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Ice fisher Kevin Howard pulls up a nice little trout at Irrigation Lake last week Wednesday. With three trout beside him in the snow, Howard says he had only been fishing for a half an hour.

A 57 year old man was killed on Jan. 14 when his truck collided with a logging truck on Highway 118 about 12 kilometres south of Granisle, said RCMP Sgt. Rose. Sgt. Rose says RCMP got the call at 10 a.m. and the highway was closed at the site of the crash at Shoulder Tower Road until 9 p.m. that night. The cause of the accident is under investigation by Traffic Services in Smithers assisted by the collision reconstructionists from the Traffic Unit in Terrace. *** During the Jan.14 night or Jan. 15 morning, more than 36 vehicles on Omineca Way were checked by someone looking to steal, said Sgt. Rose. Sgt. Rose says a few things were stolen, including a few wallets and a camera, and the case is still under investigation, and anyone with informa-

tion about suspicious activity is asked to call Houston RCMP at 250-845-2204 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. Sgt. Rose reminds people to keep their vehicles locked when they are parked in

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formation is asked to call Houston RCMP at 250-845-2204 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. *** A minivan hit a moose Jan. 14 near Quick Road West, but no one was injured

“Lock your vehicles and keep valuables out of sight.” their driveways and keep valuables out of sight. *** A male was arrested for assault and unlawful confinement, holding someone in a home against their will, on Jan. 12, and will appear in court March 18, said Sgt. Rose. *** Someone broke in and entered the Houston Ski Club Jan. 12, nothing was stolen but the door to the club house was damaged, said Sgt. Rose. Anyone with in-

- RCMP Sgt. Rose and the moose ran off uninjured as well, said Sgt. Rose. *** From Jan. to March, Houston RCMP is deciding their priorities and what they will target for the next fiscal year, said Sgt. Rose. Input from the community is important in developing the priorities, and anyone with suggestions, concerns or recommendations is asked to contact Sgt. Rose at 250-845-2204.

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meeting to share calving tips with the thirty ranchers who attended. The key in the cattle business is healthy cows, healthy calves and a strong bond between them, says Harnais, adding that good calving management will help that success. Harnais listed things that show a cow is having difficulty calving and talked about what a rancher can do to help, when they should pull a calf and how to pull a calf. When a cow has a prolapsed uterus, ranchers should cover the uterus with a wet towel, place it in a plastic bag and call a vet, said Harnais. If a cow has a retained uterus and doesn’t look sick, just monitor them, but if they look sick they should be given antibiotics like Liquamycin or Excede, Harnais said. Harnais says a calf ’s first milk, called colostrum, is probably the most important thing for a calf, because calves

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Six year old registered purebred hereford bull, “221,” owned by Noah and Maxine Bell on their 1,500 acre family ranch. aren’t born with an or too late,” said Harnais. immune system and Harnais, adding Weak calves they get all their that ranchers should who take more antibodies from the milk the cow and than 15 minutes colostrum. stomach tube the to sit themselves Harnais says calf if necessary, comfortably may studies show that and if you want have acidosis and calf sickness is to use commercial should be stomach very connected to colostrum, Headstart fed colostrum, them not getting or Calf ’s Choice he said, adding colostrum, and even Total colostrum are that if there is no if it doesn’t show the best. improvement after right away, sooner or If a calf gets six hours they may later it will catch up minor hypothermia, need IV fluids to with a calf. stomach tube warm correct the acidosis. “ D i a r r h e a , colostrum to the If a calf has naval ill, join calf and move it to diarrhea and is ill, pneumonia, a warm area, but if acting slightly septicaemia are the hypothermia is depressed, stomach usually associated more more major, it feed them Calf with colostrum may need to be put Lyte HE twice daily intake - too little in a “hot box,” said and you can give them Trivetrin, but Newforce isn’t the best choice because it doesn’t penetrate into the gut, Harnais said, adding that if a calf has diarrhea, is dehydrated and depressed, and is Anyone interested in agriculture is welcome to attend not sucking, they need IV fluids and antibiotics. nd If a calf has a naval infection they trADe sHow: opening at 11:00 may need Nuflor or Resflor, or you could Dinner Guest speakers Available thru give them Excede, the trade show Kevin Boon - BCCA, General Manager and if they are not David Haywood Farmer - Pres BCCA Local, provincial & feeding they they regional guests available Norm Dueck - Glen Dale Agra, Fertilizer should be stomach throughout Trade Show fed electrolytes, and Les Byers - Pfizer Rep electrolytes should Dinner: at 5:00 entertainment to follow not be mixed with $ milk, Harnais said. Dinner tickets must be purchased ( 15 per person) The Skeena th by January 26 from: Regional Cattlemen’s Burns Lake Tom Shelford 250-695-6327 Association, which or P&B Feeds N’ Needs includes cattlemen in Houston, Smithers, Houston Linda Dykens 250-845-3013 Burns Lake and west or Remax office of Smithers, will Smithers Harold Kerr 250-846-5412 hold their annual general meeting Feb. Wayne Tofsrud 250-846-5550 2 at the Houston or Smithers Feed Store Community Hall, Hazelton Robert Brandstetter 250-847-4842 with guest speakers, auctions, a trade Door Prize: 1 year membership to BCCA show, and dinner (Silent and live auctionS throughout) and entertainment.

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Formalizing fire fighter training By Jackie Lieuwen Houston Today

Training at the Houston fire department has changed from informal and undocumented to regimented, formal and documented. Fire Lieutenant and Training Officer Chad Manahan says the old system of training had the same topics but it was done randomly and wasn’t recorded. “We didn’t really know who did what, or who was up to date on what,” said Manahan, adding that they didn’t feel they were at the standard they wanted to be at and people were losing interest in training because it was slow and, to some, boring. Wanting to get people interested and at a higher standard and to take some responsibility off Fire Chief Jim Daigneault, Lieutenant Manahan and Lieutenants Sheldon Slaney and Rob Lewis spearheaded the training change, getting support from the department members and then getting certified as training officers by taking a “Train the Trainer” course through the Justice Institute of B.C., Manahan said. “It’s just a chance for some of us to get a little more involved and help out training with the other recruits too,” said Lieutenant Slaney. They also contacted local businesses Canfor, Houston Forest

Products, Pinnacle Pellet, Huckleberry Mine and Finning, to ask for $650 donations to set up a training room, get four computers and a T.V. monitor to use for the training, said Manahan, adding that they are thankful to all of those businesses, and to Terrace Rewind who heard about the program and donated as well. Manahan says training is Thursdays 7 to 10 p.m., has eight six-week modules, and is about 40 per cent classroom training, 40 per cent hands-on and 20 per cent written and online, with topics ranging from risks to the use of equipment to safety. When the eight modules are done, they’ll start over and go through them again so that everybody stays up to date, Manahan said. “Training is an ongoing, never ending thing,” said Fire Chief Daigneault, adding that there are 28 members at different levels of training, eight or nine of whom haven’t taken the live fire training. Asked what he thinks the new training will do, Daigneault says it will make the Houston Fire Department much safer, with less risk of people getting hurt, and it will make them more efficient. “When you’re on the fire ground, and if everybody’s trained, things go a whole lot smoother,” he said, adding that it will help firefighters know the risks and be

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Fire Lieutenants Chad Manahan and Sheldon Slaney show off their new training room, decorated with the fire emblem painted by local artist Ashley Hull, and furnished with new computers and a T.V. monitor which will be used for their recently formalized training program. the safest that they can be in any given incident. “It’s going to help the volunteers have a higher standard of training, more formal, documented training, and in turn going to help the community with a better fire department,” Manahan said. Anyone interested in volunteering at the Houston Fire Department can pick up an application at the Houston Fire Department or the District of Houston office, or contact Fire Chief Jim Daigneault at 250-845-2250.

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hile Canada’s national pastime is back with the end of the National Hockey League lockout, the question is, however, for how many folks is the decision past their time of caring? NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, team owners, and players collectively managed to tick off thousands of hockey fans across North America and the damage done to the reputation of the game supersedes all the effort to build hockey States-side since Edmonton traded Wayne Gretzky to LA. From a PR perspective, the labour dispute was as smart as skating on cement. Greed on all parts reared its ugly head and bit the sport in its padded pants – and rightfully so. The NHL’s stubbornness and stupidity hurt fans and those workers and employees who garner an income from the spin-off industries such as rink employees, concession workers, vendors, sports stores and pubs much more than players and owners. The whole scenario reminds me of Howie Meeker’s comment years ago: “Hockey is still the greatest game in the world despite the idiots who run it.” Like many fans, I’m fed up with the ongoing prima-donna attitude of many athletes. Fans, however, must also shoulder some of the burden of stupidity since we are the ones who’ve created heroes out of the likes of athletes, rock-stars, actors—instead of real life heroes such as ambulance attendants and firefighters. But all mumbling aside, I’m thrilled hockey is back and largely support the players in this latest go-around. I can’t wait to watch the Vancouver Canucks back on the screen instead of suffering though reams of nauseating reality television and silly sitcoms. Instead, we now get to watch such dramas as the Robert Luongo sweepstakes, the Brian Burke Looks for Work Show, and the Gary Bettman Eats Crow comedy. Within one day of announcing that hockey is back a myriad of new questions have arisen. Will Luongo go to Toronto now that Burke is gone? Will the Canucks finally make a deal to move them to the Stanley Cup or flounder while Edmonton Oilers climb the standings? Here’s a couple predictions. If Luongo does not go to Toronto by Saturday, he’ll wind up traded to Philadelphia or Tampa Bay, but not Florida. Edmonton’s Justin Schultz, from West Kelowna, will win rookie of the year – not overall first pick Nail Yakupov or any others. The best part of the lockout ending is that talk and theory is over and the game will be decided where it belongs…on the ice. Somebody drop the puck. - Charlie Hodge, Black Press

He’s the life of the party My husband turned fifty years old last week and I threw him a party. I’m not particularly good at that kind of thing. In fact, it had been so long since I planned a shindig for grownups that I forgot why I didn’t like it. To my surprise, I actually started getting excited about the event in the weeks leading up to it. I had fun ordering the cake, the giant card, the food, the DJ, the decorations, the customized bobblehead and picking up the most beautiful dining room table made out of 100-year-old barn wood that I’d commissioned for him months before. What was less fun was that feeling of responsibility for every-

one’s enjoyment the night of the celebration. The sight of any lone person or couple not mingling caused me stress and I felt frustrated that I was unable to talk to everyone as much as I wanted to. I tried to shake off those feelings because I knew they didn’t make sense. When I go to a party I don’t expect the host to introduce me to everyone or hang out with me all night. I hardly expect to see much of them at all. But, as it turns out, my anxieties didn’t stop there. I also managed to get a wicked cold that same day, developed a pounding headache as the night progressed, and became even more for-

getful than usual. Despite the fact that people seemed to be having a good time and the party didn’t end for some of them until 4:30 in the morning, I kept thinking about what I could have done better. As I lay in bed trying desperately to fall asleep, I started mentally listing off the things I should have remembered or done differently. “It was perfect exactly the way it was,” Paul said when he realized I was beating myself up. “No one’s ever thrown a party like that for me before. I had a blast!” And, really, that’s what mattered most. Of course I wanted everyone to have fun and I wanted everything to

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go as planned, but if he hadn’t enjoyed the night, none of it would have been worth it. He was an excellent guest of honour and much less neurotic than I was as host, or would have been if I’d been in his shoes. He tried to talk to everyone, but he didn’t stress that he missed a few. He also didn’t take on the responsibility of other people’s level of enjoyment. He simply relaxed and had a great time himself. If only I could be more like him. In our 19th year together, he’s still teaching me a thing or two about what’s truly important, and hosting the perfect party isn’t one of them. What’s paramount for him are his beloved

On a brighter note Lori Welbourne children, his wonderful family, his loyal friends and living the happiest, most fulfilling life he can. He’s not the type to get hung up on petty details. When he does something, he does his best, kicks back and lets it go. “I want to be more like you when I grow up,” I’ll often tell him. Only four years his junior, I’d better hurry the heck up.

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Editor: Here is a letter I wrote to Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (FLNRO) regarding the proposed trout and char regulation: I am writing to commend you and the fisheries staff of FLNRO on your enlightened proposal to institute a non retention fishery on trout and char for the streams in Skeena Region. Because they are not a target species of commercial fishers, cutthroat trout have been given little attention by fisheries scientists and fisheries managers. Char have been given even less with the result that little is known about their habitats and population abundance. You will probably remember, as I do, a time when there was no bag limit on char and the prevalent notion was that slaughtering them was a noble act because of they preyed upon salmon

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fry. After many years without any protection, limits of a dozen fish per day were afforded Dolly Varden and bull trout. Only in recent years have the bag limits on char approached anything resembling reasonable allocations, but even these are too generous. I have fished the Zymoetz for forty years. Every Winter and early in Spring in every one of those years I made trips to the lower section of the river two and sometimes three times every week. On those trips, I met a few anglers who fished the river regularly and regularly killed steelhead and as many char as the regulations allowed. Since the imposition of a non retention fishery for steelhead some of these fishers appear to have left the river but a few have remained and been joined by other younger fishermen also eager to take their limits of char.

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Trout and char catch-and-release proposal should be commended Since the mid 1980s I have targeted Zymoetz char, recording where and when I hooked each one in my diaries. I am a much more effective angler than I was 30 years ago and I use much better equipment than I had then, yet I catch fewer char each year. When I started it was not unusual to catch a dozen char in each the broad tail outs of Baxter’s RIffle, The Wall, Blackie’s, and the Pasture Run. On many outings, my old and sorely missed fishing partner, Finlay Ferguson, and I confined our exertions to Channel One, the long run below the highway bridge and released over two dozen Dolly Varden and Bull Trout between us. I have fished that stretch of water six times in the last two years and hooked two Dolly Varden. There are days when I don’t hook a single char in the aforementioned

tail outs, all of which leads me to conclude that the Zymoetz char population is in trouble. I have noted declines in my char catches on Shames River, the Zymacord

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and Kalum is considerably diminished over the last twenty years, The major factors in this decline are probably habitat damage due to the ravages of logging, and the over fishing of the salmon

coast and had huge runs of salmon before the onset of industry, and still has fine cutthroat fishing from time to time despite all the damage inflicted upon the watershed, supports this conten-

“Protecting trout and char is quite possibly imperative to protect discrete populations of fish.”

River, and the Kalum. Doug Webb and I were the only fly fishermen fishing the Skeena in the Winter and Spring for many years. Though we still experience outings reminiscent of yesteryear, the conclusion that there are fewer char in our favourite haunts now than there once was is inescapable. The cutthroat trout fishing on the Shames, Zymacord,

upon which cutthroat and char depend. Still, the impact of anglers on these species, especially those using bait, can’t be discounted. Of great concern to me are Kitimat cutthroat. All my research convinces me that the Kitimat River had perhaps the largest population of sea run cutthroat trout in the world. The fact that the river has the second largest estuary on this province’s

tion. But, the fishing on Hirsch Creek and the Wideene Rivers, as well as the fishery on the upper river is not as good as it once was. Cutthroat are fools for roe. This combined with a local fishery whose participants strive to limit out, places those magnificent cutthroat in a precarious position. To properly manage cutthroat and char in Skeena requires sound population estimates

gathered by swimming rivers and on site creel surveys. The money to undertake these vital tasks is not likely to be forthcoming. Considering the overarching principles of biodiversity, and the precautionary approach – and the fact that those fishers who think fishing must include killing can still kill four species of salmon – protecting Skeena’s long neglected trout and char is logical, consistent with contemporary managerial practice, and quite possibly, imperative to protect discrete populations of fish. The fear of having a species disappear on one’s watch is obviously a heavy burden. Initiatives like the one you are proposing will do much to see that doesn’t happen. Rob Brown, Terrace, B.C.

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an effort to generate more logging activity in a remote region with no sawmills. In December, the B.C. government extended a timber revenue sharing agreement with aboriginal communities in the mid-coast, in an effort to assist logging and other resource development in a vast area without treaty settlements. TLA president Bill Markvoort said the fee increase for the south coast deters export sales at a time when the industry is not cutting all the trees allowed under provincial harvest rules for Crown land. The TLA estimates that since 2000, 41 million cubic meters of coastal timber has been exported as logs. During the same period, 58 million cubic meters that could have been logged under sustainability rules was left standing.

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CN welders Nate and Chris weld the temporarily bolted rails of the CN panel put in last October on the Tweedie Avenue CN crossing. Rick Jeffery, CEO of the Coastal Forest Products Association, said the changes represent a successful balancing act by the province between supplying B.C. mills and keeping loggers working to supply export markets. “People should know that for every log that gets exported, between two and three logs end up in front

of a domestic mill,” Jeffery said. NDP forest critic Norm Macdonald said the increased export fee for south coast logs isn’t enough to stem the rising tide of log exports. A ministry example of the new fee schedule shows a fee increase from $7 to $8.40, based on the difference between the export and domestic price.

Thomson also announced an increase of 500,000 cubic meters of timber to be auctioned through B.C. Timber Sales this spring to supply the B.C. log market. Jeffery said that will improve access to logs for B.C. mills, which are taking advantage of improved lumber prices as the U.S. housing market recovers.

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District of Houston

Newsletter ~ January 23rd, 2013 edition New Garbage Collection

Where the welcome is warm and the wilderness beckons! Upcoming Council Meetings: February 5, 2013 February 19, 2013 All meetings start at 7:00 pm in Council Chambers at 3367 – 12th Street

Website: www.houston.ca Please visit the website for info on: • • • • •

Council Meeting Agendas Pool Schedule Arena Schedule Important Public Notices Tenders & Job Opportunities

Municipal Office Hours The Municipal Office located at 3367 – 12th Street is open Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed on statutory holidays) Email: doh@houston.ca Phone: 250-845-2238 Fax: 250-845-3429

For Public Works Emergencies (example: water main break) Call the Municipal Office @ 250-845-2238 for a recorded message with the contact number of the person on call.

Pool & Gym Phone: 250-845-7420 Email: reception@houston.ca

Arena Phone: 250-845-7432

Burning Permits Required All open burning within the District of Houston requires a Burning Permit all year round. To obtain a permit contact the Fire Department at 250-845-2250

Welcome The District of Houston would like to welcome the new Director of Leisure Services, Ryan Coltura.

Regulations are in effect January 1st, 2013 Toter Garbage Carts will be mandatory on January 1st, 2013 for all residential, institutional and commercial no bin garbage collection. After January 1st, 2013 no garbage shall be collected unless it is within the regulation Toter Cart.

Garbage Collection is restricted to weekly removal of one Toter Cart not exceeding 60 kilograms.

Toter Carts for Purchase There is a limited supply of “slightly used” Toter carts available at a cost of $60.00 that can be purchased at the Municipal Ofﬁce (3367 12th Street) between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM Monday to Friday (except statutory holidays). These are going quickly! For consumers with additional service requirements: Contact the District of Houston Ofﬁce at 250-845-2238 to ask about the “Tag-a-Cart” service.

Leisure Facility Schedule (January 2nd – March 22nd) SUNDAY

MONDAY

Gym Hours

Aqua-fit 6:00-6:45am

Mon-Thur 6:00am-8:30pm Friday 6:00am-9:00pm Saturday 10:00am-8:00pm

Public/Lane Swim 6:45-9:00am

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

Closed for Maintenance 6:00am12:00pm

Seniors Aqua-fit 9:00-10:00am

Sunday 11:00am-6:00pm

Public/ Lane Swim 10:00-1:00pm

Public/Lane Swim 11:00am6:00pm

Closed for Maintenance 1:00-3:30pm

Public Lane/ Swim 3:30-8:30pm

Aqua-fit 6:00-6:45am Public/Lane Swim 6:45-9:00am Seniors Aqua-fit 9:00-10:00am

THURSDAY Closed for Maintenance 6:00am12:00pm

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

Water Running 6:00-6:45am Public/Lane Swim 6:45-9:00am Seniors Aqua-fit 9:00-10:00am

Public/ Lane Swim 10:00-1:00pm Public/Lane Swim 12:00-8:30pm Aqua-fit 4:00-4:45pm

Closed for Maintenance 1:00-3:30pm Public/ Lane Swim 3:30-8:30pm

Public/Lane Swim 12:00-8:30pm Aqua-fit 4:00-4:45pm

Public/Lane Swim 10:00-8:00pm Fitness Fridays $2 11:00am1:00pm

Public/ Lane Swim 10:00am8:00pm

Teen Swim 8:00-9:00pm

Toonie Swim 7:30-8:30pm

Claude Parish Memorial Arena Schedule MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

Morning Hockey 6:30-7:30 Schools 9:30-11:45

Figure Skating 6:30-8:00 Schools 9:30-11:45

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Parent & Tot 12:30-1:15

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Hockey Skills Academy 1:30-3:00

Adult Shinny Hockey 12:15-1:15 Hockey Skills Academy 1:30-3:00

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Figure Skating 3:30-6:15

Figure Skating 3:30-6:00

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Adult Shinny Hockey 12:15-1:15 Hockey Skills Academy 1:30-3:00 Public Skating 3:15-4:00 Figure Skating Christian Hockey 2:00-6:00 4:15-5:45 Minor Hockey 6:00-6:45 Minor Ringette Minor Hockey 7:00-8:30 6:20-9:45 Rec League 8:45-10:15 Oldtimers Houston Luckies 10:30-11:30 10:00-11:30

SATURDAY

Notice to All Dog Owners

2013 license tags are now available at the Municipal Ofﬁce (3367 – 12th Street) and must be attached to your dog effective January 1, 2013. All dogs over the age of six months must be licensed. You must purchase a license prior to Thursday January 31, 2013 to qualify for the Early Bird Rate. The fee for a dog license is as follows: Type of License Prior to Jan 31, 2013 Neutered or spayed animal Non-neutered or not spayed

M/W M/W/F M/W M/W T/Th T/Th Tue Tue Thu Thu Fri

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An owner or operator of a business within the boundaries of the District of Houston must hold a valid annual business license for carrying on business. Business Licenses must be renewed annually and are valid from January 1st to December 31st of each year. Current license holders have been sent an invoice for 2013. Should you have any changes to your business information or have any questions on how to obtain your current business license or apply for a new business license, please contact the Municipal Ofﬁce at 250-845-2238.

Utilities Billing Change

Effective January 1st, 2014 Annual Utility Billing will cease and all customers will be billed quarterly for water, sewer and garbage on the following schedule: March 31st, June 30th, September 30th & December 31st with payment due in 30 days. Quarterly billings are sent after the service period. Therefore, the prompt payment discount previously offered on annual (pre-paid) accounts will no longer be applicable.

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Story Time – Wednesdays from 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm After School Game Days –

Vipers Hockey 4:00-5:30 Public Skating 6:00-7:00

Public Skating 5:45-6:45 Minor Ringette 7:00-8:15

Rec League 7:15-10:30

Oldtimers 8:30-9:30

Recreation & Fitness Programs AquaFit Seniors AquaFit Bootcamp for Women Yoga Circuit Training AquaFit Basketball (12+) Zumba Zumba Floor Hockey (13+) Fitness Fridays

$12.00 $32.00

Business Licenses for 2013

Ice Maintenance Parent & Tot 1:00-1:45

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Regular Admission Regular Admission $10 drop-in $10 drop-in Regular Admission Regular Admission $4 drop-in $10 drop-in $10 drop-in $4 drop-in $2 drop-in

February 5th and 19th from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm

Book Club – February 6th from 7:00pm to 9:00 pm Tween Pizza and Movie Night – February 14th

from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Please call ahead to register. NID Matinee – February 15th from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm

HLF – Pool HLF – Pool Houston Community Hall Silverthorne Elementary HLF – Fitness Centre HLF - Pool Houston Secondary School Houston Community Hall Houston Community Hall Houston Secondary School HLF – Fitness Centre

Swimming Lessons STARFISH / DUCK (4-12 months & parented) Feb 18 – Mar 20 M/W 5:30-6:00pm 10 Feb 19 – Mar 21 T/TH 12:30-1:00pm 10 SEA TURTLE (24-36 months & parented) Feb 19 – Mar 21 T/TH 12:00-12:30pm 10 SEA OTTER (3-5 years) Feb 18 – Mar 20 M/W Feb 19 – Mar 21 T/TH Feb 19 – Mar 21 T/TH

4:30-5:00pm 10 11:30-12:00pm 10 4:00-4:30pm 10

SALAMANDER (3-5 years) Feb 18 – Mar 20 M/W 4:00-4:30pm 10 Feb 19 – Mar 21 T/TH 12:00-12:30pm 10 Feb 19 – Mar 21 T/TH 4:30-5:00pm 10

SUNFISH (3-5 years) Feb 18 – Mar 20 M/W Feb 19 – Mar 21 T/Th Feb 19 – Mar 21 T/Th

4:00-4:30pm 10 11:30-12:00pm 10 4:30-5:00pm 10

CROCODILE/WHALE (3-5 years) Feb 19 – Mar 21 T/TH 12:30-1:00pm Feb 19 – Mar 21 T/TH 5:00-5:30pm

10 10

SWIM KIDS 1/2 (6+ years) Feb 18 – Mar 20 M/W 5:00-5:30pm Feb 19 – Mar 21 T/TH 4:00-4:30pm

10 10

SWIM KIDS 3/4 (6+ years) Feb 18 – Mar 20 M/W 4:30-5:00pm Feb 19 – Mar 21 T/TH 5:00-5:30pm

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SWIM KIDS 5/6 (6+ years) Feb 19 – Mar 21 T/TH 5:30-6:15pm

SWIM KIDS 7/8 (6+ years) Feb 19 – Mar 21 T/TH 5:30-6:15pm

SWIM KIDS 9/10 (6+ years) Feb 18 – Mar 20 M/W 5:00-6:00pm

Not sure which level to register in? Bring your child in for a free swim assessment to ensure a safe and fun swimming lesson experience. Registration Fees Preschool lessons Swim Kids 1-4 Swim Kids 5-8 Swim Kids 9-10

Resident $44.00 $44.00 $50.00 $55.00

Non-Resident $55.00 $55.00 $62.50 $68.75

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was person One for nominated there councillor, so will be no municipal fill the election to councillor vacant

position. Thomson, Kyle Monster of owner partner Industries and Valley Pleasant in owns properties that and the bowling alley to theatre, is elected Chris said council, elections Sandve, chief officer. the The vacancy on council Houston town Nov. 2 opened on Bob when Councillor Wheaton resigned. says Sandve take the Thomson will and be Today oath of office Jackie Lieuwen/Houston Houston installed as a earlier councillor no was layer than Feb. 18, which set energy and another sunny day, pent up the day previously last thursday. the during lunch hour hour-long lunch break. for the elections. snow for all of the play on the snow piles with games in the elementary school preoccupied silverthorne from excitedly students night before had students of snow from the

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GLEN KELLY

8 CURTISS HENRIKSEN

25 TIM MARTENS

Position: Defence

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“ I’m 19 years old, I played minor hockey in Burns Lake and this is my first year with the Luckies. Besides playing hockey, I like going snowboarding in my spare time.”

“I’m 29 years old. I played minor hockey in Houston. Besides playing hockey, I like golfing in my spare time.”

“ I’m 24 years old. I played minor hockey in Kitimat and this is my first year with the Luckies. My hobbies, besides playing hockey, include fishing and hunting.”

“This is my first year with the Luckies. I’m 20 years old. I played minor hockey in Burns Lake. Besides playing hockey, I like going snowboarding in my spare time.”

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9 BRETT MICHEL

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position. Thomson, Kyle Monster of owner partner Industries and Valley Pleasant in owns properties that and the bowling alley to theatre, is elected Chris said council, elections Sandve, chief officer. the The vacancy on council Houston town Nov. 2 opened on Bob when Councillor Wheaton resigned. says Sandve take the Thomson will and be Today oath of office Jackie Lieuwen/Houston Houston installed as a earlier councillor no 18, which was Feb. layer than another set energy and sunny day, pent up the day previously last thursday. the during lunch hour hour-long lunch break. for the elections. snow for all of the play on the snow piles with games in the elementary school excitedly preoccupied students from silverthorne night before had students of snow from the

SNOW Pile up

Proposed catch and release

only for stream trout and

char fishing

that Vancouver Island, and release reguMainland, in town so catch goes through, Lower to only games and Peace said, lation how people responded to speak,” Beere is to make Omineca have already to not knowing proposed change adding that salmon the plan and then regions Information about much money you’ve the meathe feedback was are harder to find be- assessments openings taken the similar popuBy Jackie Lieuwen bank and and trout and char mixed, just from start having and got in the Houston Today popu- sures. lations is limited in- making some with- pretty even on both cause it’s farther based on the “The idea is to say, about the sea. information, the proposal was anyways,” said don’t know oppos- lation sides. Fishing regulations spired by reports from drawals con- ‘okay, we “[Those rein instead of just the bank acBeere. Several people for trout and char usually say that stantly taking away what’s in right now Conservation Officers, “The precautionary sponded saying they ing] know that bit count, so streams could change biologists and anglers states that if assess the you have to and having bit by let’s stop and a problem and to catch and release that trout and char approach then fully supported openchange, there’s closures. sig- you are uncertain, and then have close it,” said only on April 1. of regulation populations were “It’s a really dif- ings,’” Beere said. you err on the side it’s trout needs to be pro- then adding that by Mark Beere, senior nificantly decreasing. with Beere, for ficult situation caution because more, but there Beere adds that fisheries biologist that point, it’s usually Beere explains that really hard to build tected char, because catch says also several who too late to maintain trout and trout and char the Skeena region, get a handle back, but were all over their distribuchanges. made trying to release only apspe- populations a decision will be allo- opposed the the peo- fish populations and tions there have been and on an underwater to rivers and it’s not so hard to he “Some of by the end of March. declines plies onlyand does not the resulting collapses cies is very difficult fisheries later,” streams, ple in the Houston then lead to public widespread Regulation changes and uncertainty is just cate with few exceptions,” include lake fishing. fishadded. area that are opposed for trout and char adding the nature of Since the proposal to this are opposed criticism. says if the said Beere, were part of ing in streams management. Beere month, fisheries the came out last because it’s one of proposed last spring “The branch’s posisays 20 to 30 and opened last month tion on this is similar Beere for feedback.

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hockey in Burns Lake and this is my first year with the Luckies. Besides playing hockey, I like snowboarding and snowmobiling.”

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News: New Corporate Officer

Wednesday, January

2367 Copeland Ave, Houston

“ I’m 24 years old and I played minor hockey in Houston. I’ve been with the Luckies for six years.”

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27 DAVID JELLETT

July 2007 Defence

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3 COLE HASELL

Houston Today

4 PATRICK DINELLE

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“I’m 28 years old,

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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

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“ I’m 33 years old and I played minor hockey in Houston. I’ve been with the Luckies for seven years. Besides hockey, I like camping, quading and other outdoor activities.”

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23 RANDY SZYDLIK

“ I’m 31 years old, I played minor hockey in Houston, and I’ve been with the Luckies for ten years. Besides hockey, I enjoy going fishing.”

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GLEN KELLY

8 CURTISS HENRIKSEN

25 TIM MARTENS

Position: Defence

Position: Left Wing

Position: Defence

“ I’m 19 years old, I played minor hockey in Burns Lake and this is my first year with the Luckies. Besides playing hockey, I like going snowboarding in my spare time.”

“I’m 29 years old. I played minor hockey in Houston. Besides playing hockey, I like golfing in my spare time.”

“ I’m 24 years old. I played minor hockey in Kitimat and this is my first year with the Luckies. My hobbies, besides playing hockey, include fishing and hunting.”

“This is my first year with the Luckies. I’m 20 years old. I played minor hockey in Burns Lake. Besides playing hockey, I like going snowboarding in my spare time.”

PLAYER SPONSORED BY:

Position:

9 BRETT MICHEL

HOUSTON & DISTRICT BRANCH 2365 Copeland Ave. P.O. Box 1480, Houston Phone: 250-845-7117

Bulkley Valley

7 KURT STRIMBOLD

Position: Defence

Bulkley “I’m Valley 17 years old

Bulkley“ I’mValley 20 years old.

and I played my FINANCIAL SERVICES

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Proudly serving Houston

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was person One for nominated there councillor, so will be no municipal fill the election to councillor vacant

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position. Thomson, Kyle Monster of owner partner Industries and Valley Pleasant in owns properties that and the bowling alley to theatre, is elected Chris said council, elections Sandve, chief officer. the The vacancy on council Houston town Nov. 2 opened on Bob when Councillor Wheaton resigned. says Sandve take the Thomson will and be Today oath of office Jackie Lieuwen/Houston Houston installed as a earlier councillor no 18, which was Feb. layer than another set energy and sunny day, pent up the day previously last thursday. the during lunch hour hour-long lunch break. for the elections. snow for all of the play on the snow piles with games in the elementary school excitedly preoccupied students from silverthorne night before had students of snow from the

SNOW Pile up

Proposed catch and release

only for stream trout and

char fishing

that Vancouver Island, and release reguMainland, in town so catch goes through, Lower to only games and Peace said, lation how people responded to speak,” Beere is to make Omineca have already to not knowing proposed change adding that salmon the plan and then regions Information about much money you’ve the meathe feedback was are harder to find be- assessments openings taken the similar popuBy Jackie Lieuwen bank and and trout and char mixed, just from start having and got in the Houston Today popu- sures. lations is limited in- making some with- pretty even on both cause it’s farther based on the “The idea is to say, about the sea. information, the proposal was anyways,” said don’t know oppos- lation sides. Fishing regulations spired by reports from drawals con- ‘okay, we “[Those rein instead of just the bank acBeere. Several people for trout and char usually say that stantly taking away what’s in right now Conservation Officers, “The precautionary sponded saying they ing] know that bit count, so streams could change biologists and anglers states that if assess the you have to and having bit by let’s stop and a problem and to catch and release that trout and char approach then fully supported openchange, there’s closures. sig- you are uncertain, and then have close it,” said only on April 1. of regulation populations were “It’s a really dif- ings,’” Beere said. you err on the side it’s trout needs to be pro- then adding that by Mark Beere, senior nificantly decreasing. with Beere, for ficult situation caution because more, but there Beere adds that fisheries biologist that point, it’s usually Beere explains that really hard to build tected char, because catch says also several who too late to maintain trout and trout and char the Skeena region, get a handle back, but were all over their distribuchanges. made trying to release only apspe- populations a decision will be allo- opposed the the peo- fish populations and tions there have been and on an underwater to rivers and it’s not so hard to he “Some of by the end of March. declines plies onlyand does not the resulting collapses cies is very difficult fisheries later,” streams, ple in the Houston then lead to public widespread Regulation changes and uncertainty is just cate with few exceptions,” include lake fishing. fishadded. area that are opposed for trout and char adding the nature of Since the proposal to this are opposed criticism. says if the said Beere, were part of ing in streams management. Beere month, fisheries the came out last because it’s one of proposed last spring “The branch’s posisays 20 to 30 and opened last month tion on this is similar Beere for feedback.

TRUCK ONLY ONE ENDEAVOUR. TOWED

hockey in Burns Lake and this is my first year with the Luckies. Besides playing hockey, I like snowboarding and snowmobiling.”

sPOrts: Luckies Games

News: New Corporate Officer

Wednesday, January

2367 Copeland Ave, Houston

“ I’m 24 years old and I played minor hockey in Houston. I’ve been with the Luckies for six years.”

“ I’m 23 years old and I played minor hockey in Houston. I’ve been with the Luckies for six years. Besides playing hockey, I like playing video games in my spare time.” PLAYER SPONSORED BY:

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towed Endeavour no modiﬁcations and

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Phone: 250-845-2890

advertising@ houston-today.com

yota.ca www.glacierto 23 lbs. 1-866-844-67

Total weight: 292,500

www.houston-today.com

HAPPY JACK’S PUB

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You Belong Here

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CREDIT UNION

Position: Left Wing

PLAYER SPONSORED BY:

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27 DAVID JELLETT

July 2007 Defence

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3 COLE HASELL

Houston Today

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Houston’s New Year’s Baby... New Year’s

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Big brother Owen Dykstra, holds his four-day old brother Jase, surrounded by his dad Tim, mom Michelle and sister Morgan. Born January 14th at 4:42 p.m., Jase weighed 7 lbs. 9 ozs. and is the first Houston baby of 2013.

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Luckies are in playoffs with first game against Smithers on Jan. 26 at the Houston Claude Perish Memorial Arena. “We are all excited that we squeaked in there and made playoffs,” said left wing Luckies player Blair Dinelle. Asked how he thinks the games will go against Smithers, Dinelle said, “It’s hard to predict. Obviously they are a great team,

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you don’t have a record like they have the last two years and not be a good team… so we’re just going to have to play a little harder and capitalize on our chances.” Luckies coach Ambrose Kelly says he believes they can win, but it depends if all their players show up for the game. “We have to play a full 60 minutes to beat those guys because they are so much better than every other team in the league,” said Kelly. Asked how the

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Colds, coughing, congestion and flutype illness is going around town. Sandi Lavallie,

instructor at Houston’s Northwest Community College and CPP coordinator, says 50 per cent more of their students were absent on their first week of school be-

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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). Topley Victory Church services: 10:30 a.m. HOuSTON PuBLIC LIBRaRy EVENTS... PJ Story Time: Structural Firefighting/Hwy Rescue. Interested? TopRobbie Burns Dinner: Saturday, Jan. 26th at Thurs., Jan. 24, 6-7pm. Put on your PJ’s, bring your ley Volunteer Fire Dept. is accepting applications. No P.V.Restaurant at 6 p.m. Live music; special dinner; favorite blanket and stuffy and join Marlee for bedtime experience necessary please contact Byron - F/C 250tales and crafts. A light snack will also be served. 696-3348 or come to a fire practice: Thurs. @ 1930 speeches. For Reservations Call: 845-2232 by Friday. hrs (7:30 pm) Houston Secondary School Senior Girls Basketball is Passport Photos: Friday, Jan. 25, 11am-4pm. Mark hosting a BINGO! Jan. 31, 2013, Houston Senior Centre. Zagwyn will be at the Library to take passport photos. Topley Volunteer Fire Dept. meetings every 2nd Tues. Doors open at 6:30, Bingo Starts at 7pm. ALL PAYOUTS He will also have prints of his work on display. For more of the month at 7:30 pm. Fire practices every Thurs. information, please call Mr. Zagwyn at 250-696-3680. at 7:30 pm. ARE BASED ON ATTENDANCE. Concession available. Houston Bowling Leagues have started July their2007 second For more information on any of the above events or to n half. Call the bowling alley at 845-2298 for information. register, please call the library at 250-845-2256. Newspapers Also, just a reminder that Tuesday and Wednesdays are Seniors Bingo is every Tues. at 7pm at Cottonwood Granisle and District Seniors meetings are the 2nd half price public bowling. Manor. Entry is $1. Come out & enjoy a fun prize filled and 4th Thurs. of each month at 1pm in the Seniors Pantone 287 Blue Houston Dart League is Saturday evenings at 7:30 evening. Lots of prizes! Centre. Pantone 356 Green pm. upstairs at the Houston Curling Club. Blind doubles Pantone 139 Houston Community Services is open Mon. thru Fri. Granisle Volunteer Fire Department meetings & fire games.Harvest practices every Tues., 7 p.m. at the Fire Hall. Houston Snowmobile Club: Moonlight Rides: Jan. 26, from 9am to 4pm We have clothing to give away. Baby Granisle Church of the Way services are Sun., 11 clothing; women’s and mens as well as children of all 2013: Dungate Meadows.All snowmobilers welcome. a.m. Bible study is Thurs. at 7 p.m. ages. Come and check it out! The Morice Mountain Nordic Ski Club Membership Pick up your registration package from Countrywide The Houston Retirement Housing Society is asking interested parties to provide their names for future Sports or download from www.xcskimoricemtn.com. Houston Secondary School webpage: http://hssweb. vacancies at our Pleasant Valley Village apartments. Please call Roberta@250-845-2257. Colour Logo File sd54.bc.ca

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“Flu vaccine is still available at the Houston Health Centre” - Edna McLellan, Public health nurse manager

cause they or their children had the flu. Lavallie says she is surprised that they haven’t been told to report absences to the Houston Health Centre, because with last year’s flu outbreak they had to report every absence, and their absent rate this year is higher than last year. Reports from elementary and high schools in Houston say there is no increase in the number of students absent because of the flu, but both Houston Christian School secretary Kim VanBarneveld and Silverthorne Elementary Principal Mark Fehr said that from what they heard, a lot of students were sick over the holidays. Edna McLellan, public health nurse manager and clinical disease lead manager, said there are

no lab-confirmed cases of influenza or the Norwalk virus in Houston. “Just because things aren’t lab confirmed, it doesn’t necessarily mean it’s not in the community,” McLellan said, adding that it also doesn’t necessarily mean that it hasn’t been diagnosed in town on a clinical basis by local physicians. McLellan says that during winter, and especially Christmas, people tend to go to more parties, have more close contact with other people and get more tired, all of which increases their risk of getting ill. Flu vaccine is still available at the Houston Health Centre, McLellan said, adding that people should also remember to wash hands well and stay away from work or school when they are ill.

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CITY OF Yellowknife invites applications from qualified candidates for the following positions: Pumphouse and Liftstation Tradesperson Public Works Department Competition #902-137 Closes: February 1, 2013. Pumphouse and Liftstation Maintainer Public Works Department Competition #902-135 Closes: February 1, 2013. Building Inspector II - Planning and Development Department Competition #220-125U Closes: February 1, 2013 Submit resumes in confidence by the closing date, to: Human Resources Division, City of Yellowknife, P.O. Box 580, Yellowknife, NT., X1A 2N4; Fax (867) 669-3471 or Email: hr@yellowknife.ca Please direct all inquiries to the above listed email address. For more information on these positions, including the required qualifications, please refer to the City of Yellowknifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s web page at: www.yellowknife.ca or contact Human Resources at 867920-5603.

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The Moricetown Band Development Corporation seeks a self motivated individual to manage the Kyahwood mill. Responsibilities includes managing production, staffing, maintenance and cost control. Applicants will be considered based on past experience and a willingness to work with and build skills and training into the employees. Kyahwood has a blend of seasoned committed individuals as well as employees which are just entering the workforce. Skill building may be for further competence at the facility and for life skills that are carried further into the employeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s careers. Applicants must have experience working with a diversity of teams and people. Preference will be given to individuals that have worked with First Nations peoples at a production level. Cost control, accounting, production and skilled trade experience are also assets that will help select the successful candidate. A competitive salary and benefits package will be offered to the successful candidate. Interested individuals need to apply in confidence to Lucy Gagnon, Band Manager, Moricetown Band at Suite , 205 Beaver Road, Smithers, BC V0J 2N1.

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Featuring the spirit of the local people Houston crowned Family ranchgirls passed down forrodeo nearlyroyalty a century was aa small town you of was bred bred in in small town and you beat beat some some of cattle with noand hormones, which these big shots, it’s a great feeling,” she said. these big shots, it’s a great feeling,” she said. adds value to their animals, said Houston Today Three Three months months ago, ago, her her well-named well-named horse horse Her Her crown crown came came from from New New Mexico, Mexico, but but Noah. Crayola had a foal that Gregorowich plans to Crayola had a foal that Gregorowich plans to when Houston’s own Rebecca Dallaire won the when Houston’s own Rebecca Dallaire won the They sell their cattle, Nestled in a valley and train up in Alberta and Oklahoma. train up in Alberta and Oklahoma. fistretching Rodeo Queen contest, the first-ever rst-ever Smithers Smithers Rodeo Queen contest, the 18 month yearlings, at the across surround“I’m she my contend“I’m hoping hoping she can can be be my world world contendmoment was Bulkley moment was totally totally Bulkley Valley. Vanderhoof auction mart, and ing forested hillsides, is Valley. one of er,” she says. er,” she says. When a stubborn sash worn by one of her When a stubborn sash worn by one of her sell some pure bred bulls for the many Bulkley Valley cattle The of this year’s royals, The youngest youngest of in thisWilliams year’s rodeo rodeo royals, fellow royalties needed pin, fellow rodeo rodeo royalties needed pin, itit came came breeding Lake, but ranches, passed down from aagenAdele Murray says the contest was her fifirst Adele Murray says the contest was her rst courtesy of a spectator who happened to have a courtesy of a spectator who happened to have a they don’t sell slaughtered beef eration to generation since 1919. time giving a public speech, let alone a TV intime giving a public speech, let alone a TV inspare in his arm sling. spare in his arm sling. locally because government About 21 kilometres west of terview. terview. regulations require that cattle be And among the diamond driller’s And high highthe among theacre diamond driller’s caps caps Houston, 1,500 family Murray did Andi Murrayinspected did great, great, says says organizer Andi HoulHouland art given out door prizes and Western Western artby given out as asBell door prizes at at the the andorganizer slaughtered in a ranch owned Maxine and den, picking up the award for Most Improved den, picking up the award for Most Improved Aug.18 coronation was an egg carton fi lled with Aug.18 coronation was an egg carton fi lled with slaughterhouse, which adds cost her two sons Noah and Wayne Public Public Speaker. Speaker. home-made and aa bag home-made re-starter andand bag of gardengardenand takes away any profit they is home tofifire-starter 500 cattle wasof At Murray At home, home, Murray keeps eight fifish sh and and aa fresh fresh potatoes. potatoes. could make,keeps said eight Maxine. passed down from Maxine’s parcat named Chevy along with her one and only cat named Chevy along with her one and only If that sounds too homespun a prize for such If that sounds homespun a prize for such Another challenge they’ve ents Harry and Jule Anderson horse, Chip. horse, Chip. awho event, three girls who competed this a regal regalstarted event, the the three girls who competed this had to face is predators. the ranch in 1948, “I II ended rid“I was was on on aNoah a riding riding lesson lesson and ended up uphave ridyear year had had plenty plenty of sparkle sparkle on on their their crowns, crowns, belt belt says and predators Maxine said. of ing her and fell in love,” Murray said. ing her and fell in love,” Murray said. buckles and metallic blue riding chaps to outbuckles and metallic blue riding chaps to outbeen a big time problem, and The ranch has been in the “I ‘I this one—I care “I said said both ‘I want want thisSmithers one—I don’t don’t care about about shine shine it. it. for 65 years, and Noah the airport grizfamily any of the others.” any of the others.” Dallaire’s mother Bibs says the sparkling Dallaire’s mother Bibs says the sparkling zly and the Houston museum says his three children Haley, 16, Murray bugged her about years Murraygrizzly buggedwere her dad dad about Chip for years side the contest, which side of of 14, the and contest, which combines fashion, shot onChip theirfor ranch. Jaime, Avery, 13,combines are set fashion, until one fi ne December day in 2008. until one fi ne December day in 2008. speaking and horsemanship events, is somespeaking and horsemanship events, is someMaxine says that the Smithers to inherit the ranch after him. “I up morning she “I woke wokegrizzly up that that Christmas Christmas morning andfour she thing best to thing best left leftgrandma to her her daughter. daughter. was hunted forand Noah’s Jule was was standing outside,” she says. was standing outside,” she says. “She likes shiny things,” she says with a “She likes shiny things,” she says with a years, and over that time they born in Telkwa and grew up on Chip aa fast horse, Murray said, Chip is islost fast40 horse, Murray said, aa thoroughthoroughlaugh. like “She’s like a magpie.” magpie.” head of cattle. alaugh. farm“She’s which is anow the east secbred and quarter-horse cross who is more into bred and quarter-horse cross who is more into Dallaire’s father Marcel also more toward Dallaire’s father Marcel also more toward Maxine says they also lose tion of the Bell ranch, where her gymkhanas and barrel racing than showing. gymkhanas and barrel racing than showing. rodeo than royalty. rodeo than royalty. about five cattle each year to family moved in 1919, Maxine Murray also to aa Murraywolves, also came came to the the contest without “I “I think think they they should should all all have have to to ride ride aa bull,” bull,” and in contest recentwithout springs said. lot of show experience, but her confi dence grew lot of show experience, but her confi dence grew he joked. one who’s under 8.2 seconds he Noah’s joked. “The “The one who’s under 8.2 seconds have lost calves to coyotes. grandpa Harry grew after session held at house after aa practice practice session she she in held the at her her Bulkley house in in gets to the crown!” getson to keep thein crown!” Dallaire, front, rides in the Bulkley Valley Fall Fair on Aug. 22 with AmRebecca Dallaire, front, rides in the Bulkley Valley Fall Fair on Aug. Ranching up akeep farm Gadsby, Alberta, Maxine BellRebecca and her son Noah in front of the old ranch house, built in 1964 by her parents Harry and Jule the weeks before. the weeks before. But speaking with Dallaire and her felBut speaking with Dallaire and her felber Gregorowich, Gregorowich, left, left, and and Adele Adele Murray, Murray, right. right. Valley is a hard living, Maxine joined the airforce in 1943 and Anderson. ber Jackie Lieuwen/Houston Today “We good times,” says. of “We had had goodadding times,” she she says. Each of the the low princesses and low rodeo rodeo princesses Amber Gregorowich and Photo Photo by by Grant Grant Harris Harris said, that it’sEach often a was training on theAmber glider Gregorowich planes girls took a practice spin down a pretend “rungirls took a practice spin down a pretend “runAdele Murray, it’s clear that for them too, being Adele Murray, it’s clear that for them too, being in the Vancouver area when the and cream to the creamery in changed, Noah says they still ease] came in we were at the struggle to keep from going into stretched way” that debt. stretched from from her her kitchen kitchen to to the the livlivare “Paint horses breed how different different horse horse breeds breeds and and bloodlines arethe ranch “Paintquite horsesaare are my my favourite favourite breed because becauseWeway” rodeo royalties means more and rodeoended, royalties means more than than aa smile smileTelkwa. and aa how usebloodlines horses on war said Maxine. mercy of everybody. werethat ing room, she added, with coaching from former ing room, she added, with coaching from former doing. there one of the most versatile horses, and no doing. there one of the most versatile horses, and no slow wave. slow wave. They never did dairy but lot because you can get through the first to feel it and the last “Even though the price of He was given 160 acres borWilliams rodeo Davies. Williams Lake Lake rodeo queen Savannah Davies. Paint and quarter horses favourites two look same,” says. Paint andcow quarter horses are favourites for twowhere look the the same,” she sherecover says. as things got better,” Now years old, has been riding Now 22 22 yearsfamily old, Dallaire Dallaire hasin beenhad riding a family milk until 15 are brush and tofor places a four cattle hasqueen comeSavannah up, everything dering Jule’s ranch to As for who fi nally won the queen’s crown or As for who fi nally won the queen’s crown or barrel racing, she says. “You can do jumping, you can do barrel racbarrel racing, she says. “You can do jumping, you can do barrel rachorses since before she could walk. horses since before she could walk. else has doubled too…fuel, seed, 1945 for his soldier’s settlement years ago, and ranched mostly wheeler can’t go. Noah said. the princess tiaras, Murray said the three friends the princess tiaras, Murray said the three friends “They’re built to take off from a standstill ing, Western pleasure, they make amazing kids’ “They’re built to take off from a standstill ing, Western pleasure, they make amazing kids’ And while she likes to show horses, Dallaire And while she likes to show horses, Dallaire They still do branding the and he homesteaded the place, beef cattle since 1954 when they Maxine says she sees adver- repair parts and machinery has no agreed was no big big deal. deal. speed, they really horses, they drive, they’re as or into high high speed, and theyofhandle handle corners reallyway, horses, they drive, and and they’re not as skittish skittishreally or agreed says thrill racing. says her her biggest biggest thrill is is barrel barrel racing. their first 20 and head oldcorners fashioned roping calves more than doubled,” she said. bought some adjacent land and bought into tising andnot marketing com- itit was “We’re all good,” she “We’re all good,” she said, said, smiling. well also.” spooky as some other breeds.” well also.” spooky as some other breeds.” “Your heart gets racing as soon as you come “Your heart gets racing as soon as you come heifers. and branding them by a fire, “You don’t dosmiling. it to get rich, later married Jule, building up ing into the cattle industry, and Smithereens got their fi rst chance to Smithereens got their fi rst chance to meet meet Of the two, her mother Bibs says she likes At 23, Gregorowich has plenty of Smithers Of the two, her mother Bibs says she likes At 23, Gregorowich has plenty of Smithers through the gate,” she says. “Everything hapthrough the gate,” she says. “Everything hapMaxine says ranching has and Maxine still checks cows Noah added that ranchers need that’s for sure,” said Noah. “It’s the ranch to the acreage it is totheir rodeo royals during the fall fair last weektheir rodeo royals during the fall fair last weekpaint horses best. and Terrace horse shows under her belt already, paint horses best. and Terrace horse shows under her belt already, pens incredibly fast—you don’t have time to pens incredibly fast—you don’t have time to changed a lot over the years. on horseback, but Noah says he to know their genetics and keep more of a lifestyle than a job per day. end and and Rodeo Rodeo Queen Rebecca Rebecca Dallaire Dallaire will will be be on God the but two she to “They say on the the fififth fth day,prefers God created created the wheeler but in in the the next two years years she hopes hopes to scout scout out out end make mistakes.” make mistakes.” “We had“They no say electricity, noday, the four fornext that. se.” Queen “We started out with a team up with the demand. riding a paint horse made for celebrity. riding a paint horse made for celebrity. horse and on the sixth day he painted all the the world show for paint horses in Fort Worth, horse and on the sixth day he painted all the the world show for paint horses in Fort Worth, “If you mess up in your pattern and lose half “If you mess up in your pattern and lose half running water until the 60’s, no Asked what changes they see Maxine says it’s hard work of horses and a milk cow,” said This was the first year Maxine nitely be the horse there,” “He’ll defi nitely behours the prettiest prettiest horse there,” Texas. good ones.” Texas.of ranch- and Noah bought rancher “He’ll or of second, thatDad could change or even even aa tenth tenth of aa that second, vehicles,”good sheones.” said, adding that coming in the future with long but she likes it. Maxine, adding her en- defi says Rebecca’s mother. “He’s the Ashton Kutchsays Rebecca’s mother. “He’s the Ashton KutchRodeo princess Amber Gregorowich agrees. “It’s the best of the best,” she says, adding Rodeo princess Amber Gregorowich agrees. “It’s the best of the best,” she says, adding your position from fi rst to fi fth and your payout your position from fi rst to fi fth and your payout “It’s a way of life, it’s a good used to work in the bush in the they used to have only horses for ing, Noah says he just hopes dorsed tags for their Angus er er of of the the horse horse world.” A speaker won this that than win A confi confi dent speaker who who beef won remains this year’s year’s that she she would would like like nothing nothing better than to to to win at at might even happen.” might not notand eventhe happen.” anddent haying. a commodity. life, world.” I wouldn’t change it for anywinter family used to transportation cattle, better signing guarantee “He thinks he’s aa said. male “He thinks he’s male model, model, he he really really award for speech craft, Gregorowich warns that Fort Worth with a Bulkley Valley-bred horse. award for speech craft, Gregorowich warns that Fort Worth with a Bulkley Valley-bred horse. Dallaire watches rodeo and racetrack events Dallaire watches rodeo and racetrack events Though things have definitely “When BSE [mad cow disthing,” she milk cows and sell the butter that they were purebred Angus does.” “If she could could talk talk about about paints paints forever. forever. “If you you go go down down to to worlds worlds with with aa horse horse that that does.” all all over over North North America, America, keeping keeping aa sharp sharp eye eye on on she Andrew Hudson Andrew Hudson Jackie Lieuwen

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“It’s a good life, I would not change it for anything” Top: With some help from neighbours and friends, the Bell’s do their branding the old fashioned way, roping the calves and branding them by a fire.

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Left: Builders of the Bell ranch, Harry and Jule Anderson, now passed on, gather with their great grandchildren Haley, Jaime and Avery, during Christmas close to ten years ago. The Anderson’s daughter Maxine and grandson Noah inherited the ranch from them, and their three great grandchildren are set to inherit the ranch next.

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