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“Timber should be milled here, we have infrastructure”

By Jackie Lieuwen Houston Today

MOVING Forward

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Nearly 60 stakeholders came together last Wednesday - including West Fraser managers, local contractors, Houston council and the Community Transition Team, government officials, and representatives from education and social services. The group met to discuss the impact of the closure of Houston Forest Products and to begin moving forward as a community.

West Fraser managers gave several statements about the Houston Forest Products (HFP) closure at a community meeting in Houston last Wednesday.

The meeting, organized to discuss the mill closure, was attended by over 60 stakeholders including West Fraser managers and HFP employees, local contractors, government officials and employees, e d u c a t i o n representatives and the Houston council.

West Fraser Operations Manager John Vander Ende said he had lived in Houston for over nine years and it was a tough decision to close HFP. “It’s like telling

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your neighbour and friend that I failed.

“It wasn’t

“Timber is a provincial resource.”

- Troy Reitsma

something that we did easily. It’s not something we wanted, but we don’t control the bugs, and they’ve taken a devastating chunk out of the province.

“At the end of the day it came down to, there just isn’t enough wood along Highway 16 to allow the capacity that exists today to run,” he said.

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Stakeholders discuss diversifying the Houston economy

By Jackie Lieuwen Houston Today

Nearly 60 stakeholders attended a community transition meeting last Wednesday to discuss the closure of Houston Forest Products (HFP).

In attendance were West Fraser managers and employees, local contractors, government officials and employees, education representatives and the Houston council.

“The meeting was

pretty positive, better than most people expected,” said Houston Deputy Mayor Shane Brienen.

“It’s easy to be angry or frustrated, and people have a lot of legitimate concerns.

“It’s quite early, it’s only been a week, but people are already looking forward and starting to talk about different options and things we could do,” he said.

The meeting was set up by Houston Council and the Community

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Transition Team to begin discussing the impact of the HFP

the large and devastating impact of the HFP closure, several

“The community needs to work together.”

- Bill Miller, Regional District Chair

closure and crafting a plan of action to deal with coming changes.

HOUSTON OPPORTUNITIES Acknowledging

people made positive statements about the opportunity still available in Houston.

“Since Thursday, we’ve had nine people come into our office looking at starting up

or expanding businesses because they see opportunities with the mill being shut down,” said Jerry Botti, General Manager of Nadina Community Futures.

Dennis Hotte, owner of DH Manufacturing, says he sees lots of opportunity in Houston.

“There is huge opportunity in Houston.

I see growth for a lot more secondary manufacturing and valueadded to our products,” he said.

Klaus Posselt, owner of Tahtsa Timber, agreed.

“I see a lot of dead wood out there, timber sales that aren’t going to be harvested by the majors because it’s either too small, too dry, or too twisted,” he said.

West Fraser Operations Manager John Vander Ende said based on research he’s done, there is a business opportunity with baby squares in China.

“The Chinese to-

day will buy a radial pine log, and the cost of the log delivered to the dock is higher than what I felt we could deliver to China as a baby square cut out of low grade fibre.”

“I believe there’s a business there, but it isn’t with conventional equipment…

“There is low grade fibre available in the north that if you have the right facility and the right product mix, there’s an opportunity,” he said.

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WORK from Page 1 REMOVING BARRIERS Botti from Community Futures said that getting access to fibre at a decent price is a big challenge.

If those issues could be addressed, it would go a long way in creating some employment in this area, he said.

Miller, Chair of RDBNt, offered

help and support to Houston and local leaders, who are tasked to look at ways of diversifying the economy.

“We’ve been very active in trying to persuade government to make sure that there is no additional administrative barriers.

“It’s an important step, if we’re going to be able to diversify our economies in the north, to be able to eliminate

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those administrative barriers, and we’re committed to do that,” he said.

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Joel McKay, Communications Director of the Northern Development Initiative Trust (NDIT), said they have programs and services available to help develop the economy.

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“There’s a variety of ways we can help… whether you’re a business, the District, or a non-profit,” he said.

Jerry Botti, Community Futures, says they can provide business loans for people looking at expanding or starting up a business.

Both McKay, NDIT, and Miller, RDBN, said they have online databases available for northern industrial businesses to post their services on, to take advantage of the developments coming to northern B.C. “BC-based businesses should get the benefit of projects that are coming to B.C.,” McKay said, adding that contractors can register for free on the database (supplychainconnnector.ca) which will be used by major companies coming in with LNG lines, mines, etc.

Bill Miller, Chair of Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako (RDBN), said the region should make sure incoming companies, such as pipelines and mines, are aware of the social responsibility they have to employees and the community when they close.

TIME TO PULL TOGETHER Bill Miller, RDBN, said there is a significant difference between the mill explosion in Burns Lake and what’s happening here: In Burns Lake it was immediate, but here there is advance warning before the shut down.

Miller said that on one hand there’s more anxiety build

prepare.

“You have the opportunity to use the lead time to your advantage, use the advantage,” he said, adding that Houston should also leverage their situation to gain advantage from the province, Northern Development, and industry.

“The community needs to work together,” Miller said, adding that Houston should use the Community Transition Team, which was very helpful in Burns Lake.

“Everybody has their piece, and when you put people together… there are all sorts of things that can be created and leveraged on,” said Sarah Fraser, leader of the Community Transition Team.

Brienen concluded the discussion, thanking everyone for coming and inviting them to continue to participate in the process of moving Houston forward, by joining one of the work forces Houston council is putting together.

“Logging is really what we do in Houston… it’s always been our strength, but in a lot of ways it’s been our weakness too that we never looked at anything else around here,” he said.

“We believe that there’s a lot of opportunities in this area and there’s a lot going on, and it looks like there’s a lot coming, whether it be mining or natural gas or connecting to the port somehow.

“That’s what we really want to start focusing on is where do we go next and what are those opportunities,” he said.

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“HFP closure creates a monopoly and restricts competition”

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West Fraser is shutting down Houston Forest Products next May, and community groups and government is organizing to provide necessary support for the 225 employees.

MILL from Page 1 Vander Ende said he had lots of discussions with government, and he thinks “they’ve taken an extremely conservative view of the long run potential of Houston.”

He says there are upsides to that and there’s potential in Houston for development in a different capacity than HFP. “At the end of the day, the forest industry in this province is going to shrink.

“The result is that we’ve got a stronger mill in Smithers, you’re going to have a very strong mill in Houston, Burns Lake is going to go through it’s bump and grind…”

Changes are coming across the province, it’s not over, he said.

“At the end of the day, there’s only so much wood to go around. And it wasn’t an easy thing to do.”

West Fraser General Managers said they are anticipating a May HFP shutdown, and have told employees they have opportunities across the organization.

They are working

closely with government to make sure they have the services they need for employees in Houston, and Lori Saretsky was appointed Transition Coordinator in Houston, to work with employees to help transition them within West Fraser or outside of the company.

Managers said they are currently working on safety and productivity incentives at the Houston mill.

“We want to keep everybody focused on working safely throughout the period [before closure],” they said.

Troy Reitsma, President of the Houston Chamber of Commerce, asked why West Fraser would close HFP and upgrade the mill at 100 Mile House.

He said the 100 Mile House timber supply is 78 percent pine, and it’s projected that by 2021, 90 percent of that pine will be unusable.

“We have less than 50 percent pine here and the projections here are that less than 62 percent will be affected.

“Why is there such

a huge upgrade going to 100 Mile House where they don’t have the timber supply that we have here, and we’re losing our mill here?” he asked.

“This is a provincial resource, owned by the province. Why is it that these companies that decide to close their doors can just trade that timber like it’s playing cards. It’s not acceptable.

“The timber that’s here should be milled here, we have the infrastructure here.

“I get that it’s a business decision, but it’s not right that our resources are just going to be trucked to Smithers or to Fraser Lake.

“There is now going to be one mill in Houston, one mill in Smithers, one mill in Fraser Lake, what’s that going to do to the timber sales competition?

Because when West Fraser and Canfor are competing for timber, the prices should be competitive. If nobody else is bidding against Canfor, they’re going to get the timber for their price.

“There’s a lot of

potential in this town.

I think there needs to be more focus from the government on this situation.

“I know the LNG is a big thing, but our province is built on timber, and this is a huge problem.

“I don’t think this mill has a reason to close down,” Reitsma said.

Vander Ende said that part of the reason they are upgrading in 100 Mile House is because West Fraser has a licence in the Kamloops north region.

He says there is no forest industry to speak of in the Kamloops area - which has timber with longer projected life - and they will process that timber at 100 Mile House.

He said that at the end of the day, there is a mill in Smithers, Houston, and Fraser Lake, and Burns Lake is working to build one there too.

“That’s the reality of what’s happened postbeetle,” he said.

Tom Stringfellow, HFP employee, said most of the people he has talked to are still in shock.

“They don’t know where they’re going to go, they don’t know how they’re going to sell their home, they can’t sleep at night because their mind is just going.”

There is a large group of people aged 30 to 45 who are having a lot of difficulty, he said.

Several contractors said they and their employees are also facing stress and anxiety about the future.

“Noticeably missing here today is Canfor,” said Bill Wilson, owner of Wilson Brothers Contracting.

Wilson said Canfor needs to make a decision about which logging contractors they want to employ, because a lot of contractors and employees don’t know if they will have a job next spring.

“The sooner that decision is made, the better it is for everybody,” he said.

Brienen said Houston council would get in touch with Canfor and pressure them to get something going.

Rob Newell, Regional District

Director for the Houston rural area, said his concern is the timber monopoly which results from the

HFP closure.

“It creates a monopoly and in effect it restricts competition [with Canfor],” he said.

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Ex-MLA Stewart gets Asia trade post

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ormer MLA Ben Stewart is B.C.’s new investment and trade commissioner for Asia, Premier Christy Clark announced Monday.

Stewart will be based in Beijing, but will travel to Japan and Korea to meet regularly with officials working for B.C.’s international trade ministry.

Stewart said his experience promoting the wine industry in Asia will help him in the job.

Clark emphasized Stewart’s experience as an MLA and cabinet minister, which she said gives him quick access to her and other cabinet ministers.

“We need a representative in Asia who is known to have access to power and government here in British Columbia,” Clark said. “That is a critical part of doing successful business in Asia.”

Stewart, owner of Quail’s Gate winery, stepped down shortly after winning re-election in Westside-Kelowna in May so Clark could run in a by-election in July.

He will be paid $150,000 to serve in the Asia trade role, which is about the same salary he received as a cabinet minister before he was demoted to the backbench when Clark was selected as B.C. Liberal leader. The cabinet order appointing him allows the salary to increase to $170,000.

NDP international trade critic Bruce Ralston said B.C. has two dozen staffers in their Asian trade offices, with senior people who speak the local languages and are more qualified than Stewart.

“There isn’t a provincial senate, so I guess this is the next best thing,” Ralston said.

Stewart said he worked on trade issues in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan as well as Europe and Latin America, trying to open markets for the B.C. wine industry. That experience taught him “how difficult it is to establish relationships from afar,” he said.

The announcement comes as Clark prepares for her own trade mission to Asia in late November, following similar tours by Forests Minister Steve Thomson and Natural Gas Development Minister Rich Coleman.

After the May election, Clark established a new ministry of international trade, headed by Richmond Centre MLA Teresa Wat, who will accompany Clark on the trade mission Nov. 21 to Dec. 3.

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Have a heart, save a life Are you an organ and tissue donor?

I thought I was. I remember many years ago agreeing to become one when I was renewing my driver’s license. But after talking to Shelley Hunt and Jessica Royan, and noticing it no longer indicated that I was a donor on my license, I wasn’t so sure anymore.

“Canada’s organ donation rate is among the world’s worst,” Jessica told me. “It’s become a national crisis and people are needlessly suffering and dying because of it.”

Since people are no longer asked if they’d like to be a donor when registering for car insurance, there has been a significant decline in donors, yet the need for them has continued to increase.

When Shelley and Jess learned of our nation’s plight, and the fact that a

miniscule 15 out of every million people actually become organ donors, they decided to create the “Because I Can Project” to accomplish two things: create awareness about Canada’s organ shortage, and petition for a change to the registration process.

The compassionate young women, and their new project partner Levi Sampson, are proposing an optout program since it has been so successful in other countries.

“Spain is ranked as the world’s highest for organ donations,” Jessica said. “They are an excellent model for Canada and other countries like the United States that desperately need a better system as well.”

With a new legislation recognizing that each person of a legal age is a presumed organ donor, this would mean people would have to de-

register their name if they didn’t want to participate.

“This wouldn’t impinge on a person’s right to decide the fate of their organs,” she said. “But since 95% of people say they would accept an organ if they needed one, and nearly the same amount say they would want to be a donor in the event of their own death, it makes more sense to assume most people would want in than out.”

Deceased donors can save the lives of up to eight people, and help dozens more.

Shelley, the mother of two young children, isn’t waiting until she dies before becoming a donor, though.

She signed up to anonymously donate her kidney. Since meeting a five-yearold boy named Aiden who is in extreme need of one himself, she is now in a partner

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exchange with him.

“I’m not a match,” she said. “But because we’re partnered, that means that as soon as I’m able to give my kidney to someone, he will be moved to the top of the list and get one as well.”

Shelley has received some criticism and concern for risking her life, but after extensive research on becoming a live donor, she is confident in her decision and the safety of the procedure.

“It might seem crazy, but it will actually put me in a safer position than most other Canadians.

When you become a live donor, you’re automatically moved to the top of the list, and if I ever need an organ in the future, I’ll get one sooner.”

My friend Debbie Dupasquier donated her kidney to her mother a couple of years ago, and my friend David Knowles

On a brighter note Lori Welbourne donated his kidney to his daughter a few years before that.

In both cases the operations were a huge success.

Please go to BecauseICan Project.com and check to see if you’re a donor. I was pleased to find out that I still am.

Please also sign the petition provided on the site to change registration to the optout program. Once this happens, as in Spain, waiting lists will cease to exist in our country.

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In what specific ways do you plan to support laid off mill workers or help the Houston community transition?

Jerry Botti Community Futures

Shane Brienen Houston Council

Marian Ells Link to Learning

Bill Miller Regional District

“We can give business loans and help businesses start up or expand. If someone has an idea for a business, we can help develop the idea, find opportunities, assess risk, find financing and decide if it’s a viable business.”

“We are working with NWCC to get job training available.

We plan to have a job fair and we’re looking to help open up new opportunities for work in Houston. We’re also organizing government and social services to be available in Houston.

“Houston Link to Learning plans to support mill workers by offering resume writing and interview skills coaching by appointments.”

“We will be part of the working groups on the ground. We have a mining database for local contractors to link into developments in the region. We can also leverage cash and longterm social contracts for this community.”

“Control of public forests by five-member club”

By Ben Parfitt Black Press

Shortly before the May election, the provincial government withdrew legislation that could have handed de facto control of publicly owned forestlands to a handful of forest companies.

The contentious sections of the bill were dropped amid a swelling chorus of questions about why such a gift would be bestowed without any debate about what it meant for our shared lands and resources.

It took little time, however, for the government to reverse direction again.

During a campaign stop in Burns Lake, Premier Christy Clark said that if re-elected, her government would reintroduce the bill because that is what “the people” wanted.

Given that only weeks earlier the government had pulled the bill from the order papers in response to objections from First Nation leaders, environmental organizations, socialjustice advocates and forest professionals, among others, the premier’s choice of words was, to say the least, odd.

What “people” did she refer to? Well, we may soon find out. Following her party’s re-election, the premier instructed Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Steve Thomson to make the campaign pledge a reality.

A good bet is that the answer lies in understanding who would benefit most from such a change.

In that regard, the shareholders of the five largest forest companies operating in the province fit the bill nicely.

Between them, Canadian Forest Products, West Fraser Timber, International Forest Products, Tolko Industries and Western Forest Products control the bulk of what is logged each year in British Columbia.

They would control even more under the proposed legislative changes.

To understand what is at stake, it helps to know that outside of parks, virtually every standing tree in BC is spoken for, because the province has allocated the rights to log them under numerous licences issued to forest companies, logging contractors, woodlot

owners, First Nations and communities.

The most important and valuable of those licences are Tree Farm Licences. Holders of TFLs have exclusive rights to log trees over defined areas of land. Currently, TFL holders log about 11.3 million cubic metres of trees per year (a cubic metre equals one telephone pole).

Of that, the top five companies control 9.1 million cubic metres or 80 per cent. TFLs are as close as one gets to private control of public forestlands in B.C. The next most important licences

are forest licences.

Forest licence holders have rights to log set numbers of trees over vast landmasses known as Timber Supply Areas or TSAs. But because many different companies may hold forest licences within the same TSA, forest licences have less value than TFLs, which give one company exclusive control over a specific area.

One other essential detail: the most valuable forest licences are “replaceable” or renewable. Far less valuable are nonreplaceable forest licences, which are

usually issued on a one-off basis to deal with perceived crises such as mountain pine beetle attacks or forest fires.

Significantly, the overwhelming number of licences held by First Nations — who are typically on the outside looking in when it comes to benefiting from natural resources in our province — are non-replaceable.

As with TFLs, the top five forest companies hold a virtual monopoly on replaceable forest licences. Two out of every three trees allocated under such licences are theirs.

What the government now proposes in the name of “the people” is to allow the holders of replaceable forest licences to roll such holdings into far more secure TFLs. This could lead to near total control of public forestlands by an exclusive fivemember club.

In 2012 and in the lead-up to the 2013 provincial election, that club made $556,020 in political contributions to the Liberal Party and $115,200 to the NDP — big dollars for some, but no more than modest investments

for a powerful handful of companies who have a very clear vision of what lies ahead.

Entire TSAs — where trees are in increasingly short supply and where what little timber remains is oversubscribed — are on the cusp of being rolled into TFLs. And the Gang of Five is well positioned to divvy up the spoils.

Left on the sidelines would be First Nations, rural communities, small independent and value-added mill owners — people made poorer to give “the people” what they want.

Whether the government’s second attempt at this legislation will move forward remains to be seen. It has promised a public consultation process of sorts. The voices of opposition were heard loud and clear in the lead-up to the provincial election.

This time out, which people will the government listen to?

Ben Parfitt is a resource policy analyst with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and author of True Partners: Charting a New Deal for BC, First Nations and the Forests We Share.

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Education and support services are organizing to help laid off mill workers get retraining and help with work transition.

Houston Deputy Mayor Shane Brienen said council’s immediate focus is the people who will be laid off at Houston Forest Products (HFP).

Brienen said they will meet with workers to discuss what training and education they are interested in, and then get those opportunities set up for them. “As soon as possible we’d to offer some kind of training‌ if these guys want to retrain while they’re still working, we want to make programs that fit for them.â€?

Brienen said they will work with the Northwest Community College

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to get programs set up before Christmas, to fit with the mill workers’ schedule. “If they want to do an hour or two every day before their afternoon shift or after their day shift, we want to get programs like that,� he said.

Lori Saretsky was appointed by West Fraser as the transition coordinator, and she will work closely with Houston employees to help them transition within West Fraser or outside of West Fraser.

Regina Saimoto, Regional Director of the Northwest Community College, said the college can help by providing programs in the mill or part time to fit with shift work. “We can do whatever is required,� she said.

Saimoto says Houston is a unique community where ev-

erybody works so well in partnerships. “That’s a real strength that Houston has and that’s a

“ “Make programs that fit for them.�

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strength that will carry us through,� she said.

School District 54 Superintendant Chris van der Mark said there may be opportunities for overlap high school students’ trades training and mill worker retraining.

Houston Link to Learning Adult Literacy Practitioner, Jennifer Williams says

they have already been busy helping people with resumes and job search.

Williams said her concern is the people without grade 12 and the challenges they will face getting work.

Gary Salmons from West Fraser said grade 12 won’t be an issue for those relocating within West Fraser, because experience will outweigh the grade 12 requirement.

Brienen said grade 12 is another thing that will be considered if mill workers are interested in it.

Several government services also offered support: Leanne Marcoux from the Ministry of Social Development said they offer projectbased labour training, essential skills and work experience programs.

Cheryl Ann Stahl from Work BC said they have increased

their services in Houston to two days a week, and offer employment programs, and wage subsidy programs to help employers train new workers.

They can also help employees with an imminent layoff notice with career assessments, identifying transferable skills, and new business needs as far as trades and skills.

A Service Canada representative said they would come and provide services and help with Employment Insurance in Houston.

She said that in Burns Lake they provided services at the college and answered questions and helped mill workers as much as they could. “We can do that again,� she said, adding that contractors would also be welcome.

They can also help those on the verge of retirement, she said.

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Houston council is partnering with a Community Transition Team to help Houston move forward after the closure of Houston Forest Products (HFP).

Deputy Mayor Shane Brienen says that council called after the mill closure and asked for support from the Community Transition Team, a

team of five provincial members to help Houston craft a plan to move forward.

The team has helped other communities like Burns Lake, Kitimat and MacKenzie move forward after facing similar situations. “Those communities seem to be adjusting fairly well‌ They are doing pretty well today, and they haven’t lost a huge part of their population,â€? said Brienen.

Brienen said the team is there to give help and support where needed. “They’re not here to tell us what to do, they’re here to help us.

We’re going to work together, and the solution is going to come from the people of this town,� Brienen said.

Sarah Fraser, Leader of the C o m m u n i t y Transition Team, said they have already had discussions across

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government to start the different ministries thinking about how they can support Houston.

The three key areas they are focusing on with Houston council are (1) worker transition, (2) economic development and diversification and (3) social services.

Discussion includes the following: (1) Programs and opportunities for transitioning workers, including social development and advanced education.

(2) Opportunities for businesses in Houston to expand, incentives for entrepreneurs and supporting and sustaining existing business.

(3) Supporting families and helping community services maintain a vibrant community in Houston.

Fraser says they are developing working groups of Houston people and organizations, who will pull together to work on each of those three areas.

Houston council is planning a community meeting on November 16.

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Remembrance Day SERVICE SCHEDULE Monday, November 11, 2013 at the Community Hall, 10 am (Sharp) Music: Boy Scouts, Girl Guides, Veterans, Legion Members, other organizations and general public welcome.

Parade to the Cenotaph for laying of the Wreaths followed by March back to the Legion Hall for dinner and gathering of Veterans and friends.

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On Remembrance Day, let us always remember the bravery and sacrifice of the many men and women who fought and died to preserve and ensure our freedom.

Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako We honour our Veterans and Canadian Forces members this and every day.

There will be a Jam Session downstairs in the afternoon. Designated drivers will be available.

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Duncan James West

Duncan James West joined the military as soon as he graduated from Houston Secondary School in June 2008.

He completed basic training in Quebec and was awarded the top platoon athlete trophy. Training in various Canadian towns, he eventually joined the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry in Edmonton.

He spent six months in Afghanistan during the crisis. Currently he is living in Edmonton, continuing his work with PPCLI, and playing as much hockey as possible with the military.

Master Corporal Michael W. Lewis RCAF

He has been in the Air Force for 17 years. This is a picture of him in Kandahar, Afghanistan in 2008. Mike is currently posted in Trenton, Ontario.

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Leading Seaman who is serving on board the HMCS Iroquois.

Cecil John Imrie

Rank - Private. Unit Canadian Army Active. #3 CACTR - Camp Borden, Ontario

Alf Edwin Holmberg

Our Dad, Grandpa, and Great Grandpa (Bomp) actively served in the Canadian Armed Services from October 15th, 1943 as a Dispatch Rider until he was honourably discharged on August 7th, 1946. His theatres of service included Canada, Britain and Northwest Europe. He received the 1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal 1939-45 with clasp and War Medal 1939-45 and was later given the “Medal of Remembrance in relation to the liberation of Holland” from the Consulate General of the Netherlands.

Edwin Glaim

In 1942 Edwin Glaim joined the Canadian Army in Edmonton, Alberta. He received his basic training in Currie Barracks in Calgary.

Later, he joined the military police and spent time in Vancouver before going overseas.

Most of Eddie’s overseas time was spent in London, England and in France, where he transported prisoners of war. Eddie was in London at the time when bombs and “doodle bugs” were landing on the city. He stood military guard for King George V1. Eddie returned home on the Queen Mary in March, 1946, reaching the rank of acting sergeant during his time in the service.

Robert William Buchanan

Douglas Keller, R.C.N.V.R.

Convoy duty in the North Atlantic from 1940-1945 Newfoundland to Ireland (Newfy to Derry)

F-88207. Served in the Canadian Army from June 3rd, 1941 until honourable discharge on October 17th, 1945, ranked Sergeant. He served in Canada, Britain, Central Mediterranean Area and Northwest Europe.

He received the 1939-45 Star, Italy Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp and War Medal 1939-45.

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Kyahwood closing for economic reasons

We extend our best wishes to the new owners Bonnie and Cathy

Solvig (Sue) Olsson sold Tea Gallery with a Twist to Bonnie Robinson and Cathy McMillan, who took ownership last Friday.

Robinson says they will keep the current menu at the Tea Gallery, and add some new soups and salads. They will have lots of gift ware and home decor items for sale, and she says they will run painting classes upstairs and have a weekly Seniors Tea. They also plan to do some small catering and Christmas baking.

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Bernard Wilson is just one of the nearly 70 Kyahwood mill’s former employees looking for work. The mill, which is owned and operated by the Moricetown Band office, is closed until further notice.

Please keep your announcements as brief as possible.

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Houston Pantone 287 BlueCutloose Quilters 2013/14- meet Nov 16,30,Green Jan 12, 25, Feb 8, 22, March 8, 29 April Pantone 356 12, 26 for a Quilters Day-Out in the Houston Pantone 139 Harvest Library’s Canfor room. All quilters are welcome and a special invite to Modern Quilters. We generally quilt from 9:30am-4:00pm. Please call Mary at 845-2668 or Pam at 845-2573 for more information.

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Chris Cleave. The book selection for December will be Stone Carvers by Jane Urquhart.This program is FREE. • Story Time – Wed: 1:30-2:30pm for children ages 0 to 5 with a parent or caregiver. This program is FREE. • Lego Club – For children ages 6+ (children who are “6” must be accompanied by an adult). Nov. 7: 2:304:30pm. This program is FREE. • After School Games – For children ages 8+. Nov. 12: 3:30-5:30 pm. Snack provided and this program is $2/child. • For more info on any of the above events or to register, please call the Houston Public Library at 250-845-2256.

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Houston Dart League is Sat. evenings at 7:30pm. upstairs at the Houston Curling Club. Blind doubles Granisle and District Seniors meetings are the games.

2nd and 4th Thurs. of each month at 1:00pm in the Seniors Centre.

The Houston Legion Branch 249: Meeting: 2nd Mon. of the month is Executive, 4th Mon. is Granisle Volunteer Fire Department meetings & General Meeting. fire practices every Tues., 7:00pm at the Fire Hall.

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Kyahwood Forest Products mill, owned and operated by the Moricetown Band, is closed until further notice due to debt and cost of operating, a letter dated Oct. 10, 2013 said.

The Kyahwood mill created fingerjoint studs for vertical panelling, which was manufactured wood waste delivered from a Houston mill. The cost of shipping the wood from Houston to Moricetown was part of the reason for the indefinite Kyahwood closure. “[We] made an extremely tough decision to shut down Kyahwood on a temporary basis,” Lucy Gagnon, Moricetown Band manager said.

“Time is needed to determine if the finger-joint plant will ever be viable

and is currently seeking financing to upgrade the plant to reduce production costs.”

The closure leaves nearly 70 Moricetown residents without work, but plans are in place to attempt to fill the employment void, Gagnon said.

Kyahwood generated more than $80,000 bi-weekly for its employees.

“The [Moricetown Band] is the largest employer,” Ganon said.

“We are planning a job fair in November to determine what employment options are available for our membership.”

Kyahwood is currently gathering information to revitalize its dormant manufacturing plant and is not limiting the future of the site to finger-joint or wood products in general, Gagnon said.

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controversial, and has been turned down once already. First Nations in the region are adamantly opposed.

These are the same bands whose members blockaded loggers in September. Meanwhile, an ILA logger is being prevented from fulfilling his BCTS contract by a blockade, near Galena Bay. The natives at this blockade are American Indians, who want Band status in Canada.

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Top all around junior rodeo competitor in B.C., Kyle Bell says it’s the competition and the adrenaline he likes best.

With steer riding as his favourite event, Kyle competes in junior breakaway roping, open breakaway roping, steer riding, team roping, calf roping all across B.C. Kyle says he would run between events at the rodeos because he was competing in so

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many categories.

“As soon as I threw my rope in breakaway, I’d be running to throw on my chaps [for the steer riding],” he said.

He placed top in steer riding, second in junior breakaway roping and won finals in open breakaway - winning top all around junior rider in the B.C. Amateur Rodeo Association this summer.

“We’ve been busy for about 30 weekends straight, and that’s not even an exaggeration,” said Nikki Royer, Mom of Kyle and Kristin, who also competes in rodeos across B.C. Kristin owns two horses, rides them both daily, and com-

petes in barrel racing, open breakaway rop-

ing and team roping in the BCRA. Her favourite is barrel racing because it’s fast and competitive, she said.

She placed second in the open breakaway finals, sixth in the open breakaway season, and twelfth in the barrel racing season.

“It was a good year this year,” she said.

Nikki says Kristin competes against stiff competition, including some riders who race pro, so she had good success this year.

“They’ve done awesome and I’m proud of them both,” she said.

She says her favourite part about the rodeos is competing

and hanging with the people there.

“Everybody is pretty much like family. It’s the same people every weekend and you get to know everybody pretty good,” she said.

Nikki agrees.

“It’s a good group of people, and if anything happened, travelling down the road, anybody would be there to help you. It’s a great environment,” she said.

Kyle and Kristin started riding and rodeoing when they were six years old.

Kyle says his dad did roping at home lots, and he remembers going around with him.

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He started roping off a horse at eight years old, Nikki said.

Kyle says next year he will be bumped into other events because of his age, 16, but he will continue competing in all the events he can - maybe even bull riding, he said to the dismay of his mom.

“That’s open for discussion,” Nikki said.

“That’s a no,” she added, laughing.

Kristin said she also definitely plans to pursue rodeoing.

Having just graduated, she is looking at getting a job in Kamloops and doing rodeos and competing there, she said.

Kristin thanks her Mom for driving them to the rodeos and thanks Bell Brothers Contracting for the fuel sponsorship.

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RDBN votes to limit gas tax spending

By Walter Strong Black Press

You may complain about your fuel prices at the pump, but at least some of that cost comes back to benefit you through the federal gas tax program which puts a portion of taxes collected back into local governments.

The important source of funding came up for debate during the Oct. 24, 2013 Regional District of Bulkley Nechako (RDBN) board meeting. The formula for spending gas tax funds within RDBN electoral areas will be changing.

Until now, a director could commit multiple years’ worth of gas tax funding to a project, even if that spending extended beyond his or her elected mandate. This meant that a newly elected director could walk into an office

where a large portion of the electoral area’s spending capital had already been exhausted by the previous director.

This is exactly the situation Rob Newell, RDBN director area G (Houston Rural), faced when he took office.

“As a new director, I was unaware that my predecessor [Lance Hamblin] had spent beyond his term in office,” Newell said. “This has left me without gas tax funding to carry out the priorities of my term.”

Newell will only have access to new funding in the final year of his term, hamstringing his ability to direct cash towards local qualifying projects for most of his tenure as director.

Although all funding for gas tax projects must receive board approval before

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Under current gas tax rules, RDBN directors are limited on what projects they can spend the money.

“Currently the rules are that [projects] have to either reduce greenhouse gas emissions, provide cleaner air, or provide cleaner water,” RDBN Financial

Administrator Hans Berndorff said.

Under the previous formula, a director could ask the RDBN to commit up to five years of funding to one project, even if the director’s elected term would conclude before the five years were up.

“Under the existing [RDBN rules], an electoral area can, on any one project, spend the entire amount of funds they will be getting under the current [federal gas tax] agreement.”

Newell’s motion was to amend board

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“Every director should have equal access to those [gas tax] resources.”

rules so that no director could spend beyond his or her elected term.

There was broad support for Newell’s concerns around the board table.

“It [gas tax funding] is the primary resource that allows directors to create the kind of changes in their region they want to see,” said Smithers Mayor Taylor Bachrach.

“Every director should have equal access to those resources. We don’t want a person to get elected, and come into a job where the person before them has essentially spent the budget.”

Under a resolution

passed at the Oct. 24 RDBN board meeting, directors will only be able to commit electoral area tax fund allocations equal to the length of the director’s current term in office.

The existing federal gas tax agreement, which expires at the end of December, was a five year agreement. The details of the new gas tax agreement coming into effect in the new year are not yet available, although a loosening of the restrictions placed on what projects qualify for tax fund dollars is expected.

Federal gas tax funding is a major source of funds for

RDBN directors to facilitate projects within their electoral districts. The RDBN receives a portion of the federal fuel taxes you pay at the pump, and distributes those funds to the electoral areas based on a population-size formula.

The RDBN has received $836,699 annually in gas tax funding over the 2005-2013 period.

Area B, Burns Lake rural has received $108,451 every year since 2005. Area E, Francois/Ootsa Lake rural has received $77,016, and Newell’s area G Houston rural has received $52,344, all based on population.

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Victoria not only should have known that mill closures were coming, but should have been better prepared to deal with them, says NDP leader Adrian Dix. Instead, he says, Victoria has insisted that everything is fine in the forest industry because forest companies are profitable. “These are significant job losses,� he said Wednesday in Prince George.

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And yet, while the uncertainty tempts us to worry and fear, our God bids us to trust in Him. “Do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds!� (Luke 12:22-24). It is a promise that all true Christians can cling to in times of uncertainty: The Almighty God, who cares for the birds and clothes the lilies, will care for His people. Even when the storms of life come pounding around us, the One who controls the storm is the One who provides for us. Our faith is secure in His promises, for His promises never fail. “God is our refuge and strength, an ever present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea� (Psalm 46:1-2).

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Psalm 9:10 says “Those who know your name will trust in You, for You, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek You.� While corporations and businesses disappoint us and forsake us, God never disappoints or abandons us. May this be a reminder to entrust ourselves to Him, the one who will never abandon those who love and seek Him. Matt. 6:19-21 says “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.�

Have we been seeking earthly delights and treasures? Have we been setting our hearts on wealth or retirement? Those things fade, and last only for a lifetime. But there are eternal treasures and delights found in the presence of God. May we set our hearts on the true treasure, God Himself, and find in Him life and hope and peace in this storm.

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Sgt. Rose says the driver, who failed breath samples, drove into the ditch, and the vehicle was impounded by police for seven days. *** Police helped Ambulance at a home in the 2600-block of Highway 16 at 4:46 p.m. Oct. 26.

Sgt. Rose says they did CPR on a female, but she died.

The death was deemed not suspicious and turned over to B.C. Coroners Service. *** Police arrested a male on Parish Road at 11:45 p.m. Oct. 26.

Sgt. Rose says the drunk male, allegedly involved in an argument with a female partner, tried to flee when police moved to arrest him for breach.

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closure of these mills, without having any plan in place for the communities.

The premier, her response, was ‘all is good with forestry.’�

He said that while companies are operating in the black, workers on the ground are still losing their jobs.

Dix said government has not moved on recommendations from the Short Term Supply Review, conducted in the wake of the fire and explosion at Babine Forest Products in Burns Lake and headed up by Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad.

Rustad told Black Press reporter Tom Fletcher that he expected the decision to reduce mill capacity

in the Quesnel region. “The surprise is the closure of the Houston mill, from my perspective,� Rustad said. “I think West Fraser has always been looking at how they want to move the wood between the three mills, but when we looked at the opportunities in the Houston area on the timber supply component, there was a significant amount of wood in that area, and our hope was it would continue to support two mills.�

Rustad said the decision last December to provide timber for Oregonbased Hampton Affiliates to rebuild its Burns Lake sawmill from neighbouring Timber Supply Areas, including Houston, “had only very

minimal impact� on supply for the other mills in the region.

Dix said the province should create a jobs protection commissioner, make significant investments in silviculture, and implement recommendations from reports such as the Short Term Timber Supply Report. “Given that they knew this was coming, they knew this was coming before the election, they shouldn’t be deceiving people about the circumstances of the industry and what needs to be done,�

Dix said. â€œâ€Ś This is a failure of the premier, personally, to care about forestry. Maybe if the forest industry renamed itself LNG it might get some attention.â€?

obstructing a police officer, and sentenced to 14 days in jail. *** Police arrested a female wandering Parish Road at 11:45 p.m. Oct. 26.

Sgt. Rose says she was under the legal drinking age, and when a guardian couldn’t be found, police lodged her in cells until sober.

Police charged her for being drunk in public and contracted the Ministry of Children and Families to speak with those involved. *** A vehicle rolled over on Highway 16 five kilometres east of Houston at 4:33 a.m.

Oct. 27.

Sgt. Rose says the driver and occupant were not injured, and allegedly slippery roads were a factor in the crash. *** Police arrested a male for bring drunk

in public at the Fulton River fish hatchery at 5:05 a.m. Oct. 27.

Sgt. Rose says the male was lodged in cells until sober. *** Police arrested a drunk male, drunk and consuming alcohol in public, at 3:34 p.m. Oct. 27 in the Ambassador trailer park.

Sgt. Rose says the make was ticketed for being drunk in public and consuming alcohol in public. *** Police got report of a suspicious person looking in windows at 2035 Sullivan Way at 1:36 a.m. Oct. 29.

Sgt. Rose says the report was delayed and no description was given to police, so though police did patrols, they were unable to find someone.

Sgt. Rose says it’s very important that such calls are made immediately and

that a person gives a description of the offender as best as possible. *** Police arrested a male for assault with a weapon, uttering threats and breach on Eagle Nest Crescent in the Tatchet reserve.

Sgt. Rose says the male threatened another male with a baseball bat and threatened to damage the home, and he is being held in custody until court. *** In the past seven days police responded to three abandoned 9-1-1 calls, four bylaw complaints, and four traffic-related incidents. *** Police had extra officers on shift for the Halloween festivities and made themselves visible. “We’re very happy to report that there were no incidents,� said Sgt. Rose.

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Huckleberry Mines Ltd. is a Vancouver based mine company which operates a 16,400 TPD open pit copper molybdenum mine located 120 km south of Houston in west central British Columbia.

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Applicants must possess a journeyman automotive technician TualiÀcation or an ,nterprovincial Automotive Technician ticket. Experience with Ford and Toyota light trucks would be an asset.

Huckleberry Mines is located approximately two hours driving time from Houston, British Columbia.

Employees live in a camp environment on their days of work. The work schedule for this position is 4 x 4 (4 days on, 4 days off), changing to 7 x 7 (7 days on, 7 days off) working 12 hours per day on January 1, 2014. Transportation to and from the mine site is provided from Houston by bus and while at the mine site all meals and accommodations are provided free of charge to employees. Houston and Smithers are located in the scenic Bulkley Valley on TransCanada Highway 16, an excellent area to raise a family and has exceptional outdoor recreational activities.

More information on the area is available at www. smithers.ca, www.houston.ca and www.rdbn.bc.ca.

Huckleberry Mines Ltd. offers a competitive salary and a full range of beneÀts including medical, life, disability income, RRSP savings plan and relocation allowance.

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Huckleberry Mines Ltd. is a 19,000 TPD open pit copper molybdenum mine located 120 km south of Houston in west central British Columbia. We are currently recruiting for the following positions to join our Electrical team:

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Reporting to the Chief Electrician, this position is responsible for the installation, commissioning, repair and maintenance of all electrical apparatus in a 19,000 tonne per day modern copper and molybdenum mine. You must be able to perform in a team oriented environment of electrical and instrumentation peers.

The successful candidate must possess a journeyman’s trade TualiÀcation and have a minimum of Àve years experience in an industrial environment with preference to individuals with experience in a mineral processing plant. Instrumentation, PLC and programming experience would be considered an asset. Good interpersonal and communication skills are a must.

Huckleberry Mines is located approximately two hours driving time from Houston, British Columbia.

Employees live in a camp environment on their days of work. The work schedule for this position is 8 x 8 (8 days on, 8 days off), changing to 7 x 7 (7 days on, 7 days off) working 12 hours per day on January 1, 2014. Transportation to and from the mine site is provided from Houston by bus and while at the mine site all meals and accommodations are provided free of charge to employees. Houston and Smithers are located in the scenic Bulkley Valley on TransCanada Highway 16, an excellent area to raise a family and has exceptional outdoor recreational activities. More information on the area is available at www.smithers. ca, www.houston.ca and www.rdbn.bc.ca.

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We thank all applicants for their interest in Huckleberry Mines Ltd., but only those in consideration will be contacted. Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada.

Interested candidates can forward a completed resume to: Human Resources Department Huckleberry Mines Ltd. P.O. Box 3000, Houston, B.C. V0J 1Z0 Email: HR@Huckleberrymines.com

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Eunice is survived by her husband Ian and 3 of their children; Richard (Shari), Melanie Ness (Matthew) and Valerie. Her son Robert preceded her in death. She is also survived by her 3 siblings: Eugene, Sandra Birston (Arie), and Darcy (Suzette) as well as her niece Savannah, her nephew Levi, grand-nephew Brae, and her 6 grandchildren: Michael & Elizabeth, Tanner & Trey, and Aiden & Aryna.

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M E AT

Whole Pork Tenderloin 7.25 per kg

3

29

NO MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED!

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PR O D U C E

/lb

Chicken Legs

Superpack, Back Attached 3.51 per kg

Pomegranates

.79

1

59

each

Cross Rib Roasts 9.46 per kg

.99

each

Mini Peeled Carrots

89

999

each

F E ATU R E 2 Varieties

8

88

2 for

2 for

5

Golden Boy Pecan Halves 1 kg

1599 Splenda No Calorie Sweetener 742 gram

1899 Cash & Carry Only

Roger’s Granulated Sugar

Mark Crest Tart Shells

Limit Two per Family Purchase 10 kg

00

F R OZ E N Assorted Varieties, 1.5 kg

Robin Hood Original Flour

300 ml

/lb

Western Family Frozen Fruit

2 lb bag

Western Family Sweetened Condensed Milk

4

29

Avocados

1

/lb

Limit Two per Family Purchase 10 kg

888

6

98

G R E AT BA R G A I N S Western Family Margarine Quarters 1.36 kg

3

99

Golden Boy Coconut Assorted Varieties 1 kg

4

99

Fry’s Cocoa

500 gram

697

Philadelphia Cream Cheese Assorted Varieties 250 gram

2 for

6

98

Golden Boy Thompson Raisins or Sultanas 2 kg

899

Crisco Shortening 1.36 kg

5

99

Bakers Chocolate Squares Assorted Varieties 170-225 gram

2 for

698

Alcan Foil Wrap

Western Family Paper Towel

999

998

3x100 ft

Strong, 12 roll

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