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The Regional District of BulkleyNechako (RDBN) held its second forest forum on Oct. 13, 2015.

Participants included local politicians and representatives from forest industry, community forests, Council of Forest Industries, Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, First Nations and the Omineca Beetle Action Coalition.

Discussions focused on issues such as changing climate and the significant changes to wildfire management around fuel build up and intensity of fires.

Bill Miller, Director of Electoral Area B, explained that wildfires have had cumulative impacts to the region over the last few years. Miller said discussing sustainable forest practices is vi-

tal.

“Forest is our home, our sustenance, our workplace, and our recreation place,” said Miller. “It is a part of who we are.”

He added the forum was important to ensure the RDBN is working collaborative in their approach to getting the best use of the region’s resources and capacities.

Participants heard presentations from Brian Simpson, former Executive Director of the Wildfire Management Branch, Tim Ryan, Board Chair of the Forest Practices Board, and Bradley Martin, Senior Protection Officer with the Northwest Fire Centre.

The forum was a joint initiative by the RDBN and the Omineca Beetle Action Coalition.

A report with all forum discussions will be released within the next couple of weeks.

Guilty pleas result in 20-year ban on animal ownership

By Alicia Bridges Black Press

A Houston mother and daughter were banned from owning animals for 20 years as punishment for animal cruelty offences in a sentence handed down by the Smithers Provincial Court last week.

Karin Adams, aged 43, and her 22-year-old daughter Catherine were sentenced last Thursday after entering guilty pleas the previous day.

Karin, who appeared via video-link, pleaded guilty to two counts of causing or permitting an animal to be in distress.

Catherine Adams also pleaded guilty to two counts of causing or permitting an animal to be in distress, as well as one count of causing unnecessary pain or suffering to an animal.

The charges relate to their treatment of 53 horses, dogs, cats, fish and birds, which were

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Roadblock set up in Houston for school bus safety

By Xuyun Zeng Houston Today

School bus drivers, the police and the school district believe we have a problem with erroneous drivers failing to stop for buses.

In response to this, school district board

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“We’re concerned about the safety of our students because of incidents all over the province with regard to people not obeying the flashing lights that school buses use,” Kearns said. “And just talking to a bus driver this morning, he had two vehicles go right by his bus when he had his orange lights on.”

“So this is just a reminder to people that we want you to obey those lights and we want our kids to be safe.”

Veteran school bus driver Christine Crump agrees that people who don’t stop for flashing lights creates a hazardous situation.

“They’re not using the lights on the bus

as they would a traffic light,” Crump said.

“So they drive through our red lights all the time as children are crossing the highway.

It’s very scary.”

The source of the problem, according to Crump, lies in lack of awareness and distracted driving.

“Doing campaigns like this certainly will help because the knowledge isn’t out there, and also people are distracted,” she said.

Kearns also has his own theory on why this happens throughout the province.

“Probably just the fact that people in an area like this where you can drive for a while not seeing other vehicles, I think they just get daydreaming,”

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Concerned about school bus safety, Les Kearns and local police officers stopped traffic on Butler Avenue to hand out leaflets concerning how to drive safely when approaching a school bus. he said. “I don’t think anybody intentionally disobeys those lights and wants to risk harming a child.”

Houston is the first to organize the bus safety checkpoint.

They did one earlier in the morning at Twain Sullivan School.

According to the leaflet, a flashing overhead yellow light means “prepare to stop”, and if it is red,

it means drivers have to stop.

The leaflet also illustrated that drivers from both directions have to stop unless there is a median on the roadway.

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Crisp told the court some of the animals were found in “utterly atrocious” conditions.

He provided Judge Struyk with pictures showing underweight horses and caged dogs seized by the BCSPCA. Crisp also read from reports by two veterinarians, including Dr Cori Stephens, who rated the weight of the horses and dogs with a “body condition scale” of one to 9, with five being an animal in ideal condition and one being emaciated.

Stephens gave several of the horses a score of 1.5, and all were scored between 1.5 and 4.5.

Of the 18 dogs seized several were underweight, one had an untreated tumour and another was suffering from a severe infestation of dental lice.

Many of the animals did not have access to food or water and some of the dogs were too aggressive to be inspected on the day.

Crisp called for both defendants to serve a six month jail sentence with three years probation subject to a string of conditions, and separate orders including a ban on owning animals.

Catherine’s defence lawyer Michael Murphey, who was not representing Karin but did assist her in the plea and sentencing process, agreed on the length of the sentence and most of the probation conditions.

However, he did not believe Catherine should have to serve her sentence in jail.

Instead, he suggested the 22-yearold be given a conditional sentence which could be served at the residence of a family member, subject to conditions.

Murphey noted that Catherine was young and did not have a criminal record.

He said the 22-yearold had been suffering from anxiety and depression, leading her to turn to animals for comfort.

“We suspect that this partially has fuelled what we’re seeing here, that Catherine Adams will prevail upon her Mom to bring animals in and keep them,” said Murphey.

He said the defendants had taken on unwanted animals attempting to rescue them but did not have the means to look after them.

Murphey also stressed that Catherine’s only work

experience was with animals, which would limit her employment prospects during her probation.

Karin Adams chose not to comment before the judge, however Catherine took the opportunity to apologize to the judge.

Her voice broke as she explained she was truly sorry for the pain and suffering she had caused the animals.

She outlined the hardships she had experienced over the past two years but accepted responsibility for the condition of the animals.

“Honestly I don’t know to tell you, I honestly feel that there is really no punishment you can hand out that is worse than what I’ve already had to endure in the last two years,” she said.

“I don’t mean that to sound rudely or anything but it is just, I’m to that point, I can’t take anymore.”

In his summary of the facts before sentencing, Judge Struyk considered the Adams’s poor financial situation and the hostility they were experiencing in their communities.

“They did not have any significant income and the impression that I am left with is that in part they were of very limited means

and unable to provide adequate food or veterinary care for all the animals in their care,” he said.

“I am told that both of them have received hostile messages, both on social media and the telephone,” he said.

“Both Adams have found themselves unwelcome and treated with hostility and ostracization in both the local communities.”

He said he believed the Adams’s had not wilfully harmed their animals but neglected them, although they had repeated warnings from the BCSPCA to improve their living conditions.

He noted that animal food, including hay, was found at the property and not all of the animals were in bad health.

There was also evidence that the animals had received some veterinary care, he said, but it remained obvious some had suffered.

Struyk said the question of why the animals were in such bad condition had not been answered fully by the submissions.

He added that the sentence had to be an appropriate deterrent to both the defendants and the wider public from committing similar offences, and for the Adams’s rehabilitation.

Because the Crown and defence lawyers were essentially seeking the same sentence under a joint submission, Struyk said the only issue left for the court was to decide whether Catherine Adams should serve her sentence in custody.

He said counsel submissions had characterized Karin Adams as being less responsible than her daughter.

Struyk sentenced her to two years of probation, subject to conditions, in addition to the 15 days jail time she had already served while in custody.

Catherine Adams received a six-month conditional sentence to be served in the residence of a family member, followed by a three year probation order subject to a range of conditions.

Struyk adopted the lawyers’ suggestions that both defendants be banned from owning animals for 20 years, and that they be ordered to undergo counselling as a condition of their probation.

They were also ordered to pay back $5,456 in veterinary costs to the BCSPCA. Both Karin and Catherine will be restricted from working with animals during their probation.

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Houston Council conducts first Business Walk

By Xuyun Zeng Houston Today

The business climate in Houston shines bright, according to councillors who attended the first Business Walk held last Wednesday.

Councillors Dawn Potvin, Tim Anderson and Mayor Shane Brienen spent the day visiting various businesses around town along with Chamber of Commerce manager Maureen Czirfusz.

They talked business and how the District can help.

“For the most part, business has been steady, a few have dropped a little bit, some have actually increased. So overall, business has been fairly steady in the community,” Mayor Brienen said at his last stop of the day in Country Wide Printing & Stationery Ltd. Coun.

Potvin said she went to four businesses on Wednesday and will visit more in the future.

“It was an incredibly positive experience,” Coun. Potvin said. “I think this should have happened years ago, and I think we need to continue to do it, and not just do it once, but follow up with them in six months.”

Coun.

Tim Anderson said he went to “eight or nine” businesses.

“For the most part, the feel I got was that the majority of business have been doing well, and been really busy even with the [Houston Forest Products] shut down, which was a little surprising and very pleasant to hear,” he said.

Coun.

Potvin agreed.

“We asked each of them if their business felt an impact from the HFP closure, I think their answers show that it wasn’t as big a negative impact as everybody thought,” Coun. Potvin said.

Coun. Potvin and Anderson both got a sense of how Houston can improve.

“A couple of the businesses we went to in the industrial site

really do want to see the entrance at the west side of town to the industrial site opened up to two-way traffic,” Coun. Anderson said.

“So that’s something that council will have to look at.”

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education, they’re having a hard time finding those people in Houston,” he said.

The District does not have a direct way to influence this, but Coun.

Anderson suggested that he

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He also pointed to a labour crunch here.

“As far as hiring people goes, they’re looking for people with the right qualifications and whether it be experience or

would look into government funding to develop Houston’s human capital, and marketing Houston’s businesses to make them attractive to work in.

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Members of the Houston Council and the Chamber of Commerce participated in the first ever Business Walk last Wednesday. Pictured above, Mayor Shane Brienen visits with Tom Euverman, owner of CountryWide Printing & Stationery Ltd., to discuss how business has been going this past year.

Coun. Potvin said that businesses have problems going into the mall.

“The mall is always a bit of a concern because smaller businesses just cannot go into the mall, and that’s why our mall is empty, I think,” she said. “Otherwise, each business is very happy with where their

location was and all of them were doing well.”

Among the businesses Coun.

Potvin visited, she said all of them answered that the state of their business was “good” and “increasing” on a questionnaire.

Other councillors were also out visiting businesses on Saturday after this edition has

gone to print. Also, council will visit more businesses in November.

“We have some that weren’t available at this time that we’ll do in November. After that, November time, we’ll go through all the data and have a good look at what the overall picture is,” Mayor Brienen said.

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Curriculum training cuts into teaching time

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.C. teachers switching to the education ministry’s new curriculum this year will use 10 hours of classroom time to train

on it.

Education Minister Mike Bernier announced the training plan Monday at the B.C. legislature, with teacher, trustee and parent representatives alongside. Bernier said training the first 2,000 teachers to deliver the new curriculum this year will cost $1 million and take the equivalent of two teaching days.

It’s up to local school districts to decide how that time is organized, but it may mean extra non-instructional days or parts of days when students would be sent home early.

The new curriculum is being piloted this year for kindergarten through Grade 9 and will become mandatory across the province starting next fall. Curriculum updates for the higher grades are still in development.

For the next two years, teachers across B.C. will use one of their current professional development days for curriculum training and an additional five hours, the equivalent of one classroom day, will also be devoted to the new curriculum.

Bernier confirmed that the program is being implemented within existing budgets. The additional $1 million this year is to fund teacher training seminars and travel costs for rural teachers where the training isn’t offered in their home districts.

The training plan was announced with representatives of the B.C. Teachers’ Federation, the B.C. School Trustees’ Association, superintendents, principals and vice principals, parent advisory councils, independent schools, and the First Nations Steering Committee.

BCSTA president Teresa Rezansoff said school boards will decide how to structure the training to “best meet the needs of teachers while minimizing any impact on student learning time.”

Bernier says the new curriculum emphasizes “hands on” learning and more flexibility for individualized studies. Two areas of emphasis are environmental education and an enhanced aboriginal perspective in every subject.

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Battle over pensions, pay stubs

By Tom Fletcher Black Press

Pensions and payroll deductions to finance them are a key battleground for the Oct. 19 federal election.

Liberal leader Justin Trudeau sparked debate by endorsing the Ontario government’s plan to launch a provincial version of the Canada Pension Plan, with mandatory payroll deductions to finance it.

The Liberal Party platform says only that a Trudeau government “will work with the provinces and territories, workers, employers and retiree organizations to enhance the Canada Pension Plan.”

NDP leader Thomas Mulcair has

“We’re doing, frankly, what most other Western democratic countries do, make adjustments based in demographics.”

made a similar pledge to expand the CPP, noting that Ontario and Prince Edward Island have already put forward pension proposals. He plans to convene a meeting with provinces within six months of forming a government.

Conservative leader Stephen Harper has rejected mandatory expansion, but has said he would consider a system of voluntary additional contributions to CPP. The

- Prime Minister Stephen Harper Conservatives have promoted an increase in tax-free savings account limits to $10,000 per year and income splitting for married seniors.

Conservative Finance Minister Joe Oliver said for an employee earning $60,000 a year, the Ontario pension would reduce take-home pay by $1,000 a year, and similar payments by employers would lead to reduced employment.

The Green Party

platform also promises to expand the CPP, but provides no details.

Trudeau and Mulcair have both denied Harper’s allegation that they plan to eliminate pension income splitting. Both have also vowed to cancel the Conservative plan to raise the eligibility age for Old Age Security payments from 65 to 67, which would not take full effect until 2029.

OAS is not a pension plan, but a taxpayer-

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funded program that pays $565 per month for all seniors, in addition to the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) that provides up to $766 per month to qualifying low-income seniors. OAS is progressively taxed back for seniors whose combined income from other source exceeds $72,809.

In an interview last week, Harper said his government has provided the biggest increase in the GIS in 25 years, and defended the move to phase in a higher eligibility age for OAS, starting in 2023.

“We’re doing, frankly, what most other Western democratic countries do, make adjustments based on demographics,” Harper said.

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“Lee’s Garden. And they should order chicken with cashews. It’s always fresh!”

Industrial fire safety rules tightened The B.C. government has introduced changes to WorkSafeBC legislation in the wake of fatal dust explosions at two northern B.C. sawmills

in 2012.

MLAs are debating a bill that requires employers to report all workplace fires or explosions that had the

potential to cause serious injury to a worker, require employer investigation reports to be posted or reported to employees, and allows

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Police investigate explosion and fire at Babine Forest Products mill in Burns Lake Jan. 20, 2012.

WorkSafeBC to help workplace health and safety committees to resolve disagreements over health and safety issues.

Two mill workers died and 20 others were injured when an explosion and fire tore through the Babine Forest Products sawmill on Jan. 20, 2012.

On April 23, 2012 a similar explosion killed two workers and injured 22 more employees at Lakeland Mills in Prince George.

No criminal charges were laid in either event, and the B.C, government earlier changed WorkSafe investigation procedures to protect

evidence in cases that could lead to prosecution.

B.C. exports up in August The value of B.C. exports increased 0.9 per cent in August, mainly due to increased sales to the United States and a strong year for salmon and fruit sales.

Compared to totals up to August 2014, agriculture and food products export value jumped 22.7 per cent in the first eight months of this year, according to the latest Statistics Canada figures. Whole salmon exports were up 48 per cent and fruit and nut sales up 44.5 per cent for the period.

The value of energy products dropped 22.2 per cent up to August, driven by a slump in natural gas prices and a drop in value of coal exports. That was partly overcome by a 73 per cent surge in electricity exports for the period, although at lower prices for an increase in value of 32 per cent.

The value of solid wood exports was up 4.3 per cent year over year, and pulp and paper exports grew by 3.5 per cent.

Advance poll voting up 71% Early birds were out in force for the Oct. 19 federal election, with an estimated 71 per cent in-

B.C. Views Tom Fletcher crease in voters Canadawide making it to advance polls compared to the 2011 election.

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Log exports not expanded in Trans-Pacific Partnership

By Tom Fletcher Black Press

The TransPacific Partnership agreement doesn’t resolve Canada’s longrunning dispute with the United States over softwood lumber, or remove restrictions on log exports from B.C. Prime Minister Stephen Harper said the Canadian government would like to renew the CanadaU.S. softwood agreement, expired as of Thanksgiving

Day. It’s a side deal outside the North American Free Trade Agreement, and it won’t be covered by the Pacific Rim trade either.

“Obviously we would like to see this agreement move forward, and I think industry on both sides of the border would, but for reasons that were not entirely clear, the American administration hasn’t seen it that way,” Harper said in an interview with Black

Press.

“In terms of forestry, what the TPP does do is provide new tariff-free access to many Asian countries, including enhanced access to the Japanese market.”

Restrictions on log exports from B.C. are also not eased by the TPP, which includes Japan, Malaysia, Vietnam, New Zealand and Australia.

B.C.’s control over Crown land log prices has long been an irritant

with the U.S. and Japan, while private and aboriginal land log producers are restricted by federal rules.

“B.C. was able to ensure that both provincial and federal log export controls will not change as a result of the TPP, despite pressure from Japan to eliminate them,” B.C. International Trade Minister Teresa Wat said in a statement.

“B.C.’s objectives for the forestry sector during the TPP

negotiations were to gain market access for forestry products to important TPP

markets such as Japan, while maintaining existing log export controls.”

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Log export restrictions in B.C. are a long-standing source of irritation for both the U.S. and Japan.

Premier Christy Clark said this week her first call to Ottawa after the Oct. 19 federal election will be about continuing the U.S. softwood lumber talks. Harper expressed confidence that despite the history of U.S. legal and trade actions over the years, the existing deal can be extended.

“We’ve managed to export a lot of lumber over the years and I’m confident we will continue to,” Harper said.

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Leisure Facility updates

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replacement control panel.

“Not sure if it has gotten too much of use as of yet, but it is there and ready and available,” Coltura said. “We haven’t had any request as of yet, but we are ready and able to accommodate those persons with mobility issues.”

The monthly Leisure Services report stated that it had 2,979 visits in August that brought $7,064 in revenue, the biggest increase compared to August 2014. It also earned almost three times as much from lockers and merchandise compared to last year.

Memberships sold also increased, but revenue dropped.

Program registrations increased slightly.

“I know generally the town’s been fairly busy this summer. I know we had a lot of tourists visiting and with the Canadian dollar too, probably a lot of people stayed

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The Leisure Facility has new updates.

The gym will see a new recumbent bike and a hamstring curl leg extension machine, while the pool’s accessible lift is fully functional now. In a report released at council, it also reported a major increase in revenue in August.

However, the pool is still having a hard time finding replacement lifeguards.

“We’re replacing a couple of older pieces that have outlived their useful life,” director Ryan Coltura said.

“We’re trying to get onto a bit of a program where we’re regularly keeping the equipment for approximately 10 years.”

People with mobility challenges can now use the pool’s lift. The lift raises and lowers people into the pool. Until recently, the lift was missing a

ROAD Work

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Repaving of roads in downtown Houston has begun. Currently, crews are busy improving the condition of Butler and Copeland Avenues. Houston Council approved the repaving of several roads in Houston at their regular meeting on September 1. Nadina Way, Tweedie Avenue, Mountainview Drive, 6th Street, and Omineca Crescent will also undergo repaving. closer to home this summer,” Coltura said. “Hopefully the service we provided and the programs that we offer are getting more people into the doors and getting the residents to become regular users.”

However, with the

summer’s end, four lifeguards left the pool and they are looking for more.

“We’re definitely not in an overly comfortable position with the numbers that we’ve got. We would like to get a couple more on staff, for

Customer Appreciation Day

sure,” director Ryan Coltura said.

Coltura said lifeguards have been stepping up when needed, and with the

reduced fall hours, they can manage.

“It sounds there might be one or two individuals with qualifications that

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NOTICE OF ASSENT VOTING

REGIONAL DISTRICT OF BULKLEY-NECHAKO BYLAW NO. 1743 - A BYLAW TO ESTABLISH THE TOPLEY RURAL FIRE PROTECTION SERVICE WHEREAS: A. Under Section 796 of the Local Government Act a Regional District may operate any service the Board considers necessary or desirable for all or part of the Regional District; B. The Board of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako wishes to establish a service for the purpose of fire protection and suppression in the service area; C. The approval of the Inspector of Municipalities has been obtained under section 801 of the Local Government Act; D. Participating area approval has been obtained under Section 801.2 of the Local Government Act; NOW THEREFORE the Board of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako in open meeting assembled enacts as follows: 1) Service The Topley Rural Fire Protection Service (the “Service”) is established by this Bylaw for the purpose of fire protection and suppression.

2) Boundaries The boundaries of the Service Area are a portion of Electoral Area “B” (Burns Lake Rural) and “G” (Houston Rural) in the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako as shown outlined on the map attached as Schedule “A” to this bylaw and known as “Topley Rural Fire Protection Service Area (the “Service Area.”)

3) Participating Areas The “Participating Areas” are Electoral Areas “B” and “G”.

4) Cost Recovery As provided in Section 803 of the Local Government Act, the annual cost of providing the Service shall be recovered by one or more of the following: (a) property value taxes imposed in accordance with Division 4.3 of Part 24 of the Local Government Act; (b) revenues received by way of agreement, enterprise, gift, grant or otherwise.

5) Maximum Requisition The maximum amount that may be requisitioned annually for this service shall be SEVENTY-TWO THOUSAND ($72,000) DOLLARS.

6) Apportionment of Costs The costs of the service shall be apportioned among the Participating Areas on the basis of the converted value of land and improvements in the Service Area.

7) Citation This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as the “Topley Rural Fire Protection Service Establishment Bylaw No. 1743, 2015.”

READ A FIRST TIME this 23 day of July, 2015 READ A SECOND TIME this 23 day of July, 2015 READ A THIRD TIME this 23 day of July, 2015 I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of Bylaw No. 1743 at third reading. ________________________ Gail Chapman Corporate Administrator APPROVED BY THE INSPECTOR OF MUNICIPALITIES this 18 day of September, 2015.

ASSENT OF ELECTORS OBTAINED this day of , 2015.

ADOPTED THIS ______ day of ____________, 2015. _________________________ Chair

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APPROVED BY THE INSPECTOR OF MUNICIPALITIES this 18th day of September, 2015 RECEIVED the approval of the electors on the day of , 2015 ADOPTED this day of , 2015 ______________________________ Chairperson

__________________________ Corporate Administrator

Certified a true copy of Bylaw No. 1744 as adopted. __________________________ Corporate Administrator

TAKE NOTICE that the above are true copies of the proposed bylaws on which the vote of the electors within a portion of Electoral Area “B” (Burns Lake Rural) and a portion of Electoral Area “G” (Houston Rural) of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako will be taken.

The question that is to be voted on is: “Are you in favour of both of the following: a) Topley Rural Fire Protection Local Service Establishment Bylaw No. 1743, 2015, which would provide fire protection and suppression services for a maximum taxation on land and improvements of $72,000 (equal to a residential rate of $1.90 per $1,000 of total net taxable assessments); and b) Topley Rural Fire Protection Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 1744, 2015 giving authorization to borrow up to $383,639 over 25 years to be used to purchase a fire truck and purchase and upgrade a new fire hall.”

The tax rate referred to above does not include the 5.25% fee charged by the Province to collect taxes for regional districts.

GENERAL VOTING DAY

REGIONAL DISTRICT OF BULKLEY-NECHAKO BYLAW NO. 1744 Being a bylaw authorizing borrowing of THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY-THREE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE DOLLARS ($383,639) for the construction of a fire hall and purchase of a fire truck for the Topley Rural Fire Protection Service Area WHEREAS the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako has established by Bylaw No. 1743 a service for the purpose of providing fire protection and suppression for a portion of Electoral Area “B” (Burns Lake Rural) and “G” (Houston Rural) known as the “Topley Rural Fire Protection Service Area”; AND WHEREAS it is deemed desirable and expedient to construct a fire hall and purchase a fire truck for the Topley Rural Fire Protection Service Area; AND WHEREAS the estimated cost of constructing a fire hall and purchasing a fire truck including expenses incidental thereto is a sum not to exceed THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY-THREE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE DOLLARS ($383,639) of which the sum of THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY-THREE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE DOLLARS ($383,639) is the amount of debt intended to be borrowed by this bylaw; AND WHEREAS the maximum term for which a debenture debt may be issued to secure the debt created by this bylaw is for a term not to exceed twenty-five years; AND WHEREAS authority to borrow under this bylaw expires five years from the date on which this bylaw is adopted; AND WHEREAS the Regional Board of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako has obtained the approval of the electors in accordance with Section 801.2 of the Local Government Act; NOW THEREFORE the Board of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako, in open meeting assembled, enacts as follows: LOAN AUTHORIZATION 1. The Board of Directors of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako is hereby empowered and authorized to undertake and carry out or cause to be carried out the construction of a fire hall and the purchase of a fire truck for the Topley Rural Fire Protection Service Area generally in accordance with plans on file in the regional district office and to do all things necessary in connection therewith and without limiting the generality of the foregoing: a) To borrow upon the credit of the Regional District a sum not exceeding THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY-THREE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE DOLLARS ($383,639); b) To acquire all such real property, easements, rights-of-way, licenses, rights or authorities as may be requisite or desirable for or in connection with the construction of a fire hall and purchase of a fire truck serving the Topley Rural Fire Protection Service Area.

2. The maximum term for which debentures may be issued to secure the debt created by this bylaw is 25 years.

3. This bylaw may be cited as “Topley Rural Fire Protection Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 1744, 2015.”

General Voting Day will be open to QUALIFIED ELECTORS between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 7, 2015 at the Topley Community Hall, 11591 Chester Street, Topley, B.C ELECTOR REGISTRATION There is no need to pre-register to vote as the registration of all electors for this referendum will take place at the time of voting. You will be required to make a declaration that you meet the following requirements: • you are a Canadian citizen; and • you are, or will be on General Voting Day, age 18 or older; and • you have been a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately preceding voting day; and • you have been a resident of OR registered owner of real property in the jurisdiction for at least 30 days immediately preceding voting day; and • you are not disqualified by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting, or not otherwise disqualified by law.

Resident Electors will be required to produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature). Picture identification is not necessary. The identification must prove both residency and identity.

Non-Resident Property Electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature) to prove identity, proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property, and, if applicable, written consent from the other property owners. If there is more than one registered owner of the property, only one of those individuals may, with the written consent of the majority of the owners, register as a non-resident property elector.

Proof of ownership of the property must be provided including the legal description and physical address (tax notice, utility bill, or recent copy of the Land Title Search).

It is recommended that Non-Resident Property Electors contact the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako in advance of General Voting Day to be certain that all requirements have been met.

RESIDENT AND NON-RESIDENT PROPERTY ELECTORS ARE ALLOWED ONLY 1 VOTE REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF PROPERTIES OWNED. Companies/Corporations Properties registered in company/corporation names do not qualify under the Local Government Act to vote.

Accepted I.D. Classes of documents that may be accepted as evidence of identification are: a British Columbia Driver’s License, a BCID card, an ICBC Owners Certificate of Insurance and Vehicle license, A British Columbia CareCard or GoldCareCard, a Ministry of Social Development and Economic Security Request for Continued Assistance from SDES8, a Social Insurance Card, a Citizenship Card, a real property tax notice, a credit card or debit card, or a utility bill.

NOTICE OF ADVANCE VOTING - Advance voting will be available to qualified electors as follows: Wednesday, October 28, 2015 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Topley Community Hall, 11591 Chester Street, Topley, B.C. Any qualified elector may vote at an advance voting opportunity.

READ A FIRST TIME this 23 day of July, 2015 READ A SECOND TIME this 23 day of July, 2015 READ A THIRD TIME this 23 day of July, 2015 I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of Bylaw No. 1744 at third reading. _______________________ Gail Chapman Corporate Administrator

If you have any questions in this regard, please contact Cheryl Anderson, Chief Election Officer or Geraldine Craven, Deputy Chief Election Officer at (250) 692-3195 or 1-800-320-3339.

Given under my hand this 15th day of October, 2015. ______________________________ Cheryl Anderson, Chief Election Officer

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NOTICE OF ASSENT VOTING

REGIONAL DISTRICT OF BULKLEY-NECHAKO BYLAW NO. 1745 A BYLAW TO ESTABLISH THE TOPLEY RURAL ROAD RESCUE AND MEDICAL FIRST RESPONDERS SERVICE WHEREAS: A. Under Section 796 of the Local Government Act a Regional District may operate any service the Board considers necessary or desirable for all or part of the Regional District; B. The Board of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako wishes to establish a service for the purpose of road rescue and medical first response services in the service area; C. The approval of the Inspector of Municipalities has been obtained under Section 801 of the Local Government Act; D. Participating area approval has been obtained under Section 801.2 of the Local Government Act; NOW THEREFORE the Board of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako in open meeting assembled enacts as follows: 1) Service The Topley Rural Road Rescue and Medical First Responders Service (the “Service”) is established by this Bylaw for the purpose of road rescue and medical first responders service.

2) Boundaries The boundaries of the Service Area are a portion of Electoral Area “B” (Burns Lake Rural) and “G” (Houston Rural) in the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako as shown outlined on the map attached as Schedule “A” to this bylaw and known as “Topley Rural Road Rescue and Medical First Responders Service Area” (the “Service Area.”)

3) Participating Areas The “Participating Areas” are Electoral Areas “B” and “G”.

4) Cost Recovery As provided in Section 803 of the Local Government Act, the annual cost of providing the Service shall be recovered by one or more of the following: (a) property value taxes imposed in accordance with Division 4.3 of Part 24 of the Local Government Act; (b) revenues received by way of agreement, enterprise, gift, grant or otherwise.

5) Maximum Requisition The maximum amount that may be requisitioned annually for this service shall be SEVEN THOUSAND ($7,000) DOLLARS. 6) Apportionment of Costs The costs of the service shall be apportioned among the Participating Areas on the basis of the converted value of land and improvements in the Service Area.

7) Citation This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as the “Topley Rural Road Rescue and Medical First Responders Service Establishment Bylaw No. 1745, 2015.”

READ A FIRST TIME this 23 day of July, 2015 READ A SECOND TIME this 23 day of July, 2015 READ A THIRD TIME this 23 day of July, 2015 I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of Bylaw No. 1745 at third reading. ________________________ Gail Chapman Corporate Administrator APPROVED BY THE INSPECTOR OF MUNICIPALITIES this 18 day of September, 2015.

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TAKE NOTICE that the above is a true copy of the proposed bylaw on which the vote of the electors within a portion of Electoral Area “B” (Burns Lake Rural) and a portion of Electoral Area “G” (Houston Rural) of the Regional District of BulkleyNechako will be taken.

The question that is to be voted on is: “Are you in favour of Topley Road Rescue and Medical First Responders Service Establishment Bylaw No. 1745, 2015, which would provide road rescue and medical first response services for a maximum taxation on land and improvements of $7,000 (equal to $0.17 per $1,000 of total net taxable assessments)?”

The tax rate referred to above does not include the 5.25% fee charged by the Province to collect taxes for Regional Districts.

GENERAL VOTING DAY General Voting Day will be open to QUALIFIED ELECTORS between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 7, 2015 at the Topley Community Hall, 11591 Chester Street, Topley, B.C ELECTOR REGISTRATION There is no need to pre-register to vote as the registration of all electors for this referendum will take place at the time of voting. You will be required to make a declaration that you meet the following requirements: • you are a Canadian citizen; and • you are, or will be on General Voting Day, age 18 or older; and • you have been a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately preceding voting day; and • you have been a resident of OR registered owner of real property in the jurisdiction for at least 30 days immediately preceding voting day; and • you are not disqualified by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting, or not otherwise disqualified by law.

Resident Electors will be required to produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature). Picture identification is not necessary. The identification must prove both residency and identity.

Non-Resident Property Electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature) to prove identity, proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property, and, if applicable, written consent from the other property owners. If there is more than one registered owner of the property, only one of those individuals may, with the written consent of the majority of the owners, register as a non-resident property elector.

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Proof of ownership of the property must be provided including the legal description and physical address (tax notice, utility bill, or recent copy of the Land Title Search).

It is recommended that Non-Resident Property Electors contact the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako in advance of General Voting Day to be certain that all requirements have been met.

RESIDENT AND NON-RESIDENT PROPERTY ELECTORS ARE ALLOWED ONLY 1 VOTE REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF PROPERTIES OWNED. Companies/Corporations Properties registered in company/corporation names do not qualify under the Local Government Act to vote.

Accepted I.D. Classes of documents that may be accepted as evidence of identification are: a British Columbia Driver’s License, a BCID card, an ICBC Owners Certificate of Insurance and Vehicle license, A British Columbia CareCard or GoldCareCard, a Ministry of Social Development and Economic Security Request for Continued Assistance from SDES8, a Social Insurance Card, a Citizenship Card, a real property tax notice, a credit card or debit card, or a utility bill.

NOTICE OF ADVANCE VOTING - Advance voting will be available to qualified electors as follows:

Wednesday, October 28, 2015 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Topley Community Hall, 11591 Chester Street, Topley, B.C. Any qualified elector may vote at an advance voting opportunity.

If you have any questions in this regard, please contact Cheryl Anderson, Chief Election Officer or Geraldine Craven, Deputy Chief Election Officer at (250) 692-3195 or 1-800-320-3339.

Given under my hand this 15th day of October, 2015. __________________________________ Cheryl Anderson, Chief Election Officer

Houston Today

NEWS

ICBC rate hike

By Jeff Nagel Black Press

The Insurance Corp. of B.C. has decided to raise basic auto insurance premiums by 5.5 per cent, driving up the annual cost by more than $44 for the average driver.

And a further jump in optional premiums for coverage like thirdparty liability will add nearly $16, for an annual increase of about $60 on average.

The basic premium increase is less than the 6.7 per cent jump ICBC had warned in August might be required as a result of rapidly rising injury claims and the resulting payouts.

The hit is lower in part because the province has approved an unusual $450-million transfer of capital from ICBC’s optional insurance business to the basic insurance side.

There’s been growing financial pressure on the basic side, while ICBC has had more wriggle room in recent years to actually decrease rates on its optional side, where it does not hold a monopoly and competes with private insurers.

But officials say optional costs are now also on the rise because optional third-party liability insurance covers injury payouts over $200,000.

Adrian Dix, the NDP’s critic on ICBC, noted the average driver will be paying nearly 30 per cent more in basic premiums than they did when Christy Clark became premier in 2011.

“Overall what we’re talking about is a major, major increase in rates for the average motorist,” said Dix, who lays part of the blame on management decisions at ICBC and trouble with the rollout of its new computer system.

He noted the provincial government has not opted to forgo the $160-million annual dividend it extracts each year from ICBC’s optional side.

“They’re not sacrificing,” Dix said. “They’re doing a double dip on the optional side.”

Canadian Taxpayers Federation spokesman Jordan Bateman said the continued flow of dividends to the government is particularly frustrat-

ing.

“Despite the fact we get gouged for more money each year, the government continues to suck all the profits out and puts them into general revenue,” Bateman said.

“We have a government that talks about affordability but erodes it when it comes to ICBC rates that continually jump higher than the rate of inflation.”

Tr a n s p o r t a t i o n Minister Todd Stone said more than 80 per cent of motorists use ICBC for both basic and optional coverage and they are paying only 13 per cent more than in 2011 after recent optional rate cuts are taken into account.

Forgoing the annual dividend to government would have only trimmed the basic rate hike to 5.2 per cent, Stone said.

That 0.3 per cent reduction would have been “negligible” in terms of impact on customers, he said, but would “blow a pretty significant hole” in the province’s budget.

He called the $450-million transfer a one-time shift that can’t be repeated next year because there won’t be enough excess capital on the optional side.

ICBC officials also said they’re stepping up efforts to combat exaggerated and fraudulent claims.

A new fraud analytics tool is to be deployed early next year to use data, algorithms and statistical methods to quickly flag patterns and high predictors of fraud early in the claims process.

ICBC projects bodily injury claims costs will hit $2.3 billion this year, up from $2.17 billion in 2014. Those costs are up 64 per cent since 2008.

The number of injury claims are up about 11 per cent from the previous year.

Another basic rate hike is guaranteed next year.

The province’s rate smoothing policy requires each new year’s rates be no more than 1.5 per cent above or below the previous year’s. That means ICBC will be considering an increase of between four and seven per cent next fall.

The proposed basic rate hike, effective Nov. 1, must still be approved by the B.C. Utilities Commission.

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Recently we have heard of some towns Councils painting rainbow crosswalks to celebrate certain lifestyles. Some say this is an expression of love for those involved in these lifestyles.

I wholeheartedly agree that we should love one another. We are all human beings created in the image of God. “So God created human beings in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.” Genesis 2:27 NLT Every human being bears this image of their Creator. There is no room for hatred and persecution of those whom we disagree with. Jesus Christ warns us that anyone who is angry against another person will be severely judged (Matthew 5:2126), and on the contrary, he told us that we are to love our neighbour as ourselves and even to love our enemies (Matthew 5:44).

But does loving the person mean that we must agree with, celebrate or participate in everything they do? Why would we want to celebrate a lifestyle that has many inherent dangers? A case in point, upon a perusal of the U.S. Center for Disease Control website (www.cdc.gov/ hiv/group/msm/index.html), we quickly see that those who contract HIV are mostly men who have sex with men (63% in 2010) while they represent only a very small minority of the population (2%). According to the statistics, the incidents of infection are dramatically increasing in this group of men.

We are warned by nature and by God, that certain lifestyles will reap much grief, pain and judgement on those involved in them and on society as a whole (Romans 1:24-27). If we truly love others, would we not warn them of these dangers, rather than encourage them by painting a crosswalk in honour of their chosen lifestyle? “There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.” Proverbs 14:12 NIV. Furthermore, how are we being inclusive by celebrating a chosen lifestyle of only a few? To be truly inclusive we would have to paint every crosswalk for every chosen lifestyle. There are not enough crosswalks to represent every lifestyle.

If Town Councils want to be inclusive, and they feel they need to express this by painting a crosswalk, would it not be better that they paint it red, yellow, black, brown and white to represent all of the human race, to the exclusion of none.

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Key elements of B.C.’s system of immediate roadside penalties for drunk driving have been upheld by the Supreme Court of Canada.

By Jeff Nagel Black Press

Canada’s top court has upheld B.C.’s tough system of roadside penalties for impaired drivers, including vehicle impoundments, stiff fines and immediate 90-day licence suspensions.

The Supreme Court of Canada handed down twin judgments Friday that back key elements of the provincial government’s policy after it was challenged by motorists.

Justices said there was “no doubt” automatic roadside prohibitions are within the province’s jurisdiction and a valid regulatory measure.

They rejected the argument of opponents that the penal-

ties effectively create an offence that requires a right to a fair trial, not an instant decision by police after a failed bloodalcohol reading on a portable device.

The court found the province’s “pressing and substantial” goal of enacting the scheme “was not to oust the criminal law, but rather to prevent death and serious injury on public roads by removing drunk drivers and deterring impaired driving.”

Roadside penalties have largely supplanted criminal investigations and prosecutions for impaired driving in B.C. The amount of time and money expended on drunk driving cases in the courts and by police is down because of the nearly 70 per

cent drop in impaired charges.

Police still pursue criminal charges in cases of injury or death due to drunk driving.

Defence lawyers have criticized the immediate roadside prohibitions as a de facto decriminalization of most cases of impaired driving.

Although drivers who are caught and punished at roadside face stiff sanctions, they do not usually risk an impaired driving conviction and criminal record.

Also before the courts was the constitutionality of the compulsory demand to provide a breath sample or face roadside penalties.

A majority of Supreme Court justices said the original

2010 provision did violate the Charter of Rights protection against unlawful search and seizure.

The province amended its law in 2012 to allow drivers who fail a roadside breath test to take a second test – the lowest of the two readings is used – and created a process for them to appeal driving prohibitions.

“Our belief is that the amendments our government made in June 2012 already address the constitutional issues noted in the court’s decision,” B.C. Justice Minister Suzanne Anton said.

It’s not yet clear if drivers penalized in the first two years of the program could be compensated.

Anton welcomed the ruling, adding im-

mediate roadside prohibitions have been “very effective” and have saved an estimated 260 lives over the past five years.

“People are learning from them, they’re not drinking and driving as much,” Anton said.

“As soon as you blow that warn or that fail you will be penalized. And that is what deters people from drinking and driving.

That’s what keeps our roads safe.”

Defence lawyers intend to continue to challenge elements of the B.C. law that were not addressed by the top court.

About 18,000 roadside prohibitions are issued each year and about two per cent are successfully challenged through the review process.

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Greyhound Canada says it is not terminating its service in northern B.C. despite meeting with municipal leaders to discuss declining passenger numbers.

Smithers Mayor Taylor Bachrach was one of three mayors in northern B.C. who met with Greyhound representatives about a month ago to discuss the company’s steadily dropping ridership in the North.

He said last week the company gave him the impression it was thinking about shutting down its northern service completely.

“They came to town and we sat down and we had a chat about Greyhound’s service,” he said.

“They indicated to me that the company is struggling.

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was given the impression that they were struggling and that they were looking at all of their options.”

Bachrach said those options included, “the possibility of whether they could keep operating in our region at all.”

Responding to the mayor’s comments, Greyhound told The Interior News last week it had not pulled any services.

Asked whether any service cuts were being considered, the company said it was currently evaluating all of its B.C. routes.

One service from Calgary to Cranbrook will be cancelled on Oct. 15.

“We regularly assess our routes and customer loads per trip of these routes to determine the demand in each location,” said Greyhound spokesperson Ashley Sears.

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ny would not release passenger statistics for competitive reasons but confirmed it was reviewing its schedules due to slumping numbers.

Sears said the meetings with mayors in Smithers, Prince George and Terrace were to alert local leaders of possible changes.

“We addressed the decline in ridership and that we are looking at all options available to us, as well as how Mayor Bachrach and other municipal leaders envision a transportation model,” he said.

“We wanted to ensure we had open conversations with the leaders of any affected communities and what their needs are.”

Bachrach stood by his impressions of the meeting.

He hoped the company would not have to pull northern routes because losing the ser-

vice would compound an already chronic shortage of passenger transportation in the Northwest.

Bachrach has been outspoken about his support for increasing public transport along Highway 16, which is also known as the Highway of Tears because of the high number of women who have gone missing or been murdered along the route.

Bachrach told The Interior News last week he believes local governments will need to spearhead the push to improve public transportation in northern B.C. “In light of service reductions and things like Wally Oppal’s report, I think the case for sitting down as local governments and talking about what an adequate level of service would look like is becoming increasingly clear,” he said.

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The District of Houston is pursuing a Request for Proposals to design a new outfall structure for the sewage treatment lagoons. The successful Consultant shall provide a preliminary design and cost estimate; an outline of their proposed methodology/workplan; detailed design of approved solution; tender package for completion of works and schedule of completion of proposed works; construction schedule based on approval from the Ministry of Environment.

Sealed proposals marked “RFP 2015-1440 – Consultant Services for Design of Sewage Lagoon Outfall” will be received at the District of Houston Municipal Office, up to 2:00 p.m. (local time) on Friday, October 30, 2015 and addressed to the following: Lindsay Blair, Corporate Services Officer District of Houston, PO Box 370, 3367 12th Street Houston BC V0J 1Z0

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The District of Houston is soliciting written quotations for the development of a parking area (1450m2) on a portion of the lot (Lot 3, Plan 11698) opposite the ball fields at the north end of Copeland Avenue.

The Work will involve: • Removal and disposal of selected trees • Removal and disposal of all stumps and organic matter • Supply and placement of Subgrade material under the supervision of District staff • Supply, placement, compaction of Crush gravel top base under the supervision of staff Please provide a written quote on: Item

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Proposal packages will be available at the District of Houston Municipal Office, 3367 12th Street, during working hours (Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) and available on the District of Houston’s website at www.houston.ca, as well as BC Bid and CivicInfo BC.

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3200 sq ft, 4 bath, includes washer & dryer, fridge & stove, dishwasher hot tub, natural gas Rent: $1350 per mnth Sale: $299,000 Contact: 250-845-3315

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Parklane Townhouses for Rent. Full remodeled 3-bedroom townhouses in an adult family oriented complex. Excellent references required.

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Office/Retail COMMERCIAL SPACE FOR LEASE 1292 Main St., Smithers. 5920 sq. ft. Available Jan. 2016.

Please email svalu67@telus.net for more information.

1. Removal of Trees 2. Removal of stumps and other organic matter 3. Excavation of unsuitable material 4. Supply and placement of subgrade material 5. Supply and placement of crush base material 6. Mob and demob

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All unusable organic matter can be disposed at Four Seasons Park. Crush base material to be 25mm minus Crush as approved by a District of Houston representative. Sub grade material to be pit run gravel free of all organics.

The lowest or any bid will not necessarily be accepted.

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Down Size In Style! Cute 3 bedroom 2 storey house custom built in 2013! 3 good sized bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms, tastefully decorated, island in the spacious kitchen and a large walk-in pantry. 9 foot ceilings, lots of windows! Covered front deck. Mudroom at the back with laundry and a 2 piece bathroom. Wired workshop, lots of parking, fenced yard, alley behind.

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HOUSTON COMMUNITY CALENDAR Community Market - the Houston Public Library is hosting Community Winter Markets again this fall. Oct 22, Nov 5 & 19 and Dec 3 from 2 to 6 p.m. in the Canfor Room. Tables are free for all vendors! Please call the library at 250-845-2256 to book a table.

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GEMS Girls Clubs meets other Thurs. till Dec. 3rd and again in Jan. at the Houston Christian Reformed Church from 6:30-8:30 p.m. GEMS is for girls from Grade 2-7. Come join us for Singing, Bible Study, games, badges and crafts. Registration Fee is $45/ year and for more info Contact Fran at 250-8457495.

TOPS 1901 meets every Tues.: 8-9:30 a.m. at the Houston United Church. Come join other women who are Taking Off Pounds Sensibly and encouraging a healthy lifestyle.

Houston Public Library October Events: NID Craft Day – Fri., Oct. 23: 1 to 3 p.m. Book Club – Thurs., Oct. 29: 7 to 9 p.m. Stop by or phone us at 250-8452256 for more info on any of the above events.

Volleyball Coaches - With volleyball season around the corner, Houston Secondary School is looking for coaches at both the junior and senior levels. Please contact the office for more details @ 845-7217.

Seniors Happy Gang Entertainment Fund is Community Calendar proudly sponsored by

accepting donations for Silent Auction Fundraiser. Call: 250-845-7537 or 250-845-9615.

Coffee Break - an Interactive Women’s Bible Study meet every Tuesday morning from 9:30-11:00 at the Houston Christian Reformed Church, 1959 Goold Road. Childcare is provided. For more info call Margaret: 845-2348, Darlene 845-7438, Evelyn 6963229.

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

Activities for Seniors in Houston at the Seniors Centre: Carpet Bowling Tues. & Fri. 1:00 PM • Floor Curling Mon. 1:00 PM • Pool any afternoon to schedule call; Adrian-250-845-2338 • Breakfasts- first Sat. of the month, community invited. • Soup and Sandwich luncheon- third Thurs. of the month. Community invited. At Pleasant Valley Village, 3603 11th St.: Senior Exercise, Mon. & Fri 10:00 AM • Cards Mon. & Thurs.

7:00 PM. At the Bowling Alley: Seniors bowling Wed. 1:30 PM. At the Houston Swimming Pool: Aquafit, Mon., Wed. & Fri. 9-10 AM. At the Legion: Seniors darts and light lunch Thursdays 11a.m. - 2 p.m.

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 info.

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Houston’s “Love by the Bowl” Soup Kitchen serving healthy homemade soups in two different seatings, 11-12 and 12 -1 on Wednesdays.

TOPLEY Topley Fire Protection Society meetings every second Tuesday of the month at 7:30 pm.

Structural Firefighting/Hwy Rescue. Interested?

Topley Volunteer Fire Dept. is accepting applications.

No experience necessary please contact Byron - F/C 250-696-3348 or come to a Fire Practice Thurs @ 19:00 hrs (7pm).

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