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Health services review

By Jackie Lieuwen Houston Today

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Northern Health is reviewing health services in Houston to create a vision with practical recommendations for improvement.

A panel of three (a doctor, nurse lead and a leader in community and primary health care) conducted oneon-one and group interviews with between 35 and 50 people in Houston Sept. 29 and 30, said Cormac Hikisch, Health Service Administrator.

They talked to staff at the Health Centre, community partners, Houston mayor and council, and leaders of the Regional Hospital District, Hikisch said.

They considered urgent care, the physicians compliment and arrangement, mental health and addictions, public health, and home and community care including home support.

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Council seeking 24/7 nursing care to “get upgraded to the rural community standard.”

- Mayor Bill Holmberg They were “really trying to get an understanding of how health services is working and how we can plan for continued improvements,” said Hikisch.

Hikisch said he debriefed with the panel after the interviews, and “they were very impressed with how the Houston Health Centre and all the partners within are working together.”

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Candidates compete in local elections

By Jackie Lieuwen Houston Today

Two mayors and ten councillors are competing in the District of Houston elections midNovember.

Interim Chief Election Officer Linda Poznikoff declared the

following people as candidates this fall.

In a race for Houston mayor are Bill Holmberg and Shane Brienen.

Running to fill the six councillor positions are Tim Anderson, Colleen Ettinger, Rick Lundrigan, Toni McKilligan, Dawn

Potvin, Nick Powell, John Siebengra, Craig Stoltenberg, Tom Stringfellow and Jonathan Van Barneveld.

Only two are running to fill the two school trustee positions.

Les Kearns is running again along with Jennifer Williams.

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Vision for health in Houston HEALTH from Page 1 The panel will also look at community and health statistics, and compare Houston’s services with other communities with similar population and economic base, Hikisch said.

It will also look at context and Houston’s

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Asked why Northern Health is conducting this review now, Hikisch said there are several reasons.

He said one reason is the closure of Houston Forest Products, which is changing the demographics in Houston.

Second, the physician compliment has changed, as Doctor Kevin Woudstra left in June to take courses at the University of B.C. The services at Ninth Street Medical Clinic have not changed, as Dr. Chandler and Dr. Morkel are providing more days, but Hikisch says they are working with the practice and “actively recruiting for one more physician in Houston.”

He says another reason for the review is how the District of Houston continues to raise health services as a priority.

Finally, Hikisch says there hasn’t been any substantive changes since they got complex care and respite and short stay

beds in Houston four years ago, so “it was time.”

A final report will be done late2014 or early-2015, and will give clear recommendations to Northern Health and other local health stakeholders.

“The hope is that this process will leave a vision for health services in the community for the future, and give recommendations to help us achieve that vision,” Hikisch said, adding that it will be a five to ten year plan.

Mayor Bill Holmberg says he’s glad they’re doing the review, though he says it’s long overdue.

“They probably should have done it two or three years ago, but at least they’re doing it,” he said.

His main concern is that the recommendations be achievable for Houston.

In terms of 24/7 health care, Holmberg says council is now seeking 24/7 nursing care to “get upgraded to the rural community standard.”

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West Fraser retaining some HFP buildings on site

By Jackie Lieuwen Houston Today

West Fraser is cleaning up the property of the former Houston Forest Products while they try sell it.

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“In the long run, we’ll ultimately sell the property,” - John Vander Ende

West Fraser Operations Manager John Vander Ende says they are meeting brokers with industrial connections to help market the site.

“In the long run, we’ll ultimately sell the property,” he said, adding that they’re waiting for “some

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West Fraser Operations Manager John Vander Ende says they’re working on selling the property but are in no rush to finish clearing the site. solid proposals.”

Vander Ende says they plan to leave standing the office,

mobile shop, storage shed and weigh scale, as they have “general use potential for lots

of people.”

He said they are levelling the planer and sawmill and

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he on and off again blockades preventing full access to the nearly-completed Red Chris copper and gold mine owned

by Imperial Metals reveals once again the complicated and delicate state of resource development within the province.

Several blockades this year, the latest of which went up last week, have highlighted worries among some members of the Tahltan Nation about the design of the tailings pond into which waste water and material will be stored from the mine which is located on Tahltan traditional territory.

Imperial Metals, because of the collapse of the tailings pond at its Mount Polley mine in the Cariboo in August, is a natural target for anyone who opposes any sort of resource development. That Tahltan protestors this time are joined by Secwepemc The power went people who hold Mount Polley within their traditional territory is no out last week for nine hours and at first it coincidence.

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But while the rhetoric around Red Chris ramps up, the central governing body of the Tahltan, the Tahltan Central Council, and Imperial are also busy. Imperial is financing a review of its Red Chris tailings design by a company chosen by the council.

The agreement for that review ended an earlier blockade in August.

To set up a new blockade before that review is released, digested and debated and either accepted or rejected seems to indicate that for some, the drama of a blockade is preferable to a way forward.

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was a drag.

“I can’t pick up milk and bread now,” I said to my 14-yearold son as we were driving home from his basketball game in Kelowna and noticed West Kelowna - where we live - was curiously in the dark.

“My download won’t work,” Sam said, more concerned about getting a video game on his computer than not having cereal or sandwiches the next day.

When we arrived home at 7:45 p.m. the electricity had been out for over an hour and the activity on the streets was busier than usual.

“It’s an apocalypse!” one little boy yelled, running down the road with his big sister happily chasing after him.

With all the houses unlit, many people were walking around with flashlights enjoying the clear sky and twinkling stars.

My husband was away fishing, but my 11-year-old daughter Daisy was at her friend’s house in Peachland. When I arrived to pick her up, the neighborhood there was alive as well with families outside in the gorgeous night.

“I had to take a poop in the dark,” Daisy announced excitedly when she got in the truck. “Luckily Niya and Carol had candles so it was less scary.”

When she entered our house she could see that we had them too and became immediately concerned.

“This is dangerous,” she observed, looking at all the tea lights her brother and I had

flickering.

“No it’s not,” Sam said. “It looks cool in here.”

It was 8:30 p.m. by then and I was feeling incredibly tired. I suggested a little snack and an early bedtime, but the kids didn’t go for it.

“Let’s play charades,” Sam said.

“Yeah!”

Daisy agreed. As exhausted as I felt, there was no way I was going to turn down the opportunity for some old school fun.

At first we played the game the way I did as a kid - just trying to act out movie, TV, book or song titles as we thought of them.

But after my son couldn’t figure out how to act out the TV show “Orange is the New Black” and my daughter got stumped on the song “All About that Bass” I decided to grab the board

game Guesstures from downstairs to help us out.

Part of it was missing, but we still had the cards labeled easy or hard. Each contained two words. We decided to take turns trying to act out as many cards as we could in twominute increments and whoever got through the most cards won.

With all the crazy theatrics I can’t remember the last time I laughed so long or so hard.

None of us had a clue who won the game, but after an hour of hysterical fun I’d have to say we all did.

“I’m glad the electricity went out,” Daisy said just before going to sleep. “We should have a no-power-hour every night and live like you did in the olden days.

She obviously thinks I’m more an-

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On a brighter note Lori Welbourne cient than I am. But my brother and I did play a lot more board games when we were younger and I regret not doing more of that with Sam and Daisy.

“That’s a brilliant idea,” I said, anxious to connect with them over some old fashioned fun.

“Next time can we play Monopoly?” my daughter asked. “I’m in the mood to spend money.”

Excellent, because I’m in the mood not to spend any.

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Why are you volunteering to help fix the Irrigation Lake dam?

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“I’m helping because Rock Nest Ranch has a stake in the lake. I use this lake so it’s not fair to not help. I like to canoe and swim at Irrigation Lake and a water drop would be very annoying.”

“I’m helping beccause it impacts me directly.

I’m the Director of Rock Nest Ranch and appreciate the community helping with the camps who took on the liability.”

“I’m helping because of Rock Nest Ranch.

The camp kids love the lake and my kids absolutely love it. I go fishing and canoeing on the lake as well.”

“I’m helping because it’s gotta be done. We gotta save the lake cause a lot of people use it for swimming and fishing.

I ice fish here once in a while and it’s a good recreation spot.”

Throne speech focuses on LNG, teachers

By Tom Fletcher Black Press

Premier Christy Clark’s government launched its fall legislative session Monday with a speech from the throne offering progress on resource trade, partnership with aboriginal people and labour peace with public school teachers.

The speech described B.C. following the same path to Asia for liquefied natural gas as it did in expanding lumber trade when the U.S. housing market declined.

“Like forestry, B.C.’s natural gas industry has relied on exports to the United States,” said the speech, read by Lt. Governor Judith Guichon. “But the

American shale gas revolution has meant the export south has dried up – and is never coming back.”

The gas industry employs 1,700 people in the Fort Nelson area alone, and can be maintained only by reaching Asian markets. The speech notes that Chinese LNG consumption rose by a fifth in the first half of 2014.

“This is a chance – not a windfall,” the speech notes, after one of the leading investment groups warned of shifting conditions that could delay its participation.

Clark told reporters after the speech that talks continue with Petronas, leader of one of the largest of 15 current LNG

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Premier Christy Clark meets Lt. Governor Judith Guichon for presentation of the throne speech at B.C. legislature. proposals, with a pipe-

line and gas export fa-

cilities planned for the

B.C. north coast.

“We are good at negotiating in this government,” Clark said.

“We’ve got a good record. We’re going to keep negotiating hard.”

The government plans to table framework legislation this month to define the environmental standards and tax structure for the industry, which has more than a dozen international players considering LNG development.

NDP leader John Horgan said it’s been a year since the government first promised a tax structure for LNG, and now with a deadline looming at of the end of October, Clark is trying to back away from 2013 election promises to retire

B.C.’s debt and slash taxes based on LNG revenue.

“I think we gave away our bargaining power when it comes to liquefied natural gas,” Horgan said.

“Everyone in the sector knows that the premier is way out on a branch and made commitments that she cannot keep.”

The speech described the recent six-year labour agreement with B.C. teachers after a strike that stretched from spring to the early weeks of the fall school term.

“British Columbia can look forward to five years of labour peace,” the speech said. “This is unprecedented. We cannot let this opportunity pass.”

Petronas gives deadline for LNG deal

By Tom Fletcher Black Press

Malaysia’s stateowned energy company has issued another public warning to the B.C. government that it could push back its investment in liquefied natural gas by 10 or 15 years.

Petronas CEO

Shamsul Azhar Abbas issued a statement Monday describing a softening global market for natural gas and oil, and renewing criticisms made public in September about Canada’s tax and environment rules.

The latest shot across the bow from the leader of B.C.’s largest LNG project

comes as the B.C. legislature meets for a rare fall session. The government’s main business in the twomonth sitting is to authorize a provincial tax on LNG exports in addition to the royalties paid to the province for gas from northeastern B.C. “The proposed fiscal package and regu-

latory pace in Canada threatens the global competitiveness of the Pacific Northwest LNG project,” Abbas said. “This is further exacerbated by preliminary project costs, which indicates cost of local contractors to be higher and not benchmarked to global contractor’s cost.”

Premier Christy

Clark and Natural Gas Development Minister Rich Coleman met with Petronas last week and agreed to have the tax arrangements completed by the end of October, allowing an investment decision by the end of the year.

The consortium led

by Petronas also has to pass provincial en-

vironment assessment, including air pollution limits on its gas-fired LNG compressors.

The project has marine impacts from its proposed terminal on Lelu Island near Prince Rupert, which requires approval of Fisheries and Oceans Canada for its effect on salmon and ocean habitat.

Petronas is leading a consortium that includes Chinese, Japanese, Indian and Brunei investors for a pipeline and LNG processing in northern B.C. Petronas paid $5 billion last year to take over Progress Energy Canada, which has major shale gas holdings in northeast B.C. and Alberta.

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New constable arrives in Houston from depot

By Jackie Lieuwen Houston Today

Houston’s new Constable Melissa Wong comes from depot with a degree in psychology.

She grew up in Vancouver and after high school, went on to study at the University of British Columbia and the University of Manitoba.

“I chose psychology because it was interesting learning about the behaviours of people,” Wong said.

She says she first considered going into the RCMP while in university, so when she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology, she started volunteering at a Vancouver community policing centre.

Wong says they attended community events, did a lot of foot patrols and checking for stolen vehicles.

“I wanted to do something challenging and exciting as a career,” she said,

adding that she likes how the RCMP will move her around.

“I don’t want to be in the same place for my whole career.

When she went to RCMP Depot for six months to train, Wong said it was very different.

“Everything was really structured, and there’s lots of rules,” she said, adding that everyone got used to it after a while.

Waking up at 5:30 a.m., she and her 25-person troop went

for breakfast together and then spent the whole day in classes learning about the Criminal Code, fitness, firearms and police defensive tactics.

Classes finished at 4:30 p.m. and then there are assignments and fitness competencies to do on your own. Curfew was 11 p.m.

Of the 25-person troop, Wong says there were eight females, but “everyone treated each other with respect, so there wasn’t much

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Wong really enjoyed Depot and says her highlight was meeting all the other recruits and making friends there.

Now posted in Houston, she says the town is definitely smaller then she’s used to.

“It’s small, but the people are really friendly,” she said.

With it being her first post, Wong says she is trying to learn as much as she can here.

“There’s a lot to learn… I don’t really know what to expect,” she said.

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By Jackie Lieuwen Houston Today

Police are investigating multiple assaults, which occurred near a local liquor establishment at 1:45 a.m. Oct. 5.

Sgt. Rose says a male allegedly assaulted a male and female with a tire iron, and then was himself assaulted by a group of people who left him in the ditch.

Sgt. Rose says the male and female in the first assault were brought to the Hospital for treatment but the male was treated on site.

All injuries were nonlife threatening. Sgt. Rose says police are still investigating but multiple charges are expected. Alcohol was a significant factor. *** Police stopped a vehicle for speeding on Highway 16 at Barrett Hat Road at 2 a.m. Sept. 27.

RCMP Sgt. Rose says the driver failed the roadside screen for blood alcohol and police issued him a 90-day immediate roadside prohibition.

The vehicle was impounded for 30 days. ***

Police stopped an impaired driver at a RCMP roadblock on Morice River Road at Bymac Park at 8:30 p.m. Sept. 27. Sgt. Rose says the driver got a warn on the roadside screen and was issued a three-day immediate roadside prohibition. He was also issued a ticket for driving contrary to his restrictions and the vehicle was towed. *** Police stopped a second impaired driver at the same roadblock

by Bymac Park at 9:30 p.m. Sept. 27. Sgt. Rose says the driver was issued a 24-hour driving prohibition and the vehicle was towed. *** On Sept. 28, police stopped an impaired driver on Highway 16 and Caledonia Avenue at 1:20 a.m. Sept. 28.

Sgt. Rose says the driver failed the roadside screen and he was issued a 90-day driving prohibition. The vehicle was impounded for 30 days. *** Another driver was issued a 90-day driving prohibition at 3 a.m.

Sept. 28. Sgt. Rose says the driver was

stopped at Birch Street and Butler Avenue and failed the roadside screen. She was issued a 90-day driving prohibition and her vehicle was impounded for 30 days. *** Police arrested a male for driving while impaired and prohibited on Highway 118 Oct. 8. Sgt. Rose says the drunk driver was reported to police when he left his home just before midnight, and found by police on the highway. He failed the breath sample and will face charges for impaired and prohibited driving. *** Police arrested a drunk male for breach at a home on Babine Crescent in Granisle at 10:30 p.m. Sept. 26.

Sgt. Rose says police were called for assault, found the fight was a consensual, lodged the male until sober and released him with no charge. *** A male was arrested for breach at a home on Eagle Nest Crescent in Granisle at 4 p.m. Sept. 28. Sgt. Rose says the male was held in custody to face two charges of breach.

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Toll Free: 1-888-644-3555 bvdrivin@bvdrivingschool.ca • www.bvdrivingschool.ca

Spaces are limited so call ASAP

Seniors Luncheon & Meeting at the Houston Seniors Centre is

postponed one week.

Next Luncheon is

Thursday, October 23rd.

Everyone welcome to the Seniors Lunch.

A car was sideswiped by a flat deck semi at the intersection of Highway 16 and Tweedie Avenue at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 29. Sgt. Rose says the semi was trying to make a right turn when a car came to turn right and got wedged in between the flat deck and the curb. The damage to the car was moderate and no one was injured. Sgt. Rose says no charges were laid as it’s not clear who was at fault. The two drivers gave conflicting reports about whether the semi had signal lights on.

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By Jackie Lieuwen Houston Today

A vehicle hit a bear on Mountainview Drive at Gillespie Road at 10:20 p.m.

Oct. 1. Sgt. Rose says the bear rolled over the hood of the vehicle and ran towards Jamie Baxter Park. The driver was not injured, damage was minor and the bear could not be located. *** Police arrested a male for assault on Hungerford Drive at 4 a.m. Oct. 4. Sgt. Rose says the male was released to face charges at court in November. *** Police got a report of a missing stop sign on Butler Avenue and 11th Street at 9 a.m. Oct. 4. Sgt. Rose says police suspect the sign was stolen and reported it to the municipality for replacement. *** Police ticketed a male for hunting without a licence on the North Road at 1 p.m. Oct. 4. *** Police and Conservation are charging a male for unauthorized

possession of firearms. Sgt. Rose says the male was stopped in a vehicle on the Morice River Road near Michelle Bay at 2:20 p.m. Oct. 4. *** A substantial amount of cash was lost downtown and reported to police at 6 p.m. Oct. 5. Sgt. Rose says the person needs to money back and if anyone finds it, they are asked to turn it in at the RCMP Detachment. *** Someone smashed the exterior glass door of an apartment building on Hagman Crescent at 11:30 p.m. Oct. 7. Sgt. Rose says no arrests have been made and any witnesses or people with information are asked to contact Houston RCMP at 250-845-2204 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. *** A Samsung phone was turned into police Sept.

30. Sgt. Rose says it was found at a local business and has a photo of two children on the front screen. The owner is unknown and can come and claim the

phone at the RCMP Detachment. *** Someone kicked and broke the front door glass at Castle Building Centre Sept. 28. Sgt. Rose says police got the report at 6:45 p.m. and have no suspects in the case. Anyone with information is asked to contact Houston RCMP at 250-845-2204 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. *** A vehicle was rear-ended at the intersection of Highway 16 and Tweedie Avenue at 1:45 p.m. Sept. 26.

Sgt. Rose says the vehicle was waiting to turn left when another vehicle hit it from behind. No one was injured but the hit vehicle was significantly damaged and had to be towed. Sgt. Rose says police gave the offending driver a ticket for following too close. *** A truck rolled over near three kilometres the Morice Rover Road at 5 p.m. Sept. 26.

RCMP Sgt. Rose says the driver lost control when they hit loose gravel, but was not injured in the crash. Police served him a ticket

for speeding relative to conditions. *** Police are requesting an arrest warrant for a male involved in an assault on Eagle Nest Crescent in Granisle.

Sgt. Rose says police were called at 3:40 a.m. Sept. 30 and a male claimed he was

assaulted by another male who could not be found. *** In the last two weeks, police have had 105 calls, including six reports about bears, 12 traffic, 9 false alarms, 10 abandoned 9-1-1 calls and one bylaw complaint.

Apple Pie Days October 14 & 15

THE CORPORATION OF THE

VILLAGE OF GRANISLE

DECLARATION OF ELECTION

BY ACCLAMATION I, Lorna Burkett, Chief Election Officer for the Village of Granisle, do hereby declare, pursuant to Section 76 of the Local Government Act, the following candidate(s) elected by acclamation: Office of Mayor Linda McGuire Office(s) of Councillor Thomas Liversidge Zarna A. Dilley James O’Farrell Karen Barber Given under my hand at Granisle, British Columbia, this 10th day of October, 2014. _______________________________ Lorna Burkett Chief Election Officer

Order your pies today.

Apple pies are made fresh and come ready for baking or freezing.

The cost is $8.00 each.

Order forms are available for pickup at Home Hardware, Houston Christian School and on the school website www.houstonchristianschool.ca You will be called when your pies are ready.

If you are picking up pies, we ask that you do so as soon as possible—to ensure maximum freshness.

Delivery service is also available for a $2.00 fee per order.

NOTE: THESE PIES FREEZE VERY WELL FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME THE WILLING WORKERS THANK YOU FOR YOUR ORDER

Employment Action is a non-profit organization with over twenty years experience providing Employment and Skills Training services to job seekers in Northern BC. Employment Action is currently requesting applications for the following positions.

Case Manager – EPBC (permanent / full time – 37.5 hrs/wk) Smithers WorkBC office location.

Please submit a cover letter, resume and three references to:

Make a gift in honour or in memory of a loved one impacted by cancer The Society can send a card to the honouree or family to acknowledge your gift. Please include the honouree name as well as the name and address of the person you would like notified.

To donate, please call, mail or visit: 1100 Alward Street Prince George, BC V2M 7B1 Phone: 250-564-0885 • 1-800-811-5666

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Lori Forgeron Employment Action 1505 Victoria Street Prince George, BC V2L 2L4 Fax: 250-564-8864 Email: receptiondesk@employment-action.bc.ca Please apply in person, via fax, email or regular mail.

NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE. Full job description for the above position can be picked up in person at the above address or accessed at our web site: http://www.employment-action.bc.ca/job-postings/ DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS October 30th, 2014.

NO LATE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

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Please keep your announcements as brief as possible. Deadline (faxed or mailed or delivered) is 4 p.m. Thursday. Items are printed or alternated as space permits. Items will be accepted via fax, email or dropped at the office. No phone calls please.

More calendar items are listed online and can be submitted or viewed at www.houston-today.com

Houston and District Curling Club Annual General meeting - Wednesday, October 15 at 7:00 PM - Elections of officers, financial statement and plans for the season. Everyone invited!.

pers 287 356 139

2348, Darlene 845-7438, Evelyn 696-3229.

4th Monday is General Meeting.

Buck Flats Community Development Society, meets every 3rd Sat. evening at 6pm at Andy Pollack’s house (17642) on Buck Flats Rd. All Buck Flats residents are welcome to attend, we discuss issues concerning the Buck flats area.

Please call Chris Newell at 250-845-3564 for more information.

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

Houston Secondary School http://hssweb.sd54.bc.ca

webpage:

Topley

Houston Christian Reformed Church is celebrating its 75th Anniversary. Various events are scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, Structural Firefighting/Hwy Rescue.

Houston Public Library Events: October is November 8 and 9 for 2014. More information Interested? Topley Volunteer Fire Dept. is Library Month! Please stop by throughout and schedule details will be available. accepting applications. No experience the month and participate in our interactive Activities for Seniors in Houston at the necessary please contact Byron - F/C 250-696activities for all age groups. You might even be Seniors Centre: Carpet Bowling Tues. & 3348 or come to a Fire Practice Thurs @ 19:00 lucky and win a prize! • Storytime is starting Fri. 1:00 PM • Floor Curling Mon. 1:00 hrs (7pm).

Wed, Oct. 15 at 10AM. All kids, ages 3-5, PM • Pool any afternoon to schedule call; welcome! • The “Junior Literary Society” Thurs Adrian-250-845-2338 • Breakfasts- first Sat. Topley Fire Protection Society meetings every second Tuesday of the month at 7:30 pm. from 2:30 to 4:30PM afterschool program July for 2007 of the month, community invited. • Soup and kids, ages 8-12. • Join us for fun on Oct. 24 Sandwich luncheon- third Thurs. of the month.

(PD/NID Day). Start with a swim at the Houston Community invited. At Pleasant Valley Village, Pool @ 1:00PM and then walk over to the 3603 11th St.: Senior Exercise, Mon. & Fri Houston Public Library to enjoy a Halloween 10:00 AM • Cards Mon. & Thurs. 7:00 PM. At the Blue Puppet Show and some tasty Halloween treats Bowling Alley: Seniors bowling Wed. 1:30 PM. Green Granisle and District Seniors meeting every from 3-4PM. At the Houston Swimming Pool: Aquafit, Mon., 2nd Sunday of the month at 7:00pm at the Harvest United Church Annual Fowl Dinner Friday, Nov. Wed. & Fri. 9-10 AM. Seniors Centre.

7th - One sitting at the Seniors Activity Centre at Houston’s “Love by the Bowl” Soup Kitchen Granisle Volunteer Fire Department meetings & 6 p.m. Adults: $15; Under 12 : $10. Tickets are serving healthy homemade soups in two fire practices every Tues., 7:00pm at the Fire Hall. available from Arnold Amonson. different seatings, 11:00 -12:00 and 12:00

Granisle

Coffee Break - an Interactive Women’s Bible Study meet every Wed. morning from 9:3011:00 at the Houston Christian Reformed Church, 1959 Goold Road. Childcare is Colour File845provided. For more info call Logo Margaret:

-1:00 on Wed.

The Houston Legion Branch 249: Meeting: 2nd Monday of the month is Executive,

Community Calendar proudly sponsored by

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Granisle Church of the Way services are Sunday, 11:00am.

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Left is Tyler McEwen donating some of the profits from his 4H steer to Camp Goodtimes, a family camp supported by the Canadian Cancer Society for children with cancer and their families. McEwen thought about donating all on his own, and asked his parents how he could contribute to a cause helping those fighting cancer. Receiving the cheque on behalf of Canadian Cancer Society is Carla Johnson, a 35 year Canadian Cancer Society volunteer and cancer survivor.

Right is Carla and Mary Johnson receiving their 35 year volunteer pins and certificates from Sue Jones, Houston Cancer Unit’s Treasurer and Secretary. Carla did her first volunteering as a young child and has continued to volunteer regularly with her mom Mary.

HOPE forToday Thank you

Leprosy is a terrible disease, it deadens the nerves in the hands and feet, so those who have it often have disfigured stumps for fingers toes and limbs. One cannot feel pain so the injuries to the limbs are more likely, the wounds become infected and slowly the disease takes it’s toll. Many people with leprosy are also stricken with blindness. It is an infectious disease so often people are shunned, and in the past, many were sent to live in leper colonies, to isolate them from the general population.

In Biblical times lepers were to stay outside the populated areas and were to cry out “Unclean, unclean” when they were approached by another person. They were left there to fend for themselves, at the mercy of the elements and possibly a loving relative or a kind person who might bring them clothes or something to eat.

No wonder the lepers that Jesus healed (Luke 17:11-19) were happy when he healed them of this dreadful illness. Ten of them came to him and asked him to heal them, yet when they realized they were healed, only one came back, and fell at his feet and thanked him for what he had done for him.

Why did the others not thank him? Were they ungrateful? Which leper was truly thankful?

When we think of Thanksgiving Day, we think of all the many blessings that have happened to us over the year. It is good to have a thankful heart. Some of the things most of us can be thankful for are: living in a free country where we can vote, build a business, practice our faith freely, move to anywhere we please and raise a family. We also think of the provision of food that is available to us, the farmers market, the produce our gardens have produced, the variety of food available from the supermarket. We truly have so much to be thankful for.

It is good to contemplate these many blessings and to be thankful, but can we really be thankful without thanking the one who has given it all to us? God is ultimately the one who has blessed us with every good thing (Psalm 103). How can we be truly thankful without thanking him?

Do our actions reflect the nine lepers who were healed but never came back or the one who came back and actually thanked Jesus for healing him?

“Acknowledge that the LORD is God! He made us, and we are his.

We are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him and praise his name.” Psalm 100:3,4 NLT Submitted by Ken Penner Sponsored by Riverside Gardens

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Salvation Army welcomes apple donation

Apple Pie Days October 14 & 15 Order your pies today.

Apple pies are made fresh and come ready for baking or freezing.

The cost is $8.00 each.

Order forms are available for pickup at Home Hardware, Houston Christian School and on the school website www.houstonchristianschool.ca You will be called when your pies are ready.

If you are picking up pies, we ask that you do so as soon as possible—to ensure maximum freshness.

Delivery service is also available for a $2.00 fee per order.

NOTE: THESE PIES FREEZE VERY WELL FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME THE WILLING WORKERS THANK YOU FOR YOUR ORDER

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Marla McIntyre welcomes a donation of apples for the Houston Salvation Army Food Bank. The fresh apples were donated by the Prince George Elks Lodge along with the Casa Del Mell Orchard, Lighthouse Orchard and Carvhalo Orchard. Marla McIntire was on hand to accept the generous shipment. The Elks Lodges of Northern B.C. have donated over 93,000 lb. of apples to communities across Photo submitted B.C.’s Central Interior during the past 10 years.

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Pre-Inventory ONE DAY ONLY! SALE

Early Bird Specials!

SATURDAY, OCT. 18

Odd Ball Specials

Reg.

Culled Lumber & Treated Blowout Bundled by size and tagged in courtyard Hardi siding 8-1/4 blue AJV07221006 (74 pc) Colored Metal flashings cedar 1x6x8 TG JHA08291620(64) post 4x4 Moisture shield composite JHA05011550 (6) Sofit vinyl 8”x12’ snap lock JHA05211522 (16)

ACQ Treated Wood

Save 50% or more $11.98 $5.99 ½ price $8.99 $6.99 $89.99 $69.99 $11.9 $5.99

Reg.

Save on your next year’s deck or fence project All remaining lumber, decking, fence boards

Drywall 4x8x1/2” 1248UL - Cash & Carry Damaged Drywall (1 pile, 1 sale for all) Roxul Batt Insulation All Rigid Styrofoam Insulation All Poly Vapor barrier

Lumber and Siding

Reg. $11.49

Reg.

All 2” SPF 2&better All 1x4 & 1x6 SPF

Roofing (stock) All Cambridge Shingles FEPA Felt Papers #15 Palruff - 8-ft, 10-ft and 12-ft 028089

Plywood & Panelling 3/4” Poplar Plywood – G2S PO34 ¾” Birch Plywood (Import) 34BIRCH All Fir G1S – ¼, 3/8, ½, 5/8, ¾

Sale Save 15%

Drywall and Insulation

Sale $9.99 Save 50% Save 5% Save 12% Save 12%

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Reg. $27.49

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Save up to

Sale

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Sale 34.99 34.99 Save 10%

50% or MORE!

Some Great Christmas Gift Items

Flooring

Bonera tile mat set 12’x12’ 606-00100 Tile Ceramic 16”x 16” 2 colors DO6BASAMATE DO6WHITMATE See the other unadvertised specials in-store All in stock lino

Paint & Accessories

Reg.

$39.99 $2.79

All Farm Feeds All Remaining Poly Waterline Work glove leather palm SP-20LCXLQ (7) Utility & Non-Climb Fence Remaining Rolls

Power Tools Grinder 4-/12” 8491300 (3) Bosh saw circ Cs10 (3) Compressor twin stack 4859963 (5) Hitachi 12v kit KC10DBLPS (2)

Tools & Accessories Locking Plier Set 7” & 10” 739-3051 (5) Bit set impact 18 pc 721374 (7) organizer 0556811 (12) rachet tie down 1”x14’ 134-1049

$29.99 $1.99

20% off

Reg.

Mistints – some nice colours All Regular Sikkens Stains All General Paint and Stains All Rollers, Brushes, Trays

Farm / Rural

Sale

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Reg.

$13.99

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BBQ 46k convection 789-0858 (1) Utility dump cart 976-6403 (4) Flower/Shrub Pots - good selection Fountains, Bird Baths, Wall Art, Pot Fairies See great deals on discount table All Deck/Lawn Furniture All Cameo garden pots

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$549.99 $240.99

$399.99 $139.99 Save 25% Save 40% Up to 50% off 20% Off 50% Off

Plumbing & Electrical light porch red pendant 4215836 All Plumbing Fittings Cellcore 11/2”, 2”,3”,4” All Kitchen, Bath & Shower Faucets All In-stock Eurorite vanities All electric boxes, switches, plates, plugs

Reg. $53.89

Sale $19.99 Save 20% Save 15% Save 10% Save 15% Save 15%

Early Bird Specials Push broom 24” 521-3574 (8) Corn broom 505-4911 (8) Rake leaf poly 26” 6396618 (6) Blades knife utility 100pk 0428482 (4) safety glasses blk lens 4724928 (8) tool box 16” 0556746 (15) sink pedestal kit 1413897 (6) light magnetic T37150 (9) Mirror 24”x36” bevel 627-1175 (7) screwdriver set 8 pc fatmax 62-602 (7) axe camper 537-8146 (5) jack stand 2 ton 062-1865 (2) kids tool set 11 pec T004996 (2)

Reg. $22.29 $9.69 $19.69 $18.89 $45.69 $21.19 $136.39 $11.99 $33.99 $17.99 $26.59 $37.99 $39.99

MANY MORE DEEP DISCOUNT ITEMS IN THE MIDDLE AISLE

Many more deep discount items in the middle aisle.

In-Stock Only No Rainchecks

Check out the odd-ball specials SALE $11.49 $4.49 $11.99 $9.99 $22.99 $9.99 $79.99 $6.99 $19.99 $12.99 $13.29 $24.99 $19.99

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Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Pre-Inventory ONE DAY ONLY! SALE

Early Bird Specials!

SATURDAY, OCT. 18

Odd Ball Specials

Reg.

Culled Lumber & Treated Blowout Bundled by size and tagged in courtyard Hardi siding 8-1/4 blue AJV07221006 (74 pc) Colored Metal flashings cedar 1x6x8 TG JHA08291620(64) post 4x4 Moisture shield composite JHA05011550 (6) Sofit vinyl 8”x12’ snap lock JHA05211522 (16)

ACQ Treated Wood

Save 50% or more $11.98 $5.99 ½ price $8.99 $6.99 $89.99 $69.99 $11.9 $5.99

Reg.

Save on your next year’s deck or fence project All remaining lumber, decking, fence boards

Drywall 4x8x1/2” 1248UL - Cash & Carry Damaged Drywall (1 pile, 1 sale for all) Roxul Batt Insulation All Rigid Styrofoam Insulation All Poly Vapor barrier

Lumber and Siding

Reg. $11.49

Reg.

All 2” SPF 2&better All 1x4 & 1x6 SPF

Roofing (stock) All Cambridge Shingles FEPA Felt Papers #15 Palruff - 8-ft, 10-ft and 12-ft 028089

Plywood & Panelling 3/4” Poplar Plywood – G2S PO34 ¾” Birch Plywood (Import) 34BIRCH All Fir G1S – ¼, 3/8, ½, 5/8, ¾

Sale Save 15%

Drywall and Insulation

Sale $9.99 Save 50% Save 5% Save 12% Save 12%

Sale Save 15% Save 15%

Reg. $27.49

Reg. $39.99 $39.99

Save up to

Sale

Sale $26.49 Save 15% Save 15%

Sale 34.99 34.99 Save 10%

50% or MORE!

Some Great Christmas Gift Items

Flooring

Bonera tile mat set 12’x12’ 606-00100 Tile Ceramic 16”x 16” 2 colors DO6BASAMATE DO6WHITMATE See the other unadvertised specials in-store All in stock lino

Paint & Accessories

Reg.

$39.99 $2.79

All Farm Feeds All Remaining Poly Waterline Work glove leather palm SP-20LCXLQ (7) Utility & Non-Climb Fence Remaining Rolls

Power Tools Grinder 4-/12” 8491300 (3) Bosh saw circ Cs10 (3) Compressor twin stack 4859963 (5) Hitachi 12v kit KC10DBLPS (2)

Tools & Accessories Locking Plier Set 7” & 10” 739-3051 (5) Bit set impact 18 pc 721374 (7) organizer 0556811 (12) rachet tie down 1”x14’ 134-1049

$29.99 $1.99

20% off

Reg.

Mistints – some nice colours All Regular Sikkens Stains All General Paint and Stains All Rollers, Brushes, Trays

Farm / Rural

Sale

Sale 1/2 Price Save 15% Save 15% Save 20%

Reg.

$13.99

Sale Save 10% Save 15% $6.99 Save 15%

Reg.

Sale

$99.99 $159.99 $196.79 $249.99

$49.99 $109.99 $129.99 $169.99

Reg. $49.99 $34.99 $11.89 $10.19

Sale $29.99 $24.99 $5.59 $5.29

B.V. Home Centre HOUSTON STORE ONLY 250-845-7606

Lawn & Garden

BBQ 46k convection 789-0858 (1) Utility dump cart 976-6403 (4) Flower/Shrub Pots - good selection Fountains, Bird Baths, Wall Art, Pot Fairies See great deals on discount table All Deck/Lawn Furniture All Cameo garden pots

Reg.

Sale

$549.99 $240.99

$399.99 $139.99 Save 25% Save 40% Up to 50% off 20% Off 50% Off

Plumbing & Electrical light porch red pendant 4215836 All Plumbing Fittings Cellcore 11/2”, 2”,3”,4” All Kitchen, Bath & Shower Faucets All In-stock Eurorite vanities All electric boxes, switches, plates, plugs

Reg. $53.89

Sale $19.99 Save 20% Save 15% Save 10% Save 15% Save 15%

Early Bird Specials Push broom 24” 521-3574 (8) Corn broom 505-4911 (8) Rake leaf poly 26” 6396618 (6) Blades knife utility 100pk 0428482 (4) safety glasses blk lens 4724928 (8) tool box 16” 0556746 (15) sink pedestal kit 1413897 (6) light magnetic T37150 (9) Mirror 24”x36” bevel 627-1175 (7) screwdriver set 8 pc fatmax 62-602 (7) axe camper 537-8146 (5) jack stand 2 ton 062-1865 (2) kids tool set 11 pec T004996 (2)

Reg. $22.29 $9.69 $19.69 $18.89 $45.69 $21.19 $136.39 $11.99 $33.99 $17.99 $26.59 $37.99 $39.99

MANY MORE DEEP DISCOUNT ITEMS IN THE MIDDLE AISLE

Many more deep discount items in the middle aisle.

In-Stock Only No Rainchecks

Check out the odd-ball specials SALE $11.49 $4.49 $11.99 $9.99 $22.99 $9.99 $79.99 $6.99 $19.99 $12.99 $13.29 $24.99 $19.99

Check out other discounted tools.

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Training and friendship at summer Cadet Camp S

By Jackie Lieuwen Houston Today

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“...it’s kind of hard leaving after you’ve met so many good friends,”

ix Houston cadets joined over 1,500 others who attended Cadet Camp in Vernon this summer.

Local cadets Jonathan Jaspers, Taylor Kopetski, Chase Wentzell, Rowan Vandenheuvel, Ashton Armstrong and Elijah Newell each attended different weeks, focus- Ashton Armstrong ing on different skills such as band or marksmanship.

Ashton and Elijah went to general training “I would be ecstatic,” she said. for two weeks in July.

Asked if she would go to band camp They practiced marching, shot pellet guns again, Rowan said definitely would. to refine marksmanship skills, pitched tents “It was fun… You get to meet people, and for an outdoor camp out, jumped walls and you get to learn a lot of new things.” army crawled through an obstacle course, Learning took a different shape for Chase, Ashton said. whose camp filled the air with gunshots rathTraining for two weeks and sleeping in er then music.

50-person barracks, they were taught about “We shot stuff,” he said when asked what things like what to do if you get lost and how he did at camp. to “polish boots in the dark with a flashlight.”

Marksmanship camp was filled with tar“Your boots have to be so shiny you can gets, rifles and shooting lessons including see your teeth in them,” Ashton said. things like breathing and follow through.

He added that he also learned “how to “It taught you a lot of patience because grow up to be like some of the people here nobody shot faster then another. We basically [older cadets].” fired between one or two seconds of each oth“Yeah, maturity,” Elijah explained. er andJuly we’d reload our rifles at the same time 2007 Asked about their highlight, both boys and we’d all fire again,” Chase said. perssaid it was making friends.

There with 54 other cadets, Chase said the “Meeting tons of good people… it’s kind goal was to get into the expert shooting ranks, of hard leaving after you’ve met so many the highest level called Cross Rifle Crowns, friends,” Ashton said. which he earned on his last try in the third and e 287goodRowan Blue attended band camp where she last week of camp. a lot of friends, had lots of fun and “It was fun… there’s a lot of friendly peoe 356madeGreen learned to play the tuba, she said. ple,” Chase said. e 139 UpHarvest at 6:30 a.m., cadets marched between Now back at regular cadets, Rowan says barracks, meals and practice areas. she looks forward to the outdoor activities “It was kind of interesting to try and and Houston friends. march with a tuba,” Rowan said.

Cadets kicked off in September with three Cadets had individual practice times and new members joining the ranks, for a total of ensemble practices, playing together outside 12 members. in clusters.

Meeting at the Community Hall Thursday “It’s fun!” Rowan said. nights, regular program includes marching In Vernon for three weeks in August with drills and theory work about social respon700 other cadets, Rowan’s highlight was sibilities, team building and leadership, said watching the “Military Tattoo,” a parade with Officer Margaret Murphy. a multicultural mixture of military and musiIt also has hands on training in marksmanColour Logo Fileand compass work and knot tying. cal bands. ship, map She hopes to play in the tattoo next year, There are also a few weekend exercises filled as she was invited up to intermediate level with hiking, camping or marksmanship. next summer.

“It’s lots of fun,” Murphy said.

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Rowan Vandenheuvel, Chase Wentzell, Ashton Armstrong and Elijah Newell were four of the six Houston cadets that went to Cadet Camp in Vernon this year.

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Burns Lake pellet plant explosion and fire

By Laura Blackwell Black Press

At approximately 8:00 am. Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014, a fire related incident occurred at the Pinnacle Pellet plant in the Burns Lake facility resulting in minor injuries to two employees and more serious, but not critical injuries to a third employee.

WorkSafeBC has been notified and the affected area of the plant has been secured to allow for a full investigation.

At the time of the incident, the plant was in a maintenance shutdown. The fire was quickly contained and

there are no reports of equipment damage.

Three workers were transported to Lakes District Hospital and Health Centre. Two patients with minor injuries are being transferred to the University Hospital of Northern B.C. in Prince George and one patient is being transferred to Vancouver.

Scott McCloy from WorksafeBC said, “WorkSafeBC Prevention officers arrived on scene at about noon. They will be working to determine what happened and why it happened.

WorkSafeBC officers are coordinating with the RCMP and

other regulatory bodies, including the BC Safety Authority, in this regard. At this point, it is difficult to determine how long it will take to determine the cause, but our hope is to determine the cause quickly. It is my understanding that the three workers were in the dryer area at the time of the incident. We have not at this point determined whether there was an explosion or a fire.”

Luke Strimbold, Mayor of the Village of Burns Lake, said this “On behalf of our entire community, I would like to extend our thoughts, prayers, and support for a healthy recovery to the

workers of Pinnacle Pellet.”

WorkSafeBC last inspected this mill on June 17, 2014. At the time of that inspection it was determined that combustible dust issues were being managed.

The mill has not been inspected since that time. However, WorkSafeBC launched another combustible dust effort related to the pellet industry on October 1 and the Burns Lake facility is on the schedule to be inspected.

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Three were injured in the explosion, and one transferred to Vancouver hospital.

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Things were a bit different for Houston council at the Union of BC Municipalities Convention this year.

Their meetings with BC government took on a different style, instead of several 15 minute one-on-one meetings, council had fifteen minutes with Premier Christy Clarke and several ministers all together.

Asked why meetings were different then usual, Councillor Shane Brienen said they didn’t know.

“Almost everyone we talked to from the north was getting put into those,” he said, adding that there were benefits meeting everyone together, as council could get answers right away rather then waiting for the Premier and ministers to correspond and get back to them.

Their meeting included (1) Premier Christy Clarke, (2) Steve Thomson, Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, (3) Shirley Bond, Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training and Minister Responsible for Labour, (4) Coralee Oakes, Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development, and (5) Terry Lake, Minister

of Health and (6) John Rustad.

One priority council had at UBCM was lobbying for funding for upcoming projects, particularly Houston’s deteriorating water reservoir.

Mayor Holmberg said that after the meeting, Shirley Bond asked that they send a draft budget of the water reservoir project.

She promised that “the least she’ll do is get it in front of the Finance Committee,” Holmberg said.

“It won’t happen tomorrow or anything… but it looks like we might get some provincial money.”

Another priority was to discuss forest policies and lobby for West Fraser timber rights to stay local.

Mayor Holmberg said the Competition Bureau will make recommendations, but he wonders what impact it will have anymore.

“The big thing for us is going to be the Morice River Timber Supply Review,” he said. “It doesn’t sound like that’s coming out until the first quarter of next year.”

As far as lobbying for the timber rights from West Fraser, Holmberg says nothing will happen until the government decides how much timber they have for allotment.

“Maybe our fight to

keep West Fraser volume here might be for naught… there might not be volume to fight over,” he said.

LNG projects was also discussed at UBCM, and Holmberg says there was a lot of information and different opinions about where projects are at.

He said there was also an idea of threetiers of impact from LNG: The northeastern gas fields will have huge benefits, communities with LNG plants will benefit immensely, and who knows if or how communities en route - like Houston will benefit.

“We were trying to drive home the fact that we need to focus on mines and forestry.

Forestry is the industry that’s been the backbone of this province and will continue to be for quite a while,” Holmberg said.

Government seemed open to those ideas, he added.

As for mining, Councillor Michalle Jolly says things seemed fairly positive.

She noted two stats from the mining breakfast: B.C. accounts for more then 20 percent of mineral exploration in Canada, and since 2005, government has put $50 million into Geoscience BC. “There’s a lot happening in mining,” Jolly said.

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Editor: The October 9, 2014 CBC article titled “Enbridge Line 9B pipeline delayed

by NEB over major water body concerns” shows clearly the company’s disregard for safety and the environment.

The attached conditions to the NEB approval of the reversal of Line 9A to carry bitumen to the East Coast, required Enbridge to identify all major water bodies and put valves within one kilometer on each side of their crossings. The NEB reported that

only only six of the 104 such crossings appeared to have such valves installed.

Worse, the NEB disagrees with Enbridge’s criteria for the determination of what a “ Major Water Crossing” is.

I wonder if at the recent Open Houses that Enbridge held for the Northern Gateway pipeline project, they justified NOT placing valves on either side of major areas which only THEY have the right to designate.

I also wonder how the paid anonymous members of the

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Every year when B.C.’s municipal politicians get together to preach to the provincial cabinet, there comes a point in the maze of resolutions where things go sideways.

Last year it was a misinformed, impossible demand to ban all traces of genetic engineering.

Before that they thumbed their mobile phones and denounced wireless power meters.

Both votes passed by narrow margins in a half-empty chamber, with many delegates focused on the serious community issues they are elected to address.

This year it was a charge led by Burnaby to denounce the proposed Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion. And this time it was defeated.

Credit for this sudden attack of common sense goes

largely to North Cowichan Coun.

Al Siebring. Here’s part of his address to the recent Union of B.C. Municipalities convention in Whistler: “Ladies and gentlemen, we are elected to handle things like roads and water and sewer and land use, police, fire, garbage. We’re not here to talk about social policy, child poverty or heaven forbid, pipelines.

“Those kinds of things dilute our credibility as an organization.

We’re becoming a social policy activist group rather than a group of municipal politicians.

“Half of this resolutions book is stuff that’s outside of our purview…. If you want to do social policy, get your butt elected to the provincial legislature.”

Burnaby, New Westminster, Victoria and Vancouver were undeterred. In tax-rich

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An Enbridge representative explains one the safety features for pipelines at the recent “Let’s Talk” open house in Houston.

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urban centres one can make a living at local politics. And grandstanding works.

Burnaby Coun.

Nick Volkow rattled off a jumbled history of refineries in his region, noting that the sole surviving Chevron plant is bringing in crude by trucks and trains because the 60-year-old pipeline is over-subscribed.

He didn’t explain how stopping a pipeline upgrade would keep it open, or improve oil safety.

Volkow repeated the protester myth that a new pipeline would introduce diluted bitumen to the coast.

Trans Mountain started shipping dilbit in the late 1980s.

Kamloops Mayor Peter Milobar and others from along the Interior pipeline route pointed out another flaw. If southern cities want to wander outside their mandate to make this gesture, why target only this

pipeline and ignore rail lines and highways that cross the same rivers and streams?

Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan boasted that after his first court challenge to the National Energy Board was tossed out, his high-priced ecolawyer found a constitutional angle. Chaching!

Meanwhile, professional protesters bikelock their necks to the fence at Burnaby’s Westridge oil terminal, and a radical Simon Fraser University professor revives his Occupy Vancouver team to step up the ground war if courts falter.

The comedy of all this was illustrated by Coun. Robin Cherbo from Nelson, who assured delegates he uses synthetic oil in his vehicle. Is that derived from organic sunflowers? And what significance does that gesture have compared with the gasoline and jet

fuel that carried 1,200 delegates to Whistler?

Cherbo assumes that Ottawa can simply direct Alberta’s oil industry to start refining all the heavy oil there. Half a century into this industrial mega-project, this stuff should just be banned from pipelines. Peace, man.

This is why electiontime posturing by local politicians is a slippery slope. Not only do they lack authority, they and their staff lack the required expertise and information.

The Trans Mountain pipeline starts in Alberta and branches into the U.S. It is by definition federal jurisdiction. NEB hearings on its expansion continue, with expert input, especially on shipping risks, from the B.C. government, Green MLA Andrew Weaver and others.

M u n i c i p a l politicians should pipe down and defend their own performance.

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The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako is seeking applicants for a newly established position within the Protective Services Department. The position, Protective Services Coordinator, is permanent full-time, and situated in Burns Lake, BC. Expected starting date is on or about December 2014. The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako is a non-union organization.

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Applications will be received by Deborah Jones-Middleton, Manager of Protective Services, at either 37-3rd Avenue, PO Box 820, Burns Lake, BC, V0J 1E0, or email: inquiries@rdbn. bc.ca until 4:30 p.m. Friday, October 31, 2014.

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The Dze L K’ant Friendship Centre – Houston Program Office is seeking qualified applicants for the following positions: Family Support Worker: 28 hrs/wk Early Childhood Educator: 28 hrs/wk Janitorial: 12 hrs/wk The Dze L K’ant Friendship Centre - Houston Program Office is an thriving Urban Aboriginal Organization, offering quality supportive services to community families. We offer competitive wages, and excellent benefits packages to full time employees.

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New cupboards - vanities - roofing - siding - hot and cold water lines. Improvement to flooring, windows insulation Spacious 3 bedrooms - large kitchen and living room Solid crawl space foundation. Gas furnace and gas fireplace For sale by renovator. Call to view Dennis 250 845 9524

ROOM TO ROAM! • Perfect set up for hobby farmers. Completely updated 4 bedroom house! • Brand new kitchen in 2012 features attractive white cabinets w/island and eating bar & tile back splash. Garden doors off eating area to a huge cedar deck with aluminum railing. Vinyl plank flooring in living rm, kitchen & hallway. • New vinyl siding & windows. Wood stove in spacious above ground basement w/family rm, rec-rm & huge entrance area as well as 2nd bathroom and office. • Outside features wrap around covered timber framed deck and hot tub. • 3 separate fenced pastures plus corrals. Several outbuildings including a barn & 58x64 shop w/12’ ceilings, 2 machine bays. Shop has been used as a meat shop. Meat shop equipment can be purchased separately.

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$

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