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Bruce Wells, Director of Project Planning and Execution, made a presentation to the board of the Regional District of Bulkley Nechako on Thursday, October 25 where he answered questions put to him by regional directors and mayors of the region. Ralph Roy, Director of electoral area D (Fraser Lake Rural) asked how TransCanada would deal with land owners who holdout against pipeline land use easements. Wells said that there is an arbitration process in place for such conflicts, but TransCanada has not recently had to go to arbitration on any of its pipelines. “We’re diligent to resolve things before they go to arbitration,” Wells said. “We have a good track record of doing that and all three of our recent pipelines were completed with-

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Lucas Holtzman digs out a ditch for the pipes that will be part of the drainage system under the new sidewalk on Highway 16, which will run from Benson Avenue to Mountain View Drive. LB paving was contracted by the Ministry of Transportation to do the project, and this week they finished putting in a new curb and drainage system - with concrete catch basins and pipes that will take water drainage to the Bulkley River, said Scott Atchison, civil superintendent of Canyon Contractors, part of LB paving. Because they started late, it’s too cold to pour concrete and the project will not be finished until next spring, said Atchison.

out a need for arbitration. We were able to reach agreements with all affected landowners.” “When possible, our preference is to meet with people in person if they have concerns with the project. We’ve had face to face conversations with over 400 affected landowners, and our [project] mailing list includes over 600 landowners,” said Wells. Houston Mayor Bill Homberg asked how revenues would be shared among regions and municipalities that the pipeline might travel through. “We expect to pay over $17 million every year in property tax payments across Northern B.C.,” Wells said. This is the primary revenue stream directly to the region. Rob Newell, Director of Area G (Houston rural) asked about the July 20, 2011 rupture of a TransCanada pipeline See PIPELINE on Page 13

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Bringing 200 temporary foreign workers from China to fill underground mining positions at HD Mining’s operation in Tumbler Ridge isn’t likely what the B.C. people thought the

province’s job plan meant, according to NDP MLA and mining critic Doug Donaldson. D o n a l d s o n stopped in Prince George on Tuesday to discuss what they see as the Liberals’ failure to partner their jobs

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Hearing from all sides By now, you’ve probably heard about last week’s sit-in at the Provincial Legislature in Victoria, calling for a halt to oil tanker traffic along B.C.’s coastline. Everyone has a right to speak their mind, and we respect the opinions of those who have reservations about the Northern Gateway Project. In fact, we encourage the people of British Columbia to express their opinions — because that’s the best way to have an open, honest dialogue, and separate Gateway fact from fiction. In the spirit of honesty, I’d like to share some of my thoughts on last week’s protest. It seems a great many people believe Gateway will introduce oil tanker traffic to B.C.’s coastline for the first time. This is simply not true. Oil tankers have docked at Kitimat for a quarter-century, and refineries have been part of Vancouver’s port communities since the 1930s. In fact the first imports of petroleum to Vancouver date back to 1915. As well, after reviewing Gateway’s marine safety program, an

independent study has declared it as safe with measures that exceed national and international regulatory requirements. I’m from Prince George. Thankfully, we no longer have a one-industry economy here in B.C.’s North, but I’m sure many of us remember those uncertain days in the job market. Establishing the Gateway terminal at Kitimat, and linking Canada’s energy supply to the Pacific Rim, would continue the diversification of our region’s economy. That means job security and prosperity. It means a better future for B.C.’s North.

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Forty-eight volunteers filled the Houston Christian School kitchen last week, whipping up 1,700 pies and raising $8,000 for the school. Making about 100 pies less than last year, the group hopes that they won’t have any extras, because last year they had to freeze and sell some later in the year, and that was just a pain, said Kim Verbeek, one of the organizers of the pie fund raiser this year. The willing workers volunteer group has been making and selling pies for 20 years now, a fund raiser for the school that has grown a lot from the 132 pies made that first year.

Chinese workers come for employment in Tumbler Ridge Mine MINERS from Page 1 Then, in 2008, a ministry task force was formed to look at future training needs. One recommendation included training more underground mine workers, however it was never acted upon. Then, in 2011 the government sent a trade mission to China. The NDP sent a Freedom of Information request and received MLA Pat Bell’s speaking notes. In them, Donaldson said, was confirmation the minister knew the company’s intent on bringing in the foreign workers. At the same time, 200 above-ground workers will be hired from B.C. Donaldson questions why a betAd #EN014-10/12E – 4.3125 x 8

ter deal wasn’t made on behalf of the province’s workers. He said there could have been more in-depth negotiations so that the Chinese workers and British Colombian employees worked side-by-side. At the very least, Donaldson said, the local workers could have benefited from some training from the foreign workers so as not to lose out on future opportunities. “I don’t blame the Chinese workers. I blame the Liberal government,” Donaldson said. He added, as temporary foreign workers, the Chinese workers in question are doing what needs to be done to fill the

skills gap. The point, he said, is if the Liberals had taken note regarding what HD Mining said in 2007, there was plenty of time to train locals for the positions about to be opened up. He added he would really like to have a look at the trade agreement the premier set up at that time with the company. Donaldson said it’s time the government took note that B.C. has the natural resources the world needs, and ensures the province isn’t sold short when bargaining agreements, but instead make sure all those who live here benefit from them. Sherry Ogasawara, NDP candidate

for Prince GeorgeValemount, added that the faculty at CNC was taken off guard because it wasn’t consulted regarding the upcoming need for underground mine workers. “This is a symptom of a deeper problem,” Bobby Deepak, who holds the nomination for the Prince GeorgeMackenzie riding, said. “Right now IPG is in Ireland recruiting foreign workers from various industries. “We have high unemployment in some areas,” Deepak explained. “These are big issues for Canadians in general. Don’t tell me there aren’t enough skilled workers to fill these jobs in all of Canada.”

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he provincial government needs to get a better handle on the employment statistics it uses for the northwest. September 2012’s figures are a case in point. We’re told the workforce (the definition includes those who have a job as well as those looking for work) numbers 42,900 people. Compare that to September 2011 when the workforce totalled 49,000. It means we’re expected to believe that 6,100 people removed themselves in some fashion from the northwest workforce. Further, employment comparisons for the same two Septembers show a drop of 6,400 in the number of people actually working in the region. Really? So much for the province’s Jobs Plan. Somewhere, someplace, something is screwy. There’s no way there can be 6,400 fewer people working last September compared to now. If so, we’d be looking at a socio-economic disaster that would make the collapse of the northwest forest industry a decade ago look like a tea party. And now that we’re told the northwest is on the verge of a huge economic upswing and there’s a growing movement to train local residents for jobs, the province needs more accurate and more reliable statistics upon which to make crucial employment policy decisions. If this was southern B.C., you know they’d be up nights doing exactly that.

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We need a vacation from holidays My American cartoonist, Jim Hunt, posted on Facebook his illustration you see here with this caption: “Why can’t the department stores let us enjoy each holiday like we used to? They’ve turned it into one big ‘Merry Hallowthanksmas!’” Within days his funny cartoon was shared by 70,000 people. To say Jim struck a nerve would be an understatement. “It was still summer when all this Halloween stock was displayed,” my neighbor grumbled when I ran into her at the store. “Who would buy all this crap months ahead of time?” Well, my nine-yearold daughter would if she could. Eager to pick through the large assortment of get-ups and decorations, Daisy

has been making a beeline for this particular section of the store for the last couple of months. And since the Christmas merchandise is now on display as well, her attention has become divided between the two. “It makes me mad the way these stores are always jumping ahead to the next holiday and selling it way too early,” my neighbor continued. “Sell, sell, sell, it’s all about money to them.” How true. But if I owned one of these stores, I imagine I’d be doing the same. The fact is, a lot of people tend to buy early. I think they’re called “organized” or “planners” or some other word that doesn’t apply to someone like me. If a store doesn’t get their products out early enough, another

one will, and that’s where the consumer will likely spend their money. This logic is the reason seasonal and holiday goods seem to come out earlier every year. Yet if it weren’t for my kids, I doubt I’d even notice these displays at first. I’m one of those people who buys stuff on an asneeded basis, so unless Halloween’s in the next day or two, I’m not purchasing candies or costumes quite yet. The downside to my strategy? The potent`wial for a much smaller selection. “What happened to you?” an old friend asked after finding out I had no idea what I was dressing up as, while she’d been ready for awhile. “You used to be Miss Halloween.” I did. I even used to make my costumes

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from scratch. But I gave that up when I discovered how much easier it could be to just rent or buy one off the rack. They might not have been as fun or unique as my originals, but I sure liked the lesser commitment of time and money. “Before kids I had all kinds of extra time,” I replied to my single, childless friend. “Now I’m lucky if I can find twenty minutes to vacuum out my car once a year.” With pity in her eyes she offered me a creepy crawly spider bowl of mini chocolate bars that she’d bought for her trick or treaters. “I’m going to have to buy more candies,” she said frowning down at it. “Everything I bought is almost gone.” Another reason I don’t like to buy early.

On a brighter note Lori Welbourne The stores are obviously savvy to display their stock months in advance. If it didn’t work, they wouldn’t do it. The only thing that would prevent them from this practice is if more people were procrastinating, disorganized types like me. In the spirit of Halloween, that’s a scary prospect indeed. If you don’t believe me, take a peek in my car.

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What do the Chinese want

Editor: China is making huge investments in B.C. and Canada as a whole right now. I don’t object to foreign investment in Canada in general when it is done by corporations, but foreign governments doing it gives me the heebeegeebies,

especially when they are investing in what they clearly describe as strategic assets. Another thing that I wonder about China is their vigorous support of the Syrian government in its on-going war against its own population. (Stay with me here, I’m connecting these thoughts.) They (along with Russia) are supporting Syria’s

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“Right now I doubt it. Listening to all the stuff on the news, about the labour and stuff, I don’t think it’s going to happen this year.”

“I’m starting to think no - the longer it goes, the worse it gets. But I would say it’s a 50 - 50 chance now.”

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right to use military power against its own citizens because they want to maintain an international precedent for them to point to should they feel they need to do that themselves. June 4, 1989, the Chinese army was used to kill more than a thousand pro-democracy protesters. It is not like it hasn’t happened before. This raises questions: 1) If a resource

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“If a resource asset in the ground in Canada is considered strategic by a foreign state, why is it not considered strategic by us?”

asset in the ground in Canada is considered strategic by a foreign state, why is it not considered strategic by us? 2) If China becomes such a

huge component of our economy, not just owning, but operating vast parts of our resource economy, having direct control over large parts of our

economy; how is Canada going to react when China finds it necessary to militarily suppress its own citizens again? Or launches

an aggressive war on its neighbours ostensibly over an island? (Could happen. See The Economist.) What are we going to say? What are we going to do to express our good old-fashioned Canadian moral outrage when they own us? Are we going to apply trade sanctions against ourselves? That’ll show ‘em. Dave Menzies, Terrace, BC

Changes aimed at unclogging courts A

t t o r n e y G e n e r a l Shirley Bond has launched a new court management system designed to improve efficiency and cut down the backlog of criminal cases. The changes are based on a review of the system conducted by lawyer Geoffrey Cowper, which analyzed a “culture of delay” that resists change. Cowper concluded the problem is partly because there is an incentive, particularly for defence lawyers, to delay cases, and no system for enforcing

timely hearings of evidence. “During the review there was a general sense that judges and lawyers have their own, insulated sense of what constitutes timeliness and responsiveness,” Cowper wrote in his report, released in September. Bond announced the first phase of changes, including the establishment of a new oversight organization. “The Justice and Public Safety Council will be asked to publish performance measures, and we’re going to look

at designing and determining what those measures are, and there will be targets attached to them,” Bond said at a news conference in Kamloops Monday. S a m i r a n Lakshman, president of the B.C. Crown Counsel Association, said he welcomes the changes to a system that has prosecutors in some communities overwhelmed. “Not every courthouse has a delay problem,” Lakshman said. “We have acute delay issues in the busiest courthouse in the province, which

is Surrey, as well as places like Fort St. John, Nanaimo and Richmond.” In Surrey, he said it currently takes 14 months or more to schedule a half a day for a brief trial. Defendants who have waited 18 months or more can apply for and often receive a stay of proceedings because their case has taken too long. Both Lakshman and NDP justice critic Leonard Krog have repeatedly pointed to a reduction of 16 provincial court judges since 2005. Lakshman said the recent imposi-

tion of a governmentwide hiring freeze has slowed the replacement of prosecutors, sheriffs and court clerks, because each new hire requires approval from the head of the public service. Bond has questioned why waiting time in courts goes up even when the crime rate and the number of new cases declines. She says it should not take an average of seven appearances in court before a criminal case goes to trial. In his report, Cowper noted that 98 per cent of criminal cases end with a guilty

plea or a stay of proceedings, but the system treats all cases as if they are going to trial. He said the number of new cases dropped sharply last year as most impaired driving charges were replaced with roadside suspensions, and now is at the same level as the early 1990s. “The current rules were the result of a wholesale change made over a decade ago to involve judges more actively in the pre-trial phase of proceedings to encourage early resolution and reduce the high proportion

B .C. Views Tom Fletcher of cases that collapse on the first day of trial,” Cowper wrote. “Neither prosecutors nor defence counsel changed their practices in order to realize the potential of the new rules.”

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“British Columbia has a ready source of great jobs and careers in technology. Our education programs need to keep up with that demand. John Leech, Executive Director of the Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of BC, explains that, “Every system we rely on – water, roads and transportation, telecommunications and Internet, hydro and natural gas, environment, health, forestry, and many more – utilizes engineering and applied science technology professionals working in the background. BC’s telecom and IT, animation and many other sectors produce new careers every month.” ASTTBC has more than 10,000 members currently working in thousands of careers available to graduates of two-year diploma programs available at the British Columbia Institute of Technology and other B.C. colleges and institutes. “Our members enjoy rewarding, well-paid and often recession-proof careers in public service and the private sector alike,” Leech states. “For huge numbers of young men and women, technology is the answer. In B.C. and across Canada, technology permeates every workplace and job. We need to get capable students involved and engaged in applied sciences and head off workforce shortages by building a B.C. ‘Science and Technology Culture’.” Leech calls on government for renewed efforts to build student skills and

A recent ASTTBC technology award recipient, Heather is Supervisor, Transportation Engineering for the City of Prince George, overseeing major construction projects. confidence in math and science programming. “We especially need to interest young students in science and how things work,” Leech says. “Young students use technology every day – smart phones, iPads and computers. They play video games, even build robots.” Leech lauds the recent “Year of Science” program that encouraged students toward so-called “STEM” subjects – science, technology, engineering and math. Citing the recent $6 million

B.C. campaign to encourage careers in trades, Leech urges a similar effort to build awareness of engineering technology education and careers. BC Technology Industries Association employers like Telus and BC Hydro and many smaller technology-rich companies say the single most important position they now struggle to fill is Specialty Technician/Technologist. Even the Canadian Council of Chief Executives expressed concern that only 37 per cent of 16- to 18-year-olds were interested in taking even one post-secondary course in sciences, according to a recent Angus Reid survey. Leech says the opportunities for those seeking work in the technology field are considerable given a wave of retirements of present-generation B.C. technology professionals that is already underway. “Half of our membership is now middle-aged at 45-plus, and 22 per cent are over age 55!” he says. “Every region of B.C. shows growing demand,” Leech concludes. “New two-year technology diploma programs are still needed in the north and central B.C. However, young people are investing to travel so they can earn the necessary tech qualifications.” It would appear their investment is a smart move, as it will result in a broad range of career opportunities. Industries in all regions of B.C. support programs for local trainees to fill engineering and applied science technologist, technician and technical specialist positions.

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New Canadian Reformed Church pastor eagerly looks forward to Houston’s opportunities - new hobbies, new relationships and a chance to share comfort and hope with the church and community. With his doctorate nearly finished, Pastor Carl Van Dam came to Houston with his wife and four young children from Grassy, Ontario - his first pastor position after years of study. Pastor Van Dam got his Bachelors of Arts and his seminary training in Hamilton, Ontario, and then spent four years in Kampen, Holland studying for his doctorate - which he is in the very last stages of finishing right now, he said. He was already fluent in Dutch when he went to Kampen, because he had spent two half-year periods there when he was 10 and 11 years old, and had spent two summers working there in his 20s, he said. After Holland he lived for a short time in Burlington, where he had grown up, and then was called to a church in Grassy, Ontario, where he spent eight and half years during which

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Pastor Carl Van Dam and his wife and four children have moved to Houston, eager to get involved in the church and community. the church grew from 300 to almost 500 people. When he was called and invited to the Houston Canadian Reformed Church, Pastor Van Dam says he felt it was time for a change - both for the church and his family. The Houston church was looking for a pastor with experience, which they hadn’t had since the 1960’s, Pastor Van Dam said, adding that he felt the church

would be blessed to have someone with some experience. And living up in Northern B.C. seemed exciting and attractive, especially because both he and his wife love nature and going hiking, said Van Dam. Besides hiking and touring the beautiful area, Van Dam says he is looking forward to getting into fishing and cross-country skiing. “Here, at least, you

get some snow, I’m told,” he said, adding that snow in Ontario was pretty sporadic. Used to urban centres, Van Dam says Houston felt very small, but he has enjoyed the five-minute access to things in town, and the natural beauty and friendliness of people in Houston. “People are very friendly and it’s easy to talk to people you don’t know here. I think maybe the re-

moteness brings that out,” he said. “It’s nice to see another human being when you’re out in the forest,” he added, laughing. His goal in Houston, he says, is to faithfully teach and comfort people with the gospel of Jesus Christ. “Our life is all about Him… He is the only one that can give true comfort and hope for us,” Pastor Van Dam said.

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PIPELINES from Page 1 in Wyoming. “That was a state of the art pipeline,” Newell said. “How have you dealt with reliability issues since then?” “We found that there was a mechanical explanation,” Wells responded. “Something happened between the time we put it in the ground and full operation.”

re-inspection of the entire line. According to the TransCanada document, PHMSA carried out a review of TransCanada’s own inspection work and the pipeline was deemed safe to return to service within the same month. Smithers Mayor Taylor Bachrach continued with the questioning Newell had

The U.S. Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) website lists the rupture of the pipeline as due to ‘material, equipment or weld’ failure. The explosion did not result in any human injury, but PHMSA reported $6.7 million dollars in property damages. In a statement issued by TransCanada to the CBC earlier in the week the company indicated that the mechanical failure identified at the rupture point was not found at any other point along the pipeline after a complete

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The Department of Anthropology at the University of Northern British Columbia recently finished excavating the remains of an ancient fishing village on the Babine River 100km northeast of Smithers. The project was part of a continuing partnership between the Department, the University, and the

Lake Babine Nation (LBN). “We recovered a tremendous amount of interesting data, including over 400 artifacts made from stone, bone, bark and metal,” says UNBC Anthropology Professor Farid Rahemtulla who directed the project. “The nature of these materials indicates potentially a large time span of use for the

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house, from ancient times to European contact and into more recent times.” A crew including several UNBC student volunteers spent six weeks in July, August, and September excavating the remains of one of the many long houses at the ancient fishing village. “Contributing to such a project at an undergraduate level was extremely valuable in developing skills and experiencing the time, work, and emotions that are put into a project,” says UNBC Anthropology student Delaney Prysnuk. “Understanding and applying the concepts and politics that we are taught in class in

a real life situation is very important.” In 2010, the village was the focus of UNBC’s Archaeology Field School, which revealed that the settlement was at least 1,300 years old. As a result of those findings, the LBN invited the Department to conduct a more research-intensive excavation, funded by the LBN Treaty Office. Lake Babine Nation expressed its appreciation for the efforts of Dr. Rahemtulla and said it is pleased to see the protocol agreement between Lake Babine and UNBC resulting in such mutually beneficial projects. “These findings con-

firm the histories that our elders have passed on to us,” says Chief Wilfred Adam of Lake Babine Nation. “It is gratifying to see multi-year projects such as this one moving ahead. We look forward to working with UNBC on many more projects in the future.” Dr. Rahemtulla says the next step will be to conduct a number of analyses, and some of the UNBC graduate students on the crew will use the information for their thesis research. When the results become available, the group plans to publish the work and give public presentations about the project.

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Giguere a rising farrier By Percy N. Hébert Black Press

There are snowflakes drifting about and the thermometer is below zero, but Jacob Giguere is smiling. Giguere is a farrier and there’s nothing else he’d rather do. “The horses,” he said was the initial reason he became a farrier. “I really enjoy the horses and the people.” Giguere initially entered the world of horses as a guide, but a need to tend to the hooves of the horses on the trail gave Giguere a bit of an introduction to the farrier trade and he discovered he had a knack for it. After a few years, Giguere said he felt he was at a crossroads. As a guide, the work is seasonal, and Giguere said he was looking around trying to figure out what his next move should be. He looked back on happy moments in his life and the one common theme was being around horses. “So I figured I need to find a job to be around them,” he said as he reached for a hoof knife. Once he decided he wanted to be a farrier Giguere headed to California where he took a 2.5 month course at the Pacific

Coast Horseshoeing School in Plymouth, California. He pares back the frog, a pad of dead tissue on the bottom of the hoof, then clears the dirt out of the sulcus, a groove, on either side to minimize the risk of the horse contracting thrush, an infection of the hoof. Being a farrier is not exactly the safest of professions, and rookies can make many mistakes. “Not stretching,”he says with a laugh, but he’s serious. Today he’s going to be bent over for much of the day as he tends to the hooves of 20 or more trail horses. While reaching for a hoof clipper, Giguere adds farriers also need to be able to read and understand horses and know how to interact with them. “They [apprentice farriers] don’t present themselves to the horse properly,” he said. “You have to have good horsemanship skills.” With the hoof trimmed back, Giguere reaches for a long file and smooths out the edges, then moves around to the next hoof. Giguere is in demand, a testament to his skill, with clients as

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Giguere is up for a prestigious farrier award this year. far away as California, in addition to the Bulkley Valley and the Cariboo. Another aspect of horseshoeing that Giguere appreciates is the continuous learning opportunities. In addition to learning on the job and from watching experienced farriers on subtle differences in the fitting of horseshoes on trail horses as opposed to rodeo horses or dressage horses, Giguere attends yearly conferences to learn more about the art of being a farrier. This year Giguere is up for the Rising Shoeing Star, a recognition of just how tal-

ented a farrier he is. “I was humbled when I got the call,” he said. Although Giguere makes quick work of tending to the hooves, he admits there really is nothing easy about being a farrier. “It’s a hard job, it’s not easy,” he said. “You have to be mentally focused everyday, if not you’re going to get hurt.” Despite the difficulty and the risk of being stepped on or kicked, Giguere has no intention of switching careers. “I’m passionate about it,” Giguere said. “That’s why I’m in it.”

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or many years as a registered guide, I took hunters, fishermen and persons who wanted to holiday and take pictures in real wilderness areas. Two young married couples from USA I had come to know phoned me. “Eddy” they said “We want to come for ten days to fish and take pictures where we might see bear, moose and mountain goat.” I knew the perfect place for this would be at the western end of Morice Lake. Hardly anyone went there at that time, but here was the bite - the couples wanted to come in five days and I would need a small cabin to accommodate them. I needed help. Who would come help build a cabin? I had a sawmill and all the necessary tools to hurry and prefabricate a structure, but who would come with me to the western end of Morice Lake to assemble it, make an outside toilet, a rock circle for evening fire place and so forth? Just who could I get? Suddenly it came to me, from every angle of my speculation, I knew the perfect choice of my consideration was one of my best young friends, Jack Sullivan. I had hunted big game with Jack

we had prospected for mineral, gone on fishing trips, holidayed and done business deals. In every respect of pleasure and business you couldn’t find a better person. With high hopes, I went to see Jack and told him my story. He thought for a few minutes then said “Ed, I’ll come and help you.” We put the whole prefab cabin in my 21 foot crew cab, wide bottomed boat with a fill barrel of gas on top. The lake got rough and we both agreed if it got only a little worse, we would dump the full gas barrel out. We never did that and were both glad when we got to the beach at Atna Bay. Now let me tell you why Jack Sullivan and I were able to

assemble the cabin so fast, it was because my wonderful wife Edna came with us and dragged most of the structure up the beach as we nailed it together. Before dark it was up, two beds, a table, some shelves. We lit the propane lantern, ate our prepared lunch, drank coffee, cooked on a campers gas propane stove, and slept where we felt happy and safe from the Grizzly bears that were common in that area. My young couples from USA came and stayed in the cabin for ten days, fished, saw a grizzly bear, many mountain goat and had a beautiful holiday, thanks to Jack Sullivan who was such a good friend.

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November 15, 1944 - October 21, 2012 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of William (Bill) Ernest Egan, of Houston B.C. at the age of 67. Bill passed away in St. Paul’s hospital in Vancouver October 21, 2012 of heart complications. Bill Was born November 15, 1944 in Prince Albert Saskatchewan. Bill was pre deceased by his father Orville Egan. He is survived by his mother Betty, brother Pat his wife Betty, sisters Donna, Colleen and her husband Brian, Debbie and her husband Darrel, Carol and her Husband Bob. Bill leaves behind his son Stephen and his wife Mehrnoush, daughter Penny and her husband Dan, grand children Courtney, Candice, Indra and Ovid and great grandchildren Savannah and Kali. A long time resident of Houston, Bill was active in the business community and is probably best known for having created the Willow Grove golf course in Houston. There will be a celebration of life held November 17th at 2:00 PM at the Community Hall.

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The Houston Legion Branch 249: Meeting: 2nd Mon. of the month is Executive, 4th Mon. is General Meeting (we have not been able to get a quorum in months, members please attend) HoUSToN PUBLiC LiBRARY EVENTS... Thurs, Nov. 8: “Family PJ Story Time” from 6:00 to 7:00 PM. Wear your PJ’s and bring a blanket and a pillow. Light snacks will be provided. Thurs., Nov 15: Mark Zagwyn will be at the library taking “Passport Photos” from 12:00 to 6:00 pm Thurs., Nov. 15: “Technology Petting Zoo” from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Discover all of the new gadgets and find out how they work. Hands on!!! Fri., Nov. 23: Join us for a Family Friendly Noninstructional Day Movie Matinee at 2:00 pm . “Brave” will be showing. Admission is by a $2.00 minimum donation. Children 6 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Fri., Nov. 23: Tween Movie and Pizza Night at 6:00 pm. For ages 8 to 12 years. “The Avengers” will be showing and it is Rated PG13. Admission is $2.00 per person. Please register by calling 250845-2256. Fri., Nov. 30: “Sleepover at the Houston Public Library” at 7:00 pm. Games, crafts, stories, movies, snacks and a Pancake Breakfast on Saturday morning will be included. Bring your air mattress and a sleeping bag. A parent must accompany their child. Pre-registration is required for this event, no drop-ins will be permitted. Please call 250-845-2256 for more information and to register. Houston Public Library Story Time for children ages 3 to 5 will run every Wed. until Dec. 12 from 1:302:30 pm. To register or for more information please call the library at 250-845-2256.

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Houston Secondary Schools 2011-2012 yearbooks are now in. Please contact the office to get yours or pick up your pre-paid copy. webpage: http://hssweb.sd54.bc.ca 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! The Houston Retirement Housing Society is asking interested parties to provide their names for future vacancies at our Pleasant Valley Village apartments. Please call Roberta@250-845-2257.

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hands, adding hands, he said, said, adding “It’s the same as how he they moved all that several people that several people Houston Today the Japanese people from Vancouver inHouston Houston Today Today reported reported to to him him that that land, away from the water front - that’s the beeswax cream the beeswax cream John Veenstra is the last surviving what they did to the German people as Natural honey Natural honey and and worked worked wonders, wonders, and and charter member of Houston’s Legion. well,” said Veenstra. beeswax products beeswax products all the prescription all the prescription An develop eighty-nine year old war veteran, The base had a double fence with could could develop aa new new ointments ointments they’d they’d tried tried Veenstra says he spent a small no man’s land between, but it medical medical branch branch to to most of his milididn’t didn’t do do much much good. good. tary season on probaprobmotorbike, escorting wasn’t too wide for the outside guards help with help with skin skin “I “I think think part part of of the the convoys of military lems lems and and allergies. allergies. trucks and gun carto talk to the German reason is beesreasoncivilians is that that the theinside, beesriers through beemasvarious towns. Certified Certified beemassaid Veenstra. wax wax has has no no chemicals, chemicals, ter and local beekeepter “It andwas localexciting,” beekeep-said Veenstra, exThey also guarded in 16-foot towers nothing is that nothing is in in there there that er, Harold Ludditt has er, Haroldhow Ludditt has two other bikers plaining he and that circled the base scary during hurdoesn’t belong there,” doesn’t belong there,” owned bees for 23 owned beesthe forconvoys 23 or or into town, stopwould lead ricanes when the towers would sway in said said Ludditt. Ludditt. 24 years and har24 years andathas has harping traffic intersections so that the the wind, Veenstra said. Ludditt hopes Ludditt hopes to to vested and sold vested and sold honey, honey, military convoy could keep moving. He remembers make a few hurricanes that a cream with make a cream with made candles and just made candlessays andhe just Veenstra was in the military hit when he was there, tearing up a lot wintergreen, because wintergreen, because recently started makrecently started makfrom 1943 to 1946, joining when he was of trees and sometimes blocking causes roads, wintergreen wintergreen causes ing ing hand hand cream cream with with 20 years old after the Canadian governforcing Veenstra to trees up to the skin to theduck skinunder to warm warm up beeswax beeswax and and honey, honey, ment imposed conscription. get his bike through. which could be good which could be good he he said. said. “The government Veenstra was infor thearthritis, militaryhe forsaid. three for arthritis, he said. Having gotten Having gotten into into sent notice to report for military duty - no ‘if ’s, no years, leaving in 1946, after ahand biking acBesides cream Besides hand cream beekeeping beekeeping through through no who ‘but’s,” said Veenstra. cident on the ice inand Capehoney, Breton put him Ludditt and honey, Ludditt aa‘and’s, friend raised friend who raised After signing up, he was moved in the hospital, where wassold for abeescouhas also has he also sold beesbees as Ludditt bees as aa boy, around every few weeks, training in ple of months before home. wax candles, gained waxreturning candles, made made by by gained his his expertise expertise various places B.C. includthrough books, exthrough books, across exhoney When Veenstra melting was backdown in Houston, melting down honey ing Vancouver, Chilliwack, Vernon, perience, aa six-week perience, six-week and combs and pouring he and other warcombs veterans heldpouring meetbees-master certificabees-master certificaNanaimo and Victoria, he said. wax into moulds, the waxsix into moulds, ings, and in 1953, the he and other men tion course Simon tionVeenstra course at attrained Simon mostly with the he said. he an said. formed a board and official Houston Fraser Fraser University and Dana on Dana Giesbrecht Giesbrecht and Harold Harold Ludditt Ludditt check check the the bees bees on on Sept Sept 13, 13, to to make make sure sure that that there there is is enough enough room room on the the honey honey Ludditt Rocky University Mountainand Rangers, but was and Ludditt has has never never Legion. combs the with him talking combs so soalong the bees bees keep keep producing producing and don’t swarm. Giesbrecht bought the bees from from Ludditt Ludditt and and came came with him talking with experiturned a profit for his turned a profit for his swappedwith out experiof that regimen, The Legion organizers built a buildtimes over severalinto timesthe over the the summer summer to to visit visit the the bees bees and and learn learn all all she she could could about about beekeeping. beekeeping. enced beekeepers, he enced beekeepers, he several products, but makes products, but makes with about 40 other men, ing in the same location it is today, but says. says. candles the candles and lo-a Brockville Rifles because he was not later moved that the building andand builtlohis Through his course course tions for his own entions for his own enyetThrough fully trained when the Rangers were new and bigger one in 1971, when the and years and attendance attendance at at the the years and and he he doesn’t doesn’t use use any any antibiotics, antibiotics, making making and and selling selling his his own own hand hand creams creams joyment, he joyment, he says. says.River sent out to the Aleutian Islands. Bralorne gold mine in Bridge 1999 1999 Vancouver Vancouver Apimondia, Apimondia, the the world world he he says, says, which which is is one one of of the the reasons reasons he he at at $3 $3 per per container, container, he he said. said. But Ludditt has sold his bees But Ludditt has sold his bees this When asked why he became a miliclosed down, bringing miners to this the council He council of of beekeepers, beekeepers, Ludditt Ludditt met met exex- believes believes his his honey honey helps helps with with allergies. allergies. He makes makes the the lotions lotions with with beeswax, beeswax, spring because of medical reasons, planspring because of medical reasons, plantary escort, Veenstra says that was what Owen Lake mine and many more veterperienced He perienced beekeepers beekeepers that that he he has has kept kept in in He believes believes the the honey honey has has medical medical honey, honey, natural natural oils, oils, glycerine, glycerine, water water and and ning ning to to be be aa consultant consultant for for Dana Dana GiesGiesthey wanted him to do, and though he value contact with, contact with, he he said. said. value for for those those with with allergies allergies to to airborne airborne aa little little Borax, Borax, sometimes sometimes adding adding bath bath oil oil ans to the Houston Legion. brecht and Michael Rourke, the two amabrecht and Michael Rourke, the two amacould have chosen otherwise, his other At first there were no Remembrance For like. to aa scent, he For the the first first few few years years he he lost lost 40 40 per per pollen pollen and the like.and Rifleman John Veenstra to give give scent, he says. says. Private and Bill the Seinen reunite in 1946 between their military teur Houston beekeepers who bought his teur Houston beekeepers who bought his choice may have wound him up marchcent “About Ludditt cent of of his his bees bees each each winter, winter, said said Ludditt, Ludditt, postings. “About aa tablespoon tablespoon aa day day will will reduce reduce Ludditt reports reports that that people people have have found found Day services in Houston, they went to bees, he said. bees, he said. ing instead of driving. which his which is is on on the the higher higher end end of of the the average average your your allergic allergic reactions,” reactions,” he he says. says. his creams creams help help with with skin skin rashes rashes such such as as Smithers, but when a number of Dutch Giesbrecht and carry on Giesbrecht joined and Rourke Rourke will carrythey on Once fully trained, Veentra expected loss, And years the said Ludditt, that he expected loss, 25 25 to to 40 40 per per cent. cent.says the Brockville And though though years ago atoverseas the world world eczema, saidshows Ludditt, adding that trainhe is is immigrants the will group, Rifles wereago sentat to eczema, ran training for adding the troops, the Houston beekeeping along with John the Houston beekeeping along with John Brockville Rifles were posted forto But itit down only his honey was six containers to But now now he he has has brought brought down toshort only council council ofabeekeepers, beekeepers, his at honey was reresending sixJamaican containersmen to family family friends Jamaica,of British colony the time, to sending ing some in thefriends basic started holding Houston services, said Siebenga Siebenga and and Devon Devon McKilligan, McKilligan, two two five per lost he by the ton, Ludditt himself says on Vancouver Island who asked for five per cent centperiods lost each each winter, because because he quested quested by the ton, Ludditt himself says on Vancouver Island who few-month in winter, various places, inreplace British troops who were return- Royal Airforce training, he said. more Veenstra. other local beekeepers, said Ludditt. other local beekeepers, said Ludditt. stopped buying and raised eat after seeing their grandson’s stopped buying bees beesIsland; and instead instead raised he he doesn’t eat the the stuff. stuff. after seeing the the affect on theirtime grandson’s cluding Vancouver Cape Breton The Houston Legion will hold their ingdoesn’t to England. Veenstra alsoaffect spenton some guard“I’ll “I’ll be be here here as as sort sort of of aa consultant, consultant, new colonies the that sur“I’d new colonies from the bees bees that had hadNova sur“I’d rather rather have have peanut peanut butter butter and and eczema. eczema. Island; Longfrom Beach; Eldershot, ing a military base in Jamaica, where annual Remembrance Day service on and they’ll be carrying on the and they’ll be carrying on the beekeepvived the winter, said. jam,” he Ludditt aa lotion with vived the winter, he said. jam,” he says. says. Ludditt also makes makesGerman lotion civilians with lanolano-- Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. at the beekeepScotia; and New he Orleans. Houston There until April of 1946, Veenstra they had also detained ing,” he said. ing,” he said. Ludditt has bought bees for 15 Last Ludditt also started that cracked and Ludditt hasofnot not bought bees and for the 15 continued Last October, October, Ludditt alsoand started lin that helps helpsa heal heal cracked and dry dry feet feet or or Community Hall. But in July 1944, Veenstra escorting convoys, also lin considered possible threat. Jackie Jackie Lieuwen Lieuwen By Jackie Lieuwen

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