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Town Hall HFP meeting

By Jackie Lieuwen Houston Today

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Three-year-old Thomas makes his Christmas donation in the Salvation Army kettle at the Houston mall last Friday. Damian Azak is one of many Salvation Army volunteers, who warm the mall with their chiming Christmas bells and invite people into the merry season of giving. Salvation Army kettles will be in the mall every Thursday to Saturday fro m 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. until Dec. 22.

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The District of Houston is hosting a Town Hall Meeting Saturday, Dec. 7 to connect, update and discuss the future of Houston in light of the pending closure of Houston Forest Products (HFP).

Everyone is welcome to the meeting, which is 1 to 4 p.m. Dec. 7 at the Houston Secondary School.

Marni Larocque, Houston Corporate Services Officer, says the meeting will open with guest speakers for roughly an hour, and then the floor will be open to the public for questions.

Service providers will be setting up information booths in the lobby, she added.

Larocque says both HFP and Canfor have been invited to speak, and so far confirmed speakers

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Service provider booths will be set up in the lobby.

include: MLA John Rustad, West Fraser Operations Manager John Vander Ende, First Nations Chief Russell Tiljoe to give a welcome and Sarah Fraser from the B.C. Transition Team.

Mayor Bill Holmberg, Councillor Michalle Jolly and Councillor Dawn Potvin will also give updates on the three pillar groups and what they’ve been working on.

The three pillar groups and council representatives are as follows: See MEET on Page 2

Houston police cramming a cruiser with food donations

By Jackie Lieuwen Houston Today

The Houston RCMP are doing a “Cram the Cruiser” food run for the local Salvation Army Food Bank Dec. 7.

RCMP Sergeant Stephen Rose says anyone interested in taking part, can drop

off food donations at the Houston Detachment or call them at 778-816-0008 to come and pick up a donation.

“On any given day we see people in our community that are less fortunate then ourselves,” said Sgt. Rose.

“We would like to

“We would like to bring attention to the great work that the Salvation Army does at this time of year for the less fortunate.”

bring attention to the great work that the

- RCMP Sergeant Stephen Rose Salvation army does at this time of year for

the less fortunate and help lessen their work

by delivering them a cruiser full of food.”

The food run is 9 to 5 p.m. Dec. 7 and the goal is to fill a cruiser (or two) with donated food to be delivered to Salvation Army just in time for Christmas, Sgt. Rose said.

There will also be free candy canes and

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HFP public meeting Saturday afternoon

MEET from Page 1 (1) Economic Development Pillar Group, with representatives Mayor Bill Holmberg, Deputy Mayor Shane Brienen and Councillor Dawn Potvin.

(2) Community Services Pillar Group, with representatives Councillor Michalle Jolly and Councillor Jonathan Van Barneveld.

(3) Worker Transition Pillar Group, with representatives Councillor Potvin and Councillor Jolly.

The groups are made up of community members and service providers who together make up a community transition team.

“The community transition team is a collaborative effort between

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the District of Houston, provincial government staff, businesses and other representatives.

“We are continuing to build

our community transition team at this time,” said Larocque.

“The purpose of the town hall meeting will be to provide an update and put those

requiring assistance in touch with agencies that can help, such as employment and training opportunities, c o m p l e t i n g

applications and resumes, etc.” council said in a recent public newsletter.

Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend.

Burns Lake operator expanding with a Houston sawmill

By Walter Strong

Supplement to Houston Today, December 4th , 2013

Houston Today

Black Press

Burns Lake’s Klaus Posselt, owner of Tahtsa Timber and long-time forestry entrepreneur, has purchased industrial property in Houston and will be opening a small mill there, pos-

sibly by next summer.

The Houston site was formerly a specialty wood operation with several buildings and a bandsaw still in place. Those existing facilities will be supplemented by a sawmill being imported from the U.S., and possibly by relocating an under-utilized building from Burns Lake to Houston.

The new mill will employ up to twelve workers and employ another 24 people in the forest either harvesting or hauling logs.

The Houston mill will be the third mill he owns, adding to the small Burns Lake Mill in the Burns Lake industrial park and the Sheraton Mill near town which he purchased from the Burns Lake Community Forest last year.

The Houston property - something Posselt has had his eye on for 15 years - has significant advantages over other property available to him. Besides appropriate zoning, the

Houston property has rail and highway access and most importantly, it has offhighway access.

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mill will focus on the Chinese market.”

The Chinese market for wood usually means log exports,

The new mill will employ up to 12 people, plus 24 people in the forest.”

Off-highway access means larger, heavier loads hauled directly into the yard without highway load restrictions.

The advantages of the Houston site do not mean Posselt’s Burns Lake sawmills will be closed.

“I’ve put significant money into Sheraton, and we still have plans to upgrade the Burns Lake mill,” Posselt said. “We fully intend to keep the Sheraton and Burns Lake mills running. Each mill has its own focus. The Burns Lake mill will do most of the stuff for the oil patch, Sheraton will do over-size product, and the Houston

but Posselt has never been interested in exporting logs.

“Almost every Chinese buyer that comes along wants to export logs,” Posselt said. “On this side of the Coast mountains, there’s not much margin in it. But even if there was some margin, I would want to process the logs here.

I’m not interested in exporting logs.”

Posselt’s export operation produces cant - basically a squared log - for shipment. The buyer can complete the milling to whatever dimension desired, or use the cant cuts in industrial and road building operations.

The residual wood

that Posselt harvests is good for milling cant thanks to its lighter, dry weight.

It doesn’t have the higher market value of green wood, but it has its place.

“For some of the stuff we make, lowgrade wood is actually a benefit,” he explained. “It resists twisting and it’s not expensive to transport.”

Focussing on socalled low-grade wood has been Posselt’s niche in the region. The large forest license holders are not interested in salvaging low-grade wood, and much of it would have been burnt in the forest as waste.

“Up to three-quarters of what we run in these mills [Sheraton and Burns Lake] is material the big mills were burning in the bush,” Posselt said.

“This is one of the most satisfying things I’ve done in my life, taking something that was going to go to waste or just getting burnt and making something of value.”

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HOUSTON TODAY “Member, B.C. Press Council” Published by Black Press Upstairs Houston Mall P.O. Box 899, Houston, B.C. V0J 1Z0

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

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In our opinion:

Pipelines

H

ats off to the provincial legislature’s finance committee for putting on paper an issue that’s been on the minds of many northwesterners. And that’s asking the provincial government to consider establishing a common liquefied natural gas (LNG) energy corridor.

Think of this corridor as being a highway with pipelines branching off to separate LNG plants as needed and you get the idea.

As Skeena NDP MLA Robin Austin points out, it would save companies time and money from having to have separate routes surveyed and approved and ease overall environmental impacts. But it would also, as Mr. Austin further points out, stand in the way of the competitive nature of business in pursuing the ultimate gold medal – being the first project to the coast consisting of a My step-great grandmother, Alice pipeline, plant and customers.

Life the game, love the trophy

In practical terms, there would have to be consideration for perhaps two corridors, one to serve Kitimat area plants and the other for Prince Rupert projects.

And there’d be that other project – Northern Gateway – to consider. While LNG companies might be persuaded a common corridor has merits, even the slightest suggestion a common corridor could also apply to that project would have their public relations advisors shrinking back in horror.

Still, it’s an idea worth exploring and a response from the province is awaited.

- Terrace Standard, Black Press

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Osmachenko, celebrated her 101st birthday on November 24, cheering for her favourite team in the Canadian Football League’s season finale game.

The fact that her team, the Saskatchewan Roughriders, played against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in her own province was an added bonus. But the real icing on the cake was that the Grey Cup celebrated its 101st birthday on the exact same day she did.

“Woohoo!” she exclaimed excitedly two days before the game.

“I bet they win!”

Vickie Oomen, the activity director of Eatonia Oasis Living, where Alice is a resident, hoped they would win as well.

Excited about going to the game herself, it was she who noticed that Alice’s birthday

celebration would, coincidentally, fall on the same day.

Wanting to send a picture of her to the local newspaper, the staff at the personal care home hung up a Roughriders banner behind Alice, dressed her up in one of the team’s green jerseys along with a giant fingered fan glove, and gave her a football to hold.

“You’re making me look like a fool,” Alice griped. “But I love it!”

The spunky centenarian has been a long-time Roughriders fan, and has lived most of her life in the team’s province of Saskatchewan.

She wasn’t born there, though. Her first two weeks were spent in pre-revolution Russia, until her family fled to Canada for the government offering of uncultivated farmland to immigrants.

Her parents raised her and her six siblings in

a mud house in Biggar, Saskatchewan, where they worked the land for grain.

“We were so poor we didn’t have a broom,” she said.

“My mom made one out of twigs and we’d sprinkle water over the floors and use that.”

Full of stories and happy to share with anyone interested in hearing them, Alice talked about the scarce food supply during the Great Depression, and how she and her brothers and sisters would hunt for birds. “Don’t ever try the pigeon,” she advised. “Yuck.”

Born Alexandria Evanoff, Alice is more like a mother than a grandmother to my stepmom, Kym White.

“My mother abandoned me and my three siblings when I was four,” she said.

“Gramma stopped her life to come out to Edmonton and raise us while our dad worked in the oil field.”

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Kym’s father, Donald was Alice’s only child. He died 31 years ago, the day after his 46th birthday. It was a heartbreaking loss for his children and his new wife who was expecting his 6th child, and it completely devastated Alice.

“Parents should never outlive their kids,” Kym said.

“She’s gone through so much in her 101 years, but losing him was the greatest tragedy of her life. She still misses him every day.”

Determined to be there for her family, Kym said her grandmother put everyone else’s needs ahead of her own, and part of that was teaching them that whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, to love and live life to the fullest, and to be honest.

Described by the staff at her home as “popular, funny and full of stories,” Alice

On a brighter note Lori Welbourne was quick to add “but not full of lies!”

She was clearly not lying when she said she was looking forward to the Grey Cup and would be rooting for her team. She was also tickled over the media attention she received days before the event.

“I’m getting famous,” she had said with a laugh.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders won the big game on Sunday and Alice was thrilled.

“Now they can relax and enjoy the fruits of their labour for awhile,” she said. “Just like me.”

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“They can help by decorating the house so that Mom doesn’t have to.”

“My kids live out of town, and I really appreciate them making the effort to come home and spend Christmas with the family. It makes my Christmas very special and helps me get into the spirit of Christmas.”

“Offer to help with the extras that Christmas brings, like baking and wrapping and organizing.”

“Help put up the Christmas tree and the decorations. I enjoy doing it, but it takes time, and it’s fun to do with your kids too.”

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Hydro rates going up 28% over five years The first of a series of BC Hydro rate increases takes effect in April 2014, adding $8 a month to the average residential power bill.

Rate increases of nine per cent next year and six per cent in 2015 are the highest of a series of increases over five years announced Monday

by Energy Minister Bill Bennett. The B.C. Utilities Commission will be directed to set rate increases that total up to 28 per cent over the next five years,

then determine what rates are needed for the following five years, Bennett said.

Commercial rates are going up the same amount.

B e n n e t t acknowledged that rate increases are being kept low by using a “rate smoothing” account that defers more than $1 billion of the utility’s debt. That account won’t begin to be paid down until after 2020.

BC Hydro CEO Charles Reid said the latest rate increases are driven mainly by a large

increase in capital spending, including seismic refits of old dams at Campbell River and Ruskin, turbine expansions at two Kootenay power dams and other upgrades.

BC Hydro’s “big build” era of 1973 to 1982 produced rate increases totalling 113 per cent.

BC Hydro cited an annual survey by Hydro Quebec that shows BC Hydro customers currently pay the third lowest rates in North America. Montreal and Winnipeg customers pay less,

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BC Hydro customers currently pay the third lowest rates in North America.

slightly more.

NDP energy critic John Horgan said Bennett avoided the impact of private power purchases on BC Hydro’s rate increases.

“We’re going to

years,” Horgan said.

“They’re going to continue to take a dividend from a company that can’t afford to pay one, and the consequences for people are going to be higher costs.”

Bennett said the 10-year plan calls for the government to “wean itself off ” dividends from the utility, but the five years of reductions don’t start until 2018.

The government has instructed BC Hydro to shut down the gas-fired Burrard Thermal generating station in Port Moody by 2016, saving an estimated $14 million a year. The forecast electricity surplus over the 10-year plan allows that, but the facility will continue to be

B.C. Views Tom Fletcher staffed for its grid stability function, Reid said.

MLA backs booze in grocery stores

By Tom Fletcher Black Press

The MLA in charge of the B.C. government’s liquor policy review is recommending alcohol sales within grocery stores, using the “store within a store” model in place in other provinces.

R i c h m o n d Steveston MLA John Yap announced three of his r e c o m m e n d at i o n s Thursday, including

the idea that a separate staffed area should handle alcohol sales. He also called for no increase to the 731 private store licences that are active now, and no sales in convenience stores other than those already designated as rural agency stores.

Yap’s full report has more than 70 recommendations, but it won’t be released until the new year after cabinet

has considered it.

Liquor in grocery stores was by far the most popular topic during his public consultation, which is why only those r e c o m m e n d at i o n s are being made public now, he said.

NDP liquor and gaming critic Shane Simpson said Yap has promoted the popular idea repeatedly, and Thursday’s announcement appears “cobbled

He also called for no sales in convenience stores.”

together” to distract attention from BC Hydro rate hikes and B.C.’s dismal job creation performance than it is about liquor sales.

“It’s been released with no supporting evidence as to how you do this,”

Simpson said. “Who gets these stores?

If there’s really a moratorium on new licences, does this mean that somebody who has a 10,000 square foot private store today is going to be told you have to give that up to get

1,000 square feet in a Safeway? I don’t think that’s going to happen.”

The Alliance of Beverage Licensees, representing private liquor stores, questioned Yap’s assertion that the change would create jobs and increase convenience.

“There are very few places around the province you will not find a liquor store already located within 100 metres of

a grocery store, and having a separate liquor checkout inside a grocery store will not improve convenience,” said Ian Baillie, executive director of the alliance.

The alliance is running a radio ad campaign saying its 10,000 employees’ jobs are at risk, and putting alcohol in grocery stores increases the chance that young people can obtain booze.

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Members of the Buck Flats Community Development Society sold Christmas weaths at the Serendipity Sale in Houston last Saturday, fund raising towards a Buck Flats fire hall. Above are Society members Rose and Vern Grelson, Marie Kaszas, Chris and Laura Newell and Judy Newell.

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BV-LD Airshed Management Society Open House District of Houston Council Chambers, 2:30-4:30pm, December 5, 2013. All Welcome Free curling. Part of Sports Day in Canada, the Houston Curling Club is putting on a “Curling Try It Out” week.

Drop in with clean shoes at the curling July rink on Thurs n 2007 2:30 or Fri. or Sat. at 7 p.m. and do some curling or Newspapers learn from a curling instructor.

Houston Public Library - Story Time – Wed: 1:30-2:30pm Pantone 287 Blue Free for children ages 0 to 5 with a parent or caregiver.

Pantone 356 Green For more info on the above event or to register, please Pantone 139 call theHarvest Houston Public Library at 250-845-2256.

Houston Cutloose Quilters meet Jan 12 for a Quilters Day-Out in the Houston Library’s Canfor room. Call Mary at 845-2668 or Pam at 845-2573 for more information.

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Free guitar lessons. Drop in beginners guitar lessons at the Houston Public Library 3:30 to 5 p.m. offered in partnership with NWCC, Houston Link to Learning, and the Public Library. Anyone with questions call NWCC at 250-845-7266.

Aerotek is hosting an open information session for skilled trades people who may be interested in upcoming industrial construction projects across Western Canada.

Aerotek representatives will be at the Houston Public Library on Dec 12: noon - 7 p.m. in the Canfor Room. No appointments necessary - just drop in.

Grief support group presented by the Houston Hospice Society.There are trained facilitators; and it is a 10 week course with two hour sessions. It will start when there are enough participants. To register call: 250-845-4921 or email: houston hospice@hotmail.com Houston Dart League is Sat. evenings at 7:30pm. upstairs at the Houston Curling Club. Blind doubles games.

The Houston Legion Branch 249: Meeting: 2nd Mon. of the month is Executive, 4th Mon. is General Meeting.

Seniors Bingo is every Tues. at 7:00pm at Cottonwood Manor. Entry is $1. Come out & enjoy a fun prize filled evening. Lots of prizes!

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

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Topley Volunteer Fire Dept. is accepting applications. No experience necessary please contact Byron - F/C 250-696-3348 or come to a fire practice: Thurs. @ 1930 hrs (7:30pm)

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The Buck Flats Community Development Society is raising funds to survey donated land for a Buck Flats volunteer fire hall.

Society President Chris Newell said Andy Pollock, a Buck Flats resident, donated two acres of land for the fire hall, and they’re working to get a property survey done to parcel off the land.

“The reason we need a fire hall is that we want to be able to provide fire protection throughout the winter,” said Newell.

“With freezing conditions, you can’t really store a fire truck outside, so that’s the big reason we want a fire hall.”

The society is fund raising for the property survey, upwards of $5,000, he said.

Newell says the Buck Flats Community Development Society has over 30 members and four recently elected officials: Chris Newell is President, Andy Horsefield is Vice President, Rose Grelson is Treasurer, and Alexander Walsh is Secretary.

So far they’ve done wreaths for the Serendipity Sale last Saturday, and they’ve been looking into other funding agencies.

“Everyone is really into it. We’ve had offers for donations and we’re going to be pursuing that.

We’ll be working hard on our own as well to make that happen,” Newell said.

Fitness Day proposed

By Tom Fletcher Houston Today

A B.C. Senator and MP are calling for the first Saturday in June to be proclaimed National Health and Fitness Day, to help reverse what they call an “epidemic of obesity” among young people.

Senator Nancy Greene Raine introduced a bill in response to statistics that show one out of three Canadian children are overweight or obese, and only 12 per cent get enough physical activity. Canada’s Public Health Agency calculates that health care for obesity-related cardiovascular and diabetes treatment already costs $7 billion a year.

The bill encourages local governments and private organizations to hold community events to promote fitness. West Vancouver-

Sunshine Coast MP John Weston began working on the idea three years ago, and he said 68 communi-

“ National Health and Fitness Day proposed for the first Saturday in June.

ties have signed on so far.

“Our goal is to increase the number of municipal governments that proclaim National Health and Fitness Day to 300 by June of 2014,” Weston said.

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India, China check out LNG

By Tom Fletcher Black Press

C h i n e s e petrochemical giant Sinopec, another Japanese player and an unidentified Indian company are joining the international move to explore liquefied natural gas exports from northern B.C., says Rich Coleman, B.C.’s minister for natural gas development.

Sinopec, ranked the fifth largest global company in 2011, is looking for LNG imports equivalent to the output of the world’s second largest LNG terminal, Coleman told reporters as Premier Christy Clark began a trade trip to Asia.

Another new player is Idemitsu Kosan Co., the second largest petroleum refiner in Japan, which is applying for a federal export permit in a partnership

with Calgary-based AltaGas called Triton LNG. China National Overseas Oil Company and its new subsidiary Nexen has put up a nonrefundable deposit of $12 million toward purchase of provincial land on the north side of Grassy Point near Prince Rupert, Coleman said.

Another unidentified company has shown interest in the south side of Grassy Point.

The new proposals add to a lineup of international investment proposed

by Petronas, Chevron, Shell, British Gas and others, which are expected to make final investment decisions in 2014.

Coleman said the tax rate for LNG producers is to be presented to companies by the end of November, but it may not be public until the B.C. government table its budget in February.

Law planned to freeze MLA seats

By Tom Fletcher Black Press

The B.C. government is accepting public comments until Jan. 15 on a proposed bill to restrict the number of MLAs to the current level of 85, and to maintain the current rural and northern seats regardless of population.

Current law requires an independent Electoral Boundaries Commission to be appointed in May 2014 to consider changes.

The government discussion paper is posted online at h t t p : / / w w w. ag . g ov. bc.ca/legislation/ebca/ index.htm.

The last review in 2008 recommended that an urban population shift should result in a

reduction of one seat in the CaribooThompson region and one in northern B.C. The government intervened keep those seats and increase the total constituencies from 83 to 85.

The B.C. Liberals and NDP agreed that northern constituencies could not get any larger and still be represented by a single MLA. The 2008 review, chaired by B.C. Supreme Court Justice Bruce Cohen, added seats in the Okanagan, Fraser Valley, Surrey, Burnaby-Tri-Cities and downtown Vancouver.

It concluded that keeping all the rural seats was not consistent with the principle of representation by population.

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KIDS Volleyball Twain Sullivan Grade 6 volleyball team was one of 30 teams in the Elementary Volleyball Tournament hosted in Houston last Thursday.

The tournament was held at all three Houston school gyms, and included students grades 5 to 7 from seven different schools. In the photo are Megan, Autumn, Raewyn firing the ball over the net, and Caitlin, Emma and Savannah.

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Serendipity shoppers Top left: Kaydence and Hailey watch over their six-monthold cousin Mylee as they check out the booths packed into the mall on Saturday.

Top right: Stephen and Kelly help out Nanny Lorraine Andrews selling her unique, hand-made “Hats for You.” Left: Shivani Sadhir and Carroll Airey sold cloth and other items at the Serendipity Sale last Saturday. They were fund raising for “Take A Stand for Kids” (TASK), a project that helps children in Nigeria who are caught in extreme poverty.

Right: After crafting together over 40 hand-made owls since the beginning of October, ten-year-old Sophie sold her goods at the mall Serendipity Sale last weekend.

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By Jackie Lieuwen Houston Today

RCMP Graduate

A stylish and cozy flower shop recently opened up on Tenth Street, sporting coolers with colourful bouquets and flowers.

Owner Lorinda VanderHeide says she is excited to open “Blooming Arrangements” because she loves flowers.

“I love to do flowers, so why not just do flowers as your job?

“Do what you love, right?” she said.

Even as a kid she says she always liked arranging flowers.

B l o o m i n g Arrangements sells tied bouquets, vases, and custom flower designs, and they

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On November 18, 2013 the Fennema’s and MacArthur’s had the pleasure of watching their son James graduate from RCMP Depot at Regina, Saskatchewan.

James completed his training with distinction in shooting. He did find the training mentally and physically demanding but very worth while. The graduation ceremony was awesome to see and be a part of! We left Regina with a great appreciation for the RCMP and the service they provide across our country! James’ first posting will be at Dawson Creek B.C. It is our prayer that James will always be a strong courageous, honourable and compassionate police officer. May the Lord always watch over him and his fellow officers!

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will supply flowers for weddings, funerals, birthdays and any other type of events.

“We’re up for any kind of challenge,” VanderHeide said.

B l o o m i n g Arrangements has been a homebased business since last January, and VanderHeide says it was hard.

“It’s awkward for people getting flowers: they don’t always know if you have flowers and it’s just too much confusion,” she said.

“But everything that happened with my business helped me get here,” she said, adding that she built up some valuable knowledge through those difficult times.

Because of the

challenges she faced as a home-based business, VanderHeide says wants to help other home-based businesses in town.

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home-based],” she said.

Va n d e r H e i d e says Blooming Arrangements is open Tuesday to Saturday,

“I love to do flowers, so why not just do flowers as my job?”

She put up a bulletin board in the corner of her shop for home-based business to use for advertising.

“I’m hoping that home-based businesses will put their stuff on there and I can be their voice, because it’s really hard [being

- Lorinda VanderHeide and will have an official grand opening in January.

For more on Houston’s new flower shop, check out the Blooming Arrangements facebook page or email bloomingarrangements@gmail.com.

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Weekly police report

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Police have an arrest warrant for a male who was convicted here and is not complying with court conditions.

RCMP Sgt. Rose says they working to find and arrest the male. *** Police stopped an impaired driver on Butler Avenue at 6:20 p.m. Nov. 21.

Sgt. Rose said police demanded a roadside screen and issued a warning and a three-day roadside prohibition, and impounded the vehicle for seven days. *** Police and the Fire Department got report of a fire in a home in Topley at 8:10 p.m. Nov. 21.

Sgt. Rose said the Topley Fire Department put out the chimney fire and no one was injured. *** Police are seeking an arrest warrant for a female who failed to be home on court curfew Nov. 21, Sgt. Rose said. *** Police were confronted with a man with an armed male at a home at 12 a.m.

Nov. 22.

Sgt. Rose said the male didn’t realize it was police at the door, and was arrested without incident to face charges in Houston court Jan. 20. *** A westbound

vehicle hit a deer on Highway 16 near Buck Creek Bridge at 10:45 a.m. Nov. 22.

Sgt. Rose says the vehicle was damaged, no was injured but the deer was killed in the crash. *** Police arrested a

and the damage to the vehicles was minor, Sgt. Rose said. *** Police got report of an intoxicated female refusing to leave a residence on the Tatchet Reserve at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 27.

Sgt. Rose said police drove the female home to prevent further disturbance.

holiday enforcement, with roadblocks to look for impaired drivers.

The roadblocks will continue throughout the holidays by police and the Traffic Services Unit from Smithers.

Houston RCMP will put up roadblocks Dec. 7, as part of a national Impaired

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A vehicle hit a moose on Morgan Road at 5:45 p.m. Nov. 26. Sgt. Rose says the car was destroyed, but the driver wasn’t injured. male for assaulting a female on Hagman Crescent at 6:30 p.m.

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Northwestern energy corridor proposed for pipelines

Skeena NDP MLA Robin Austin backs the idea of a common energy corridor for natural gas pipelines but thinks advancing the idea might be a bit early because no liquefied natural gas projects in the region have actually gotten off of the ground.

“I think it makes sense for energy companies as they develop their route plans to think about ways they can work together so as not to rip up more of northern B.C. than necessary,” he said.

Austin’s comment follows the release today of a provincial legislative committee report which recommends the government consider

a common energy corridor.

That consideration would be included in a cumulative environmental assessment of all LNG projects, said the committee.

The prospect of five or more pipelines carrying natural gas to LNG plants in Kitimat and in Prince Rupert has sparked discussion about their combined environmental and other impacts.

But Austin acknowledged that the competitive nature of the LNG business would make an energy corridor difficult to organize.

Still, he said companies should realize they’d save enormous amounts of

money by cooperating where possible on pipeline routes.

“In Australia they’ve just finished four separate pipeline routes to projects adjacent to each other,” said Austin.

“That’s jacked up the costs tremendously and I think now those companies realize it makes no sense.

And some of those companies are the same as those with projects here,” he said referring to Chevron’s Kitimat LNG project and Shell Canada’s LNG project, also at Kitimat.

While Austin favoured the idea of companies cooperating on routes, he drew the line on having the province

develop its own corridor and then making it available to energy companies.

“I don’t want to see any energy corridor that would then allow Enbridge to run a pipeline down it,” said Austin of the controversial Northern Gateway pipeline which would transport Alberta crude to a marine export terminal at Kitimat.

The finance committee also recommended the province continue to explore revenue sharing with northern governments and that First Nations be included.

“That really goes without saying. It’s a given. I think in this day and age there is no way First Nations can’t be involved,” said Austin.

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Customer service making subs and pitas.

Kitchen prep work as required.

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40 hours per week.

Rate: $10.25 - $11.50 per hour

APPLY WITH RESUME Bulkley Valley Home Centre Ltd (Houston) requires one

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Duties include customer service, receiving, clean up and deliveries. Must have class 5 Drivers license and clean driving record. Experience in retail and building supplies an asset, but not essential. Benefit Package available.

Please fax or email resume to Amanda at 1-250-845-7608 or amanda@bvhome.ca

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Skeena Sawmills Ltd is a forest products company located in Terrace, BC operating a sawmill and a related woodlands operations. We currently have openings in the following positions:

Journeyman Millwrights Journeyman Electricians Quality Control Personnel

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Houston Forest Products, a division of West Fraser Mills Ltd., located in Houston, B.C. is accepting applications for general labourers willing to work till approximately May of 2014.

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Lakes District Maintenance Ltd. is a highway, road and bridge maintenance company currently managing Service Area #28 (Stikine), Service Area #24 (Lakes) and Service Area #20 (Robson). Lakes District Maintenance Ltd. is seeking an individual for the position in Houston, BC, of:

AREA MANAGER Outline of Position responsibilities:

* Organize, schedule, assign and co-ordinate the work of an assigned crew in conjunction with other resources. * Ensure established work standards of quality and quantity along with completion schedules of designated work and/or projects of assigned crew. * Ensure corresponding resource materials, supplies and / or replacements are maintained for assigned crew. * Carry out field and/or job site inspections and ensure work progress, materials and/ or other requirements are maintained.

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