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Canfor and several of their contractors are sponsoring a new scoreboard for the Houston arena.

Canfor and contractors will pay $15,000 for the new scoreboard, and will have exclusive advertising rights above the board for five years after that.

Director of Leisure Services Ryan Coltura said the existing scoreboard and controller are outdated and need frequent repair.

After five years, Canfor and contractors will be able to renew the $15,000 five-year contract, or others will be offered the contract.

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Regional District pays over $75,000 for nine employees

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Nine employees of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako (RDBN) earned more than $75,000 in 2014.

A c c o r d i n g to the local government’s most recent Statement

of Financial Information, Cheryl Anderson, Hans Berndorff, Gail Chapman, Janine Dougall, Deborah Jo n e s - M i d d l e t o n , Jason Llewellyn, Rory McKenzie, Corrine Swenson, and Richard Wainwright had combined wages and overtime totaling

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RDBN from Page 1 During the same period, Dougall (the regional district’s director of environmental services), had wage and overtime earnings of $107,184.21 in 2014, received taxable benefits valued at $3,179.80, and had reimbursed expenses of $7,728.55.

A n d e r s o n , McKenzie, Swenson, and Wainwright earned comparable incomes from the regional district last year.

Anderson, the local government’s manager of administrative services, earned $97,005.04 in wages and overtime compensation, taxable benefits totaling $3,751.38, and expense claims amounting $3,202.76.

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McKenzie, who serves as the RDBN’s field operations supervisor, received wage and overtime remuneration of $93,880.97, along with $3,383.41 in taxable benefits, and $16,796.52 for expenses incurred while on regional district business.

Chief Building I n s p e c t o r Wainwright’s wage and overtime remuneration and taxable benefits ( $ 9 4 , 6 3 9 . 4 9 and $3,414.70, respectively) were more in 2014 than McKenzie’s, but his expense claims were 43 per cent lower ($9,585.27).

Rounding out the list of regional district employees earning more than $75,000 in 2014 was JonesMiddleton, who serves as RDBN protective services manager.

Jo n e s - M i d d l e t o n received $86,548.21 in wage and overtime pay, had taxable benefits totaling $3,082.16, and was given another $4,443.50 in expense money.

A number of factors combined to make last year’s regional district remuneration figures higher than what might normally be expected. Chapman noted that in 2014, regional district employees put in a total of 1,001.17 of overtime dealing with emergency situations.

“Last year was an extraordinary year for us,” said Chapman.

“We operated the Emergency Operations Centre for 92 days. We had to deal with the Dome Creek cattle liner rollover, the Cheslaslie, Chuchi, and China Nose wildfires, the Decker Lake train derailment, and the Takysie blue-green algae outbreak.”

Chapman pointed out that the base salaries of the nine employees reported as earning more than $75,000 in 2014 were, in general, lower than the amounts reported in the regional district’s 2014 statements.

Figures supplied by the regional district’s CAO suggest that the nine employees in question earned a combined $115,693 in overtime pay last year.

Chapman’s reported 2014 earnings of $207,044.56 were $48,962.65 higher than her base salary of $158,082, while the $138,812.48 paid to Berndorff last year was $23,957.48 more than his base salary of $114,855.

Even without overtime pay, all nine employees listed in the regional district’s 2014 SOFI would still have earned in excess of $75,000 last year.

Chapman added that RDBN base remuneration rates are actually lower than those of other c o m p a r ably - s i z e d regional districts.

“RDBN salary ranges are five to 10 per cent less than that of the comparable RDs,” she said.

“RDBN staffing levels are lower in comparison to the comparable RDs.” The Regional District of BulkleyNechako provides 68 services to residents living in 77,000 square kilometres of Northern BC. It employs more than 50 people.

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Houston recycling depot expanding services

By Jackie Lieuwen Houston Today

The Houston bottle depot now accepts milk jugs, cartons, tin cans and all plastics.

Services expanded July 7 when the depot switched to Cascades Recovery based in Prince George, said Owner John Koo. Koo says the change was prompted last December when they could no longer recycle milk jugs and cartons.

In the past, Houston recycling was collected and then shipped by Westbin to the Smithers Recycling Centre.

When services shrunk, Koo and the Regional District of B u l k l e y - N e c h a ko (RDBN) started looking for other options.

“Since December, my depot and the Regional District were trying to find a solution for milk jugs and cartons and the #2 plastics,” Koo said.

With Cascades Recovery, they ship to Prince George and collect all plastics, aluminum containers, metal cans and milk jugs.

They accept soup, milk and ice cream cartons, plastic or paper take-

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John Koo, owner of the Houston Bottle Depot, recently expanded services at the depot and has a new system of bins for recycling. Koo says customers are happy and he was pleased to see the whole bin nearly full only a week and half after it was put in.

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out cups, frozen juice concentrate containers, and plastic pots and trays for garden plants.

They cannot collect glass, styrofoam or plastic bags.

The expanded recycling runs parallel with RDBN concerns about the volume at landfills.

RDBN Chair Bill Miller says they will issue a complete

cardboard ban from landfills soon, likely early next year.

They will work with municipalities and commercial and industrial constituents to ensure a system to deal with cardboard is available before the ban, Miller said.

“Many of our commercial businesses and institutions already have in place pickup for cardboard and we will look at helping ex-

pansion of those opportunities,” he said.

For now, Houston Depot owner Koo says his customers are very satisfied with the newly expanded recycling program.

Local resident Sue Olsson says expanded services are great and she loves what Koo has done with the depot in the last year.

“They should be commended,” she said.

“Inside is spotless.

Cleaning Houston water lines

By Jackie Lieuwen Houston Today

Houston taps will be spewing dark brown water starting late-August.

The District of Houston is putting a “scrubber” through the water lines to clear out the manganese build up.

Manganese is not a health concern, but turns the water into an unpleasant brown-yellow colour.

District Chief Administrative Officer Michael Glavin says Houston’s new water treatment plant is up and running, but some water is still coloured due to manganese buildup in the water lines.

He told council at a recent meeting that they will send a styrofoam or

rubber bullet through the lines to scour them and remove manganese.

They will open fire hydrants to allow most of the sediment and water out, but water flowing to taps will still be affected.

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very dirty, probably the dirtiest you’ve ever seen,” Glavin said.

“It is a necessary evil.”

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“We have 20 to 35 years of sediment build up to clear out,” Glavin said.

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Tone down the road impatience

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ith the crashes seen lately on the region’s highways and arterial roads, and even the fender benders on the commute and in parking lots, it’s clear something is happening.

We wonder if drivers’ attention spans are diminished this time of year or if some more scientific reason exists for what seems to be an increased number of traffic incidents.

For certain, at this time of year many of us are anxious to get to our destinations, whether it be work or shopping, heading out for holidays or travelling to the homes of friends or relatives for an evening or weekend barbecue or gathering.

Regardless of the journey’s end, it’s worth taking a little extra time to plan ahead for the travel, whether it be the route you’re taking, the time you depart or a combination of the two.

Both can pose challenges with more people on the roads, and create unnecessary stress that often leads to aggressive and unsafe driving actions.

On the highway that weaves through two West Shore municipalities but collects vehicles from all five of our jurisdictions at one time or another every day, we’ve all seen people passing when it’s unsafe, driving at overly high speeds or tailgating, to name a few indiscretions.

If no crash or mishap occurs as a result of such behaviours, the people victimized by such aggressive driving can count themselves lucky.

But that’s not always the case.

As the popular bumper sticker states, “Failure to plan on your part does not dictate an emergency on my part.” How true.

Demonstrating patience is not necessarily taught by driving schools or listed in any handbook, but it’s a critically important aspect of defensive driving.

Preventing all examples of dangerous driving on the highway or lower-speed roads is impossible, so we have to ensure we’re prepared for the possibility of encountering bad drivers.

For those of you who are in the midst of helping teach young people to drive, it’s a perfect opportunity to point out what not to do on the roads.

Keep an eye on the road ahead, including the traffic directly in front of you, and scan side to side, in case you’re going to miss the traffic light. Anticipating what other drivers are going to do, or could do, will go a long ways toward ensuring the safety of yourself and any passengers you might have in the vehicle.

At the very least, remember to breathe when behind the wheel. You’ll get there eventually, even without driving like a knucklehead.

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Paws for consideration

By Lori Welbourne On a brighter note

A couple of nights ago I was greeted in my driveway by a small black kitten. She followed me from the truck to the door and peeked in curiously when I opened it.

It was too late to go looking for her home, so I scooped her up before she could notice our dog and bolt away.

As adorable as she was, I wasn’t keen on taking her in because I’m highly allergic to cats, but I couldn’t leave her outside with the dangers of traffic and wildlife.

The sweet little creature was wearing a pink collar with no tags and I couldn’t see a tattoo in her ear. I showed her to my children who had friends sleeping over.

“We saw her out on the road earlier,” they said excitedly. “She’s so cute!”

Immediately loving the new animal in our house, the kids started

speculating on her name as I looked at lost and found pages online.

“Can we name her Hiccup?” my daughter’s friend asked.

“Or Shadow?” my daughter, Daisy suggested.

“Or Pickle?”

I told them they could give her whatever temporary name they wanted as I started to sneeze.

Multiple times. My eyes began to water incessantly and I made the foolish mistake of rubbing them, which only made me feel worse. By the time I went to bed my eyes were so swollen, puffy and red I looked like I’d been crying for weeks.

The next morning, all crusty eyed, I took my last allergy pill and continued placing found ads online and reaching out to all the vet clinics in West Kelowna, thinking one of them might have treated our furry friend since her two

front legs had been recently shaved. None of them recognized the kitten, but they all shared the found ad to their Facebook walls.

I called the SPCA, and as the lady who answered checked their records, I explained my allergic reaction and that I’d be taking her to a vet to have her scanned for a microchip. She said they hadn’t had report of a lost black cat in our area and then shocked me with some advice: “You can just go on ahead and re-home her then,” she said. “People shouldn’t be letting their cats run loose.”

I assured her I’d keep looking for the owner and asked her about the status of our dog who’s been missing since March, with thoughts of him being re-homed running through my mind. Do people really do that? Yes, I found out, they often do, and far too quickly.

On Monday some-

one sent me an ad from Craigslist about a dog found at a campground in Oliver. The finder assumed it was abandoned and was advertising for a new home. When I posted the ad to Stolen and Missing Dogs of the Okanagan on Facebook many people made comments about how important it was that she look for the owner and report it to dog control rather than try to adopt out the pup.

Initially she insisted the dog was abandoned, but there was no proof so she eventually took the dog to the pound and had it scanned for a microchip.

Unfortunately she didn’t have one, but through many people sharing the ad on social media, the frantic owner who’d posted about his lost dog several times on Facebook was later connected to the finder and got his beloved dog back.

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hadn’t been relocated to another city like stolen dogs often are.

Without a microchip or a tattoo to identify him as the owner, he likely never would have seen her again.

As for the kitten I found, her name turned out to be Diamond and she wasn’t far from home.

Her owner saw the ad online and called me.

The recently spayed kitty is now back where she belongs with her grateful family.

Almost all pets found on their own have a family who wants them back. Rehoming them before trying to find their owners hurts the people and the animals.

Never assume stray, always think lost or stolen.

Keeping pets safe and getting them micro-chipped is important. There have been over 90 stolen and missing dogs in the Okanagan in the last 18 months, and that is nothing to sneeze at.

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New penalties eyed for careless fire starts The B.C. government is reviewing its penalties for those who start forest fires with campfires or discarded cigarette butts, as losses pile up from a severe early fire season.

Prince GeorgeMackenzie MLA Mike Morris has been assigned to the review, as the province’s forest fire crews continue to work flat-out to keep

up with lightningcaused fires and those caused by human carelessness. Morris said he will examine what new penalties can be effectively enforced.

“For example, should we be banning those who break fire bans from attending our provincial parks?” Morris said.

“Should we look at larger fines up to and including possibly of the impoundment of

vehicles for those who flick lit cigarette butts out of their windows?”

One tree faller has been killed as the B.C. Wildfire Service continues to work against 175 active wildfires, down from 200 since the start of the week due to cooler weather and showers.

The service has tackled more than 1,000 forest fires so far this year, about a third of them human caused.

“There are some who have suggested you can’t legislate against stupidity,” Forests Minister Steve Thomson said. “But if exploring the idea of increasing fines or acting on ideas that mean more people will get the message, I think we should be prepared to have a look at it.”

Witnesses can report careless smokers or breaches

of the province-wide outdoor fire ban with the same phone numbers as to report wildfires, 1-800-6635555 or *5555 on a mobile phone.

Of the 14 new fires Monday, two are suspected to have been human-caused.

About 375 of this season’s fires are listed as human-caused, burning 44,000 hectares.

Most new forest

fire starts this week have been from lightning storms in the Kootenay region, but most were accompanied by rain and no large new fires have been added.

States of local emergency continue in the Cariboo, Squamish-Lillooet and AlberniClayoquot Regional Districts as of Tuesday.

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Is the B.C. LNG industry real? Yes

By Tom Fletcher Black Press

The B.C. legislature is back in session this week, a rare summer sitting to approve a 25year project agreement for the first large-scale liquefied natural gas project in northern B.C. Finance Minister Mike de Jong released the lengthy legal agreement prior to the debate, saying this step should remove any doubt that an international investment group led by Petronas of Malaysia intends to go ahead.

With billions invested in upstream resources and buyers

waiting at home, the Pacific Northwest LNG group includes Chinese state corporation Sinopec, Indian Oil Corp., Japan Petroleum Exploration Corp. and Petroleum Brunei.

The most contentious issue is the government’s intention to protect the investors from “discriminatory” tax and regulations for the life of the project.

The government insists these sorts of long-term cost certainty agreements are commonplace, and don’t affect provincial and federal taxes or environmental regulations unless they single out LNG operations.

Future governments can raise corporate tax rates, carbon tax or enter into a cap and trade system. Ottawa can scrap capital cost allowances that were recently extended to LNG producers, which is significant because Liberal leader Justin Trudeau has indicated he would get rid of what he calls subsidies to fossil fuels.

Both the province and Ottawa allow capital cost write-offs against corporate tax, to attract investment.

B.C. attracted a lot of gas drilling rigs from Alberta with tax breaks for deep drilling.

The B.C. government invited com-

parisons with Western Australia LNG producers, and NDP researchers did just that. They noted that Australia’s Gorgon and North West Shelf LNG projects have written provisions that local employment and local suppliers will get preference.

Those are absent in B.C., along with apprenticeship guarantees for LNG. “There was hard bargaining by the companies, and certainly the premier went into this negotiation in a very weak position, having to deliver on her extravagant and grandiose promises from the election,” NDP critic Bruce

Ralston said. “The companies did well.

Whether the citizens of British Columbia did well is certainly an open question.”

Green Party MLA Andrew Weaver painted himself into a corner, having spent the last two years dismissing the B.C. LNG industry as a fantasy that will never come to pass, strictly on economic grounds. He has since branded the Petronas deal, a template for any future projects, a “generational sellout.”

Another big player with gas well investments in northeast B.C. is Shell, with a proposal for Kitimat. Its prospects

have improved since it took over British Gas Group, which had its own LNG intentions here. Another group led by Altagas remains on track to ship LNG from its Douglas Channel site before the end of the decade.

It’s important to remember that without LNG exports, B.C.’s natural gas industry will shrink rapidly after 50 years of increasingly significant revenues from sales to the U.S. Leaving aside all the political positioning around the province’s largest private investment to date, if this doesn’t go ahead we will all feel the effects.

De Jong had a blunt

response when asked what the province gets in return for all its guarantees of low tax environment: “Their money.”

At peak construction, Pacific Northwest LNG will need as many as 4,500 workers, with 500 or more operations jobs depending on how far it expands.

The finance ministry forecasts that once Pacific Northwest LNG is up and running, it represents $9 billion in revenues to the province over 10 years, including gas royalties and taxes. That’s more than taxpayers can expect from the entire forest industry.

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Kitchen serving healthy homemade soups July 2007 in two different seatings, 11:00 -12:00 and Coffee Break - an Interactive Women’s Bible Study meet every Wed. morning from 9:3012:00 -1:00 on Wed. 11:00 at the Houston Christian Reformed Buck Blue Flats Community Development Church, 1959 Goold Road. Childcare is Society, meets every 3rd Sat. evening provided. For more info call Margaret: 845atGreen 6pm at Andy Pollack’s house (17642) 2348, Darlene 845-7438, Evelyn 696-3229.

Harvest on Buck Flats Rd. All Buck Flats residents are welcome to attend, we discuss issues The Houston Legion Branch 249: Meeting: concerning the Buck flats area. Please call 2nd Monday of the month is Executive, 4th Chris Newell at 250-845-3564 for more Monday is General Meeting. info.

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The Regional District of BulkleyNechako paid members of its board of directors a total of $330,456.89 in 2014, according to the local government’s most recent Statement of Financial Remuneration.

The thirty-one individuals who served as either directors or alternate directors on the regional district board received remuneration totaling $264,154.54 and another $66,302.35 in reimbursed expenses last year. The regional district paid an additional $24,281.22 to third parties for director-related expenses.

The highest paid board member last year was Bill Miller.

Miller, director for Electoral Area B (Burns Lake Rural) and the regional district’s chairman, received $32,942 in remuneration for the year ended Dec. 31, 2014, and an additional $10,729.81 for expenses incurred while conducting regional district business. The local government paid an additional $5549.42 directly to third parties for expenses incurred

by Miller.

Stephen Freeman, who served for most

of the year as the director for Electoral Area E (Francois/ Ootsa Lake Rural) was paid $19,179.50 in remuneration and received an additional $3640.70 in expense money. The regional district paid $1446.09 directly to third parties for expenses Freeman incurred while on regional district business.

Eileen Benedict, elected last November as Freeman’s replacement, received $795 in remuneration and $58.30 in reimbursed expenses.

Burns Lake mayor Luke Strimbold, who received $15,000 last year from the village as Burns Lake’s mayor, earned an additional $11,418 from the regional district for representing the municipality on the regional board.

Village councillors Chris Beach and John Illes, who served as Burns Lake’s alternative representatives, received $244 and $366, respectively, for attending regional district meetings on Strimbold’s behalf.

Neither had any expense claims.

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Right: John Symes from Terrace and Seth Harmer from Telkwa race.

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Bottom Right: Steve Brietkruez from Beaver Lodge, Alberta races against Steve Burket from Terrace.

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he Houston founders of Rock Nest Bible Camp were honoured this year for their lifetime of service.

George and Joyce Fitchett started Rock Nest Bible Camp in 1974.

Their goal was to strengthen the First Nations church and give hope to kids.

“It has been a pleasure to be part of the native culture… how they do life is so good in a lot of ways,” Joyce said.

“I just consider it a privilege to have had a part in giving hope to kids.”

With that hope as their driving passion, the two have spent over 50 years running Bible camp.

Over 40 of those years were at Rock Nest, where they George and Joyce Fitchett, founders of Rock Nest Ranch, are fondly known as Duke and Duchess. were honoured this year for a lifetime of service as UIM Wendall Garrison, Rock Nest Director who took over missionaries. Above they stand in front of the new lodge, after George, says he still has adults asking about Duke which the camp hopes to open for the first time this fall. and Duchess.

Since construction started in 2004, George has managed “Most people 30 years or older who came to camp here and overseen the work. UIM started construction on the remember Duke and Duchess,” Garrison said. lodge in 2004 and has stayed debt-free, building the lodge Since fun is among the top priorities at camp, George on donations with no effort to fund raise. “It was built by fit there perfectly.

Jackie Lieuwen photo faith,” Joyce said.

“I loved games and playing with the kids.. I still love playing with kids,” he said.

When asked how they did it all, George and Joyce said He also loves making games and activities for the kids “the Lord got us through.”

- and was the key player in building the climbing wall, Houston Baptist Church and churches from the U.S. indoor gym and air tram that are still enjoyed by kids sent summer missionaries as cabin leaders, speakers, kitchen today. help, maintenance and construction teams.

Both George and Joyce have been involved in summer Joyce said throughout the years, they had “wonderful, Bible camps since they were teenagers. faithful head cooks,” each helping for a succession of close They both became Christians at camps and met in to ten years. summer 1963 at a Bible camp in Belleville, Washington.

“That has been a huge blessing,” Joyce said.

George was camp director and Joyce was a camp - Wendall Garrison, Rock Nest Director Despite the challenges, George and Joyce both testify of councillor, and they both had a passion for camp ministry. the rewards of working with the kids.

They were married in 1964, and became missionaries Creditwith Union Julyto2007 Things have changed tremendously over the years, they trailers the camp, which were gradually converted into United Indian Missions (UIM) a year later. said. bunkhouses, a dining hall, chapel, and missionary home.

At that time, UIM was seeking a camp director for a supplied to Newspapers In the early days kids often came to camp with one set of The first year, they ran three weeks of camp with 30 to First Nations camp in B.C., and Joyce says the opportunity clothes, hungry, and with no blanket to sleep in. fit perfect with George’s love for native people and Bible 40 kids from reserves between Terrace and Prince George. s: George says their goal was to show them a good time, The girls stayed in a bunkhouse, the boys in tents. camps. Pantone 287 Blue have fun, feed them well, and help them to understand and Between the two of them, they directed and organized Supported by churches Oregon, George and Joyce Pantone 356 Green moved to Smithers in 1969, where they led and served in a the camp logistics, program, schedule, finances and lodging. come to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

Pantone 139 Harvest George says one of the biggest rewards for him now, is Joyce also helped in the kitchen and did lifeguarding and small Smithers church and ran Bible studies and kids clubs.

During summers they directed a Bible camp in Terrace George managed maintenance and building programs on meeting camp kids now as adults.

Many remember him and tell him about the super time for a few years until it closed. Then they started working to the side.

Director Garrison says he is grateful for all the hard work they had at camp. open one near Smithers.

“It is neat to know that a lot of them had a really good In 1974, UIM bought property on Irrigation Lake for they put in to make Rock Nest what it is today.

“They worked really, really hard… Even today, it’s not experience,” George said. what is known today as Rock Nest Bible Camp.

This year, George and Joyce received the Lifetime It was bought in partnership with a Rough Acres Bible easy to run camp. You don’t know how many kids are Camp Society, and the two camps shared facilities for close coming, staff is all volunteers, and there are a lot of struggles Commitment Award from the Association of North that the kids come with. It’s easy to give up, but that is one America Missions. to 15 years before they grew enough to split into two. o file When they started, the camp had nothingColour File It honoured their lives of service among all missionaries thing they did not do,” Garrison said. but anLogo “I know they were tired and I know they got down, but in Canada and U.S. outhouse.

“It is very deserving!” Garrison said.

George says the Granisle copper mine donated several they didn’t stop.”

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“They worked really, really hard... Even today, it’s not easy to run camp.”

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The Bulkley Valley District Hospital in Smithers can now offer stress tests to test cardiac health and limit the need for travel before surgeries.

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Inquest into Babine mill explosion ongoing

By Bill Phillips Black Press

For some reason, the week before January 20, 2012, Maureen Luggi had trouble sleeping.

She would lay awake until about 5 a.m. waiting for her husband Robert to return from his shift at the Babine Forest Products sawmill in Burns Lake.

“That’s the only time I could sleep, when I knew he was safe,” she said Monday at the coroner’s inquest into his death.

“I would lay my hands on him when he was sleeping and pray over him … I couldn’t understand, in those moments, why I was crying. I didn’t want to wake him up.”

Later, an elder told him she was preparing him for burial.

Robert Francis Luggi, along with coworker Carl Rodney Charlie were killed when the mill exploded and burned on January 20, 2012. Maureen Luggi was first of 48 witnesses scheduled to testify at the inquest, which is expected to take three weeks.

About 75 people gathered at the Island Gospel Fellowship Hall Monday for the first day of testimony that, as coroner Chico Newell explained, is to ascertain publicly the

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facts relating to the deaths of Luggi and Charlie and to make recommendations to hopefully prevent future loss of life in similar circumstances.

With a framed picture of Robert by her side, Maureen Luggi told of how Robert Luggi was a caring, family man … stepfather to a child she had before they met and father to their two children.

Originally from Fraser Lake, he moved to Burns Lake in 1989 and had worked at Babine Forest Products for 22 years.

“Everyone who knew him will remember him for his sense of humour and his kindness,” Maureen said. “He was just a happy person.”

However, he had been complaining to Maureen about dust at the mill. A similar explosion and fire at Lakeland Mills in Prince George was the result of combustible dust.

Robert Luggi had also been wanting to move up in the sawmill and was disappointed when he was looked over for a lead hand’s position.

He complained to mill management and told them that he had spoken to the B.C. Human Rights Commission about

possibly filing a discrimination case against the mill as he felt he didn’t get the job because he was First Nations.

Mill management subsequently decided to move him off the A-shift and onto the B-shift, so he could train as a lead hand.

He moved onto the B-shift right after Christmas in 2011, a month before the explosion that took his life.

Maureen Luggi said since 2012 she has become aware of Bill C-45, commonly referred to as the Westray bill. The bill, which was sparked by the Westray mine explosion in Nova Scotia, changed the Criminal Code to read: “Everyone who has the authority, to direct how another person doe work or performs a task, is under a legal duty to take reasonable steps to prevent bodily harm to that person, or any other person, arising from that task.”

“Why is this not being enforced?”

Maureen Luggi asked.

“This explosion should not have happened.”

She did, however, say she forgives those involved.

“I pray that we can find some peace and some closure,” she said.

While Robert Luggi had just joined the B-shift and month prior, Carl Rodney Charlie wasn’t even supposed to be at work that day.

“It was his day off,” his sister Lucy Campbell told the inquest. “But, being the hard worker that he was, he took the shift.”

She said he had lunch with his parents before heading off to work that day and that was the last they saw of him. She recalled how, when news broke of the explosion, she and the family hoped Carl had survived.

“How little did we know that this was our beloved Carl that was in the mill,” she said when they learned that two men were unaccounted for. But when the news came, she said the family was devastated.

“Our only hope is that he didn’t feel a thing because he didn’t deserve to die like that,” Campbell said.

She said that he too had talked about the amount of sawdust piling up at the mill, plus the cold weather conditions.

Charlie had three children and, Campbell said, had a great Christmas in 2011 because two of his children were able to spend it with him.

Charlie lived in Burns Lake all his life. He

worked at Babine Forest Products about 18-and-a-half years.

“He was known for his handshakes and big waves,” Campbell said. “… He never turned his back on anyone who needed help. When we went through some tough times, he was the glue that held us together.

Carl was independent and spontaneous.”

The inquest, before a five-man, two-woman jury, will continue this week with testimony from men who were in the mill at the time of the explosion. Steve Zika, of Hampton Affliates, the company that owns Babine Forest Products, is scheduled to testify next week.

WorkSafeBC representatives will also be taking the stand. WorkSafeBC has been criticized for how it investigated both the Babine and Lakeland explosions.

In both cases Crown counsel said it could not proceed with charges because of the WorkSafeBC investigations.

That has prompted the families of the deceased, survivors, Steelworkers, B.C. Federation of Labour, and the NDP to call for public inquiry into the explosions.

Premier Christy Clark has dismissed calls for a public.

Stress tests are now offered at the Smithers Hospital, thanks to generous community support.

The Bulkley Valley Health Care and Hospital Foundation raised $40,000 for new stress test equipment, matched by Thomas Britton in memory of his brother Jim. Ted Bobb, chair of the foundation, says the new equipment is a way to “give more care locally.”

The stress test “is important in the diagnosis of cardiac diseases, and it is also a prerequisite for many surgeries,” Bobb said.

Offering stress tests in Smithers limits the need for people to travel to Prince

George or Terrace for testing before surgeries.

The $80,000 equipment includes a treadmill with diagnostic abilities, computer and a cardiac defibrillator.

The foundation raised $10,000 through a gala last October, a local trust donated $10,000.

Kinettes raised a significant amount through a Halloween dance, and the rest was donated by individuals and businesses.

Northern Health spent $60,000 in renovations to make space for the equipment, and trained two nurses and one doctor to use it.

The first stress tests were done last Thursday.

HOPE forToday Not an Accessory

With the hotter days of summer it is nice to have air-conditioning. We wonder how most people did without it years ago. My brother had a 1928 Chevrolet. It was a useful car even though it was some 35 years old when he owned it. The only air-conditioning was the air that blew in with the top off and the windshield propped open thus having a cooling effect on the occupants. In those days there were few accessories available in vehicles.

Today cars have so many accessories, GPS, CD/ DVD players, satellite radio, heated seats etc, etc.

Sometimes people buy the car because of the accessories, all the bells and whistles, taking little notice of the drive train that actually makes up the essence of the vehicle.

Sometimes we view God as an accessory. The primary reason we call on him is to do something for us. When our need is met we often forget about him and continue in to our own ways, sometimes without even a thank you. We use him as an accessory to our lives so we can live our lives, our way.

God is not some accessory that we turn on and off at our bidding, that we turn to when we have a perceived need or that we call on at our fancy. He is the Almighty God. Without him nothing exists, nothing moves, nothing breaths (John 1:1-3). He is the author of life (Acts 3:15) and in him is all true life (John 1:4). He is the drive behind it all. He does what he wants, how he wants, whenever he wants (Isaiah 46:10). God’s word says he holds everything together (Colossians 1:17). Jesus said “For apart from me you can do nothing.” John 15:5 NLT. As we surrender to him and His ways, he will look after us and our every need according to his perfect will.

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MICHAEL JAMES KILLMAN June 6, 1969 - June 30, 2015 Survived by his parents Ernie & Diane Killman, sister Trudi Gillis (Joe) & son Dalton.

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Herman is survived by his wife, Shirley; his children - Lisa (Albert), Tim (Tanya), and Jo-Ann; his siblings, Jerry (Rolf), Fred (Marg), Rita (Elmer), Myrna, Robin, and Diana (Vic); and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.

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It’s with great sorrow that we announce the sudden passing of long time Granisle resident James Herman Parks. Herman passed away unexpectedly at home on July 11, 2015.

Born in Timmins, Ontario Herman moved to Granisle in 1979 and was quick to make it his home.

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Donna-Jean Charlotte Turner (nee Sutherland) passed away peacefully in the Bulkley Valley District Hospital in Smithers on July 15, 2015 at the age of 73 years.

Donna-Jean was born on Feb.10, 1942, in Tisdale, Sask, the eldest daughter of Cecil Clarence Sutherland and Velma Lenora Dahl. She married Kenneth Raymond Turner in Prince George, BC on May 10, 1958. They were blessed with two daughters, Debbie and Barb. In 1960 the family moved to Houston, BC where they have resided for 55 years.

Donna is survived by her dear friend Vern Lokken and daughters Debbie (Eric) and Barb (Jim); grandchildren Amber (Rod), Jennifer (Darren), Ken (Jill), Carla (Curtis), Ashley (Jake) and Amalia; great grandchildren Lane, Shannelle, Denae, Raewyn, Kate-Lynn and Gabriel; sisters Sharon (Robert) and Wanda; brothers Niel and Roy (Julie); brother-in-law Paul. She was predeceased by her husband Kenneth; parents Cecil and Velma; step-mother Joyce; sister Cecile; brothers-in-law Wayne and Syl. Donna will be fondly remembered by her immediate family as well as many nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts, uncles, in-laws and friends.

A Memorial Service will be held on Friday, July 24th at 1:00 pm in the Houston Royal Canadian Legion.

Condolences for Donna can be made at www. raschraderfuneralhome.com.

R.A. SCHRADER FUNERAL SERVICES 250-847-2441

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Positions are for various areas of our mill site and involves manual labour. If you are interested, please send your resume to tunde.zsigmond@pinnaclepellet.com Subject line should have “Resume” and your full name.

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We service the Oilfield in Grande Prairie and surrounding area. t Class 1 - Driving Tri-Tri or Tri Quads t Off Road or Fluid Hauling Experience Preferable t Must be able to chain up! t Competitive Wages t Benefits after 3 months t Staff Housing upon availability t Flexible schedules and travel arrangements available t Opportunities for overtime!! t We are a family owned and operated company Please email resume and current driving abstracts to: hr@mtts.ca

Experienced Wildfire Firefighters Summit Reforestation in Smithers, BC is currently taking applications for experienced wildfire firefighters interested in being on a stand-by list. t After an initial interview we will put your name on a call list based on experience and certifications t We will call the people on the list for work as needed t Please attach a list of when, where, and for how many days you have worked on fires in the past t If you have them please include the ministry fire numbers t Attach a list of relevant certifications – we will pay for re-certification if required t Pay is based on level of experience and training t You can apply from anywhere – however, you should be prepared to move to a fire camp within 3 days’ notice of getting a call

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Employment

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Medical/Dental

Houses For Sale

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Pets & Livestock

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Will come to your home to cut meat or can be dropped off at our shop.

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Call Michael at 250-698-7533

Merchandise for Sale

Auctions Estate Auction-Antique cars, tractors, 5th wheel RV, tools & more. Grindrod, BC, Sat, July 25th, 11am. View photos and info doddsauction.com or call 250-545-3259.

Misc. for Sale STEEL BUILDINGS. “Our big 35th anniversary sale” 20x20 $4500. 25x24 $5198. 30x30 $7449. 32x36 $8427. 40x46 $12140. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-6685422. www.pioneersteel.ca.

Real Estate Commercial/ Industrial Property 4 Bay Shop in West Quesnel showroom, offices, compressor, paved lot across from shopping mall. Suitable for auto sales & service, detail shop or second hand store.

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“A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN OUR REGION” 37, 3RD Avenue, PH: 250-692-3195 PO Box 820, TF: 800-320-3339 Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0 FX: 250-692-3305 www.rdbn.bc.ca E-MAIL:inquiries@rdbn.bc.ca

Job Posting – Knockholt Landfill Staffing Positions The Regional District is seeking three individuals to work at the Knockholt Landfill, which is located approximately 8km east of Houston, BC, commencing September 1, 2015.

A landfill compactor, excavator with thumb, crawler dozer, dump truck and roll-off truck will be used at the facility. The hours of operation of the Knockholt Landfill are Monday through Sunday 10:00am to 6:00pm, closed Statutory Holidays. The three positions available are as follows: Employee 1 will work 5 days per week (Monday through Friday), 9 hours per day, for a total of 45 hours every week.

Employee 2 will work under an averaging agreement, 7 days on (Monday through Sunday) followed by 7 days off, 9 hours per day, for a total of 63 hours every two weeks.

Employee 3 will work under an averaging agreement, 7 days on (Monday through Sunday) followed by 7 days off, 9 hours per day, for a total of 63 hours every two weeks.

All three positions are permanent, full time and offer a competitive wage and comprehensive benefits package following the successful completion of a 6 month probationary period.

The general duties of the landfill staff will be: • Daily operations of the landfill including directing vehicle traffic to proper unloading zones, use of heavy equipment to spread and compact the garbage, hauling cover soil, unloading public drop off bins at the landfill active face, plowing snow in the winter and grading roads in the summer; • Maintaining a clean and accessible public drop off area, conducting regular inspections of the electric fence and ensuring that the on-site weigh scale is operational; • Greeting and assisting the public in the proper disposal of waste materials; • General maintenance of on-site equipment; • Monitoring, reporting and documentation of landfill activities including recycling initiatives.

Skills that the landfill staff should possess: • Good public relations skills; • Be physically fit and enjoy working outdoors in all weather conditions; • Be safety conscious; • An ability to keep an organized and clean and tidy site, including the ability to correctly fill out paperwork and documentation; • Experience operating and maintaining heavy equipment including loaders, excavators with thumbs, crawler dozers, dump trucks and roll-off trucks. Experience with the above equipment in earthwork and road building construction activities where achievement of proper elevation and grading is desired.

Resumes which include a detailed description of relevant experience will be accepted until 3:00pm, Monday, July 27, 2015 at the Regional District office in Burns Lake. Please indicate on the resume if you wish to be considered for one or all of the available positions. Resumes may be faxed to 250-6923305 and should be addressed to Janine Dougall, Director of Environmental Services.

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Keeping it fresh and local The Houston Farmers Market runs every Friday throughout the summer, and this year there is live music played every week by local musicians. Last week they had over 150 new people browsing the booths.

Top left: Leslie Crane, Quick Alekiba Creations, sells crocheting, hand-sewed bags and jewellery at the Houston Farmers Market.

Top right: Jamie DeValera and his daughter Erica sell goods at the market.

DeValera owns Sweet Fix, a home-based business where he sells home made chocolates and confections. His daughter Erica joined him with her own booth, selling her clay and beadwork.

Above: Leah Collett and Myrna Lieuwen sell flowers from Riverside Gardens as a fund raiser for the Houston Gospel Festival.

Right: Liam sells fresh produce from Small Potatoes Farms in Smithers.

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