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Houston Pentecostal Church
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
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Christmas Service December 21st at 7:00 pm Christmas Carols and candy bags for the kids!
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The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako will be closed on
December 25th and 26th and January 1st and 2nd
Season’s Greetings! We’re hoping your holiday is full of laughter and friends, health and happiness.
FIBRE Optic
Jackie Lieuwen/Houston Today
Telus lineman Keith Goddard oversees the installation of a fibre optic cable to run to the Houston Royal Bank. They are working to improve highspeed internet access. Right is flagman Marle Naziel.
Storewide Power Tool Sale !
Dewalt palm sander D26451
Sale $59.99 reg price $110
Sale ends December 24th
BV Home Centre Hwy 16 – Telkwa 250-846-5856
Hwy 16 – Houston 250-845-7606
District plans upgrades to Jamie Baxter Park in 2015
BUDGET from Page 1 The truck purchase is needed by 2016, but the truck type depends on whether the District signs a contract with Multi-Materials B.C. (MMBC) and the collection agency GreenByNature.com. The MMBC discussions in 2013 contracted the District to do curb side recycling in return for an annual $25,000, Wallace said. Nothing was decided in 2013 because it was unknown where the Distrcict would deliver recycled material. Green By Nature won the collection contract for B.C. with MMBC, and Wallace says they agreed to set up a transfer point in Houston. Council will continue discussions with MMBC in 2015. The District is budgeting $65,000 for a Jamie Baxter Park project, with $40,000 coming from the District and $25,000 from grant funding.
Wallace says the park is important because it’s central in town, close to the Leisure Facility, arena and curling rink, and by facilities like the college, library, health centre and seniors centre. The project is to upgrade the park which is “not in good shape,” Wallace said. It may include things like new turf for the baseball park, new washroom facilities, trails, playground upgrades. The amount they spend on the park will depend on what is available in the budget when they revisit projects in February, Wallace said. Council budgeted $150,000 for paving roads. Where they pave will be decided in spring 2015. Another $50,000 will be for Forest Fire Management Programs, with $40,000 covered by grants. Next they have
$43,400 set to implement the Age-friendly plan, with $38,400 from a variety of government grants. They also budgeted $41,362 to implement several projects in the new Economic Development Plan. Other projects under $30,000 range from implementing plans to keeping up infrastructure to leisure services. The $50,000 sewer budget covers repairs, maintenance projects and lagoon tests and plans. The water budget has $1,250,000 from grants and gas tax money for finishing the water treatment plant. Other water projects total $50,000 and include planning for a new water tower and upgrading the old water tower, as well as other repair and maintenance projects. Houston Council will adopt a final capital project list in February 2015.