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Houston Forest Products last load was shipped out last week. Here shipping supervisor Kathy Wardrop--at the front --with her work crew. Houston Forest Products has closed with 271 employees affected by the mill shutdown.
Support meetings for Houston’s community services will continue to meet for three to six months. The Community Services Pillar focuses on ensuring Houston services have the support they need to meet the demand during the transition period following the closure of Houston Forest Products. Houston Link to Learning reported at a recent pillar meeting that they are seeing a steady number of people seeking help with resumes. They are “looking into becoming a satellite service for Work BC” said the Pillar meeting minutes. Most services, including Northern Health’s adult mental health services and Health Centre, RCMP, Ministry of Children and Families, and Houston Community
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Services reported that they have not seen increased demand for service since the HFP closure. The most recent information on HFP employees shows that 48 are transferring to other West Fraser mills, 36 have work outside of West Fraser, 27 are retiring, 27 are seeking retraining and 54 are still looking for work, “preferably in Houston or a new industry.”
Speed limits increase in south, rejected in north B.C. By Tom Fletcher Black Press
The B.C. government is raising speed limits around southern B.C., including a new 120 km/h limit on three remote stretches of divided four-lane highway. In all, 35 sections of rural provincial
highway totalling 1,300 are getting higher speed limits. Tr a n s p o r t a t i o n Minister Todd Stone said limits are being raised where traffic studies show the vast majority of traffic is already going faster than the posted limit. A pilot project will test variable speed limits depending on
volume and weather conditions. In northern B.C., 52% of people taking part in public consultation did not support speed limit increases, and that region will not see changes. All other regions had support, the highest in the Lower Mainland at 81%.
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Police arrested a drunk female at an apartment on Hagman Crescent at 12:30 a.m. June 27. RCMP Sgt. Stephen Rose says the female was held in cells until sober and released without charge. *** Police arrested a female for assaulting a male on Butler Avenue. Sgt. Rose says the female faces charges for domestic assault. *** Police got report of mischief to a vehicle parked a home on Sullivan Way at 9:45 a.m. June 27. Sgt. Rose says someone
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and recommended charges to the crown. Police arrested the male June 30 after he was reported and found drunk in Topley, another breach of conditions. The male was charged twice for breach and sentenced to one day jail for each. *** A vehicle hit the back of semi truck, after trying to pass it, noticing oncoming traffic and attempting to pull back behind the semi. The collision was on Highway 16 near Estates Drive at 4 p.m. July 1. Sgt. Rose says no one was injured but the driver was issued a ticket for passing unsafely. The semi wasn’t damaged, but the other vehicle was significantly damaged. *** Police got report of a break and enter at the Houston Trailer Court at 11 p.m. July
2. Sgt. Rose says a suspect was identified but not found, and the case is still under investigation. *** Police got report July 3 of a theft at a home on Butler Avenue. Sgt. Rose says a 1,500 watt Champion generator was stolen between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. July 2. Anyone with information is asked to contact Houston RCMP at 250-845-2204 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-2228477. *** A pickup backed into a parked vehicle in the Ambassador Trailer Court at 12:30 p.m. July 3. Sgt. Rose says no one was injured and the case is under investigation. *** In the past seven days police have dealt with four traffic complaints, three bylaw, and one abandoned 9-1-1 call.
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A vehicle crashed, rolled and landed on its roof in the ditch of Highway 16 near Perow Loop Road at 12:47 p.m. June 29. Sgt. Rose says the driver fell asleep at the wheel but wasn’t injured. The vehicle was totalled and the driver ticketed for failing to keep right. Photo submitted
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Lots of families enjoyed the lakes around Houston during the recent long weekend. Campers, holiday trailers and boats rolled through Houston all weekend, as people headed out to the great outdoors to enjoy boating, fishing, swimming, hiking, campfires and sight seeing.
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Mediation bid fails in teacher talks By Tom Fletcher Houston Today
A B.C. Supreme Court justice has concluded the B.C. Teachers’ Federation and the B.C. government are too far apart on wages and working conditions for mediation to be effective. The B.C. Public School Employers’ Association and the BCTF confirmed Wednesday that Justice Stephen Kelleher has taken part in “exploratory” talks in recent days to seek an end to the teacher strike that wiped out
the last two weeks of the school year. “He had some exploratory discussions with the parties and determined that mediation is not indicated at this time,” said an agreed statement by both parties. Education Minister Peter Fassbender said the BCTF’s total compensation demands are still more than twice what other government unions have settled for. The union’s benefit demands alone represent an additional $225 million a year, Fassbender said. Those include increases
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to preparation time, pregnancy and parental leave, extended health and dental and substitute teacher compensation. “There is no process and no mediator that can bridge this gap at this time,” Fassbender said. “To pretend otherwise only raises false expectations and serves to delay the tough decisions the BCTF executive needs to make to get to an affordable agreement.” BCTF president Jim Iker said the government placed unacceptable preconditions on wage negotiations going to
mediation. “At this point, with the government m a i n t a i n i n g entrenched positions that are unfair and unreasonable, mediation will not be able to move forward,” Iker said. “We will keep the lines of communication open in July to restart bargaining if the government is ready to make a real effort and bring the necessary funding to the table.” BCPSEA has proposed a 7% pay increase over six years, plus a $1,200 signing bonus with a deadline that expired June 30.
The BCTF has countered 8% over five years with a proposed $5,000 bonus, to make up for a year the union has worked under an expired contract. BCPSEA has calculated the cost of the union’s position on class size and composition at $1.67 billion. That dispute has been the subject of a series of court actions and the B.C. Court of Appeal is expected to rule on it in the fall. Fassbender said the latest offer is to guarantee $75 million in each year of a new contract for special needs support.
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ith final investment decision timelines of several liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects already being extended and a continuing swirl of activity around the world in the race to supply the product to waiting customers, the provincial government has been correctly prudent in not forecasting any tax dollars from the industry in future budget planning. It’s also been fairly prudent and low key in working with northwestern local governments to prepare for what might happen should the regional population increase. But where the province has been too low key and where being prudent has risks is its so-far muted explanation of the ins and outs of how the industry works right from how the gas is extracted to when it sails off overseas in its supercooled form.
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The general consensus, so far, is that natural gas is relatively benign but any industry has its environmental as well as social risks. And to date, the province My grandfather has been strangely silent in tackling used to say that handeither issue in any substantive form. shakes were important A bit of a push back is starting to appear around LNG as more questions emerge. And, perhaps in response and in the need to get out in front of the topic, LNG companies have now formed a coalition to explain themselves. And so they should. But that does not mean the province should be silent in its role as the guardian of the public trust when it comes to resource development. - Terrace Standard, Black Press
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and the way you delivered one said a lot about you. If Papa were alive today, I wonder what he would have said about Fred. After a few text exchanges, coordinating play dates between our kids, I met Fred in person. I smiled, told him I was happy to finally meet him and extended my hand. Instead of looking me in the eye or smiling in response he blurted out an agitated “Ya, hi,” grabbed my index finger, and awkwardly shook that a few times. At first I wondered if he was joking. I’ve received some questionable handshakes over the years, but no one had ever singled out just one of my fingers to shake be-
fore. He wasn’t joking though. He was either in a rush and accidentally zeroed in on the one digit, or he was in extreme need of a lesson on how to give a proper greeting. So, on the offchance he reads this column and the latter is the truth, here’s some advice for you Fred: learn to give a better handshake. It’s so easy a kid can do it. My children were in preschool when I first taught them. “Offer your hand with your fingers together and straight, and your thumb high,” I coached them. “When the other person’s thumb is locked next to yours, grip their hand and shake once or twice.” The first time my son tried it he squeezed my hand so tight I let
out a yelp. Impressive strength for a little kid, but it wasn’t how I wanted him to present himself in the future. This physical greeting should show confidence and enthusiasm, but it shouldn’t overpower the other person. It should also be accompanied by eye contact and a smile, when appropriate. “What about this thing?” my daughter asked, referring to her left arm. “Do I just leave it hanging here like a monkey?” “Sure you can,” I replied. “Or you can touch the other person on their arm or do a double handshake cupping the shaking hands from underneath.” “Like this?” she asked, demonstrating the second option and looking like a mini
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politician. “Whatever feels comfortable,” I replied. “Just remember to look the other person in the eye and use their name if you know it. People like hearing their own name.” To illustrate what not to do, I showed them a few of the common bad handshakes I’ve been subjected to such as the “dead fish” - where the person’s hand lies limply in yours. Or the “hangeron” - who holds your hand too long. Or, as my son had already tried on me, the “bone crusher” - who squeezes too tight. “A bad handshake is memorable,” I explained. “But for the wrong reasons. Make it a good one and you’ll make a good first impression.” My grandfather
On a brighter note Lori Welbourne was a captain in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II and a businessman in the logging industry after that. When he explained the importance of handshakes and how wars have ended and business deals have begun based on a great shake of the hand, I paid attention. And now my kids are paying attention. Finger Freddy should too.
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What is the value of shopping at the local Farmers Market? By Jackie Lieuwen
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“It brings the community closer together and shows what it has to offer.”
“You get produce that is far fresher and your money is staying in the local economy. And you can meet the person who grows your food so you know you’re getting a quality product. And it promotes food security, so if we lose our transportation system, we can still eat.
“It helps support people and vendors in town and shoppers can find unique items.
“There are so many. You’re supporting localbusinesses and local economy. You’re getting the best, freshest vegitables out there. It’s a social hub for the community and a way to celebrate your community.”
New forest fire air tankers in service
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Each of the B.C. Forest Service’s four Fire Boss aircraft can skim more than 3,000 litres of water from a lake in 12 to 15 seconds. They can operate on land and deliver fire retardant foam.
B.C.’s new amphibious waterscooping aircraft have been sent to a forest fire near Hay River in the Northwest Territories. Four Air Tractor “Fire Boss” planes and one Cessna Grand Caravan command aircraft went into service this spring. They are based in Revelstoke, but can be moved to other locations in B.C. as conditions dictate. Their first mission of the 2014 forest fire season was supporting ground crews at a fire near Kaslo on June 9. The planes delivered 222,361 litres of water and foam in 75 minutes. The Fire Boss group replaces two
B.C. Views Tom Fletcher Martin Mars water bombers that were contracted by the B.C. Forest Service from the Coulson Group of Companies, based at Sproat Lake on Vancouver Island. Forests Minister Steve Thomson said the smaller aircraft can be deployed more quickly, operate from more than 1,700 bodies of water in B.C. and can be split up as needed to assist with multiple fires.
Polish shipyard wins BC Ferries work By Tom Fletcher Black Press
BC Ferries has awarded a $165 million contract to Remontowa Shipbuilding of Gdansk, Poland to build three new intermediate class
vessels for service on the B.C. coast. Two will replace the 49-year-old Queen of Burnaby on the Comox-Powell River run and the 50-yearold Queen of Nanaimo on the TsawwassenSouthern Gulf Islands route. The third will
BC Ferries building three new intermediate class vessels for service on the B.C. coast. be used for extra capacity in peak and shoulder seasons for
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by October 2016 and the third by February 2017. They will be equipped to use diesel and liquefied natural gas, a first for the BC Ferries fleet. S e a s p a n ’ s Vancouver Shipyard was shortlisted along with four foreign
builders, but withdrew after winning the contract to build BC Ferries’ new cable ferry to serve Denman Island. With that $15 million project and a share of a major federal contract, Seaspan didn’t have the capacity to bid.
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Three Fusion Taekwon Do students from Houston recently competed at the Taekwon Do Provincial Championships in Prince George. Above are the successful students with medals earned for sparring and patterns. L to R are Jacob Anderson, Boys Red Belt, with bronze and gold medals, Brooklynn Anderson, Girls Green Belt, with two bronze medals, and Gerrit Dewit, Boys White Belt, with bronze and silver.
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Friendly plan is being developed based on community surveys. Contractor Jessica Blewett says she is compiling the surveys and will hold two open houses on July 23. The first 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and the second 5 to 7 p.m. at the Houston Seniors Centre. The project will be complete in lateSeptember and the plan presented to Houston Council.
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emonstrating a cow castration earned two Houston youth red ribbons at the recent 4-H Provincials. Carli Wardrop and Jody Siemens from the Topley 4-H Club used bananas and built a wooden calf model to step up their demo and earn second in B.C. “It was a great honour to be at that level of communications,” said Jody. Competing against seven other 4-H teams among the “cream of the crop” from B.C., Jody said she first questioned if they deserved to be there. “When they called our name for second we were like ‘Wow, we really do deserve to be here,” she said. “We technically beat all the people that those people beat too.” Carli said they chose their topic because they wanted something different, something that could get them to provincials. Three judges scored them based on the power of their opening and ending, quality of presentation, teamwork and ability to answer questions.
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Houston’s Provincial winners Jody Siemens and Carli Wardrop show off their second place ribbons in the 4-H demonstration competition. Shawna Williams, also a Provincial winner, shows off her fourth place ribbon for her impromptu 4-H speech.
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“It was exciting to know that we could beat the other teams,” Carli said. Houston’s youth also stood out in another division of 4-H communications. Shawna Williams, part of the Quick Community 4-H Club, won fourth in the Provincial speech competition. Competing against ten others, Shawna whipped up a five minute impromptu speech in the designated forty minutes. She said it felt awesome to win fourth, especially since she was the youngest person there. The speech was on diversity and opportunities of agriculture in the Okanagan, and followed a day-long agricultural tour in Kelowna, where they visited the Kelowna Farmer’s Market, Gray Monk Winery and Coldstream Ranch. “We learned a lot, we had a lot of fun and I made a lot of friends, so it was a great experience,” she said. “I would just like to say thank you to all of the sponsors
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and supporters and organizers of the event, because without them this wouldn’t have happened and I wouldn’t have gotten this great experience.” Jody and Carli add their thanks to the Bulkley Valley Credit Union, Pleasant Valley Cattlemens’ Association and the Bulkley Valley 4-H Council for their generous support and help getting to the competition.
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Houston celebrates Canada Day
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The Double D-lux Trail Riding and Petting Zoo was a big hit at the Canada Day celebrations. Above: Madalyn holds Marcus as Hailey shows off a bunny from the petting zoo. Middle left: Dressed up in red and white, Adrienne and daughters Emma and Elise check out the festivities downtown. Far left: Jamie and his daughter Erica try out the Duck Toss.
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Huckleberry Mines Ltd., an 19,000 TPD open pit copper/ molybdenum mine located 121 kilometers south of Houston in west central British Columbia, commenced operation in September 1997; a recent expansion has extended the mine life to 2021. We are currently recruiting for the following position:
PLUMBER/ GASFITTER TEMPORARY POSITION Reporting to the Site Services Supervisor, the successful candidate will be part of the Site Services Team which is responsible for the repair and upkeep of a 310 person camp and mine site buildings and infrastructure. Duties include plumbing and gas repairs, scheduled maintenance checks and some carpentry work. Applicants require experience in building and mechanical equipment maintenance and repair, ability to use power and hand tools and follow safe work practices. A journeyman plumber’s ticket and a minimum class B gas Àtter’s ticket with electrical endorsement are required and should be submitted with resume.
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