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From left to right, Kloe, 7, Abbi, 9, Tristan, 6, and Kiera, 5, do a brisk trade in iced teas on Butler Avenue in Houston last Tuesday. So far, a summer’s worth of the fifty-cent drinks has netted the group $30.
As he settles into his new post here at the Houston/Granisle RCMP, Sergeant Stephen Rose says he feels very much at home. Born and raised in Norris Arm, a Newfoundland forestry town of about 1,000, Rose says he chose Houston because of its size. If first impressions have it all, he made the right decision. Neighbours dropped by to say “hi” to him and his wife within a day of his move, he said, and his two kids quickly found playmates for an afternoon bike ride. Now his twelfth year with the RCMP, Rose came to Houston from Squamish, where he led between seven and eight constables, a four-man watch com-
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mand, and was supervisor of municipal traffic. Before that post, Rose worked as a plainclothes officer in Salmon Arm, where he mostly investigated drug crimes and repeat offenders, sometimes busting marijuana grow-ops of up to 5,000 plants. Rose also investigated a series of murders, a year and a half-long assignment that ended in successful convictions. See ROSE on Page 2
Design pro to plan biking trails on Harry Davis By Andrew Hudson Houston Today
Houston is gearing up to build a set of mountain biking trails down the south slope of Mount Harry Davis. Kelly Favron, a director with the Houston Hikers Society, says a $12,000 provincial
grant allowed the society to hire Daniel Scott, a trails designer from the International Mountain Biking Association, to draw up a master plan. Favron said it’s already clear that Mount Davis has lots to offer—it’s close to town, has an access road and its sunny, south-facing
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“I think this whole region of Highway 16 is going to become the next Whistler-SquamishPemberton.”
slope is quick to shed snow and water. “My hope is that everyone will start their season coming
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to our trails,” Favron said, noting that clubs in Burns Lake and Smithers have both built professionally de-
signed trail networks in the last six years, growing the sport locally and bringing in tourists as well. Kevin Derksen agrees. As president of the Burns Lake Mountain Biking Association—a six year-old riding club and trails society that just broke the
100-member mark— Derksen said the Davis trails will crown a hat trick for Bulkley Valley mountain biking. “I think this whole region of Highway 16 is going to become the next Whistler-SquamishPemberton,” he said. “There’s some fantastic trail getting rec-
ognized in the north.” After about $1 million in grants and Community Forest donations, the club has built a network of 23 mountain biking trails, some built by the same Gravity Logic team that constructed the mountain bike park in Whistler. See DAVIS on Page 2
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Trust is key to policing, says Rose
ROSE from Page 1 While in Salmon Arm, Rose became a commanding officer with the B.C. Air Cadets, and taught cadets for one summer at the Victoria training centre. Some of his students went on to become pilots or join a military college, he said. Since getting married, Rose said he’s picked up a new hobby—running marathons. “She sort of roped me into it,� he said, laughing and shaking his head. When his wife was asked by friends if she would start training for a half marathon, he told her, “‘Yeah, go
ahead. If you can do that, if you can train and actually run it, I’ll run one with you.’� After she did it, Rose lived up to his word. Together, they ran a half marathon in Las Vegas, this time with another 44,000 people. As Rose gets settled here in Houston, he is already talking about helping out the local cadets, and maybe joining the curling club. “My biggest hobby right now is my kids,� he said, adding that he hopes to show them the quadding, sledding and ice fishing he grew up with in Newfoundland. Rose also wants to foster good community
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Sergeant Stephen Rose stands outside the Houston/Granisle RCMP detachment. ties at the Houston/ Granisle RCMP. “The key is to make sure that people come forward and trust that we can handle whatever it is that they
come to us with,� he said. Reducing problems with alcohol will be one top priority, he said. “But at the end of
Burns Lake, Smithers clubs to share trails tips DAVIS from Page 1 Aside from solid trail design and fundraising, Derksen said
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the strength of the Burns Lake club is its membership. While many B.C. mountain biking clubs are strongly kidfocused, Burns Lake also has a large group of riders ages 30 and up. “That’s really nice— those are your organizers in events,� he said. Having a strong contingent of older riders also means more local coaches, he said. In 2009, a Whistler coach flew in to certify eight Burns Lake coaches in a weekend clinic—a move that has since seen the club’s six-week youth camp
grow to 45 riders split into five skill levels. Derksen said Burns Lake’s high school mountain biking team has also been a big help, especially since they regularly organize rides that double as trail-grooming sessions. So far, Derksen said the team has gone unopposed in the northwest high school zones final, qualifying every year for the B.C. championships in Valemont, Salmon Arm and Whistler. The team will actually host the championships in Burns Lake next year, Derksen
said, adding that down the road they would certainly welcome some competition from a team in Houston. That contest may be years away, but Kevin Eskelin, the Nadina district recreation officer for Recreation Sites and Trails B.C. says he’s sure the Houston trails will benefit from recent lessons in Burns Lake and Smithers. “We learned that you need a lot of money, but once you’re done the trails become about 10 times more useful,� Eskelin said. “And we also learned that it’s an easy way to bring tour-
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ists into our communities.� The idea for a Houston trail network first got its legs in 2009, when Eskelin worked with the Morice Outdoor Recreation Society to designate the southern slope of Mount Davis as a B.C. recreation site. That, and a relatively new set of B.C. trails standards, went a long way to solving what was for many years the big hurdle to building authorized mountain biking trails in B.C.— liability insurance. “Basically, the idea is to build a safe trail that is very low maintenance,� he said, adding that the province will donate coverage worth $2 million, which the Hikers will match. Favron said anyone interested in Houston mountain biking can sign up for updates by emailing houstonhikers[at] gmail.com. “We’re looking for people who are interested in going out with the designer when he’s doing his work, and anyone who wants to be part of a trail workshop� he said, adding that more information can be found by clicking the Mount Harry Davis photo on the society web page at houstonhikers.ca.
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Knockholt gets five-year expansion By Andrew Hudson Houston Today
When you climb 170,000 tonnes of buried Bulkley Valley garbage, you get a great view. Knockholt landfill, about 12 km east of Houston, is the last stop for all trash collected in the six towns from Smithers to Southside. And standing on its breezy top last Tuesday, it’s clear the site is extra busy this summer. Below, surveyors, excavators and pipe fitters were laying the base of a $200,000 expansion “cell” that will hold the next five years’ worth of garbage in a landfill expected to last until at least 2063. Ahead, a giant compactor with spiky steel wheels mashed a fresh layer of garbage, careful to avoid a pipe exhausting methane from the 12 years worth of garbage buried beneath it. And hundred of
metres away, a worker measured outflow from the complex system of pipes, drain rock and clay liner that runs throughout the landfill, collecting any rain or garbage ooze that leaches out the landfill and channeling it through an artificial wetland full of toxicitydepleting cattails. But no matter how well Knockholt develops—its artificial wetland won a watertreatment award in 2010—Bill Miller, chair of the Regional District of BulkleyNechako, says landfilling is always a last resort. “It’s expensive,” he says. “And it has longterm ramifications.” At $3.2 million, waste handling cost$800,000 more than any other service in the RDBN last year. Miller said it regularly tops the RDBN budget, largely because of the district’s long hauling distances. Some small innovations help to
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keep the costs from rising further. Miller pointed out that the RDBN uses loaded rock trucks to compact the clay liner in new development areas, and they stagger their wheel patterns when running over different sections—a driving technique that avoids the need for extra compactor equipment. Except for the drain rock that surroundings its collector pipes, the landfill also uses onsite clays for capping, as well as waste wood composted in the landfill’s septage receiving bed. But recycling is still the biggest cost-cutter. Less waste at existing landfills delays the expensive and task of siting and constructing new ones, Miller said. “We’ve really been pushing for cardboard recycling because it’s such a high volume,” he said. A 2008 audit shows paper and cardboard make up about 20 per
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cent of all waste in the RDBN. Only organic material, at nearly 33 per cent, ranks higher in the breakdown. But while the RDBN does have an increasing number of recycling depots, and is aiming for more, on Tuesday it was easy to spot piles of cardboard and scrap metal getting crunched under the landfill compactor wheels. “It’s amazing,” says Janine Dougall, the RDBN’s director of environmental services. “We have tipping fees for construction and demolition waste— they’re currently at $60 a metric tonne—and it still doesn’t completely deter people from dumping metal products and other things that could be properly recycled.” Junk science An environmental engineer, Dougall wrote her UBC Master’s thesis on landfills.
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Janine Dougall, RDBN director of environmental services, stands with RDBN chair Bill Miller above the new development area at Knockholt landfill. So Dougall is happy to talk trash at Knockholt, from its moisture content (relatively dry) to its density (air-tight enough that its last underground fire was years ago). Just don’t call the place a dump. “These are fully engineered facilities, and there’s a lot of science that goes into these” Dougall says. “I get very agitated when I hear ‘dump,’” she added, laughing. See WASTE on Page 6
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he province’s highest voice on all things medical, Dr. Perry Kendall, made a pretty bold statement earlier this week when he claimed that MDMA should be legalized in order to be regulated. MDMA, as in ecstasy. MDMA as in the drug that claimed the lives of numerous young people over the last year in this very health region. But we have to wonder what the point would be in regulating MDMA at all. This isn’t a pain killer. It doesn’t have positive qualities that make it useful in pharmacology, health care or even psychiatry. Does it? The obvious problem is that street level ecstasy can’t be trusted. When it’s cooked up in a clandestine, unregulated lab, the chemicals can vary from tab to tab, batch to batch. We’ve seen, and reported on, the dangers of the drug in the past. It’s no secret that it is the gangs who thrive on the sale of illegal drugs. But don’t forget that regulated, legal drugs created with a therapeutic intent are stolen and re-sold every single day. Drugs like Ritalin, Xanax, and of course, oxycodone are consistently sold on the black market, the latter commanding up to $35 a pill. Ecstasy is a popular rave drug, making it a ‘hit’ with party-going teens. So what would regulating the drug do? Could a teen walk into a drugstore and buy ecstasy before heading out to party, in Kendall’s theory of regulation? Probably not. But adults would, one would assume. And kids would still get their hands on it, somehow. One could argue that the same has been true for alcohol for decades. But hey, nothing bad ever came from a teenaged drinking binge, right? Wrong. Vital Stats reports that total deaths directly related to alcohol in Canada in 2000 was well over 300. That includes over intoxication, alcohol poisoning, and numerous diseases directly linked to alcoholism, such as alcoholic liver disease and chronic pancreatitis. When you factor in the deaths indirectly related to alcohol, that number jumps to 1,689. That doesn’t even include alcohol related car accidents. We’re not pushing a return to prohibition — that certainly didn’t work. But it’s laughable to suggest that regulating a drug will make the world a safer place for our children. After all, look in the right places and you can still find moonshine.
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Statutory holidays are no free lunch
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s we approach what would have been the 100th birthday of Nobel Prize winning economist Milton Friedman, we are reminded of his common sense thinking. “There is no such thing as a free lunch.” The same could be said of British Columbia Premier Christy Clark’s Family Day that will come into effect just a few months before British Columbians go to the polls in 2013. Someone will have to foot the bill, and unfortunately, it will be the people the holiday is supposed to help: ordinary B.C. families. British Columbians already enjoy nine statutory holidays a year. Only Saskatchewan has more with 10. At the other end of the scale,
Nova Scotians receive five statutory holidays. Add the minimum two-week vacation spelled out in B.C.’s Employment Standards Act and British Columbians enjoy at least 19 days off a year; most receive more. After five years, an employee is legally entitled to three weeks of vacation. Adding another statutory holiday is costly. Businesses that close on Family Day lose a full production day, but their annual wage bill remains the same, since workers given the day off must be paid an average day’s pay. With lower revenues and no offsetting reduction in costs, owners, consumers, and employees end up footing the bill. Consumers will pay if the costs are passed along in the
form of higher prices. This, however, is increasingly unlikely, given competitive markets for most goods and services. Employees bear the burden if the businesses invest less in machinery, equipment, and new technologies that make workers more productive or offer lower wage increases in the future. Then there are business owners who will be burdened by the new statutory holiday in addition to the recession and slowgrowing economy, the Harmonized Sales Tax/Provincial Sales Tax fiasco, and significantly higher minimum wages the Clark government recently imposed. For small and medium businesses, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)
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estimates B.C. Family Day will cost $42 million. Finally, let’s not forget average B.C. families who, as taxpayers, will fork over tens of millions of dollars to provide the extra paid day off for 359,000 provincial and municipal public sector workers (or 2.5 times regular pay if they work on Family Day), who already receive significantly higher benefits than private sector workers. Some say the new statutory holiday will improve the economy since families will
spend money on recreational activities on their extra day off. To be sure, businesses that stay open Family Day might see more demand, but their wage costs will also increase because they are forced to pay workers 2.5 times their regular pay. More importantly, increased spending by families on their day off might mean less spending at other times throughout the year. Family Day might change the timing and location of spending, but not the total amount families actually spend. The bottom line is statutory holidays aren’t free. Taxpayers, workers, and business end up footing the bill. Niels Veldhuis and Amela Karabegovic, Fraser Institute
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Our forests are in crisis I would like to offer input into the discussion on the issue of timber supply in the province.
A recent Auditor General’s report (June 2012) on the state of our forests confirms what those of us who live within these regions already know. Our forests are in chaos and crisis. What is needed at this point
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“We take newspaper, cardboard, light bulbs, batteries—there’s no reason not to recycle. We take compost also.”
“Paper and cardboard makes a huge difference.”
“Recycle. And the Re-Use depot [at Knockholt landfill] is a great idea.”
“Educate. Lots of people don’t know simple ways to reduce waste or don’t know much about recycling facilities.”
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is a wise government with strong goals for the future of this resource. I agree that it is important to respond to the crisis in the community of Burns Lake. The fire that destroyed Babine Forest Products destroyed a major part of that local economy.
However, I would hope that government would use this and other similar events in the province as catalysts to create better management of forests designated for timber supply. The disarray in BC’s forestry inventory has to dictate the response to this problem. This
is not the time to relax present protective legislation or standards for annual allowable cut. In Burns Lake’s case, we cannot allow Babine Forest Products to decide what piece of the pie they must have before they can reopen their doors.
This already has been the status quo for too long in B.C. A wise government will support them as they rebuild a company that makes better use of the dwindling resource. This has to include value added products as well as creative use of waste material.
And whatever happens has to be size appropriate. We only need to look down the valley to Hazelton for an example of what happens when industry is allowed to overbuild. Reene Granlin Telkwa
Clark’s pipeline posturing doesn’t help T
he B.C. Liberal government is taking its new hard-line approach to federal environmental hearings on the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline proposal in September. Environment Minister Terry Lake has filed the B.C. government’s notice to cross-examine Enbridge, one of the world’s biggest pipeline operators. Lake outlined the “tough questions” B.C. representatives will ask about spill response capacity on land and sea, tanker escort tugboats, pipe wall thickness, and Enbridge’s sluggish response to a pipeline rupture in Michigan. That’s all fine, and to be expected after Premier Christy
Clark’s high-profile confrontation with Alberta Premier Alison Redford going into the recent premiers’ meeting in Halifax. Clark’s demands for “world-leading” safety and spill response, as well as meeting the constitutional obligation to consult and accommodate aboriginal groups along the route, are mostly a statement of the obvious. Her call for a “fair share” of proceeds from exported oil to reflect B.C.’s risk has been assaulted from all sides. Pipeline opponents seized on Clark’s suggestion that a major oil spill might be tolerable if there was enough money in it for B.C. NDP leader Adrian Dix picked up the theme as he con-
ducted his own belated tour of the proposed route to reiterate his opposition. There had been earlier hints from Alberta that B.C. might need further rewards for the risk. But when Clark made the “fair share” demand public, Redford was moved to channel Margaret Thatcher, declaring: “The Premier of Alberta is not going to blink on royalties.” The lady’s not for blinking, but neither is B.C.’s Iron Snowbird, as Preston Manning dubbed Clark this spring. All this political theatre doesn’t amount to much. I’ll stand by my January prediction that the Enbridge proposal is unlikely to proceed, mainly due to the tangled state
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“Even if some way can be found to levy a B.C. tax on revenues from the Northern Gateway pipeline, it’s no solution.”
of aboriginal claims. Wealthy U.S. foundations that view the B.C. North Coast as their 500-year eco-experiment will be happy to help fund a decade of legal challenges, while continuing the mediaspinning and protest support they are doing now. Even if some way can be found to levy a B.C. tax on revenues from the Northern Gateway pipeline, it’s no solution. For one thing, it would confer an advantage to the Trans-Mountain pipeline that has been shipping Alberta oil
to Burnaby and the U.S. for more than 60 years. The competing expansion proposal by Trans-Mountain’s current owner, Kinder Morgan, shows the inconsistency of opposition to pipelines. Does anyone really believe that a new pipeline built to the highest standards ever would be too dangerous, while a 60-year-old pipeline is acceptable? Protesters have an easy target in Kinder Morgan. With a tenfold increase to 25 tankers a month proposed to sail under
the Lions Gate bridge, a heavy oil spill from Second Narrows to Stanley Park would be catastrophic to Vancouver’s environment and economy. Tankers have made that trip safely nearly 100 years, but the congested modern shipping lane offers more threat of collision, and clearing Burrard Inlet for near-daily tanker transits would disrupt the rest of B.C.’s shipping trade. An Angus Reid poll last week showed as many as half of respondents remain open-minded about the costs and benefits of new oil pipelines across B.C. Unlike B.C. politicians, they seem interested in learning more before making up their minds. Dix and the NDP
B .C. Views Tom Fletcher ran to the front of the anti-pipeline parade early, as they did with the carbon tax and other issues. Clark began the Northern Gateway discussion with a principled position to wait for the result of the federal review, but that’s apparently out the window with an election looming.
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A worker installs a new leachate collector pipe at the Knockholt landfill on Friday, Aug. 3. The landfill is only one of six in the province certified to handle animal carcasses—a benefit to cattle ranchers and local abattoirs.
WASTE from Page 3 Knockholtgraduated from dump to landfill in 1998. That’s when engineers capped the original landfilling area under clay and topsoil, then built the landfill’s first leachate collector system. But the most innovative change came in 2007, when the RDBN built Knockholt’s artificial wetland. “It’s actually quite a neat little ecosystem that we’ve built,” Dougall said. When water flows down the long, clay-lined
pool of the wetland, it filters through six berms planted full of cattails. Dougall explained that it’s actually bacteria in the cattail roots that remove pollutants. All the leachate is tested before it flows from a 15,000 cubicmetre collector pool into the wetland and out into the ground. B.C.’s environment ministry limits outflow from the landfill to 100 cubic metres a day, and it only happens during spring and summer when the ground isn’t frozen.
Groundwater is regularly tested at the Knockholt site. The Bulkley River, 800 meters away at its closest point, is also tested above and below the landfill area twice a year. Given that Knockholt is a fairly young , low-volume landfill, Dougall said its leachate is relatively easy to treat. But if pollutant levels do rise, Dougall said the RDBN has room to install a second wetland area, and they may bring in a solar-powered aerator machine to speed things along. “There’s always risk,” Dougall said. “But we’re managing it the best way possible with today’s technology and understanding.” A fair deal? By 2014, the B.C. government plans to bring in new product stewardship rules that will force industry to pick up the tab to collect and recycle 70 per cent of all their paper and packaging materials. That could mean new recycling depots in the RDBN, as well as curbside recycling for every town that now has garbage pick-up. “The stewardship program is really going
to help—if we have them in our areas,” Dougall said. It’s a big “if.” The RDBN and other local governments in northern B.C. worry that, with their high transportation costs, industry may choose to simply write off their districts as part of the 25 per cent they don’t need to collect. “That’s the big challenge,” Dougall said. “Unfortunately, it’s not in our jurisdiction. It’s industry, and the province.” Multi-Material B.C., the new, non-profit product stewardship agency, will release its first plan this fall. The agency members are largely trade associations of affected producers. Given what a large part of the regional district budget goes to waste handling, Miller hopes it includes a rule that the 75 per cent collection rate applies equally across B.C. “Of course, it’s a struggle with all the province-wide services that we get,” he said. “But this one we feel is pretty important.” For updates on the new stewardship rules, visit the Recycling Councils of B.C. web site at rcbc.bc.ca.
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TOPLEY 4-H CLUB Riders saddle up for a poker ride to benefit Houston’s Adele Murray on July 28. Seventy-six riders took a hand during the ride, which took them on a two-hour trail through a cattle grazing area along the North Road.
The Bulkley Valley Exhibition is coming soon! August 23 to August 26 at the Smithers Fairgrounds. The 4-H Beef Show will start Friday morning at 8:30 am followed by the sheep at 1 pm and the swine at 2pm. The Livestock Auction will be held Saturday, August Au 25 at 2pm in the beef show ring. Drop Dr by the Topley 4-H stall for a coffee, we would love lo to say hi. If you have any questions please call ca Joyce Dieleman (250) 846-5061 or Wendy S Siemens (250) 845-7020.
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Poker ride, auction ring in support By Andrew Hudson Houston Today
Seventy-six horse riders bet on Houston’s community spirit at a benefit poker ride for Adele Murray last week. After saddling up at a cattle grazing area along the North Road, the riders set out on a two-hour ride that weaved past eight checkpoints, each with a playing card they could swap for a better poker hand. In the end, the ride
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raised $970 for Murray while another $970 went to 4-H member Trichelle Reay for having the top hand. “She actually won the 4-H poker ride earlier this year too,” says ride organizer Tori Long. Long, a 4-H member who has been pals with Murray since kindergarten, says the idea of poker ride was a natural fit. “Her and I are both into horses, and it’s a good way to raise some money—people
who are donating the money are getting something out of it too.” Long said both she and Murray were well impressed by the turnout. “We were expecting around 40 or 50, so it was good,” she said. “The town’s been awesome about it,” she added. “People who don’t even have a lot of money have been donating. It’s great.” On Saturday, the benefit continued with
a silent auction that included a return trip for two to either Prince Rupert or Prince George courtesy of UniGlobe, as well as home decor, horse tack and a beautiful homemade quilt, Long said. Long said a big than you to everyone who came out to the ride and auction, as wlel as al the volunteers who helped out. Further donations to the trust fund for Adele Murray can be made at Houston RE/ MAX.
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HANDY Help Staff from the Bulkley Valley Credit Union present a $500 cheque to members of the Houston Community Garden July 30. The funds will go towards a new set of tools for the garden, where residents can work on both individual garden boxes and shared rows. News Staff/Houston Today
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Despite the media focus on spills and protests against new oil pipelines proposed for B.C., about half of respondents in a new poll are open to changing their minds based on economic or environmental factors. The Angus Reid survey of 804 B.C. residents found 35 per cent completely opposed to the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway line from northern Alberta to port facilities at Kitimat. Only seven per cent indicated unqualified support for the line. Another 27 per cent said they support the Enbridge proposal but could change their minds based on economic benefits or environmental protection. Similarly, 24 per cent were opposed but open to reconsidering based on economic or environmental concerns. The survey asked participants what they think of Premier Christy Clark’s five preconditions for provincial support of the Enbridge project. About a third said they would more likely back the project if Clark’s demand of “world leading” marine and landbased spill response was met, and a similar number said they
would be persuaded if the current federal environmental review supports it. Economic benefits to B.C. were cited as a factor in considering support by 32 per cent of respondents. NDP MLA Shane Simpson said the poll shows a clear trend to more opposition as people become more familiar with the pipeline issues. Firm opposition is five to one against the Enbridge proposal, and is strongest in northern B.C., he said. A proposal to twin the existing Kinder Morgan oil pipeline between Alberta and port facilities in Burnaby was supported by 37 per cent of respondents and opposed by about half. While the NDP is campaigning against the Northern Gateway project, Simpson said the NDP won’t take a stand for or against the Kinder Morgan proposal until the company makes a formal application to Ottawa that details its plans. There were 32 tankers loaded with crude oil at Kinder Morgan’s Burnaby facilities last year, and 69 in 2010. A company official said an expanded pipeline would generate 25 to 30 tanker loads per month going out through Vancouver harbour.
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Help Wanted An Alberta Construction Company is hiring Dozer and Excavator Operators. Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilfield road and lease construction. Lodging and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Construction at 780-723-5051. AUTOMATED TANK Manufacturing Inc. is looking for welders. Due to a huge expansion to our plant located in Kitscoty, Alberta, 20km west of Lloydminster. We have openings for 10-3rd year apprentices or journey person welders. We offer best wage in industry. 3rd yr apprentice $28$30/hr, journey person $32$35/hr, higher with tank experience. Profit sharing bonus plus manufacturing bonus incentive. Full insurance package 100% paid by company. Good working environment. Join a winning team. Call Basil or Blaine at; (office)780-8462231; (fax)780-846-2241 or send resume to: blaine@autotanks.ca; production@autotanks.ca. Keep your feet on the ground in a safe welding environment through inhole manufacturing process. No scaffolding or elevated work platform. CERTIFIED ELECTRICIANS Wanted for growing northern company. Competitive wages and benefits. Safety tickets needed. Fax 250-775-6227 or email: info@torqueindustr ial.com. Apply online: www.torqueindustrial.com. CERTIFIED MILLWRIGHTS Needed for growing northern company. Competitive wages and benefits. Safety tickets necessary. Fax resume to 250-775-6227 or email: info@torqueindustrial.com Online: www.torqueindustrial.com CONCRETE FINISHERS and Form Setters. Edmonton based company seeks experienced concrete finishers and form setters for work in Edmonton and northern Alberta. Subsistence and accommodations provided for out of town work; Cell 780-660-8130. Fax 780-444-7103. john@raidersconcrete.com. INSERTING MACHINE Operator required for busy Alberta printing plant. Previous Alphaliner or other machine experience an asset. Mechanical & computer aptitude required; ejamison@greatwest.ca
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At Bulkley Valley Credit Union we love what we do. We work as a team. We contribute to our community. We serve our members every day. Join our team. As a Member Services Representative you will experience a flexible schedule, a competitive wage, and great benefits. But there’s more. We provide outstanding learning opportunities if you are up for the challenge. And we will value your contribution. We currently have an opening for a Part-Time Member Services RepresentativeCash Services in our Houston Branch for an energetic, detail-oriented person with a high school diploma and relevant training and/or experience. If you have exceptional service skills, are community minded, take initiative, are solution oriented and love working as part of a team, we invite you to apply. Please submit your resume to: Tanya Amonson, Branch Manager at: tamonson@bvcu.com 2365 Copeland Ave. Box 1480 Houston, BC V0J 1Z0 Application deadline: August 24th, 2012 To learn more about us please visit www.bvcu.com
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As a dynamic and growing company Pinnacle Renewable Energy is looking for energetic careeroriented individuals looking for a future in operations management. The Operations Manager Trainee (OMT) is part of a developmental training program for a duration of 18 months to 2 years. This position, through assigned work activities and projects, will develop a working knowledge of day-to-day operations of a state of the art pellet manufacturing facility. The OMT will be required to learn and master key management behaviors which will include staff management and labor relations, safety regulations and practices, financial reporting and analysis, production techniques and practices, logistics, and fibre management. For more information on this position, and how to apply please visit www.pinnaclepellet.com and look under Career Opportunities.
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Log Buyer Cariboo Woodlands RESPONSIBILITIES: The Log Buyer is responsible for sourcing volume of the appropriate size, quality and species for the 3 mills in the Cariboo. The position also assists other company log traders to access required timber profiles for other Tolko operations. The Log Buyer works closely with the harvesting group to optimize how the logs are sourced to meet the needs of the mills and marketing. The position will be based out of Williams Lake or Quesnel. QUALIFICATIONS: • The Log Buyer must possess negotiation, interpersonal, computer, analytic and business skills. • A good understanding of log quality and how it relates to harvesting, manufacturing costs and end product values. • Must also have a good knowledge of machine capabilities and productivity levels. • General accounting principles, mill conversion returns and an involvement in the manufacturing and marketing side of the business. • Knowledge of harvesting, road construction, road maintenance, and timber development will be required. Tolko Industries Ltd. is a forest products company with marketing, resource management and manufacturing operations throughout Western Canada. A career with Tolko means working in an environment that encourages personal and professional development. We offer a workplace where everyone plays an essential role in the success of our Company and where individual efforts are acknowledged. Our tradition of excellence is built on strong company values, a challenging environment, and continuous development. TO APPLY: If you are interested in exploring this opportunity and being a part of our community please submit your resume by email to shannon.smith@tolko.com by fax (1)250-398-3909 or visit us at www.tolko.com by Aug 19, 2012.
PROGRAM SUPERVISOR (PRINCE GEORGE) Qualifications: • At least three (3) years Supervisory Experience. • A combination of experience and/or Post-Secondary Education in: Trades and Workplace Training, Continuing and Adult Education, Business and Employment Counselling, Counselling and Helping Professions. • Proven Administrative Skills to manage, assess and report demographic and financial information to support decisions related to client training and employment. • Working knowledge of standard computer programs and keyboarding skills. • BC Drivers Licence, insurable, reliable transportation and willingness to travel over a wide geographic area in all seasons. • Demonstrated ability to work with a variety of stakeholders and motivate staff to meet specific performance objectives within tight time frames and budget. • Experience with First Nation communities , culture and protocols. APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL 4:30 P.M. AUGUST 16, 2012 Reply by email to: info@ptpasep.ca Attention: PTP ASEP Training Society Hiring Committee. Please provide: • Covering Letter • Resume (3 pages max.) ONLY THOSE CANDIDATES SHORT LISTED WILL BE CONTACTED • Successful candidates will be contacted by August 17, 2012. • Interviews will take place the week of August 20th – 24th, 2012. • For further information please make your request via email to: info@ptpasep.ca.
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As a dynamic and growing company Pinnacle Renewable Energy is looking for energetic careeroriented individuals looking for a future in maintenance management. The Maintenance Manager Trainee (MMT) is part of a developmental training program for a duration of 18 months to 2 years. This position, through assigned work activities and projects, will develop a working knowledge of the required maintenance for a state of the art pellet manufacturing facility. The MMT will be required to learn and master key management behaviors which will include staff management and labor relations, safety regulations and practices, financial reporting and analysis, and maintenance techniques and practices.
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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.
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“Fit For Life.” Senior Exercise @ Cottonwood Manor on Mon., Wed., & Fri. @10 a.m. Call Hanne 845-7414 or Bunny 845-7110. Granisle and District Seniors meetings are the The Houston Legion Branch 249: Meeting: 2nd 2nd and 4th Thurs. of each month at 1pm in the Mon. of the month is Executive, 4th Mon. is Seniors Centre. General Meeting (we have not been able to get a Granisle Volunteer Fire Department meetings quorum in months, members please attend) & fire practices every Tues., 7 p.m. at the Fire The Houston Retirement Housing Society is asking Hall. interested parties to provide their names for future Granisle Church of the Way services are Sun., vacancies at our Pleasant Valley Village apartments. 11 a.m. Bible study is Thurs. at 7 p.m. Please call Roberta@250-845-2257.
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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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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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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:
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.
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