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Hwy16 paving in Houston By Jackie Lieuwen Houston Today
GRADUATING Gents
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Five graduates from Houston Christian School celebrated with proud family, friends and school staff last Thursday. L-R are: Lucas Bishop, David Euverman, Jason Lieuwen, Derek Kronemeyer and Evan Vandenbrink. The guys are going on to pursue education in forestry, biology and welding, and one may be considering entreprenuership in Houston. See more on this year’s Houston graduates in our special grad section: pages 7-15.
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The Ministry of Transportation is paving Highway 16 through Houston this August. The project will cover 48 kilometres of the highway, starting at the overpass on the west end of Houston and going east to Bye Road near Uplands. The Hot-in-Place resurfacing involves a paving train, which heats the asphalt and mixes it with new asphalt before smoothing it back onto the road. Glavin says it extends the life cycle of pavement for up to ten years. It will take about three days total to do both sides of the highway in Houston. Glavin says they will have continuous
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August 4 to September 26, expect delays up to ten minutes.
single lane traffic with delays up to 10 minutes. The paving starts August 4 and is expected to be done by September 26. The District of Houston is also looking at partnering with the Ministry to get a deal for other paving in town. Glavin says it will not affect a Highway 16 redesign project which the District is lobbying for.
District seeking grant for Community Hall renovations By Jackie Lieuwen Houston Today
The District of Houston wants to refurbish the Community Hall. They are applying for a $125,000 grant from the Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program to cover half of the project. If successful, the
District will work the $245,000 project into the next five-year budget. Director of Finance William Wallace says that “of all the buildings in the District, the Community Hall is in the worst shape.” Asked about the lifespan of the building, Wallace said it has no fundamental
issues and the foundation is good. “If this all went ahead, my understanding is that this building would be in pretty solid shape for 10 to 15 years without any further big investments,” he said. Wallace notes that increased taxes from heavy industry is specifically for
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District could also apply to Northern Development Initiative Trust to
cover a second big portion of the project. The project would fix the hall roof, redo the exterior, and make the building much more energy efficient, Glavin said. Renovations will not cover any of the downstairs. Wallace says a total refurbishment would cost over $500,000. The Canada
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