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From left to right, Kalampreet, Malerie, Keely and Jody, all friends of Rhianna Malkinson, drive more traffic to a benefit BBQ for her and her family outside the Bulkey Valley Credit Union on July 27. In one afternoon, the event raised $11,500 in support as Rhianna undergoes 10 to 12 months of treatment for Hodgkins’ lymphoma. Donations to the Trust for Rhianna Malkinson can be made in person at the Bulkley Valley Credit Union, or by mail to PO Box 1691, Houston, V0J 1Z0.

A sinking foundation under the west wing of Houston’s Cottonwood Manor has forced BC Housing to close six of the wing’s eight suites for seniors and people with disabilities. Now, as BC Housing studies all options for the wing, people who live and work at Cottonwood say it would be a shame not to rebuild or repair it. In the worst of the eight affected apartments, closest to Buck Creek, the floor has sunk so low that doorways stand at odd angles and a gap of more than two inches has opened between the ceiling and the kitchen wall. Cathryn Olmstead is executive director of the Smithers Community Services

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Association, which took on care of Cottonwood Manor from the Houston Lions Club in 2010. Olmstead says BC Housing has been grappling with what to do about the sinking west wing for some time. The most affected suites have been closed for over a year. “I think what complicates it is that there’s quite high vacancy rates in Houston,” Olmstead said. See SUITES on Page 2

Private medical records faxed to Houston autobody shop By Andrew Hudson Houston Today

After three years, John Van Veldhuizen is fed up with getting private medical records mistakenly faxed to his autobody shop. “I just want it to stop,” he says. The fax number for Van Veldhuizen’s of-

fice at ARP Collision differs by just one digit from that of the Houston Health Centre. Van Veldhuizen says he hasn’t received a lot of the medical faxes— maybe two a year for a total of six. Some, like the fax he got last week, list nothing but a patient

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name and d phone h number. Others are more serious breaches of privacy.

- John Van Veldhuizen “I’ve had cancer diagnoses, one for a broken arm where someone was getting his cast taken off, all kinds

of age-related things,” he said. At first, Van Veldhuizen tried to take care of the faxes by himself. If the sender included their phone number on the fax, he called them back. If they didn’t, he shredded it. Last year, Van

Veldhuizen phoned Northern Health twice to complain, most recently in November. While the faxes came from doctors’ independent clinics, and not from Northern Health workers, Van Veldhuizen did hope the health authority could solve the issue by speaking to work-

ers at those clinics. “I think I’ve done everything I can possibly do,” he said. Steve Raper, a spokesperson at Northern Health, says they will notify all the patients whose records were misdirected and work with providers to resolve the issue. See FAXES on Page 2

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Suites likely cheaper to rebuild than repair SUITES from Page 1 Only five of the 22 suites at Cottonwood Manor are intended for assisted living, she explained, meaning that only those tenants receive regular meals, housekeeping and personal care from Northern Health. Except for a rent subsidy, the other suites at Cottonwood are no different than a regular apartment rented elsewhere in town. Nelsie Schaefer, a home care nurse who has clients at Cottonwood says she can see why, from a real estate perspective, spending a lot of money to rebuild the wing doesn’t seem to make sense while lots

of other Houston apartments are empty. But most of Houston’s vacant apartments are up the steep hill on Mountain View Road, said Schaefer—a long walk for elderly seniors and people with disabilities. And besides the Pleasant Valley Village apartments, Schaefer said Houston has few apartments with ground-floor entrances like the one at Cottonwood. “I’ve seen clients who live up on a third floor—there’s no way,” she said. Patrick Tompkins, who lives at Cottonwood, knows exactly what that’s like.

A former roadie, Tompkins toured with B.C. rock bands like Doug and the Slugs and Powder Blues before his disability made it tough to walk. While in Prince George, Tompkins lived in a third-floor apartment and had to use crutches long after he should have switched to a wheelchair. “From what I came from, this is a luxury,” he says. Today, Tompkins rents one of two apartments still open in Cottonwood’s west wing. His brother Charles, who also uses a wheelchair, rents the one across the hall. “I can reach the doctor’s office, I can reach the drug store,

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the Lions and the Canada Housing and Mortgage Corporation built it back in 1978. “There’s not enough proper fill under the building, and it settles,” he said. “It’s been settling for 25 or 30 years.” While the Lions Club ran the building, Jellett said they shored up the floor with extra timbers, concrete and steel supports. Knowing those were stop-gap solutions, the Lions hired an engineer to cost out a complete fix. Even in the early 1990s, Jellett said the estimates came in so high that the engineer said it was cheaper to tear down the old wing rather than repair it.

B.C.’s health ministry encourages docs to go digital FAXES from Page 1 When Northern Heath’s own staff fax medical records, Raper said they are required

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Asked why B.C. clinics continue to use paper faxes rather than electronic medical records (EMRs), Raper said Northern Health and other providers are moving in that direction. “We’ve made a lot of progress in the last few years in terms of secure record transfer via electronic means,” he said. “But it takes time.” One reason that faxes continue to be used is that they’re consistent, Raper explained—different clinics use a variety of EMR software, and not all the programs are compatible. Anyone who receives a private medical fax is asked to call Northern Health’s toll-free complaints office at 1-877-677-

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he Games of the XXX Olympiad, or the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, are now underway. The Olympics are one of the few things that stoke unabashed Canadian patriotism in all its red and white glory. Canada is sending more than 270 athletes and their coaches to London to compete in 34 different sports, from archery to wrestling. Wrestling has a special interest for Bulkley Valley residents. Former Hazelton resident Carol Huynh, a two-time Pan American Games gold medalist and a Commonwealth Games gold medalist, steps onto the mat in London to defend her gold medal from the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Then there is equestrian athlete Ian Millar, making his tenth, recordsetting appearance at the Summer Olympics . At age 61, Millar hopes to best the silver medal he earned in Beijing. His drive to compete at such a high level is nothing short of amazing. When I was younger, I fancied myself a pretty good diver, with just one catch—fear of hitting the diving board. So I will follow diver Alexandre Despatie with interest and fingers crossed. Despatie hit his head on a diving board a while back, suffering a cut and concussion. He has since performed the unlucky dive in practice and says he’s ready to go. Bonne chance. Then there’s the Paralympic Games. Unfortunately, they take place in the aftershadow of the Olympic Games. In my mind, Paralympic athletes represent the purest form of competition and they do it in relative obscurity. How many of us can name any of our top Paralympic track athletes, or swimmers? Dianne Roy, a wheelchair racer, collected a silver and two bronze medals at the Paralympic Games in Beijing, and swimmer Benoit Huot has more than 40 medals from international competitions, including the Paralympics. Let’s make sure to save some of our unabashed Canadian pride for our Paralympic athletes from Aug. 29 to Sept. 9. Win or lose, one can appreciate the dedication of all Olympic and Paralympic athletes—let’s cheer them on, one and all. Go Canada Go

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BC Liberals’ carbon tax is logic-neutral

et’s get this s t r a i g h t . The Liberal government, under Gordon Campbell, introduced the carbon tax. (If you didn’t gas up before July 1, you should have as the tax has continuously increased the price of fuel at the pump.) Okay, we’ve established that the Liberals introduced the tax. That’s why a press release from Environment Minister Terry Lake seems just a little incredulous and shows how incredibly twisted logic can become when politicking. “The NDP has shown once again that they don’t understand British Columbia’s competitive economy, and that their policies will kill jobs in the province,” reads the first line of the press release.

Okay, that’s a standard issue line that all Liberal cabinet ministers are indoctrinated to repeat 1,000 times every week. (“Good morning, dear, what would you like for breakfast?” “The NDP has shown once again that they don’t understand British Columbia’s competitive economy, and that their policies will kill jobs in the province.” You get the picture.) Lake, however, was responding to a comment NDP environment critic Rob Fleming made about the carbon tax. Fleming said the Liberals should “fix” the tax by using it to fund transportation projects. “Raising taxes on business will only kill jobs in B.C.,” Fleming said, seemingly

oblivious to the fact the Liberals have just increased the carbon tax. And that’s just the start. Here’s where it really gets convoluted. According to Lake, “the carbon tax has returned $500 million more to taxpayers than it has raised in revenue.” Have you seen any of that money? Lake added that “the carbon tax is revenue-neutral: Every dollar generated is returned to British Columbians through reductions in other taxes.” Huh? Firstly, every time a politician tells you something is revenue-neutral what they’re really saying is that it doesn’t cost government anything, which is still a misnomer … everything costs

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something. And, more importantly, it still costs you. But Lake’s figures just don’t make sense. He says the carbon tax has returned $500 million more to taxpayers than it has generated in revenue. That’s an ambiguous statement. It seems to suggest that the Liberals have returned $500 million more to British Columbians, through lower taxes, than has been generated by the carbon tax, which means they had to take that $500 million from somewhere else in the budget. Revenueneutral? Hmmm? In addition, Lake says more has been returned than it has generated in revenue, indicating that there is revenue somewhere. Once again, revenueneutral? Hmmm. Quite simply, the

carbon tax is a farce. If all the money collected is returned to British Columbians, what’s the point? It’s like telling your child that because they’ve been bad you’re they’re not getting their $20 allowance this week, but then buying them $20 worth of treats. It’s senseless. The idea of a carbon tax is to reduce our penchant for driving our gas-guzzlers. Seen any gas stations go out of business lately? We’re not driving less, despite the tax. So, let’s recap. NDP taxes bad because they kill jobs. Liberal taxes good because they tax us only to give it all back in tax breaks, which, in turn, creates jobs, reduces our carbon footprint, and save kittens stranded in trees. Prince George Free Press

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Enbridge is opportunity knocking Editor: The well-organized and well-financed opposition to the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline frightens me. The proposed pipeline is a great oppor-

tunity to diversify the local economy with training for highpaying, permanent jobs—particularly for aboriginal communities. The fear of a major oil spill should consider that the Trans Mountain pipeline has been moving oil over the mountains and across rivers to the Vancouver area for 62 years without a major

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“No—there seems to be a waiting list everywhere, which seems to say a lot. There have been improvements, but I think we need more.”

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spill that I know of. Today’s better materials, technology, regulations, supervision, inspection and practices makes a new pipeline even safer. Those who fear a major oil spill into the Pacific ocean should consider the Exxon Valdez oil spill. We were on a tour of the site one year later and saw no lasting damage. The local tour guide said, “environmental-

ists did more damage with their hot water than the oil did.” The fear of a major oil spill from tanker traffic should consider that tankers are safer now, and that the Exxon Valdez and the BC Ferries disasters were human errors. Also consider that Norway, with similar coastlines, ships major oil by tankers and has offshore production platforms. The misinformation

about the “dirty” oil sands should look at the reality of it. Canada, with 0.5 per cent of the world’s population, produces two percent of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Oil sands account for only 6.5 per cent of Canada’s GHG emissions. Since 1990, GHG emissions associated with every barrel of oil sands crude produced have been reduced by

29 per cent. Canada needs to diversify its oil export markets to Asia, and the Northern Gateway pipeline is probably the best way to do it. The opportunity for aboriginal communities is enormous. There were more than 1,700 aboriginal employees in permanent oil sands jobs in 2010. Oil sands companies provided $5.5 million

to support Aboriginal community programs. Please go to the National Energy Board hearings, listen, and make your own presentations rather than participate in organized protests. Opportunity is knocking!

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B.C. MLAs exit legislature with huge pensions W

ith just 10 months until the next provincial election, the lifeboats are starting to fill up as MLAs of both political persuasions look to leave the ship of state. That means millions of dollars in pension payouts, primarily funded by taxpayers, will be doled out to exiting MLAs. Dave Hayer was the most recent MLA to announce he won’t seek re-election next May, retiring after 12 years of elected life. The B.C. Liberal served for a few years as a parliamentary

secretary, inflating his best three years of earnings - the cornerstone of a pension calculation. His annual pension will likely start with $47,600 at age 65, increasing every year to more than $62,900 annually, should he live to be 80 years old. That works out to a lifetime pension of about $824,000. On the other side of the aisle, Michael Sather should start with a pension of $28,500 after eight years as an opposition NDP MLA. His lifetime total will come in slightly less than $500,000.

Former Attorney General Barry Penner, who resigned his seat last year after 15 years as an MLA, will start his retirement at age 65 with an annual pension of more than $78,500. His lifetime total will exceed $1.35 million. B.C. Liberal MLA Kevin Krueger’s pension, by virtue of his two extra years in office, is even larger. Krueger’s first year pension payout is likely to be $87,700, increasing every year to more than $115,700 annually at age 80. That’s a lifetime pension of about $1.5 million.

Ironically, Krueger and Penner were two of the B.C. Liberal candidates who ran against gold-plated MLA pensions in the 1996 election. Unfortunately for taxpayers, former premier Gordon Campbell took MLAs back to the goldplated system in 2007 - allowing MLAs to buy back benefits to the richer plan for the years they served from 1996 to 2007. The extent of that buyback is still shrouded in mystery, and the government has refused to issue a list of MLAs who bought back into the

richer plan. We do know buybacks cost taxpayers more than $20.9 million. Pension experts tell us MLAs would be crazy - or incredibly principled - not to have bought back those years and, indeed, we haven’t heard officially of any MLA not buying back in. Premier Christy Clark bought back her missing years, confirming that fact last year. Media outlets interviewing retiring MLAs would be well-advised to ask politicians if they bought back into the bigger, predominantly taxpayer-funded pen-

“ “That means millions of dollars in pension payouts...”

sion. Under the current pension plan, taxpayers contribute $4 for every $1 a politician puts in. Retiring MLAs too young to start collecting their pensions immediately are eligible for up to 15 months of salary after they leave office. If an MLA gets a job before the end of the

15-month period, the assistance is terminated, but if that job has an annual salary below $101,859, taxpayers are on the hook for the difference. They can also claim an educational grant of $9,000. No one is saying politicians shouldn’t have a pension, but MLA pensions should reflect the real world and go back to the 1996 NDP model -invested in a group RRSP and matched dollar for dollar by the taxpayer. Jordan Bateman Canadian Taxpayers Federation.

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Roofers with Prince Sheet Metal are rebuilding about a third of the roof on Silverthorne Elementary. Along with rebuilding Houston Secondary’s drafty west wall, the $148,000 roof upgrade is the Bulkley Valley School District’s largest facilities project this summer.

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of about a third of the roof at Silverthorne Elementary School. Secretary Treasurer Steven Richards says that in a typical year, the roofing budget for the entire district runs between $150,000 and $200,000. “Roofs don’t last forever, and we’ve got a lot of roofs in the district,” he said. “It’s an expensive business.” Workers are also busy over at Houston Secondary, Richards said, working on a $65,000 to $75,000 project to replace the school’s west wall. “I think you could feel the wind blowing through that thing,” he said. Ed Hildebrandt,

Operations Supervisor, says the new wall at HSS will feature smaller, more energyefficient windows and rolling metal shutters for better insulation. Just as it staggers roof replacement over a ten-year period to avoid the high cost of doing several big jobs at once, Richards said the district replaces old flooring the same way. About $39,000 will be spent replacing old floors Silverthorne and other elementary schools this summer, said Hildebrandt. It’s a job that requires workers to take extra care. Some of the older square-foot floor tiles contain asbestos that

was used to fireproof their undersides, Richards said. So long as they aren’t disturbed, they pose no health hazards to people in the school, he said, but people working on them do need to wear masks and take other precautions. Hildebrandt said the district surveyed all of its buildings for asbestos several years ago. While there are no immediate hazards, the district’s asbestos abatement program will eventually see all of its buildings completely free of the material, which can cause mesothelioma and lung cancer when inhaled.

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Police caught two young drivers street racing their green pickup trucks along the Hungry Hill summit on July 24. About an hour before sunset, another driver who phoned police saw the trucks come close to colliding and said the leading truck was swerving back and forth through the lanes on Highway 16 to block the truck

behind it. According to Houston/Granisle RCMP, the passenger of one truck wore a mask to intimidate their rival. Both drivers had their vehicles impounded for seven days under B.C. laws that prohibit street racing. The drivers were also issued tickets for excessive speed. *** Police are reminding

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Tough drunk driving law returns with a fix By Andrew Hudson Houston Today

Two people caught drunk driving in Granisle on July 21 are the first to be prosecuted by local police under B.C.’s newly retooled impaired driving laws. First introduced in September 2010, the new law gives police the power to immediately impound cars and fine drivers whose bloodalcohol level hits the 0.5 to 0.8 “warn” range or crosses into a .08 or higher “fail.” But B.C.’s Supreme Court ruled parts of the law unconstitutional in December 2011 because it gave drivers no meaningful way to challenge breath-test results. On July 20, the new law returned with a pair of major—police

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technicality, and which ultimately did little to discourage drunk driving. Now, he said, “they feel the effects immediately.” Drivers who show a blood-alcohol level in the “warn” range can now have their vehicle impounded for between three and 30 days, depending on how many “warn” results they’ve blown in the last five years. Drivers who blow in the “fail” range or refuse to take a breath test can have their vehicle immediately impounded for 90

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Wet’suwet’en history book gathers ancestral roots By Andrew Hudson Houston Today

When Violet Gellenbeck showed a copy of Ways of Our Ancestors to her children and grandchildren in Vancouver last week, the book hardly left their hands. “They just couldn’t get enough,” she says, laughing. Her granddaughter Cindy Pete quickly skipped to photos showing Jenny Naziel, her other grandmother, making baskets of spruce root and birch bark. And she flipped past the dozens of stories by Wet’suwet’en elders that pop up every few pages in the 371-page book, eager to read what her own grandparents said. “I’ve heard nothing but good comments,” says Gellenbeck. “That it’s about time this type of book was written and they can start taking a good look at what their roots are.” Seven years in the making, Ways of Our Ancestors is the first comprehensive history of the Wet’suwet’en people. More than 100 people are listed in its thank-you’s. “We started small,” says Birdy Markert, aboriginal education principal at the Bulkley Valley School District, which published the book. “We didn’t realize how big this project was

going to be, initially.” As a teacher, Markert said she often invited elders to visit classes and share stories. But as several elders passed on, other teachers began asking for a small book on Wet’suwet’en history. That was a real stretch at first, said Markert. Today, and for thousands of years, Wet’suwet’en history lives as oral tradition. “When we go out and pick berries with our elders, they sit and tell us stories while we have our tea,” Markert said. “It’s not something we just pull out of a closet and do on one day—it’s part of everything we do.” So Markert got a bit of a surprise, she said, when elders told her they really wanted a book to capture those stories for both aboriginal and nonaboriginal students. As it turns out, it was a good time to start. Mélanie Morin, an anthropologist Market calls a “brilliant woman,” was ready to write the main text. And in gathering evidence for DelgamuukwGisdaywa—the 1997 land claims case that finally put written and oral history on equal footing under Canadian law—more than 60 Wet’suwet’en gave oral testimonies about cultural history

for the book to drawn on. First to testify was Johnny David, said to be born in 1890. In the younger days of his long life, David was known to walk two days over the Babine Mountains to carry messages between Moricetown and Lake Babine. Along with several elders born in the early 1900s, David’s testimony included stories told to him by parents and grandparents who lived here before the first Euro-Canadians arrived. Other elders’ stories in Ways of Our Ancestors draw on more recent interviews, all verified by volunteers with the Witsuwit’en Language Authority. Several come from Lucy Bazil-Verigin, who is now 92 years old. Gellenbeck, her daughter, has been writing her stories down for years. “I loved those times,” Bazil-Verigin says. “I remember every bit of it.” Born in Houston in 1920, Bazil-Verigin said her family was poor, but had a good life. Her father had a trapline along Buck Flats. “The white people that were coming from Europe— they were nice people too,” she said. At age 10, BazilVerigin wanted to join

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Above, the late Peter Jim teaches the next generation to prepare lelhtan—salmon cooked over an open fire. At right, a Wet’suwet’en mother holds her baby outside a Moricetown smokehouse in 1929. the one-room school in Houston. It had just five students, all white children who were friends of hers. But the school principal told her father it wasn’t allowed because the government wouldn’t let Indians mix with whites—she would have to go to the Lejac residential school at Fraser Lake. “I was wondering what he was talking about,” Bazil-Verigin says. “’I can’t mix with white kids? I mixed with them all my life!’” When she finally arrived at Lejac, two years later, BazilVerigin said it felt like going to jail. “All of it was awful,” she says. The food was poor, the girls did more sewing than studying, and nuns at the school

strapped students regularly. In Bazil-Verigin’s second year, her cousin died after a playground accident. Her family refused to send her back again. While Ways of Our Ancestors is intended for Grade 7 to 12 students, Gellenbeck and Markert say it

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“Oh my God, this love, how can it be?” Forty three children sang those words while swaying to music with open hands at the Canadian Reformed Church last Thursday. It was the children’s last singing and lesson time at Vacation Bible School. The school runs every year to reach out to Houston families and “share the truth about who God is and the amazing things he has done,” said Tanya Vander Mooren, program co-leader. Each day at the Bible school begins with a short Bible reading, some singing and prayer. Then children learn a Bible story and split into groups to talk

about it. Next they have small activities, snacks, outdoor games and crafts. Finally, they have more singing, a small closing Bible devotion and prayer. This year the theme was John 8:32—“The truth will set you free.” The children talked about the life and miracles of Jesus, and how he is the way, the truth and the life, said Vander Mooren. “It was fun,” said co-leader Michelle Dykstra. Vander Mooren added that they had lots of help from young people and ladies in the church. “That just made the week go really smoothly,” she said. “I’d definitely like to do it again.’

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Made up of six Houston and five Smithers players, the Northwestern Wolves pose for a team shot in Smithers before flying to Surrey for the B.C. Summer Games where the team finished fourth. From back row, left, are Samantha Hilderbrandt, Katherine Gattiker, Cassie Ayers, Chaelle Margerm, Jaimie Beck, Taylor Hladun, Delainey Larocque and manager Cobus Junker. From front, left, are coach Kala Hooker, Kelsey McEwen, Melissa Dawson, Hannae Kerr, and coach Ben Harris

Houston steps up the heat at Summer Games like to thank sponsors District of Houston, BC Bearing, Pinnacle Renewable Energy Group, Castle and Sullivan Motor Products for getting them to the Games. In boys’ wrestling, Houston’s Kyle Proctor and Trent Siemens both took fifth place in their respective divisions, and Jeremy Cooper came sixth. In track and field, Alyssa Margerm finished 14th in the 1500-metre steeplechase and Kalampreet Parhar hit personal bests in both hammer throw and shot put, and came 17th in javelin. “It was good to compete at such a high level, and get to know the intensity of it,” Parhar said. Parhar thanked coaches Scott Richmond and Neal Currie for getting her into track and field. It tend to have a low profile, she said, but it’s a lot of fun.

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Houston wrestlers, track athletes and rugby players faced B.C.’s toughest competition last week at the Summer Games in Surrey. With a mix of Houston and Smithers players, the Northwest girls rugby team played hard, besting Lower Mainland teams before dropping a game to Fraser Valley and a bronze medal match— their third game in two hours. Coaches for the team say the threeday tournament raised all the girls’ level of play, with highlights going to Melissa’s leadership, Taylor’s rucking, Delainey’s try-scoring, Chaelle’s tackling and Jaimie’s end-to-end runs. Special thanks go out to Ben and Kala for expert coaching, and to Cobus for organizing the team. The girls would also

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Houston Secondary School - Ofﬁce hours for the summer are: Aug. 20 – Aug. 31 (8:30am – 3pm) Counsellor hours are Aug. 27 – Aug. 30. 1st day of school is Tues., Sept. 4. HSS webpage: http:// hssweb.sd54.bc.ca Houston Public Library Events... Summer Reading Club for Kids ages 3 to 12: (Ages 3 to 5 - Wed from 10-11am, Ages 6 to 8 - Wed from 1-2pm, Ages 9 to 12 - Thurs from 1-2pm), The SRC Wind-up Party and BBQ will be held on Wed., Aug. 22 from 11am to 1pm. Baby & Me: Wed: 10-1am; Story Time: Wed: 1:30-2:30pm; Toddler Time: Fri: 10 to 11am; Phone 250-845-2256 for more info on any of the above events or to register. Houston Community Services is open Mon. thru Fri. from 9am to 4pm We have clothing to give away. Baby clothing; women’s and mens as well as children of all ages. Come and check it out! Pleasant Valley Community Market in Houston

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Work resumes on Kemano backup tunnel By Sean Glanville Kitimat Northern Sentinel

More than 100 workers on Rio Tinto Alcan’s Kemano tunnel project are back on the job after the B.C. government agreed to amend the company’s water licence. RTA’s work at the Kemano power facility had stopped abruptly when B.C. Jobs Minister Pat Bell withheld his signature on their licence amendment application. The licence, first granted in 1950, allows RTA to move water from the Nechako River through its Kemano hydro tunnel. The company is currently completing a second, twin tunnel to be used as a back-up power source. RTA was shocked at Bell’s decision, noting that the second tunnel will not use any additional water and that the company has already invested over $100 million in the project. But Minister Bell said RTA’s amended water licence isn’t required until the new tunnel is complete, and did not want to sign it until the three communities most affected by the Kemano tunnels— Kitimat, Vanderhoof, and

Prince George—all held council meetings to discuss it. In a related development, the union representing RTA workers released an update about a possible strike. RTA filed an essential service application to B.C.’s Labor Relations Board the following day. RTA says the work represents an essential service because it’s part of ongoing effort to reduce flood risk along the Nechako. RTA feels that if they are unable to generate power in Kemano, there will be flooding in the Vanderhoof area much like recent floods around Prince George. For this reason, RTA is asking the Labour Relations Board to designate the work of some people in its Kemano and Kitimat control rooms as an essential service in the event of a strike or lock out. A decision on the essential service application is expected this week. Kitimat Councillor Phil Germuth addressed a few key questions on the Kemano issue during the District’s most recent council meeting. “Generators for facilities like this aren’t something

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Sale Conducted on Behalf of John & Olinda Wiens. August 18, 2012 Saturday @ 10:00 am Auction Located at Danskin, BC. Keefes Landing Rd, Southside of Francios Lake. Follow signs thru Burns Lake Hwy 35 south to Francios Lake ferry. Once on Southside drive straight up the hill 7 miles to Danskin BC. Properties: 6328 Hamre Road, (Part E1/2, DL 2394) located in beautiful Danskin, BC. 169.38 acres comes with a beautiful home, hay fields, spectacular view, landscaped yard, garden, fenced yard & property. First floor area 2376 sq. ft., ground level w/ basement entrance 1496 sq. ft. 6 bdrms, 3 baths, office, fireplace, kitchen, living areas. Basement has separate ensuite kitchen & living area. 2 car & 1 car attached garages. Paved parking lot, electric & oil heat, cold storage, meat locker/cooler, central vacuum. Tack, garden, sheep shed, fuel tank. 3 water system options, deep well, natural spring & community water system is available w/ hookup. Heavy equipment shop w/ drive thru bay & fuel tanks & stands. This is a turn key property. Whitney Road, (Lot 3, Plan 10574, DL 716 & Lot 8, Plan 10674, DL 716) “Choice of 2 Houses”. One is a beautifully crafted post & beam 2 level w/ loft home. The 2nd 3 level log home, also beautifully crafted. These homes are at Lock up stage. Metal roofing, fully insulated basements w/ ground access, decks, stairs, & drilled wells on both properties. Log home is 41x33 on 5 acres & a 2 side wrap deck w/ 2 additional decks above. Post & beam home is 35x27 w/ 2 sided 9 ft wrap deck and sits on 5.87 acres. Easy access to power and close to services & 5 min from the ferry. Uncha Mountain Road, (Block B, DL 1700), 151.7 acres. 1230 sq.ft. log home, heated by wood. Garage w/ concrete floor and numerous outbuildings. It also comes with an additional log cabin and gravity fed spring. 256 Murray Road, (Lot D, Plan 8466, DL 716), this property is vacant land on 5.65 acres very close to Francois Lake, ferry landing & services. CABINS: 8x12 Post & beam trappers cabin & 16x24 ft. Post & Beam cabin with 6 ft deck. Great opportunity to add one of these cabins to one of the above properties or spot of your choice. Goodwin Road, Decker Lake BC, (Lot B, Plan PRP14697, DL 2545), this lot is 6.992 acres. This property is right on Hwy 16 between Burns Lake & Decker Lake and could be zoned commercial. Location & convenience to Burns Lake would be a great asset for any business. This could be suitable for commercial truck stop or other commercial purposes. This property has numerous potential for any buyer. Come out and take a Look! This is an excellent property/land sale. Free ferry! Come early, ferry may be shuttling due to the auction traffic. Motel, Campsites, Resorts & Services (fuel, restaurants & stores) on the Southside for your convenience. If you wish to come the night before feel free to contact Moosehorn Lodge @ 250-694-3730 or Takysie Lake Resort & Motel @ 250-694-3403. Looking forward to seeing you at the Auction! Condition of sale terms: Cash & check with Identification, sorry no credit cards. Items are As Is Condition ~ Not responsible for accidents. There will be a Concession on Site. Any question please contact:

Tahtsa Timber Ltd. is looking for full time

PROCESSOR, & LOADER OPERATORS for work in the Burns Lake area.

TRUCK DRIVING POSITION available in the Burns Lake & Houston area. Top rates and bene¿ts package. Fax resumes to 250-692-7140 or email to reception@tahtsa.ca

Mike Steinebach (250) 694-3497 or Cell (250) 692-6107 Egon Steinebach @ (250) 694-3319 or Cell (250) 570- 2055 E-Mail: mike@mikesauction.net & Website www.mikesauction.net Auction continued in second Ad

Sale Conducted on Behalf of John & Olinda Wiens August 18, 2012 Saturday @ 10:00 am. Auction Located at Danskin, BC. Keefes Landing Rd, Southside of Francios Lake. Hwy. 35 south to Francios Lake ferry. Once on Southside drive straight up the hill 7 miles to Danskin BC. SAWMILLS & EQUIPMENT: #2 Coutts semi portable sawmill w/ Coutts edger with cluster & saws, has 6 110 power unit w/ steel conveyors, D&L double cut 60 HP diesel sawmill w/ mounted planer, radial arm knotcher for post & beam cabins, 2 saw SCRAG mill. Moveable saws 3-9”, 22 ft. trimmer has 60’ out feed deck, sawmill saw sharpener, asst. of timber cants, 25 bundles of ties (25/bundle). VEHICLES & TRAILERS: 2004 F350 diesel short box, aluminum truck box, high-rise truck canopy, tidy tank w/ electric pump, brand new 2005 Dodge dualy 8’ truck box, 16 ft flatdeck trailer. TOOLS/EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES: R. McDougal Co metal lathe, 100 ton hydraulic press, Miller 225 AC/DC welder, Miller S-32P 12 wire feed welder, powermax 600 plasma cutter, Goodwill drill press, 7x12” metal band saw, Dewalt 770 10” radial arm saw, engine hoist, 5 ton floor jack, engine stand, Honda pump, Dewalt air compressors, 2 shop battery chargers, Makita cut off saw, acetylene cutting torch & carts, Honda & Yamaha water pumps, 100 lb Anvil, steal work benches w/ 2 vices, steel work bench on wheels, rolling tool chest, Proto tool box w/ tools, welding supplies, open end wrenches, 1/2, 3/4 & 1” electric impact wrenches, 3/4” socket set, screwdrivers, pipe wrenches, hydraulic jacks, tool boxes, chain pliers, asst. Impact sockets, chains & binders, new parts washer, imperial Eastwood hydraulic press, 3 light plants (Honda 5000, Suzuki 4000), electric motors, asst. hydraulic hoses, firefighting tools, lg supply of new steel, Magnum steam cleaner, planer, GM 453 power diesel power unit, scaffolding, Makita skillsaws, lg 16” Makita skillsaw, 2 Makita routers (1 plunge router), wood clamps, 2 sets King air nailers (brad & framing), Makita & Dewalt orbital sander, Makita planer & 6” jointer, portable tool boxes w/ tools, fertilizer spreader, PL premium insulation. HOUSEHOLD & TACK: Lg stainless steel bbq, yard swing, electric range, pine glass front cabinet, desk, 2 door wardrobe, 2 loveseats, lg pine dresser w/ mirror & night stand, entertainment center, set of 6 metal chairs, set of 2 metal chairs, 6 maple chairs, rocking chair, selection of good saddles & tack. ANTIQUES: Some coins & stamps, crosscut saws, milk cans w/ lids, seeders, Underwood & Oliver typewriter, brass tub wringer washer, washboard, broad axe, churns, coal oil lamps, silver tea pot, block planes, food press & beaters, Berkel scale, GW Todd & Co protectograph, extension table w/leaves, 1950s waterfall 3 drawer dresser, oak 2 door sideboard, upholstered seti, drop leaf table, 4 maple upholstered captains chairs, 4 oak chairs, hall stand, Morrison recliner, high back captains chair, set of 4, mahogany corner china cabinet, birch pedasil dining room table w/leaves, Singer sewing machine, burl walnut coffee & end table, table, wing chair, newly re-upholstered occasional chair, french provincial 8 drawer dresser, drop front desk w/ pigeon holes & glass front bookcase, modern danish 6 drawer dresser, china cabinet, large dining room table, 3 drawer dresser, 5 drawer pine dresser, steamer trunk, cedar lined hope chest, 6 maple chairs. Condition of sale Terms: Cash & cheque with I.D., sorry no credit cards. Items are As Is Condition. Not responsible for accidents.

Mike Steinebach (250) 694-3497 or Cell (250) 692-6107 Egon Steinebach @ (250) 694-3319 or Cell (250) 570- 2055 E-Mail: mike@mikesauction.net & website www.mikesauction.net

Where to Worship Anglican Church of St. Clement 2324 Butler Ave., Box 599, Houston 250-845-4940

Services are: 10:30 a.m. Sundays

St. Anthony’s Catholic Church 2001 Riverbank Drive, Box 819, Houston

Phone: 845-2841 • Fax: 845-2823

Fr. Rectorino Tolentino Pastoral Assistant: Ronnie Cruz (Houston)

Mass: Sunday 11:30 a.m. Weekly activities or events announced as they occur.

First United Church 2106 Butler Ave., Houston

Services at 11 a.m. Contact: (Marianne Dekker) 250-845-2282 or 778-816-0039

HOUSTON PENTECOSTAL CHURCH 2024 Riverbank Drive, Box 597, Houston Phone: 845-2678 • Pastor: Mike McIntyre

Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 amSunday Prayer Meeting: 6:30 pm Sunday School: 9:45 am Everyone Welcome

Guru Nanak Sikh Temple Association P.O. Box 1784, Houston, BC V0J 1Z0 Phone: 250-845-2705 Santokh Singh Manhas 250-845-2217

Houston Fellowship Baptist Church 3790 C.R. Matthews Rd. Pastor: Larry Ballantyne

Sunday Service - 10:30 am Everyone Welcome! Phone: 250-845-7810

Houston Christian Reformed Church 1959 Goold St., Box 6, Houston 250-845-7578

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Services: 10:00 am & 7:00 pm

Houston Canadian Reformed Church SUNDAY SERVICES: 10:00 AM AND 2:30 PM Pastor Hendrik Alkema (hendrik.alkema@canrc.org) Ofﬁce Phone: 845-3537 ~ Everyone Welcome ~ 3797 Omineca Way, Box 36, Houston

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CANOES FOR SALE: Clipper Prospector, 16’, red ﬁberglass w/black trim, bench seats, excellent shape $1000. Mad River St. Croix, 14’6”, Triple Tough, knee pads & lash tie downs installed, green, great shape $600. Please call Ted 250-692-2372.

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HARD TO FIND ACREAGE CLOSE TO TOWN! • Build your dream home or put a mobile home on this 5 acre lot on Estates Drive just west of Houston. • Road access, hydro and phone available. • Existing lagoon (non conforming) and water reservoir in place. • Please contact Re/Max for more information.

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NICEST APARTMENTS: Crest Villa seeks mature, responsible tenants for large, modern, clean, one and two bedroom apartments. Near arena & pool. Downtown Location. Call: (250)-845-4037

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• Well kept 1995 14 x 70 Triple E mobile with an addition in Ambassador. • 2 bedrooms, gorgeous dark laminate in living room. • Dining room with built in china cabinet, oak cabinets in kitchen. • Big bathroom with soaker tub and built in linen cupboard (cheater en-suite). • Addition features a huge entrance and covered deck.

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If you think you have found the right home, you should consider having the home inspected by a building inspection service which will prepare a written report. Your purchase is a big investment, so think of the fee of this service as an insurance premium.

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And all the members of our Relay teams.... Boot Camp Team Charter Chicks Cleo Grey Clan Estrogen Fast Talkers Slo Walkers Flying Dutchmen

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Re/Max Houston 2436 Poulton Ave., Houston, BC e-mail: remaxhou@telus.net

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