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Forty-one proud graduates packed the park with colour last Saturday. The above quote was the basis of the theme for the 2014 Houston Secondary School graduation ceremony. Proud family and friends filled the gym Friday to applaud the graduates as they took hold of their diplomas and prepare to step out into the next stage of life. Special 2014 Grad feature pages, packed with photos, stories and more will be published with the July 2, 2014 paper.
Pillars continue to meet to support workers in transition By Jackie Lieuwen Houston Today
A second Job Fair in Houston is tentatively being planned for September 13. “It depends on funding and whether the [Pillar] committees want to do it,” said Andrea Newell, Labour Market
Strategy Consultant for the District of Houston. “There is probably a strong possibility that we’ll do it, depending on the need. If a lot of people have been hired, then we won’t necessarily do it,” she said. “But Houston is really central, it draws people from Smithers
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New school and centre for Granisle community The plan for the Granisle school includes demolishing a large part of the school, as well as renovating and adding modular classroom units. Legend: Blue - demolition Purple - New modular classrooms Green - Renovations Yellow - Addition White - No change
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The Granisle school is being transformed and downsized over the course of this summer. Originally built for 600 students in 1974, the school now has 35 students and is “well past its prime as far as the condition of the building,” said Tim Bancroft, Manager of Facilities for School District 91. They will demolish 23 classrooms and 40,000 square feet, and renovate everything but the gym and a few offices. They’re also adding five new modular classrooms. The project has a $7.3 budget, $5.3 from the Ministry of Education and $2 million from SD91, and the contractor is Unitech Construction Management Ltd. The classrooms are being built in Vancouver and trucked to Granisle to be hooked up by earlyAugust. Renovations in the interior will continue all summer, and most of the old school will be demolished August and September.
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“We’re still on schedule for September start up,” Bancroft said. “We’re all getting very, very excited about having a brand new school in the town here. “It’s a new design that is more encouraging for collaborative learning, so we’re excited about that.” Bancroft says it will also benefit the community by having spaces for meetings, a brand new kitchen, and a gym people can use. “This is not only going to be a new school for the kids, it’s also going to be a new centre for the community,” he said. “It’s probably going to benefit the community as much as the kids.”
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A letter to my first love My mother passed away six months ago and in the process of cleaning out her residence I found an old letter I had written her during our long estrangement. I then found another one, and a couple more after that. We had a very difficult relationship filled with pain, resentment and so much regret, but the letters I wrote expressed the love I always felt for her regardless of our unfortunate circumstances caused by her mental illness. They also expressed the unfulfilled hope that we’d one day reconnect. After reading the letters I cried for days, but I was so glad I’d sent them. I don’t know if they brought her any peace or if they effectively conveyed how much she meant
to me - I certainly hope they did. I thought about those letters again on June 6 because it was her birthday and I was yearning to call her and hear her voice. I also started wondering why I’d never written a letter like that to my father. Was it because he already knew how I felt and didn’t need me to put it in writing? Probably. My dad and I always had an easier go of things. He was a loving, positive man, and although he was extremely quiet when I was young, and left me curious about what he was thinking, I always felt safe around him. When I was about five or six he took me sailing and our boat capsized in the middle of the lake. I remember how shocked I felt hitting the cold water, terrified I’d drown or
get eaten by a shark. He reached me quickly and instantly made me feel like everything was going to be okay. He’s never stopped making me feel like that. He’s excellent at making me smile as well. With a goofy sense of humour he still laughs like a little kid and wants everyone to be happy. If they’re not, he doesn’t stress out about it though. He’s become good at deflecting negative, toxic energy so it doesn’t eat him alive. That’s something I’d like to get better at. I often think of how young my parents were when my mom became pregnant with me. She was 17 and he was 18 and they were just graduating from high school. So young, and not nearly ready to start a family, they did it anyway, and they gave it everything they
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had. A letter to my dad might not feel necessary since he presumably knows how grateful I am to him and our mom for all that they did for my brother and me growing up, but I’m going to write one anyway. Among other things, I’ll thank him for giving me life, teaching me the benefits of positive thinking and showing me the joy in simple pleasures - like eating a couple of Oreo cookies with a glass of cold milk. I’ll thank him as well for always believing in me, long before I believed in myself, and encouraging me to be fearless. “You only live once,” he’s said to me often. “You might as well follow your dreams and have some fun as you do it.”
On a brighter note Lori Welbourne I didn’t heed his advice until I was in my 40s and finally realized what my dreams were, but better late than never I figure. More important than all that was his counsel to live in the moment, enjoy everyday and tell the people that I love how I feel about them. Good idea. Time to get going on that “Dear Dad” letter. After I grab a couple of Oreo cookies and a glass of cold milk, of course.
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What kind of job are you looking for at Red Chris Mine? Are there other job prospects you are considering as well?
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Editor: I wonder if the Conservative government of Stephen Harper realizes the consequences of the flawed environmental review that has prevented the billion dollar Prosperity Mine
from proceeding. Mining exploration and the economic benefits we derive from it as British Columbians, is all about finding a needle in a haystack. Can you imagine how rare it is to find such a lucrative underground
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“I’m looking to be a blaster or run the big haul trucks. I finish at HFP at the end of June and I have a job at Fraser Lake, I’d rather go to Red Chris. It’s got a good life span and you make good money, and I like the two weeks in and two weeks out. You can go just about anywhere. I’m also looking for work at the Houston Pellet Plant. I plan to stay in Houston. I don’t want to move.”
“I’m looking for something to do with First Aid. I was a stacker operator at HFP over 17 years and finished on May 16. I’m interested in Red Chris because I like the two week rotation and the long-term sustainability. I’m also looking at becoming a First Aid Instructor at NWCC.”
“I’m planning to take the mineral processing course with NWCC, and use that or my level three first aid at Red Chris. I like Red Chris because it’s new and will be open for at least 30 years, and it’s fly in and out, so there’s opportunity to live somewhere else. I worked at HFP 12 years and finished May 9. If I have to find a job at another mill, I will, but I’m tired of mills. This is something different and it’s good money.”
“I’d like to do welding. I worked at HFP for nine years and finished May 29. I like the turn around at Red Chris, two weeks on, two weeks off. I’m a single Dad so it will work good with my kids going with Mom for two weeks and then with me. Then I don’t have to worry about anything but having fun with them. I got a job at Canfor, but I’d rather not work at a mill any more. I want to get into mining. There’s more money and I like the camp idea. It would be a nice change.”
Mineral needle in a haystack mineral deposit as the Prosperity Mine? Yet, a mineral deposit like that can lead to scores of jobs and a big shot in the arm for the lingering malaise of our economy. Finding that needle in the mineral haystack is truly an amazing thing, and
thousands of British Columbians, ranging from a variety of professionals and specialists in Vancouver office buildings to field geologists literally walking around and exploring the thousands of hectares of land throughout the province, are all gainfully employed
in the search for the mineral needles in our provincial haystack. For the sake of all those employed in the mining sector, and to continue attracting and developing homegrown and international investment for this vital activity, we need to ensure that the
Prosperity Mine proposal gets a fair shake. The federal government needs to order a review of the flawed environmental assessment process around this mine proposal and ensure that the errors are never repeated again. This mine, the jobs
it will create, and the environmental protections the company has committed to, all point to getting this mine project back on track. Stephen Harper needs to know this and he needs to act. Jesse McClinton Victoria, BC
Premier shuns refinery decisions to avoid conflict By Jeff Nagel Black Press
Premier Christy Clark is stepping aside from any decisions related to new oil refineries after the emergence of a new refinery proposal involving her exhusband. Mark Marissen has been hired as vice-president of Pacific Future Energy, which today announced plans to build an oil refinery in Prince Rupert. “I learned that this proposal was going to become something real last week,” Clark said, adding she then contacted the provincial conflict-of-inter-
est commissioner for guidance. Pacific Future Energy is the latest company pursuing the idea of refining bitumen from the Alberta oil sands before it’s loaded onto tankers so there’s less risk to the marine environment waters in the event of a spill. Victoria businessman David Black, owner of Black Press newspapers, has spearheaded a similar refinery proposal, to be located between Kitimat and Terrace. Black’s Kitimat Clean plan could use bitumen coming from the Northern Gateway pipeline – if it’s built
– or else it could aim to build a separate pipeline or use trains carrying oil by rail. Black continues to seek a $10-billion loan guarantee from the federal government to satisfy potential international investors. Pacific Future Energy said it plans a scaleable $10-billion refinery ranging from 200,000 barrels per day up to one million if required. Salmer Salameh, the executive chairman of Pacific Future and the head of a Mexican infrastructure conglomerate, called it “a unique opportunity to build the greenest refinery in the world.”
The company announced its plan Tuesday and said it’s beginning pre-feasibility studies. It comes ahead of an imminent decision by the federal government on Enbridge’s proposed Northern Gateway pipeline project, which would carry bitumen to Kitimat for export by tanker. “It is my understanding that this proposal doesn’t depend or isn’t linked to any pipeline proposal,” Clark told reporters Tuesday. She will refer all government deliberations on any refinery proposal to Finance Minister Mike de
Jong. The conflict-of-interest rules for MLAs do not specifically cover spouses, but say MLAs should recuse themselves if a situation is likely to lead to a perception they may personally benefit. NDP finance critic Mike Farnworth called it the right decision. “It’s important that the premier is held to a higher standard,” he said. The B.C. Liberals 2013 election platform backed the concept of Black’s refinery plan and pledged to support its development. Black said he met last year with Pacific Future’s Mexican
backers, who initially wanted to partner with him on the new refinery. But he said they were only interested if they got majority control, something Black rejected as against Canada’s interests and potentially leading to reduced environmental safeguards. “The good news to me is their interest validates our valueadded concept for any doubters out there as to whether this is a good business proposition,” Black said. “Here’s somebody else who wants to do the same thing.” There have been
no further talks on joining forces, he said. Black said he’s not concerned about provincial bias arising from Marissen’s role. “I’m not asking the province to pick a favourite or anything but I do hope they endorse the concept and provide funding for the concept so we can move ahead.” Black said he’s been told by federal officials that a loan guarantee from Ottawa is possible – but only if B.C. also backs it. “It comes down to whether the B.C. government is keen on championing this kind of project and has money for it.”
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Area-based tenure consultation comes to an end By Steven Maisey Black Press
A two month, province wide, consultation process on the conversion of volume based tenures to area based tenures closed on May 30 after generating feedback from more than 4300 people. The process was led by veteran, professional forester, Jim Snetsinger, who travelled throughout the province collecting feedback from various groups including, stakeholders, First Nations and members of the general public. Snetsinger presided over 97 meetings in nine locations, including Burns Lake, Smithers and Prince George, meeting with the Village of Burns Lake, the Regional District of Bulkley-
Nechako, the Burns Lake Band and Babine Forest Products among others. Approximately 4300 comments were received through different medians, such as email, blog comments and tweets. Snetsinger will now spend the next few weeks compiling the feedback into a report with recommendations that will be submitted to Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister, Steve Thomson. British Columbia is home to over 55 million hectares of land that is considered productive forest lands. Only five per cent of that 55 million hectares is privately owned. Of the 55 million hectares of productive forest lands, 22 million hectares are available
for timber harvesting and less than one per cent is harvested each year. Forestry is one of the key drivers of the B.C. economy. In 2013, forest exports exceeded $1.6 billion, and over 58,000 B.C. residents were directly employed in the forest sector. In some areas, economic contribution from forestry to the local economy exceeds 40 per cent. This isn’t the first time the provincial government has attempted the change from volume based tenures to area based tenures. In February 2013, similar changes were attempted in the B.C. legislature, but the provincial government pulled the bill, Bill 8, off the table amidst criticism from British Columbians.
Grieg Bethel, public affairs officer for the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations says that the province holds no concern that the change would produce unsustainable logging practices. “Just like volume based tenures, harvesting by area based tenure holders is subject to allowable annual cut determinations and strict harvest controls,” Bethel said, “in all cases, the primary goal is longterm sustainability of the forest resources. Both volume based and area based licences are subject to the same legal requirements under the Forest Act, and stewardship requirements under the Forest and Range Practices Act and regulations.” While the Ministry
HOPE forToday The Battle
On June 6, we commemorated the 70th Anniversary of D-Day, the Battle that turned the tide of World War II in Europe. I had a friend who was there. He has since passed away but he told us younger ones some of his experiences on the beaches of Normandy. He was a driver for a truck that carried munitions up the beach. His vehicle was briefly under water as he left the ramp of the landing craft that brought them near the shore. The bullets were hitting the water all around him but he continued up onto the beach, where there were fallen soldiers laying all over the beach and in the water. The water was red in places with the blood of fallen companions, many who had spent the previous days with him. He remembers asking God to protect him. Even though he did not have a personal faith in God at the time, he says he sensed God’s presence with him, that God was protecting him as he proceeded up the beach and finally behind the enemy lines to restock the soldiers with more firepower so they could silence the machine guns of the German occupation troops. They proceeded to liberate Europe from the hands of an evil tyrant who at one time had world domination as his goal. The end of the Second World War did not put an end to evil. There is another battle that is raging in every human heart. This battle is spiritual in nature, maybe less obvious at first glance, but it is just as real as the wars that have happened over the centuries. Actually this spiritual battle is the root cause of all the conflicts and wars that have ever happened. God’s word describes it this way, “For we are not fighting against flesh and blood enemies but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.” Ephesians 6:12 NLT The good news is, Jesus Christ the Son of God, came to fight this battle for us. “Because God’s children are human beings – made of flesh and blood – the Son also became flesh and blood. For only as a human being could he die, and only by dying could he break the power of the devil, who had the power of death. Only in this way could he set free all who have lived their lives as slaves to the fear of dying.” Hebrews 2:14,15 NLT “Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.” Ephesians 6:10 NLT Submitted by Ken Penner Sponsored by Riverside Gardens
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of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources may not be concerned with a change from volume based to area based tenures, that view is not held by everyone. The Wilderness Committee, a nonprofit society with charitable status, argues that area based tenures give private corporations more control over public forests, which can lead to poor environmental management, less local economical benefits and less benefits and access to resources for First Nations. The committee pointed out that of the approximately 4300 comments that the majority rejected the idea of a conversion to area based tenures. In a press release, Torrance Coste, a campaigner for the Wilderness Committee said the time has come for government to listen to the people of British Columbia. “The BC government has been completely out of step with the public on forest issues for years, and this engagement process proves that fact beyond a doubt,” Coste said. Coste added that unsustainable logging practices are more common with area based tenures. However, Bethel disagrees with that assessment. “Holders of both volume based and area based tenures are responsible for stewardship planning, road construction and maintenance, and reforestation. They also require the same cutting permits,” Bethel said, “most area based tenures have additional obligations compared to volume based tenures. For example, the submission of a management plan, conducting inventories of resources on the tenure area and providing information to government to help determine the allowable annual cut for the licence.” The submission of the report and recommendations should happen no later than June 30.
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An “all-out” group of grads
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One final wish: “That you will have fought for what was right and fair, that will have risked for that which mattered, that you will have given help to those who were in need and that you will leave the earth a better place because of what you have done and who you have been,” - Mrs. Betty Lou Doyle
Guest speaker, Principal and Rugby Coach Scott Jackson identified the 2014 grad class as an allout group of young people. “What distinguished you was your absolute buy-in and commitment... You understood that school was what you made it.” His advice was “buy into this stage the same way you did to high school. Figure out who you are... explore.” Top left: Gage Stanyer graciously accepts a Safe Grad bursary. Top right: Tanya Margerm proudly sits with her daughter Chaelle. Middle left: Jamie Beck and Clayton Standbridge step off stage to the proud cheers of family and friends. Middle right: Clarissa Godard is honoured to receive her diploma. Left: Gagandeep Parmar stands with his father Balvinder and mother Harjeet, brother Indraj and grandparents Harbajan and Ravinder. Jackie Lieuwen photos/Houston Today
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Molly Luszcz and family would like to express their heartfelt thanks to all family, friends and community members for their expressions of sympathy through cards, flowers, donations of food and donations towards Houston Retirement Society. Special thanks to Father Rectorino, the members of St. Anthony’s parish and the CWL for their kindness and generosity throughout the liturgy for John Luszcz and the delicious luncheon afterwards. Special thanks also to Dr. J. Preto and to the staff of Bulkley Lodge for all the care you gave to John.
In Memoriam
In Memoriam
John ( Jack) Charles Sullivan August 31, 1944 - June 16, 2011
The day you left us you fought so hard to stay. You didn’t want to leave but still were taken away. In life we loved you dearly, In death we do the same. It broke our hearts to lose you, you did not go alone. For part of us went with you the day God called you home.
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Sandwich luncheon- third Thursday of the month. Community invited. At Pleasant Valley Village, 3603 11th St.: Senior Exercise, Monday and Friday 10:00 AM • Cards Monday and Thursday 7:00 PM. At the Bowling Alley: Seniors bowling Wednesday 1:30 PM. At the Houston Swimming Pool: Aquafit, Monday, Wednesday and Friday The Houston Christian School Grad is Thursday, 9-10 AM. At Willow Grove Golf Course: Senior’s June 26 at 7 p.m. golf (in season) every Thursday 10 AM. July 2007 Employment, Training and Self-employment spapers Opportunities information sessions on the Houston’s “Love by the Bowl” Soup Kitchen serving homemade soup in two different seatings, new realities of employment, training and 11:00 -12:00 and 12:00 -1:00 on Wednesdays. tone 287 self-employment. Blue NWCC Houston Campus tone 356 Thursday Green June 19: 1PM TO 4PM or 6:30PM TO The Houston Legion Branch 249: Meeting: 2nd tone 139 9:30PM. HarvestFor more information contact: Andrea Monday of the month is Executive, 4th Monday is Newell 250-845-2252 or 250-845-1157. email: General Meeting. newedge2000@hotmail.com Seniors Bingo is every Tuesday at 7:00pm at Activities for Seniors in Houston at the Cottonwood Manor. Entry is $1. Come out & enjoy Seniors Centre: Carpet Bowling Tuesday and a fun prize filled evening. Lots of prizes! Friday 1:00 PM • Floor Curling Monday 1:00 Houston Secondary School - webpage: http:// PM • Pool any afternoon to schedule call; hssweb.sd54.bc.ca Adrian-250-845-2338Colour • BreakfastsLogo first File Saturday of the month, community invited. • Soup and
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Structural Firefighting/Hwy Rescue. Interested? Topley Volunteer Fire Dept. is accepting applications. No experience necessary please contact F/C 250-696-3348 250-696-3348 or or come come toto aa Fire fire Byron - F/C practice:Thurs Thurs.@@19:00 1930 hrs (7pm). (7:30pm) Practice Topley Volunteer Fire Dept. meetings everyevery 2nd Topley Fire Protection Society meetings Tues. of Tuesday the month pm.atFire practices second of at the7:30 month 7:30 pm. every Thurs. at 7:30pm.
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Granisle and District Seniors meeting every Granisle andofDistrict Seniors meetingatevery 2nd Sunday the month at 7:00pm the 2nd Sunday of the month at 7:00pm at the Seniors Centre. Seniors Centre. Granisle Volunteer Fire Department meetings Granisle Volunteer Department & fire practices everyFire Tues., 7:00pm atmeetings the Fire & fire practices every Tues., 7:00pm at the Fire Hall. Hall. Granisle Church of the Way services are Granisle 11:00am. Church of the Way services are Sunday, Sunday, 11:00am.
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PERFECT STARTER HOME OR RETIREMENT HOME! • Well kept 3 bedroom mobile with an addition on the gorgeous, private .63 acre lot. Completely updated country kitchen features new cabinets and countertops, island and eating bar. Vaulted ceilings. 2 full bathrooms. • Upgraded high efficiency furnace, some windows replaced, new exterior door, roof replaced in 2012. • Wired detached workshop, tree house for the kids, new deck in 2012, fenced yard. Lots of parking. Get that out of town feeling in town! • Fridge, stove, dishwasher, window coverings included.
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