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The Houston Fire Department got a $40,000 grant for training and equipment. Houston Fire Chief Jim Daigneault says $35,000 is for turnout gear and breathing apparatuses and $5,000 is for training. The funding is a Public Safety Community Gaming Grant from the Province of B.C. The Houston Department has 30 volunteer firefighters plus Fire Chief Daigneault.

Houston can expect steady tax hikes over the next ten years. The District of Houston is developing an asset management plan which will call for more tax revenue to pay for maintenance and replacement of infrastructure and roads. Council discussed their five-year financial plan and a 40-year infrastructure outlook at a finance meeting Dec. 18. Director of Finance William Wallace says taxes will increase close to three percent every year over the next five years as the District recovers from the closure of Houston Forest Products and the $480,000 annual loss in tax revenue. Then the following five years, 2019 to 2024, council will consider tax increases

for inflation plus at least five percent increases a year for asset management. “I’d be surprised if it’s less than seven percent increases,” Wallace said. Houston Mayor Shane Brienen says Houston will not be alone. “Every community in B.C. is talking about this,” he said. C h i e f Administrative Officer Michael Glavin adds that it’s likely to become mandatory for communities to have an asset management plan. In Ontario, following the Walkerton tragedy, all local governments are required to have such plans in order to receive provincial or federal grants. Mayor Brienen says the B.C. government has been signalling that it’s coming to B.C. See TAX on Page 2

Hunters protest regulation shift favouring non-residents By Tom Fletcher Black Press

As B.C. hunters packed rooms to protest regulations giving guide-outfitters and their out-ofprovince clients a larger share of biggame permits, the provincial government argues that the shift is

being exaggerated. The latest increase in the share of guide permits to hunt moose, grizzly bear and other restricted animals in limited-entry hunting areas of B.C. totals 618 “hunting opportunities” across the province per year, says a statement from the Ministry of

Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations. Based on the success rate of hunts for different species, “this model represents a transfer of approximately 186 animals from residents to guides.” The B.C. Wildlife Federation’s estimate that the wild game

allocation policy could result in 5,000 fewer hunting permits for resident hunters under limited entry hunting rules is “not accurate,” the ministry says. Forests Minister Steve Thomson said in an interview he made the decision on the latest allocation after a long consultation

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where the BCWF and the Guide Outfitters Association of B.C. couldn’t agree. The decision was to provide certainty for guide businesses, but also took away guides’ rights to pool regional game allotments and hunt in vacant guiding territories. “There are

arguments over the number, depending on which base you use, and I expect those arguments will continue,” Thomson said. “At the end of the day we all want the same thing, which is healthy wildlife populations.” BCWF hosted hunter meetings in

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Kelowna and Langley this week, and spokesman Jesse Zeman said hunters were lined up out the door in Langley. He said the latest changes are part of a longer-term shift going back more than a decade that has seen a loss of harvest share for resident hunters. See HUNT on Page 3

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Houston Singh Minhas was born on December 4, weighing seven pounds, seven ounces. His parents Ravi and Sharan Minhas said they named their new son Houston “because it has deep roots for us.” Ravi’s grandparents and parents Tejinder and Bina had their first start in Houston, he and his brother grew up here. “My brother and I were raised there amongst our best friends and close relatives in Houston. We will never forget Houston!” he said.

District plans for management of assets TAX from Page 1 The District has invested close

to $60 million in infrastructure and roads since 1958,

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and those assets have average lifespans of 50 years, said Wallace. Over the time since construction, the value of District assets has diminished over fifty percent, or $30 million, Wallace said. Those values are in historical cost (i.e.

figures from as far back as the 1960s) and do not factor in inflation. If the cost is in figures from 1958, are we to assume the actual investment now is over double that? asked Councillor Jonathan Van

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Barneveld. Wallace said he would argue that “it may be possible to do it for the same money.” Maintaining roads and infrastructure costs much less then replacing it, and Wallace suggests that council stretch the lifespan of District assets as long as possible. He also says council won’t need to replace everything. Land Use and Transportation Plans show that Houston was built for 6,000 people. With the current population estimated by BC stats at 3,041, Wallace says the District could downsize on infrastructure and maintain enough to sustain a population of 4,500. “Hopefully there will be options to downgrade or decommission,” he said. Wallace suggests the District work through the mill closure until 2019, then start implementing an asset management plan with three tenyear phases. Houston’s asset management plan is being developed in 2015 and will be included in the 2016 five-year financial plan.


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Reserves for guides highest anywhere

HUNT from Page 1 B.C. hunters are concerned that the share reserved for guide-outfitters is now higher than anywhere else in North America. Under the latest policy, that share is 20 per cent for elk, 20 or 25 per cent for moose depending on the restricted region, 35 per cent for mountain goat, and 40 per cent for grizzly bears. Open season areas for moose and other animals remain in the southern Interior and northeast, where anyone can buy a license and tag to hunt. Abundant species such

as mule deer, whitetail deer and black bear have no hunting quotas in any part of B.C. Zeman said for prized species such as Roosevelt elk on Vancouver Island, winning a resident tag in the lottery is rare enough to be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. As hunter numbers rebound, they increasingly face the choice to aim for another species, drive long distances to an unrestricted region, or hire a guide. The latest changes include returning Kootenay bighorn sheep to a general

open season for guided hunting. The restriction that only full-curl rams can be hunted remains in place. Thomson said the population will be closely watched, and harvest limits returned if necessary. Zeman said the BCWF is concerned that this iconic Rocky Mountain trophy could once again be over-hunted. The popularity of hunting in B.C. continues to increase, from about 81,000 licences issued in 2003 to more than 100,000 last year, which means

more resident hunters are losers in regional hunting lotteries. BCWF compiled statistics for moose, the most popular biggame target. Moose populations have declined in some areas while both applications from resident hunters and the share reserved for guides has risen. In 2005 there were 56,000 applications for moose, with only one out of five successful. By 2013, there were nearly 67,000 wouldbe resident moose hunters, 54,000 of whom were refused a moose tag.

District adopts plan for assets By Jackie Lieuwen Houston council adopted the new Labour Market Strategy Nov. 18. The plan was developed by consultants Andrea Newell and Pat Hufnagel-Smith between March 3 and November 30. Information for the plan was

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t’s time to look beyond the protests and political battles around climate change that dominated 2014, and look at the year and the decade ahead. From the California drought to shifting forest patterns across B.C., there is evidence that our climate is changing more rapidly. Public debate consists mainly of squabbling about the significance of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions, rather than what can be done to prepare. A draft discussion paper from the B.C. forests ministry on wildfire control was released in December after an access to information request. “Climate Change Adaptation and Action Plan For Wildfire Management, 2014-2024” describes the progress made in the province’s community forest fire prevention plan, and its goal to create “wildfire resilient ecosystems and wildfire adapted communities” over the next 10 years. The final discussion paper is to be released early in 2015, but the key research is in. It estimates that by 2017 there will be 788 million cubic metres of dead pine in B.C. forests. Fires in these areas spread 2.6 times faster than in healthy green stands, up to 66 metres per minute. The report calls for fuel management beyond community boundaries to stop “mega-fires” by creating landscape-level fuel breaks, with targeted harvesting, prescribed burning and new silviculture practices. It notes that bark beetle infestations and bigger, hotter fires are being seen across North America, with costs rising along with urban development. For example, the 2011 Slave Lake fire in northern Alberta generated the second largest insurance charge in Canadian history. The costs of preparing are huge. The costs of not preparing could be catastrophic. Also in 2014, the B.C. government appointed an advisory committee to prepare for the renewal of the Columbia River Treaty with the United States. While this 1964 the treaty has no end date, its flood control mandate expires in 2024. I spoke with Deborah Harford and Jon O’Riordan, members of the Simon Fraser University Adaptation to Climate Change Team (ACT), who, along with ACT senior policy author Robert Sandford, have written a provocative book on the treaty. They hope it will help lead to a renewed agreement that will be a model for a changing world. “If you’re looking ahead 60 years from 2024, there’s a lot of climate change projected in that period, for British Columbia and the U.S.,” Harford said. “For the B.C. side, we’re looking at heavy precipitation and potential increase in snowmelt runoff, while in the States, you’re getting the opposite, much less snow. “There will probably be no snowpack left down there, and they’re looking at the prospect of quite drastically lower flows in the summer.” The treaty, sparked by devastating floods in 1948, led to construction of three dams on the B.C. side and one at Libby, Washington that backed up Kookanusa Lake into B.C. Between that reservoir and the Arrow Lakes, 110,000 hectares of B.C. land was flooded, including orchards, dairy farms and the homes of 2,000 people. Those dams hold back spring flood water and provide for irrigation that has allowed Washington to expand its agriculture to a $5 billion-a-year industry. The treaty shares the value of hydroelectric power generated by the many downstream U.S. dams such as the Grand Coulee, but it pays B.C. nothing for agricultural benefits that were achieved at the cost of B.C. farms and aboriginal territories. - Tom Fletcher, Black Press

Focus directs our future It’s that time of year again when I start talking about making a list of New Year’s resolutions and my husband starts declaring his disdain for them. “The majority of people making them fail,” he’ll say. “So why bother?” I did some internet research and study after study confirmed he was right. That still didn’t dampen my enthusiasm for them though. As far as I can tell, one of the biggest reasons most of us don’t succeed with our resolutions is because we have an all-or-nothing mentality, and we tend to view our first setback as absolute failure, rather than a mere obstacle to overcome. For example, if one of my goals is to get in better physical shape,

I can’t give up just because I consumed an entire box of Oreo cookies in one sitting. I have to acknowledge I didn’t make the wisest decision in getting closer to reaching that particular goal, and prepare to make better choices going forward. A well-developed plan that allows for these occasional missteps can make the difference. We shouldn’t be so hard on ourselves by expecting to be perfect. Instead we should aim to be persistent. I’ve looked at some of my lists from years past and I can see that the more thought I put into each goal, the better my results have been. From experience I now know that “write a book” is too broad and vague as is - it needs a detailed strate-

gy. To accomplish this objective I must tackle it in more manageable bite-sized chunks. Author E.L. Doctorow once said: “Writing is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.” This analogy doesn’t just apply to best selling historical novels, but to any lofty goal. Breaking down our big ambitions into smaller, more achievable tasks can keep us from getting overwhelmed and feeling stuck. Another important element to realizing our dreams is our willingness to seriously focus on them – not just when we create our lists, but when our motivation dwindles and we lose our way. That’s when we need to take

some time to re-focus and re-commit. In the past year, I found myself needing to do that often. Life can get messy and becoming distracted can easily blur our vision and take our eyes off the prize. For that reason I’m a sucker for fresh starts. The first of a new year is my favourite, but a new month, new week or even a new day is also a great opportunity to re-energize. And just thinking about what I want to accomplish is never enough. I need to personally document my intentions to solidify and prioritize their level of importance. New Year’s resolutions, to me, are simply a written list of attainable goals that I plan on achieving in the following year.

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What are your goals for Houston in 2015?

Tim Anderson Houston Councillor

Dawn Potvin Houston Councillor

Shane Brienen Houston Mayor

“I’ve got to get familiar with what the previous council has started, and tie up loose ends. Then, I will get some training to better understand Houston finances and projects. Then we’ll sit down as council and go over our individual goals and develop a plan as a whole council about a direction for Houston.”

“In light of everything, we had a strong and progressive 2014. My hopes for our community in 2015 is to continue to show our strength and to move forward in enhancing health care services and attracting secondary industry. We are definitely moving in the right direction and I’m excited for what’s in store.”

“Improving health care for residents is my number one goal. Second is to move forward with the economic development plan for Houston. With the closure of Houston Forest Products, we want to help support local businesses as much as we can.”

John Siebenga Houston Councillor

Tom Stringfellow Houston Councillor

Rick Lundrigan Houston Councillor

Jonathan Van Barneveld Houston Councillor

“I’m still not familiar with all the issues that affect the District, but my three priorities are people, environment and business. My decisions will be based first on what will assist, support and help the members of this community. Second, on what will preserve, enhance and protect the natural beauty of the area. Third, on what will encourage, equip and sustain businesses in this town. I look forward to working on council and beginning to implement my vision for making Houston a good choice based on those priorities.”

“I hope to make gains towards 24/7 health care, and bring new ideas to achieve that. Obviously what we’re doing isn’t working and I think ideas will come out of the Northern Health Review of Houston’s health services. I’d like to see new development in Houston in 2015. It could be an exciting year with all the talk on development in the north. Hopefully we can attract new business. I think the Houston Labour Market Strategy gives a clear view of how to proceed. We will also be moving forward with projects started by the previous council.”

“My goal is to work with council in moving Houston forward, while being cognizant of our budget shortfalls. Hopefully we’ll prioritize our current infrastructure and facility needs. Before moving forward on new projects, we need to ensure a need, and sustainability in our current and future budgets.”

“My priorities are to finish the projects we started, like branding and tourism, and get the town moving in a positive direction in terms of HFP recovery. The focus is attracting new residents and promoting our assets.”

Clark on climate, clawbacks, credit cards By Tom Fletcher Black Press

TF: Are you still confident that we’re going to see a major LNG project approved by the end of 2014? PCC: We’re still in negotiations with Petronas and Shell, so I don’t know if it will be by the end of 2014, but I’m hoping in the next few months. [Days after this interview, Petronas announced a delay in their investment decision until 2015.] TF: I talked to a couple of SFU climate

mitigation specialists, and they agreed that it’s unlikely to the point of impossible to have a major LNG industry and still meet Gordon Campbell’s ambitious greenhouse gas target of a 33 per cent reduction by 2020. What do you think? PCC: I think that we may prove them wrong. Many of these facilities, not all of them, will be partly or fully electrically powered up, so that reduces those impacts, and there’s going to be a real incentive to invest in new technology to

minimize that as well. 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. TF: Ontario and Quebec have taken a page from your book. They have seven conditions for an oil pipeline, Energy East, which involves conversion of gas

pipelines and taking Alberta oil to the East Coast. What do you think? PCC: I think they took our five conditions and elaborated on them. So you’ve got British Columbia, Alberta, now Ontario and Quebec, all signed on to some version of the five conditions. And of course Enbridge and Kinder Morgan as well. TF: What about the conditions they have added? PCC: One of the things they say they want to protect against is a shortage of natural

gas coming to Ontario and Quebec. These are the same two provinces that have put a moratorium on extracting natural gas. They want to make sure that we do it here, good enough for us to do, and send it to them, but they won’t do that themselves. I look at their last two conditions, and I roll my eyes a little bit. TF: All the way to New Brunswick, they’ve basically bought the antihydraulic fracturing myth? PCC: Yes.

Somehow they all watched an American mockumentary or whatever you call it, and believed it. Here in British Columbia we do fracking better than anywhere in the world. It is the gold standard. TF: Finance Minister Mike de Jong says we have a surplus estimated at more than $400 million for this fiscal year, and he suggested that much of that would have to go to pay off deficits from previous years. Of course the opposition is interested in welfare rates and in particular

ending child support clawbacks. What’s your view? PCC: Like any family that’s been through tough times, the first thing you need to do when you get back to finding a job and making an income again, is to pay off your credit cards. And that’s what we’re going to do. We are going to see if we can find ways to improve some of the programs over time, but can’t do that until we can afford it. It’s typical, the NDP want us to spend the money before we have it.


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Featuring the spirit of the local people $7.3 million renovations downsize Granisle school By Jackie Lieuwen Houston Today

The $7.3 million renovations on Babine school in Granisle are set to be done earlyFebruary 2015. Started in March 2013, the massive project involved demolishing 40,000 square feet and completely renovating of the rest of the building. The Ministry of Education paid $5.3 million for the modular classrooms and some renovations, and School District 91 paid the other $2 million, said Tim Bancroft, Manager of Facilities for School District 91. The project completion has been set back from the original goal of September 2014, and Mike McMillin, Site Superintendent, says the biggest challenge is the location. The cost and time of getting equipment and materials shipped in is one challenge, he said. But the biggest is finding contractors who have time and are willing to work in Granisle, which is 78 kilometres from Houston and 98 kilometres from Burns Lake. The project is managed by Unitech Construction Management Ltd., who finished demolishing the extra classrooms in early-November. Now they’re doing the finishing work, such as putting up kitchen cabinets and counters and doing drywall and flooring. Babine Elementary-Secondary School has downsized from 65,000 square feet to 25,000, matching the drop in student enrolment, which was 425 students in the 1990s. The school now enrols 29 students, 90 percent from the Tachet reserve near Granisle, said Senior Teacher Michael Gaal. The three teachers and five aids are running classes in the five new modular classrooms. Gaal says running school in a section just beside the renovations has “actually been really good.”

“The kids are really understanding of it, and they’re excited about the new school,” he said. They’ve had to be flexible, going to the Seniors Centre for lunch and holding gym classes outside during the fall and now in classrooms using cardio equipment, doing weight lifting and exercise videos. “The kids are really good at being flexible here,” Gaal said, adding that noise hasn’t been too big an issue. “On the whole it’s been pretty good,” he said. Facilities Manager Bancroft says they are looking forward to finishing the school and moving the kids in. “Although they’ve got five classrooms, they’re a bit cramped where they are. They’re looking forward to having more open space. “It’s going to look really nice and modern, with stain glass windows and a nice open learning space with lots of windows and lots of light.” Bancroft says the new school design will facilitate less traditional classroom work, and more collaborative learning. “We’re excited,” he said.

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Site Superintendent Mike McMillin stands in the newly renovated common area, with lots of windows and good space for collaborative learning.

Renovations on Babine Elementary-Secondary School are nearly complete. On the left is where Unitech is finishing renovations, on the right are the five modular classrooms where classes are being held.

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ouston Search and Rescue (SAR) is ordering a new $144,000 primary response vehicle. The club landed $89,000 in grants from the Province of B.C., with $64,500 announced last Tuesday and $24,500 redirected from 2013. They also received over $51,000 from businesses and community organizations to cover most of the cost. SAR Director Andy Muma says he is blown away by the community support. With the recent closure of Houston Forest Products, they weren’t sure about asking for community donations. But they were shocked at the pers large donations made by

It “will help us respond to emergencies and searches without delay ....” - Andy Muma SAR Director

the community, Muma said. “We just got blown away by the donations. It was incredible.” Funders include TransCanada, Chris Markoff Foundation, Bulkley Valley Credit Union, Lakes District Maintenance, Dungate Community Forests, Canfor, Jackie Lieuwen photos/Houston Today Monster Industries, Finning, July 2007 Vanderhoof & District Co- Dungate Community Forest Directors Jerry Veillette and Russell Tiljoe present a $5,000 cheque to Houston SAR Directors. op, Huckleberry Mine, The grant is to help Houston SAR purchase a new primary response vehicle. SAR Directors present Grant Writer Val Anderson with her choice of a new quilt in thanks for the hours she spent helping them secure the Community Gaming Grant from the Province of B.C. The quilts were given to Houston SAR in 2013 as thanks from the mother of the late Warren Sills from Ohio. Sills was the subject of an over 10-day search in Kitwanga, which Houston and 11 other SAR teams participated in Nov. 2012.

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Houston Peterbilt, Andy Meints Contracting, Mt. Davis Logging, and Wilson Bros. Enterprises. The local funding helped secure the Public Safety Community Gaming Grants from the Province. SAR President Frank McDonald says up until now SAR volunteers have been using personal vehicles and equipment in searches and storing their gear in a District of Houston shed. The new vehicle, custom-designed for the north, uniquely combines a command vehicle, patient transport and equipment

storage into one. “It’s the first vehicle of this style in the province,” said Muma. It “will help us respond to emergencies and searches without delay and without concerns that we are missing critical equipment.” Muma says they can now be up and running within four minutes of a call. “It’s turn key. You get a call, turn the key and go,” he said. Houston SAR is still accepting donations. If interested contact Andy at 250-877-3622 or Frank at 250-845-7030.

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“Wishing you the blessings of the season”, “Have a wonderful holiday season”, “May the spirit of Christmas be with you throughout the holiday season”, “Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!”, “Wishing you a wonderful holiday season and a world of peace and beauty”. These are all Christmas sayings and comments we have all heard or spoken. I have noticed that many people are more positive and outgoing during this time of the year. Why is this? Maybe it’s the beautiful presents that are coming, or maybe it’s the music of peace and love. There is a definite general change in attitude this time of year, but what about the rest of the year? How will we feel when the bills come in at the end of January? The apostle Paul wrote “Is there any encouragement from belonging to Christ? Any comfort from his love? Any fellowship together in the Spirit? Are your hearts tender and compassionate? Then make me truly happy by agreeing wholeheartedly with each other; loving one another, and working together with one mind and purpose. Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others too. “You must have the same attitude that Christ had. ‘Though he was God, he did not think that equality with God was something to cling to. Instead, he gave up his divine privileges; he took the humble position of a slave, and was born as a human being. When he appeared in human form he humbled himself in obedience to God and died a criminal’s death on a cross.’” “For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.” Philippians 2:1-8,13 NLT The “spirit of Christmas” may only last for a few days or weeks but the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Christ; that lives in every true Christian, is with us throughout every day of the year. My prayer is that our hearts will be filled with faith in Jesus Christ, that the Spirit of Christ will lead us into a life filled with love, joy and peace throughout the coming year and for all eternity. “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.” 1 Corinthians 2:9 NLT

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Lakes District Maintenance and the Bulkley Valley Credit Union were among the fifteen funders who helped Search and Rescue buy a new primary response vehicle. The vehicle combines patient transport, a command vehicle and storage into one and will help SAR respond better and faster to emergencies. Above L-R: SAR President Frank McDonald, SAR Director Rob Onderwater, LDM Planning and QA Manager Cori Funk and LDM Operations Manager Steve Gailing. Below L-R: BVCU staff Rhea Super, Sjoukje Warren, Theresa Niven and SAR President Frank McDonald.

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Wednesday, December 31, 2014

NEWS PHOTO FEATURE

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Above: Houston Forest Products shipped out their last load July 3. The closure affected 271 employees and the District of Houston is still recovering from the $480,000 annual loss in tax revenue. Below: November saw Regional District Directors elected for a four-year term. Bill Miller was re-elected by acclamation for Electoral Area B. The new director for Area E is Eileen Benedict. Jerry Petersen is the new director for Electoral Area F, and Rob Newell is the new director for Electoral Area G.

Jackie Lieuwen/Houston Today

Houston elected a new mayor and council in November. L-R are Councillors Jonathan Van Barneveld and Rick Lundrigan, RCMP Sgt. Rose, Councillors Tom Stringfellow and Tim Anderson. Front L-R are Councillor John Siebenga, Mayor Shane Brienen and Councillor Dawn Potvin.

Above: Granisle elected a new council in November. Mayor Linda McGuire was re-elected and councillors are Thomas Liversidge, Zarna A. Dilley, James O’Farrell and Karen Barber.

The China Nose wildfire last August burned 3,450 hectares. At it’s peak, 182 firefighters, over 50 support staff, 15 helicopters and 43 pieces of heavy equipment battled the blaze. In addition, 120 homes were ordered to evacuate and 574 homes were on evacuation alert


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100 DEPOSIT TO

25 GIFT CARD

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FOR THE FAMILY FROM

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$

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toward a

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FROM

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FROM

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