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Houston Christian School elementary students performed a Christmas musical “The Gifts of the Magi” for their Christmas concert last Wednesday. Written by HCS teacher Jean Guenther, the musical focused on the Biblical story of the three kings and the gifts they brought in tribute to the baby Jesus. See page 12 for more.
Heading Creek Bridge is at risk of being decommissioned, challenging access to the popular hiking trails on China Nose. The owners, B.C. Timber Sales, are considering removing the bridge because it needs repairs and BCTS no longer operates in the area, said Greig Bethel, Public Affairs Officer for the Ministry of Forests. Bethel says the bridge will be “considered for deactivation within the next two years,” and is located on Heading East Forest Service Road, leading to the China Nose trail. Houston Hikers Director Andy Muma says losing that trail would be a big loss. “China Nose is probably our most popular trail in Houston,” he said. “It would be hard to replace.” Muma says the longer trail at the back of China Nose
was destroyed by the forest fire last August, but it could be back to being a nice trail in two years. “We’re definitely going to try and find someone interested to help us maintain that bridge,” Muma said. Before decommissioning a bridge, the BCTS talks to other users about transferring the roads. Bethel says Heading Creek bridge was offered to Dungate Community Forests and the Nadina Resource District of the Ministry of Forests. “Neither has indicated an interest in taking over the road,” he said. BCTS will also contact local stakeholders to determine the interest in maintaining the road, and discuss that interest with the Nadina Resource District. Bethel says they’re also considering removing the two bridges on the Balsam Forest Service Road, just off Buck Flats in the future.
Houston seeks partnership with MOTI on highway design By Jackie Lieuwen Houston Today
The District of Houston hopes to partner with the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure in a major Highway 16
design project in 2015. The draft 2015 District budget includes $30,000 of Gas Tax money for design work on the project. District staff and MOTI representatives met Dec. 9 to discuss highway projects near
Houston. Houston Chief Administrative Officer Michael Glavin says MOTI and the District are waiting to decide the next phase until Houston’s Transportation Master Plan is complete, ex-
pected in February 2015. MOTI District Manager Carl Lutz says their 2015 project list will be finalized and announced in early spring. “Resurfacing along Highway 16 is
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District grant to help build seniors home By Jackie Lieuwen Houston Today
The District of Houston is waiving fees for a building permit for a new seniors home on 11th Street. Considered a
grant of assistance, the permit cost is estimated $6,000 to $7,000, said Houston Chief Administrative Officer Michael Glavin. The grant is for the Houston Retirement Housing Society to
build a third seniors home in the Pleasant Valley Village. They plan to start construction in May 2015 and the home will provide six independentliving homes for local
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Trudeau’s reasoning on pipelines is difficult to say the least
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iberal leader Justin Trudeau seems to be in favour of Kinder Morgan’s plan to twin its pipeline. He is in favour of the Keystone XL project currently being poo-pooed by U.S. President Barack Obama. Trudeau is not in favour of the Northern Gateway pipeline project. It’s difficult to follow the reasoning behind these stances from the man who wants to be prime minister. The three-point checklist for his approval, according to the Liberal Party of Canada website: Does it get Canadian resources to market? Is it environmentally responsible? Does it have community approval? All three pipelines pass on the first point, obviously. The Kinder Morgan pipeline starts in Alberta and ends in Burnaby. You may remember the recent arrests related to Kinder Morgan’s exploratory work on Burnaby Mountain. Protesters from the community and elsewhere were dragged away from the mountain, claiming the pipeline has no support locally and is an environmental disaster waiting to happen, either through a potential rupture or through its contribution to the bigger picture of climate change. What’s more, the City of Burnaby has officially announced its opposition to the pipeline. Even if he could put a check mark beside “environmentally responsible” in regard to Kinder Morgan, how does Trudeau possibly check the box beside “community approval?” We get that Prime Minister Stephen Harper is not exactly universally loved. Leaders seldom are after some time in office, and the word change, no matter how empty, can be a powerful motivator for the electorate. It should also be said it would not take much time to find inconsistencies in the policies of the Conservatives, either. We do hope voters take some time to look a little deeper than the surface next year when it comes to choosing our next prime minister. -Black Press
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Life is a stage
Last week my daughter asked if she could raid my tickle trunk for her school’s Christmas concert. “Mr. Lee thinks I’d make a great Marilyn Monroe,” she said. “And he thought you might have something I could wear.” Her grade six teacher was right. Among other things I had a couple of platinum wigs since I’d dressed up as the legendary bombshell twice before. “What will you be doing?” I asked. “Just lip synching,” she said. “We’re all dressing up as someone famous.” She explained how her class’s portion of the show was called “Christmas with the Stars” and everyone would be pretending to be iconic singers from old to new. That sounded fun. I pulled out some of my dresses and Daisy started trying them on. Eventually she found
one that worked, and put on her favourite of the two wigs, a pair of my wedge heels, a fluffy white scarf, long silky gloves and bright red lipstick. I darkened her beauty mark, and presto, she was Marilyn. Imagining that she’d be on stage alongside her classmates, I was shocked to see her performed “Santa Baby” all by herself in front of the jampacked gym. “You were incredible,” I told her after the show. “I’m so proud of you. I didn’t know you’d be up there on your own like that. There’s no way I would’ve been that brave when I was young.” The parents I talked to afterward agreed. “This generation seems more expressive and less shy than we were,” said one mother. “Probably because they’re always hamming it up in front of their iPads
and putting it on YouTube.” That made sense. It also made sense that it had something to do with their education. “Schools have a lot to do with their level of confidence,” my friend Donna Duke said later. ”They do these kinds of productions which give children the chance to strut their stuff. The middle school where I worked had teams of them doing everything involved from technical to staging, directing, performing and public relations.” Once the first Christmas concert was over the students at Daisy’s school did their performance twice all over again. “I’ll do better tomorrow,” my daughter said as she changed out of her costume. “I had stage fright so I forgot some stuff.” When we got home she showed me what she wanted to include: hip swaying,
scarf twirling, exaggerated winking and blowing kisses as she sashayed off the stage. She practiced a few times and went to bed, excited to have another shot. I went to the next two shows and watched as she and the other students did better than the first time. Daisy was less impressed. “I forgot to blow kisses,” she said berating herself after her third and last performance. “I got nervous and ruined my exit again.” “You kids only had a couple days to practice,” I said. “It’s good to visualize what you did as perfectly as you intended it to be, but then you have to let it go. Be proud of how courageous you were and how amazing you did.” After we watched the video of her performance from my iPhone she started
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“We have friends coming from New Zealand, one friend who has never had a white Christmas before. We’re going to take him ice fishing, downhill skiing, snowmobiling.”
“We are spending our Christmas with family in Houston.”
“I’ll be staying home with my family and entertaining my grand kids. We’ll probably do some ski-doing and sledding.”
“I’m spending Christmas with my family here in Houston. I’m happy to be here, I love it here.”
Site C dam construction to start next summer The B.C. government has given the goahead for BC Hydro to start construction on a third dam on the Peace River, with a delay of six months to try to work out settlements with area aboriginal communities and landowners whose properties will be flooded or cut off. Energy Minister Bill Bennett said Tuesday a review of construction costs upheld the $7.9 billion estimate for the Site C dam that was developed in 2010, but the overall price tag has risen. Delaying the project six months from its original start date adds inflation and interest costs, and calculating the effect of the provincial sales
tax replacing the HST brings the total to $8.34 billion. The province is establishing a “project reserve” of $440 million to bring the total estimated cost to $8.77 billion. The project reserve is in case of unforeseen events such as a rise interest rates during the eight-year construction period. BC Hydro CEO Jessica McDonald said the six-month delay provides time to work out compensation agreements with Treaty 8 First Nations who have declined settlement offers. The federal-provincial environmental review panel gave the goahead for the project in May, but noted its unavoidable impacts on aboriginal hunting,
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Latest design for the Site C dam near Fort St. John, the third dam on the Peace River, would create a reservoir 83 km long and about twice the width of the existing river. fishing and trapping rights that are assured by the 1899 treaty. A group of Peace
valley landowners has already started legal action against the project, having refused
offers from BC Hydro to buy their land. Aboriginal groups in Alberta, downstream
of the project, have also started court action against it. NDP leader John Horgan called the decision “a $9 billion gamble” and repeated his call for a review by the B.C. Utilities Commission to see if the additional power is going to be needed by the time the dam is operating in 2025. The BCUC will determine BC Hydro rates in the years ahead, and how much they will go up to pay for the most expensive public construction project in B.C. history. The government plans to mitigate BC Hydro rate impact by reducing the dividend the government takes from the power company’s operations each year.
B.C. Views Tom Fletcher Bennett said a review of alternative clean energy sources, including wind, solar and geothermal power, showed they can’t compete on price because they are intermittent sources that would require backup power.
Polak pitches B.C. climate strategy in Peru By Tom Fletcher Black Press
Environment Minister Mary Polak joined the Canadian delegation in Lima, Peru this week to promote B.C.’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at the latest United Nations climate conference. Polak issued a
statement from the 20th “Conference of the Parties” (COP20) conference Monday, highlighting efforts to work with Ontario, Quebec and California to take action ahead of their national governments. “The science shows that climate change is occurring and we need to act now,”
Polak said. “I hope our co-operation sets an example for other jurisdictions to follow as the nations of the world work toward achieving a comprehensive climate agreement at COP21 in Paris in 2015.” In a year-end interview with Black Press, Premier Christy Clark remained
optimistic that B.C. can meet its goal of reducing carbon emissions by one third from 2007 levels by 2020, even while developing a natural gas export business that would be partly powered by burning gas. “I think the bigger picture is what really matters, which is that
in shipping 82 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas to Asia, we help them get off coal and other dirtier sources of oil, and that is the biggest contribution that we’ve ever made to reducing climate change,” Clark said. B.C.’s carbon tax on fuels was followed by a decline in total
emissions from the province since it was implemented in 2007. Provincial officials concede the 2008-09 economic crisis was a key factor in the initial decline, but they note that while economic activity has recovered, total emissions have not climbed. Ontario ended all coal-fired electricity
this year, and has invested heavily in wind and solar power in recent years. Quebec has set a goal of 20 per cent reduction by 2020, starting from 1990 levels. It has instituted a capand-trade system for greenhouse gas emissions patterned after California’s.
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November. Filterco said the reason is that the project was bumped back because of delays awarding the contract, and the time it’s taking to get certification from the B.C. Safety Authority. Getting the water treatment plant and pipes in working condition, called commissioning, will start in March 2015. Glavin says commissioning is expected to take a month and they hope to have the plant up and running by June.
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Need a great gift idea? What about pool/gym punch passes or a membership? Stop in at the Leisure Facility to pick up your passes or memberships today! Still struggling for the perfect gift? What about a copy of the “Marks of a Century” History b o o k ? Contact the Municipal Office to purchase a copy of the book at a cost of $9.95 plus tax.
Upcoming Council Meetings: Tuesday, January 6 Tuesday, January 20 The above meetings are held at 7:00pm in Council Chambers, 3367 – 12th Street. The Agendas can be viewed on the District’s website: www.houston.ca
Website: www.houston.ca Please visit the website for info on: • Council Meeting Agendas • Pool Schedule • Arena Schedule • Important Public Notices • Tenders & Job Opportunities • Lost Dogs
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
On behalf of Mayor, Council and staff of the District of Houston, we wish everyone a very safe and happy holiday season and a prosperous New Year!
2015 Regular Council Schedule
In accordance with section 127 of the Community Charter Council must make available to the public the date, time and place of regular council meetings. The 2015 Regular Council Meetings will be held on the first and third Tuesdays of the month in Council Chambers, at 3367 – 12th Street, Houston, B.C. commencing at 7:00 pm as follows: January 6, 2015 March 3, 2015 May 5, 2015 July 7, 2015 September 1, 2015 November 3, 2015
January 20, 2015 March 17, 2015 May 19, 2015 July 21, 2015 September 15, 2015 November 17, 2015
February 3, 2015 April 7, 2015 June 2, 2015 August 4, 2015 October 6, 2015 December 1, 2015
February 17, 2015 April 21, 2015 June 16, 2015 August 18, 2015 October 20, 2015 December 15, 2015
The dates and the location of Regular Council Meetings are subject to change. Upon request, a schedule of the regular council meetings is available at the Municipal Office during regular office hours, Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm (except on statutory holidays) by phoning 250-845-2238. The schedule is also available on the District of Houston website at www.houston.ca. The Municipal Office will be closed December 25 & 26 and January 1.
Updates to the Official Community Plan Underway PUBLIC COMMENTS DEADLINE: JAN 30, 2015 • Protection but managed development around the Duck Pond;
Over the past two years (2013/14), Council and the community • Eco-village land use with a new designation that provides for long term protection of habitat, and the leveraging of a vision considered significant changes to District’s Official Community Plan within the protected water shed areas; (OCP) under: • Cost of Development Financial Model; • Transportation; • Infill development scenarios for downtown; and • Age Friendly; • Contaminated site identification and opportunities. • Economic Strategies; Transportation: (new road classification system): • Community Energy; and • New project list Capital planning and project matrix; • Land Use. • Improvements to mobility including access to Highway 16, rail crossings, connectors, and bridge; and You can view the documents on the District’s website @ www. houston.ca; and view the powerpoint presentation presented to Council • Traffic counts and deficiency lists. on December 16, 2014 at https://www.facebook.com/jjguent. Age Friendly and Social Well-being plan (new mobility map): Proposed changes are now available for public and agency referral. • Project list; • Proposed policies and plans; Highlights include: • Integrating aging into housing, and mobility; and Land Use - (new land use maps in OCP): • Stressing housing and transportation options. • Land use for riparian areas along all fish bearing streams - dictates Economic: new Development Permit system with criteria; • Forecasting plans and data; • Industrial land focus on Morice River Road capitalizing on • Goals and policies addressing business retention and attraction serviced land with good access; strategies, and sector opportunities; • A number of concept plans are introduced - Highway commercial Community Energy: land use change in the highway #16 oriented land on the east side • Revised target of 7% below 2007 values by 2020; and of town; • A series of new action items including encouraging energy efficient equipment and lighting; better land use decisions; reducing car dependency; and encouraging higher energy efficient housing.
Pool & Gym 2014 Christmas Hours
Monday, December 22............................ 11:00-6:00pm Tuesday, December 23 .......................... 11:00-6:00pm Wednesday, December 24 ..................... 11:00-4:00pm Thursday, December 25 ......................................Closed Friday, December 26 ...........................................Closed Saturday, December 27 .......................... 11:00-6:00pm Sunday, December 28 ............................ 11:00-6:00pm Monday, December 29............................ 11:00-6:00pm Tuesday, December 30 ........................... 11:00-6:00pm Wednesday, December 31 ...................... 11:00-4:00pm Thursday, January 1 ............................................Closed Friday, January 2 ................................... 11:00-6:00pm Saturday, January 3 ..................... Back to regular hours *There will be no Aqua Fit Classes from Dec 22nd - Jan 2nd
Arena - 2014 Christmas Hours The Arena will be open daily December 22nd to January 2nd for the following programs: • FREE Public Skating: 12:15 to 1:15 pm • Children & Parent Shinney Hockey: 1:30 to 2:30pm / Cost $5 • Youth & Adult Shinney Hockey: 2:45 to 3:45 pm Arena will be CLOSED – Thursday, December 25th
New BC Building Code Requirements
As of December 19, 2014 a number of new BC Building Code requirements will take effect. A District of Houston Information Bulletin and the Building Safety and Standards Branch Bulletin outlining the five groups of changes are available on the District’s website www.houston.ca Please note, any Building Permit Application received after December 18, 2014 must comply with the new BC Building Code requirements. Within the Building Code changes are changes to sections 9.36 and 9.32. The District of Houston continues to work with Building Officials Association of BC on the interpretation of the changes. As additional information becomes available supplemental notices will be provided. If you have any questions or concerns please contact Engineering & Development Services Department at 250-8452238 or engineering@houston.ca
Garbage Collection Schedule for Holiday Season
For the Holiday Season, if your regular scheduled day is: Tuesday, December 23rd: your garbage will be picked up Monday, December 22nd Wednesday, December 24th: your garbage will be picked up Tuesday, December 23rd Thursday, December 25th: your garbage will be picked up Wednesday, December 24th Thursday, January 1st: your garbage will be picked up Friday, January 2nd
Additional Toter Carts
For those consumers with additional service requirements, the District of Houston offers a “Tag-a-Cart” service. “Tag-a-Cart” is a waste collection service permitting the service user to set out additional Toter Carts beyond the one-cart limit prescribed by the District provided that the service user attaches a tag for which a fee has been paid to the District for each additional Toter Cart used. The cost for this service is $2.50 per Toter Cart (plus applicable taxes).
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What’s Happening... Story Time – Wednesday mornings from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. starting on Jan. 7th Junior Literary Society – Thursday afternoons from 2:30 to 4:30 starting Jan. 8th Mark Zagwyn Photography – Friday, Jan. 9th from noon to 5:00 p.m. Community Market – Thursday, Jan.15th from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. Community Investment Coop meeting – Wed., Jan. 21st from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Book Club – Thursday, Jan. 29th from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
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NDP blasts lottery corporation spending By Tom Fletcher Black Press
A financial review of B.C. Lottery Corp.
put a sunny face on an organization that continues to waste money and have significant gaps in
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Let us adore Him
As we celebrate the season, may we be reminded of the wondrous gift God sent to earth. Many blessings to you and yours this Christmas and throughout the coming year. Many thanks to our friends and customers in the Bulkley-Valley and Lakes District for their support.
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Warm Holiday Wishes May the warmth of Christmas stay with you throughout the coming year.
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control of illegal activities, NDP gambling critic David Eby says. Among the findings of the review were that BCLC costs have been rising faster than revenues from casinos and lotteries, four departing executives received 18 months severance pay regardless of their length of service, and a test of retailers found that 40 per cent of them sold lottery tickets to minors. Finance Minister Mike de Jong released the report Wednesday in Kamloops, with BCLC board chair Bud Smith describing an overhaul of the corporation’s human resources department after a staff buyout program that was designed to save $6.6 million, but ended up costing $25 million. The corporation offered early retirement and
severance packages to employees aged 50 and older, expecting to eliminate 68 positions. The offer was accepted by 142 employees, and de Jong admitted that BCLC will have to hire more staff to fill some of the unexpected vacancies. The program was “not a particularly shining example” of management, he said. Eby also noted that since BCLC stopped paying for a dedicated RCMP group to investigate money laundering, suspicious cash transactions in B.C. casinos have doubled, “and to my knowledge there has not been a single charge at a B.C. casino related to money laundering.” De Jong said the increase in reports to Ottawa of large cash transactions are in part due to a better system for detecting
them. “There are some big rollers out there who travel from Macao to Vegas to Vancouver, who are used to transacting their gaming in cash,” de Jong said. Eby also h i g h l i g h t e d an “employee recognition” program that paid out $217,000 last year in cash, gift cards and merchandise, and a catered corporate box at the Rogers Centre in Vancouver. “This is money that is taken from hospitals, schools and public programs to pay for BCLC executives to go to Canucks games,” he said. The audit also showed that BCLC’s venture into online poker and gambling, PlayNow.com, is bringing in only three per cent of the corporation’s revenues after five years of operation.
May the spirit of the season warm you and may you enjoy a prosperous new year.
With thanks for your past support and a hope that we can continue to serve you and your family... Merry Christmas and Happy New year.
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Merry Christmas May God bless you this season and fill all of your days with joy.
Houston packed four RCMP vehicles with food donations for the Salvation Army Christmas hampers at Cram the Cruiser Dec. 13. They also raised $3,100 in the kettle. RCMP also ran a Cram the Cruiser in Granisle on Monday, raising $150 cash and filling another vehicle with food donations. Photo submitted
RCMP suspect fire started deliberately By Jackie Lieuwen Houston Today
Police assisted the Fire Department with a fire in an apartment on Sullivan Way at 1 a.m. Dec. 16. RCMP Sergeant Stephen Rose says a small fire in the main floor hallway activated the fire alarm, and a resident put it out using a fire extinguisher. Damage was minor but police believe the fire was started deliberately and anyone with information is asked to contact Houston RCMP at 250845-2204 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-2228477. *** Police are looking to arrest a male for breach Dec. 13. Sgt. Rose says the male was reported at 1:30
a.m. inside a liquor establishment, which was against court conditions. *** Police arrested a male at a home on Hagman Crescent at 12 p.m. Dec. 13. Sgt. Rose says the male assaulted a female and was admitted to the Smithers Hospital for assessment. Police also learned of another assault and several breaches from Dec. 11. The male is facing two charges of assault and six charges of breach. *** Police helped the Ambulance with a drunk male outside of a liquor establishment at 2:50 p.m. Dec. 14. Sgt. Rose says the male had minor injuries but was uncooperative with police and refused treatment.
*** Police arrested a male for assault in Avalon subdivision at 3 p.m. Dec. 14. Sgt. Rose says he was released on conditions and faces assault charges in January. *** A vehicle hit a moose on Highway 16 near Harmatti Road at 8:15 p.m. Dec. 15. Sgt. Rose says the vehicle and moose were gone when police arrived. *** Police got report of a disturbance at a home on Hagman Crescent at 2 a.m. Dec. 17. Sgt. Rose says police found a male in breach of conditions who blocked police while being arrested. The male is in custody facing charges for obstructing a police officer and two counts
of breach, as well as eight other charges from previous activity. *** In the past seven days, police got 38 calls for service, including three traffic and three bylaw complaints, and two abandoned 9-1-1 calls.
Our thanks and best wishes go out to all in the community. TIRE SHOP HOURS Mon. to Fri.: 8:00am - 5:30pm • Sat.: 8:00am - 3:00pm CAR WASH HOURS Mon. to Fri.: 8:00am - 6:00pm • Sat.: 8:00am - 5:00pm
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Merry Christmas ...to all our friends, neighbours and clients, we appreciate your support and wish you a very merry season.
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Hoping your holiday season is full of love and laughter. Our thanks and best wishes go out to all in the community. Serving the Valley for more than 50 Years.
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CHRISTMAS Singing
Houston Fellowship Baptist Church
Houston Christian School elementary students sing “We Three Kings” as part of their Christmas concert last Wednesday.
Christmas Eve Service 6:00 p.m.
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Joseph and Mary needed a place to stay. She was almost due and in need of a place to give birth to her firstborn son. They knocked on the door of the inn and the innkeeper turned them away and sent them to the stable, where she bore Jesus into the very creation he had made. Just think of what a blessing the innkeeper missed in sending this obviously needy couple away. Was there not a more suitable place in the whole town of Bethlehem to give birth to a child? Could he not have put them up in his own place? Rather than surrender some of his own turf, he decided to take control and send them away. Little did he know that the King of kings was about to be born, he had the opportunity to either let him be born inside or to send him out with the animals. Maybe he did not even know Mary was pregnant but it is obvious he made a decision to leave Joseph and Mary outside. He was too busy managing the inn to notice the heavenly plan of God that was unfolding before him. When considering this, the lack of compassion of the innkeeper seems obvious to us, but the question remains, would we have done any different? Maybe the question should be; do we do any different? Today, Jesus wants access to our very lives. He wants to come into every area of our life, our social life, our marriage, our health, our thoughts and yes even our finances. We sometimes think by handling the situation in our own way that we retain control of it, but actually the opposite happens. We miss the blessing of the presence of God and we are left with this heavy burden that we were not meant to bear, we must carry it all by ourselves. (Matthew 11:28) When we surrender to the will of God and let him in, his peace will enter with him, there will be no need for anxiety and fear because we know everything is in his capable hands. When Jesus comes knocking on our hearts’ door will we let him in? The only other alternative is to leave him outside. Jesus said “Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in and we will share a meal together as real friends.” Revelation 3:20 NLT Submitted by Ken Penner
Would like to thank all those in the community who have supported us in so many ways this past year!!
May the Miracle of Christmas fill your hearts with Joy!!
PACKING Gifts
Salvation Army employee Rachel Chapman and volunteers Shai-Leigh, Reigh Leigh and Mom Rebecca Moffet pack a Christmas hamper for the less fortunate. Jackie Lieuwen photos/Houston Today
NEW YEAR’S EVE DANCE upstairs in the Legion Loft
Wednesday, December 31st Doors open at 8:00 p.m. There are door prizes, snacks and appies at midnight
Music by Sound Xplosion Tickets are $15 each For tickets contact:
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Merry Christmas
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3790 C.R. Matthews Rd. Pastor: Larry Ballantyne
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Positions are available in Bob Quinn Lake and Jade City. Both are camp locations with bunkhouses available for successful candidates. Positions are for this winter season. Wages start at $21.18/hr plus isolation, bunkhouse & other allowances. Experience is an asset, but not required. Class 3 BC Drivers licence with air required. Apply with resume and current drivers abstract:
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School District No. 54 (Bulkley Valley) is accepting applications for the position of Commercial Transport mechanic in Smithers. The successful applicant will be responsible for repairs, inspections and maintenance of the School District fleet. Candidates must meet the following qualifications: • Completion of Grade 12 ( Dogwood Certificate) • Valid BC Trade Certification as a Commercial Transport Mechanic • Valid BC Driver’s Licence - Class II Drivers Licence with an exemplary driving record as demonstrated by a current drivers’ abstract. • Understanding of the Motor Vehicle Act and the Commercial Vehicle Inspection Standards • WHMIS Certificate and familiarity with WCB safety procedures • Experience as a Mechanic with specific background in light, medium and heavy duty vehicles and school buses • Physical capability to perform the job duties including working inclement weather conditions ONLY THOSE APPLICANTS CHOSEN FOR INTERVIEWS WILL BE CONTACTED. Please send resumes in confidence to: Ms. Bobbie Kingsmill Human Resources Administrator Box 758, Smithers, BC V0J 2N0 Email : bobbie.kingsmill@sd54.bc.ca
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Houston Library Events: Guitar lessons by HoustonPublic Public Library Events: Guitar taught lessons Al Trampuh beginning Jan 2015. • Story Time: Wed, Dec taught by Al Trampuh beginning Jan 2015. • Story 17: 10 -11 a.m. Time: Wed, Dec 17: 10 -11 a.m. HSS 2013-2014 Yearbooks: Will be available for pickup @ HSS2013-2014 Friday, Dec. 19.Yearbooks: All graduatedWill students from last HSS be available year & present students please you didn’t for pickup @ HSS Friday, Dec.pick 19.up.All Ifgraduated prepay, yearbooks are year $50. Wolverwear: Flyers wentplease home students from last & present students last 12). Orders will arrive after Christmas. pickweek up. (Dec. If you didn’t prepay, yearbooks are $50. St. Clement Anglican Eveweek Service(Dec. is at Wolverwear: FlyersChurch wentChristmas home last 8:00 Everyone is Welcome. 12). PM Orders will arrive after Christmas. Buck Flats Community Development Society, meets St. Clement Anglican Church Christmas Eve every 3rd Sat. evening at 6pm at Andy Pollack’s house Service on is atBuck 8:00 PMRd.Everyone Welcome. (17642) Flats All Buck is Flats residents are welcome to attend, we discuss issues concerning the Buck Flats Community Development Society, Buck flats area. Please call Chris Newell at 250-845-3564 meets for more every info. 3rd Sat. evening at 6pm at Andy Pollack’s house (17642) on Buck Flats Rd. All Seniors Bingo is every Tuesday at 7:00pm at Cottonwood Buck Flats residents are welcome to attend, we Manor. Entry is $1. Come out & enjoy a fun prize filled discussLots issues concerning the Buck flats area. evening. of prizes! Please call Chris Newell at 250-845-3564 for Coffee Break - an Interactive Women’s Bible Study meet more info. every Wed. morning from 9:30-11:00 at the Houston Christian Gooldat Road. Childcare Seniors Reformed Bingo isChurch, every1959 Tuesday 7:00pm at is provided. For moreEntry info iscall Cottonwood Manor. $1.Margaret: Come out845-2348, & enjoy Darlene 845-7438, Evelyn 696-3229. a fun prize filled evening. Lots of prizes! The Houston Legion Branch 249: Meeting: 2nd Monday
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of the month Executive, seatings, 4th Monday11:00 is General Meeting. soups in twois different -12:00 and Houston’s “Love by the Bowl” Soup Kitchen serving 12:00 -1:00 on Wed. healthy homemade soups in two different seatings, 11:00 Activities for Seniors Houston at the Seniors -12:00 and 12:00 -1:00 oninWed. Centre: Carpet Bowling Tues. & at Fri.the 1:00 PM •Centre: Floor Activities for Seniors in Houston Seniors CurlingBowling Mon. 1:00 PMFri.• 1:00 Pool PM any• afternoon to Carpet Tues. & Floor Curling schedule • BreakfastsMon. 1:00 call; PM •Adrian-250-845-2338 Pool any afternoon to schedule call; first Sat. of the month, community invited. Soup Adrian-250-845-2338 • Breakfastsfirst Sat. of the•month, community invited. •luncheonSoup and Sandwich luncheonand Sandwich third Thurs. of third the Thurs. of the month. Community At PleasantValley Valley month. Community invited.invited. At Pleasant Village, 11th St.:St.: Senior Exercise, Mon. & Fri 10:00 Village,3603 3603 11th Senior Exercise, Mon. & Fri AM • Cards Mon. & Thurs. 7:00 PM. At the Bowling 10:00 AM • Cards Mon. & Thurs. 7:00 PM. AtAlley: the Seniors bowling Wed. 1:30 PM. At the Houston Swimming Bowling Alley: Seniors bowling Wed. 1:30 PM. At Pool: Aquafit, Mon., Wed. & Fri. 9-10 AM. At the Legion: the Houston Swimming Aquafit, Mon., Wed. Seniors darts and light lunchPool: Thursdays 11a.m. - 2 p.m.
Topley Fire Protection SocietyNomeetings every accepting applications. experience second Tuesday of the month at 7:30 pm. necessary please contact Byron - F/C 250-696-
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Topley Fire Protection Society meetings every Granisle and District Seniors meeting every 2nd second Tuesday of the month at 7:30 pm. Sunday of the month at 7:00pm at the Seniors
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Centre. Granisle Volunteer Fire Department meetings & fire practices every Tues., 7:00pm at the Fire Hall. Granisle Church of the Way services are Sunday, 11:00am.
Granisle and District Seniors meeting every Please keep your announcements as brief Sunday of the month at 7:00pm at the & Fri. 9-10 AM. At the Legion: Seniors darts and 2nd as possible. Deadline (faxed or mailed or Seniors Centre. light lunch Thursdays 11a.m. - 2 p.m. delivered) is 4 p.m. Thursday. Items are printed
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Granisle Volunteer Fire Department meetings accepted via fax, email or dropped at the office. &No firephone practices every Tues., 7:00pm items at theare Fire calls please. More calendar Structural Firefighting/Hwy Rescue. Interested? Hall. listed online and can be submitted or viewed at Topley Volunteer Fire Dept. is accepting applications. www.houston-today.com No experience necessary please contact Byron - F/C Granisle Church of the Way services are 250-696-3348 or Firefighting/Hwy come Structural Rescue. Sunday, 11:00am. to a Fire Practice Thurs @Volunteer Fire Dept. is Interested? Topley 19:00 hrs (7pm).
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Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive) and credit value depends on model purchased: $1500 credit available on all eligible Chevrolet vehicles. Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any model year 1999 or newer pick-up truck that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive): $1,000 credit available towards the retail purchase, cash purchase or lease of one eligible 2013, 2014 or 2015 model year Chevrolet light or heavy duty pickup(except Colorado); delivered in Canada between December 2, 2014 through January 2, 2015. This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. Certain limitations or conditions apply. Void where prohibited by law. See your GMCL dealer for details. 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