestarted Skin Tyeelin completJackie Jackie Lieuwen Lieuwen

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