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Nearly 25 boys built cars with several church leaders at the Christian Reformed Church Cadet Club. Last Thursday they all got together to race their cars at a track in the church basement. It’s an annual club highlight for many of the boys. Cadets got their Derby Cars as a Christmas gift and the cadets painted and polished the cars for last week’s competition.

Ninth Street Medical Clinic may close in August unless another doctor joins the practice. Dr. Chris Chandler says he wants to keep the practice open, but needs another doctor to continue. His business partner, Dr. Wouter Morkel, had a new daughter born in January and will not work in Houston after August 1, 2015. Dr. Chandler says he wants to stay and work in Houston. “I like the challenge of Houston. People are great here and there are many people who need health services here,” he said. “If we can’t find someone else to join the practice, then we’ve reached the point that it won’t

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be functional,” Chandler said. “We’ve set a date of August 1 and if we can’t find another physician by then, we’ll have to close the clinic.” If that happens, Chandler says he doesn’t know where he’ll work, as he likes working in underserviced areas where doctors are needed. See CLINIC on Page 2

Separate inquest into Burns Lake sawmill explosion By Flavio Nienow Black Press

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announced to examine the deaths of both fatal incidents in Burns Lake and Prince George in 2012, the B.C. Coroners Service will now be proceeding with two separate inquests. The inquest into the Babine Forest Products mill deaths will begin on July 13,

2015, at the Island Gospel Fellowship Hall in Burns Lake. The inquest into the Lakeland Mills deaths will proceed as scheduled at the Prince George courthouse on March 2, 2015. Chief coroner Lisa Lapointe noted in a press release that the B.C. Coroners Service

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CLINIC from Page 1 The practice was started by Dr. Kevin Woudstra ten years ago, who was joined by Dr. Morkel and Dr. Chandler. In July 2014, Dr. Woudstra left to Vancouver to study anesthesiology for a year. He plans to come back to the area after that and work in anesthesiology fulltime in Smithers, Chandler said. Chandler says Northern Health has been trying to

recruit doctors for the practice in Houston for over nine months with no success. Part of the challenge is the distance from the hospital to Houston. For a physician to do full practice and maintain medical skills and training, Chandler says they need to work in a hospital. Otherwise, they can limit themselves to family practice, and give up emergency work and more specialized hospital medicine.

So for a full practice doctor to work in Houston, that means a regular commute between Smithers and Houston. “It’s hard to get people that are willing to make that drive,” Chandler said. “For me it’s not a big deal, I enjoy it, but not everyone feels that way.” As part of their recruitment, Northern Health offers extra incentives for those willing to work in rural, under-serviced areas.

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Sawmill inquest for closure and prevention FIRE from Page 1 Robert Luggi Junior’s wife, Maureen Luggi, was one of the people lobbying for a separate inquest to be held in Burns Lake. “We asked First Nation leaders to support our families and to have this separate inquest,” she said. “The reason we wanted this is because these workers grew up in Burns Lake, they raised their families here, they worked here and they died here. It was only logical that the inquest regarding their deaths would be held in Burns Lake.” “The magnitude of this tragedy has impacted the entire community, and even though it’s three years later, there are a lot of people that are still picking up the pieces, specially the injured workers and their families,” she added. “The inquest will

bring out information within the community that the rest of the greater public has no knowledge of,” she continued. “The general public feels that the injured workers are doing really well, I am hoping that this process will enable the injured workers to communicate that they are not [doing well]... their lives are not normal anymore. They still live with nightmares of what happened that day.” “As for the families, I think it will bring some healing and some closure to us to some degree. At least it will take us a few more steps forward. We will be able to ask questions that we have never been able to ask anybody before.” Lake Babine Nation Chief Wilf Adam said, “It’s satisfying that our voices were

heard and understood. It’s very important to have some sort of closure for the workers at Babine Forest Product explosion on their home turf. It will provide insight of what happened on Jan. 20, 2012.” “It’s going to be intense this July as a lot of old wounds will be opened again,” he continued. “We pray that the truth prevail and understanding of forgiveness and closure of this sad tragedy.” Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad also expressed his support of a revised inquest plan by the B.C. Coroners Service. “After working with local chiefs and the entire community to try to make sense of these tragedies, I am pleased to learn that their concerns around a single inquest have been heard,” he said in

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amping fees, like everything else (MSP, Hydro, ICBC), are going up. The Liberal government has announced that, as of March 15, fees to camp in provincial parks will increase $2 to $5. That might not sound like much, but it’s going to cost $33 a night to sleep on the ground in Miracle Beach Provincial Park. Over a long weekend, that would total $99. Add on the cost of travel, food and other necessities, and camping is no longer a cheap option for young families, or young adults working minimum-wage jobs. According to the Ministry of Environment, this is the first provincewide increase in camping fees since 2010. The varied rate increases take into account local demand and economic conditions, as well as private camping availability. The province collected about $17 million from its park and recreation fees last year, while spending $22 million on direct park operating costs. Meanwhile, campsite use is on the rise in B.C. since the introduction of an online reservation service. Discover Camping handled 133,000 reservations last year, nearly a 10 per cent increase over 2013. Campgrounds get families outdoors, together. They are where kids learn to respect nature, to start a fire, where they chop wood and swim in the lake, roast marshmallows and gaze at the stars. They also attract tourists, who spend money in town. – Black Press

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She shoots, she scores Photographs of Miss Canada in an outrageous hockeyinspired dress went viral last week. It was awesome. When it comes to beauty pageants I’m so ignorant of the topic that not only did I not know there was a category for best national costume in the Miss Universe Pageant - for which her dress was designed - but I wasn’t even aware my country still competed in the competition. “I thought we stopped all that silliness back in the ‘80s,” my equally clueless friend said in response to the polarizing pictures. Almost. According to Wikipedia, Miss Canada was founded in 1946 and closed up shop for 16 years between 1993 and 2008. It was reestablished in 2009, apparently with more of a focus on personality than beauty. Observing Chanel Beckenlehner from Ontario in this funny

costume, I would say she scored high on both counts. With ten hockey sticks fanned out like wings, netting over her Marie-Antoinette-ish wig, a Stanley Cup hat on her head and a working scoreboard behind her indicating a 20-14 lead for the home team, I didn’t think it could get much better than that. But then I noticed the rest of the costume that included shoulder and elbow pads, thighhigh boots resembling skates and a billowy ice rink for a skirt. Like her, it was stunning. But, as we all know, beauty is in the eye of the beholder and reviews have been mixed. Along with the many favourable opinions online, there was even more indicating an immense dislike. Some comments had me laughing out loud and the ones that said, “She’s an embarrassment to Canada,” had me rolling my eyes. I’ve read those exact same five words writ-

ten about me several times over the years. At least Chanel was fully clothed – who knows what I might have worn in her position. (Clearly my cartoonist Jim Hunt has an idea.) What is so embarrassing about a confident woman with a sense of ha-ha anyway? She didn’t attack, molest, steal or otherwise harm anyone, so I’m not bothered by her in the least. Quite the opposite I’m proud of her. She gained worldwide attention for Canada in a light-hearted way and she almost had me tuning in to watch the Miss Universe Pageant for the first time since I was a child. “How could this possibly interest you?” one of my friends groaned when she saw the pictures. “It’s so ugly. And why hockey? That’s such a Canadian stereotype. Might as well dress up like a giant beaver or an Eskimo in an igloo.” Hmm. Maybe next

year. After choosing from 30 different concepts, our current Miss Canada decided on hockey as her theme - a sport our country is universally known for. The fact that the outfit was so over-thetop and had her standing out prominently amongst a group of 88 other gorgeous women, many of whom were also wearing elaborate costumes, is a testament not just to Chanel’s humour, but her intelligence. “She’s not smart or funny,” my friend disagreed. “She’s a bimbo and if she hadn’t been born beautiful we wouldn’t be talking about her right now.” While it’s true this woman obviously won the genetic jackpot the day she was born, it doesn’t mean she’s not smart and funny as well. I could write a long list of women lucky enough to have all three of these attributes. Her Canadian costume designer, Alex Kavanagh, seems to be one of them.

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Troy Reitsma Chamber of Commerse President “No, I think minimum wage should be regionally adjusted. The cost of living in Vancouver is higher then Houston, so we shouldn’t be required to pay the same minimum wage. If it goes up, it’s just going to hurt businesses.

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“There’s two parts. I think everybody should be able to make a living wage, and especially in cities $10.25 isn’t enough. However, if it goes up to $15 it will really hurt small businesses and there might be loss of employment. If it does go up it should be small increases, because small businesses won’t be able to adjust. It would put small businesses under.

“No, I don’t think it should go up. It will affect everything and the stores will just have to absorb the extra wage cost. All the prices will go up at cornerstores and fast food places and other stores. It won’t give anyone any more disposable income, it will just increase costs.”

“I’m in favour of increasing minimum wage, but not in one big jump, otherwise the price of everything else will just go up overnight too. It should be over a period of time. Right now, people are just unable to live off of minimum wage.”

Mount Polley design, steep addition led to failure By Tom Fletcher Black Press

The Mount Polley mine dam failed because of an overlooked glacial material layer in the foundation and a series of steep additions that eventually overcame it, an independent engineering review has concluded. “Basically the weight of the dam was too much for the weak materials in the foundation to bear,” said U.S. consulting engineer Steven Vick, one of three experts called in to examine the failure that caused the dam to breach and fail in August 2014. The report con-

cludes that the concrete-like glacial till material in the base of the dam wasn’t understood in enough detail when the dam was designed and built in 1997. Later raising of the dam to hold more water and tailings weakened the base layer and led to the failure. Vick said the additions to the dam were built at a steeper slope than the original dam, and plans to buttress the area were delayed until it was too late. Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett said the report shows there were no warning signs, and no surface inspections could have

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the Chief Inspector of Mines is likely to release his report by this summer, and the Conservation Officers’ Service will also report when its investigation is complete. Bennett said the government is willing to see the Mount Polley mine reopen, but the other investigations must be complete first. The parent company Imperial Metals has applied to use an existing pit to store tailings and resume operations without using the original tailings pond again. “This was a horrible accident,” Bennett said. “We now know how it happened.”

Mine inspections beefed up in B.C. By Tom Fletcher Black Press

The B.C. government is moving to restore confidence in its mine inspection system with a $6 million budget increase and a new office dedicated to overseeing major mines. Premier Christy Clark announced the changes Monday

at the annual B.C. Association for Mineral Exploration conference in Vancouver. The money comes from contingency funds in the current budget, and will be added to the base budget of the Ministry of Energy and Mines for future years. Mine inspections have been under scrutiny since the collapse of the tailings

dam at Mount Polley copper-gold mine near Williams Lake last summer. Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett at first insisted that geotechnical inspections of large B.C. mines were unaffected by budget cuts that reduced inspections of gravel mining and other operations, but Monday’s announcement tells a

different story. “Since 2011, we’ve made significant improvements to increase geotechnical inspections, hire additional staff and reduce the turnaround time for notice of work permits,” Bennett said in a statement after the premier’s announcement. NDP leader John Horgan said the premier’s announcement

appears to be in preparation for what he expects will be “a very damning report” on the Mount Polley situation, which is subject to multiple investigations after the earth dam around its tailings pond abruptly breached and released millions of tonnes of water and mine tailings. Horgan said it’s unusual for any govern-

ment to fund essential work like mine inspections out of contingency funds, and he’s not convinced that it really has been happening. The government refused opposition calls to release all provincial mine inspection records, instead appointing an independent expert panel to review the Mount Polley events. Bennett visited

Alaska in November to reassure state officials and fishermen about B.C. mining oversight, after the province issued an environmental certificate to develop a major metal ore deposit near the Alaska border. The ministry expects to collect an extra $3 million a year from additional fees collected from working mines.

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TransCanada close to signing deal with College of New Caledonia By Flavio Nienow Black Press

TransCanada representatives, Dave Kmet and Kiel Giddens, made a presentation to the Burns Lake council on Jan. 27, 2015, about the proposed Coastal Gaslink Pipeline project. The presentation provided council with an update on the proposed project, as well as TransCanada’s latest efforts to develop partnerships with municipalities and First Nations. Kmet said that since the start of the Coastal Gaslink Pipeline project, TransCanada has been committed to holding at least eight public information sessions per year for each community. “During these information sessions, we heard that communi-

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ties would like to see more training opportunities and employment, so we have been developing partnerships with colleges and Aboriginal organizations.” Kmet said Transcanada is now close to signing an agreement with the College of New Caledonia. The deal would support students through trades bursaries, provide equipment upgrades and increase the variety of programs offered at regional campuses. Annette Stevens, communications manager for the College of New Caledonia, confirmed that the college is close to signing a deal with TransCanada. Stevens anticipates the deal will be signed within the next couple of weeks. She said the college will provide

further details about the agreement once the deal is signed. Kmet said TransCanada has also been trying to help students in other ways. Three schools in Northern B.C. have been taking advantage of a daily healthy meal thanks to a partnership between

TransCanada and the Breakfast Club of Canada. The representatives also emphasized that TransCanada is ensuring their contractors will hire locally. “We are requiring each of our contractors to provide us with local participation plans, and we will

make sure that it will be implemented.” Coastal GasLink Pipeline Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TransCanada PipeLines Limited, is proposing to develop a natural gas pipeline from northeast B.C., near Dawson Creek, to the west coast of B.C., near Kitimat, to

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Police report By Jackie Lieuwen Houston Today

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Schools in Houston and Smithers are seeing dropping enrolment. Discussion at the recent school board meeting revealed that next years budget will take a hit if the 15-year trend continues. There are 118 fewer students in Bulkley Valley schools than in December 2013. That represents $1.1 million less in funding, said Board Vice Chair Frank Farrell.

He says schools the drop in enrolment is from declining birth rates, but so far the school district is finding ways to keep programming from being negatively affected. Schools running courses to include students from other schools is one way they’re doing that. “We have a mechanics course in Houston for example, and we’re busing people from Smithers to go into that course,” said Farrell. “I think more of that might occur in the future.”

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A pickup hit a moose on Highway 16 near Forsyth Road at 8 a.m. Jan .23. RCMP Sgt. Rose says the moose flipped over the truck and was killed, but the driver wasn’t injured and the vehicle damage was moderate.

Someone slashed the four tires of a vehicle on Hagman Crescent at 7:45 p.m. Jan. 24. Sgt. Rose says they are looking for evidence to arrest the suspect. Anyone with information can contact Houston RCMP at 250-845-2204 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. *** Several tools were stolen from a vehicle parked on Olsson Road sometime in the two weeks before Jan. 28. Sgt. Rose says a Mastercraft impact wrench, Stanley socket set and a Mastercraft drill were all stolen. Anyone with information is asked to contact Houston RCMP at 250-845-2204 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. *** A male and female were fighting on the overpass on the east side Houston at 3:40 p.m. Jan. 22. RCMP Sgt. Rose says the male was arrested as he was in breach of no-contact conditions. He’ll face charges later this month. *** A driver hit the ditch

on Highway 118 near Shoulder Mountain at 1 p.m. Jan. 23. Sgt. Rose says the driver wasn’t injured, vehicle damage was minor and the cause of the accident is believed to be icy roads. *** Police arrested a wanted male at a store at 10 a.m. Jan. 24. Sgt. Rose says the male was held in custody to face charges in court. *** A vehicle slid off the wet Highway 16 near McKilligan Road at 4:20 p.m. Jan. 24. Sgt. Rose says the driver wasn’t injured and a tow truck pulled out the vehicle which was not damaged. The accident was during the heavy rain Jan. 24. *** Police arrested several drunk passengers who were kicked out of a vehicle on Highway 16 near Barrett Station Road at 10 p.m. Jan. 26. Sgt. Rose says they were held in custody until sober and ticketed for being drunk in public. *** Police arrested a male for assault at a home on Hagman Crescent at 1:40 a.m. Jan. 27. Sgt. Rose says the male also in

breach of no contact conditions and was sentenced to 60 days jail for breach. *** Police got report at midnight about excess noise at an apartment on Sullivan Way Jan. 29. Sgt. Rose says this was the second report in a matter of hours, so the apartment owners were ticketed for excess noise. *** Police had 55 calls for service in seven days, including four bylaw and three traffic complaints, and two abandoned 9-1-1 calls and two false alarms.

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February 3rd-9th, 2015 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS... Tuesday, February 3 6:30-8:30pm

Sunday, February 8

Subdivision Street Hockey - Avalon Subdivision, Ruiter Heights, Mountain View, open to all streets and subdivisions - contact Shane Brienen or Dawn Potvin for more info.

10:00-12:00pm

Jam Pail Curling Houston Curling Club Please bring clean shoes and helmet kids!

1:00-3:00pm

Beginner Snowshoeing Workshop - everyone welcome! Meet at Four Seasons Park Free snowshoe clinic, free snowshoe rentals, ENTER TO WIN A PAIR OF SNOWSHOES!

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Thursday, February 5 6:00-8:00pm Houston Public Library 50th Birthday Party!! Come celebrate with us! Cake cutting ceremony will start at 7:00. Contact Toni for more info: 845-2256.

Friday, February 6 6:00-8:00pm

Houston Act Committee presents: Houston WinterFest Kickoff Bonfire at HSS - hosted by Houston Fire Department Sledding Party Pa - free crazy carpets, hot dogs, hot chocolate and FUN!

Saturday, February 7 9:30am-12:30pm

Houston Link to Learning Family Literacy Brunch at the Houston Community Hall Contact Marian Ells 250-845-2727 for more info

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Adult intermediate snowshoeing workshop. Mount Harry Davis Free rentals Contact Maike or Thomas at Countrywide Sports for more info

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Adult Drop In and Social at the Houston Curling Club, Houston Curling Rink. Come try curling! NO MINORS Contact Ken Amonson

Monday, February 9 - FAMILY DAY 10:00am-4:00pm

Family Ski Day Morice Mountain ski trails Warm chalet, hot chocolate and goodies, free trail use, rentals available Races, lessons and tons of fun Contact Sue Jones for more info 845-9400

11:00am-2:00pm

Street Hockey Game on 9th Street Show your hockey pride!

1:00-2:00pm

Free Public Skating. Claude Parish Memorial Arena Thank you to Canfor, Finning and Bulkley Valley Credit Union for continuing to sponsor free public skating for Houston and today WinterFest participants! 1:30pm Guns and Hoses Hockey Game between Houston Fire Department and RCMP Claude Parish Memorial Arena

IF YOU WANT TO GET INVOLVED OR WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: DAWN POTVIN 250-845-1291 OR SALLY SULLIVAN 250-845-9321

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Have your cake and eat it By Mark West Submitted

here has never been a better time to train to become a professional cook. With thousands of job opportunities on the horizon, Northwest Community College and Houston Secondary School have teamed up to deliver one of the best culinary arts program in our region. “This is an exciting opportunity for high school students,” says Scott Jackson, Principal of Houston Secondary School. “The professional cook program develops a student’s potential at many creative and academic levels, and provides an alternative means to earn enough credits to graduate. Students who find learning in a normal classroom setting difficult, often thrive in the Professional Cook program due to the hands-on environment. It’s incredible what these students learn to cook, everything from delicious main courses, soups, Valley Credit Union baked goods and of course my favorite, os to desserts. be supplied I’m sure Ito putNewspapers on 20 pounds every time we host this program. We are even busing students in from Smithers colours: Pantone Secondary School to Houston for this287 program, including my ownPantone daughter!” 356 Avi Sternberg, NWCC cook instruc139 tor is passionate aboutPantone his trade and is excited about sharing his knowledge and skills with the next generation. Not only is he an exceptional cook but Avi is also a published author and expert in a style of Japanese cooking known as Kaiseki, where seven to ten fine dishes are served to exacting standards. “What is so great about this program,” says Avi, “is that the students are not only exposed to a perfect combination of cookrey Logo file but they learn what it really ing situations, means to be a professional. They are taking their first step into the catering industry leading towards a Red Seal qualifica-

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“Not only do I get to do something I love, I am building a career and gaining credits to help me graduate all at the same time. Who said you can’t have your cake and eat it!”

tion and becoming a chef.” But it is not just about learning how to cook. “We are actively seeking local produce from ranches and dairies,” Avi said. July 2007 “And we’re teaching the students that quality is an essential element in the art of cooking.” Dominic Vincent, a cooking student, is Bluestoked about starting this program. super “I learned my love of cooking while Green cooking with my Dad. It’s about being Harvest creative, experimenting and just good old fashioned great tasting food,” said Dominic. When asked what his signature dish would be, Dominic didn’t hesitate. “Spaghetti and making the perfect sauce,” he said with enthusiasm. “Not only do I get to do something I love, I am building a career and gaining credits to help me graduate all at the same time. Who said you can’t have your cake and eat it!” There are still a few places left on this Colour Logo File Submitted photo exciting program. For more information contact NWCC Houston at 250-845- Northwest Community College and Houston Secondary School are partnering to offer a 7266 or Houston Secondary School at Professional Cook program this month. Above is Dominic Vincent, a cooking student who is looking forward to the program starting this month. 250-845-7217.

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Wolf cull to save Telkwa caribou would be premature

By Alicia Bridges Black Press

The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations is investigating the impacts of wolves on the Telkwa caribou herd, but a spokesperson said extending its wolf cull to this region would be premature. The province announced on Jan. 15 it was starting a cull of up to 160 wolves in the South Peace region to save threatened caribou herds. Wolves are among the factors being investigated in the decline of a small herd of caribou in the Telkwa region, whose population dropped dramatically between 1965 and 1995. The ministry said

an increased human presence in their habitat, predator populations and an increase in low-elevation habitat were among the potential causes. Local monitoring of the Telkwa mountain region is focused on the number of caribou, humans and wolves. Caribou movements are already being tracked with GPS collars and an aerial survey will be conducted in late winter to count the animals and look into calf survival rates. The ministry wants to expand its monitoring to include wolves. This would involve putting GPS collars on the predators to learn more about how much time they spend near the

caribou or using human-created trails. The ministry is not ruling out a cull in Telkwa but says it would be premature because it’s not clear if wolves are the primary cause of the caribou decline. There are an estimated 2,450 wolves in the Skeena region but only a small number of those share habitat with the Telkwa caribou herd. “We do not have specific data on wolf population levels or pack sizes in the Telkwa area, but this research will help yield that information, as well as their movement patterns relative to the Telkwa caribou herd’s range,” a spokesperson for the ministry said.

Notice of Intent

Bulkley Stikine District Road Closure Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to Section 60 of the Transportation Act, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has received an application to discontinue and close an unamed, unconstructed and unmaintained road near Boundary Road adjacent to Block B of Section2, Township 3, Range 5 Coast District within the Bulkley Nechako Regional District. A plan showing the proposed road closure may be viewed at the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, Bulkley Stikine District Office, at 3726 Alfred Avenue, Smithers, B.C., during the office hours of 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. A copy of the plan can be e-mailed if requested. The identity of any respondents and the contents of anything submitted in relation to this application will become part of the public record. Any person(s) having objections to this road closure should indicate their concerns in writing to the address above or by e-mail to Leanne.Helkenberg@gov.bc.ca no later than February 8, 2015. For more information about this closure, please contact District Development Technician Leanne Helkenberg, Bulkley Stikine District Phone: 250 847-7443 Facsimile: 250 847-7219 Mailing Address: Bag 5000, Smithers, B.C. V0J 2N0

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The Bulkley Stikine District of the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is creating its list of registered Equipment for Hire for the 2015/2016 fiscal year, which begins April 1, 2015. All individuals or companies registered this past year through the District Office in Smithers will receive invitations to re-register their equipment for the coming fiscal year by mail. Any individuals who were not registered in 2014, but wish to have their equipment listed, MoTI Ad 1073are hereby invited to contact the District Office to obtain the appropriate registration Notice of Intent Road forms. Closure Bulkley Stikine

Note that while you do not need to have Commercial (Comprehensive) General Liability Insurance or up to date WorkSafeBC coverage to register, you will have to meet these Interior News requirements prior to working on any ministry projects. Houston Today Only owned or lease-to-own equipment is eligible for registration. Equipment can only be registered in one area in any given year. Seniority is not transferable from area to area. 4.31” X 6.42”

Full 270details Lines of equipment, including serial number and proof of ownership, are required for registration. (3 columns X 90 lines)

The deadline for new registrations is 4:30 p.m. on Friday, March 27, 2015. Late registrations will be accepted, but will be put at the bottom of the open list. Note that there is no charge for registering new equipment or for changing or removing equipment information already listed.

To have equipment registration forms mailed, faxed or e-mailed to you, please contact the local District Office in Smithers by mail at Bag 5000, 3726 Alfred Avenue, Smithers, British Columbia, V0J 2N0, by phone at 250 847-7403 or by fax at 250 847-7219. You can also register online at www.bcbid.ca.

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Wolf kill last hope for caribou

By Tom Fletcher Black Press

When the B.C. government last resorted to shooting wolves from helicopters in the 1980s, an emotional public outcry forced a retreat. In the B.C. tradition, sensation-seeking urban media and protesters led the way. An outraged reporter named Pamela Martin marched a BCTV crew off the road near Fort St. John to expose this presumed crime against nature. With a metre of snow and

temperatures dipping to -40, they didn’t get far, but public sentiment was aroused enough for politicians to overrule wildlife biologists. This winter, while snow reveals the wolves’ location from the air, the choppers and rifles are out again. And my heart goes out to the biologists and First Nations hunters who face this grim task. The South Selkirk mountain caribou herd, which ranges between B.C., Idaho and Washington, has

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mals now wear radio collars. There were 46 in 2009, only 27 by 2012, and wolves have killed two more since last spring. Targeted hunting and trapping haven’t been sufficient, so up to 24 grey wolves are to be shot from the air before the snow melts. There are seven caribou herds in the South Peace, with the Graham herd the largest at about 700. It’s the control group, left to fend for itself as a measure of wolf removal for the rest. The Burnt Pine herd is down to one bull, effectively extinct. The province and Treaty 8 First Nations are working on a plan to kill 120-160 wolves in that region. It’s long been accepted that resource roads, logging and

recreational trail use have increased herd disruption and predator access through what would otherwise be seamless bush and deep snow. Snowmobiles and even back-country skiers can shift the balance. Smithersarea outdoor enthusiasts are currently being urged to stay away from the Telkwa Mountains, where the caribou herd is down to fewer than 20 animals. Local hunting and snowmobile clubs have observed a ban on motorized travel since 2003, but of course there will always be yahoos who chase animals for fun. A mountain caribou recovery plan was implemented in 2007, protecting 2.2 million hectares from logging and road-building, including most of the core habitat of the South Selkirk herd. The Nature Conservancy of Canada bought 550 square kilometres in that region to protect habitat. Strategies include transplanting animals from healthier to weaker herds to increase genetic diversity, and capturing and penning females with young calves to keep them from being picked off by wolves.

The B.C. grey wolf population averages around 8,500, with managed hunting and trapping to protect livestock while preserving the wolf as apex predator in most of its wide range. This context is seldom reported by Vancouver media, which mostly sees its role not as explaining issues but rather embarrassing whatever political party is in power, and providing an uncritical platform for the stop-loggingmining-energy crowd, which is seen as popular with urban viewers. Remember the spotted owl, with the fringe of its range extending into southern B.C.? Our branchplant enviros marketed that one for years. Its core habitat is Washington and Oregon, where many sawmills were shuttered to “save” them. Now they’re shooting invasive barred owls, which have emerged as a greater threat to spotted owls than logging. Context is important. I suppose we’ll never know what difference the 1980s wolf kill would have made if it hadn’t been shouted down for TV ratings and urban enviro-donations.

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If you’ve ever had a car insurance claim greeted with suspicion by ICBC, there are a few hundred reasons for that attitude. B.C.’s basic car insurance monopoly has released a report on fraud attempts from 2014, part of an estimated 10 to 15 per cent of insurance claims it says involve fraud or exaggeration. During the year, ICBC investigators referred 131 cases to Crown prosecutors for charges, with convictions in nine out of 10 of them. ICBC highlighted some of the efforts to obtain insurance coverage that should not have been paid, and how investigators

responded. • A customer reported his truck was stolen at a movie theatre. The vehicle was recovered, burnt. A vehicle inspection showed the burnt truck had serious mechanical problems, contrary to what the customer told ICBC. The customer’s cellphone records revealed that he was at the scene where the burnt vehicle was found. The customer pleaded guilty to providing a false statement, was fined $4,000 and ordered to pay ICBC back more than $3,000 for investigative and claims costs. • A customer who was prohibited from driving claimed his vehicle had been stolen

at the time it was involved in a threevehicle crash. Forensic testing of residue on the vehicle’s driverside airbag revealed a DNA match to the customer and proved he was the driver at the time of the crash. The customer was found guilty of providing a false statement, fined $1,000 and ordered to pay ICBC back more than $18,000 in claims costs and total loss payments for the other two vehicles involved. • A customer told ICBC his Honda Civic was parked outside his home when it was struck by an unknown vehicle that fled the scene. Damage was not consistent with a hit-and-run and paint flecks matching the customer’s Civic were

found embedded in a vehicle from another hit-and-run claim. When confronted with this evidence, the driver of the Civic admitted to making a false claim, as he had fled the crash scene after his vehicle struck another. Fine: $1,000, plus $5,600 in claim and repair costs. • A customer with only basic insurance and an expired driver’s licence rear-ended another vehicle. The customer asked the driver in the other vehicle to tell ICBC the crash happened a day later so she could buy optional insurance, which would cover the damage to her vehicle. The other driver refused. The underinsured customer then bought

optional insurance on her way home from the crash. She was assessed the $7,400 cost of repairs to both vehicles.

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We moved a number of times when I was a child. The house we lived in the longest was the one I remembered best. Dad said it was originally supposed to be a chicken coop but because of the immediate need of shelter, the builders changed their minds and turned it into a house. One problem with this was that they had not built it on a solid foundation. It was built on a ring of logs resting on the ground. I remember looking at the rotting logs from our cellar. The house was slowly sinking into the ground as the logs rotted. It was built on a very poor foundation thus the whole building was vulnerable and temporary at best. Does it seem like life is falling apart? Are we worried about what is going to happen tomorrow? Is there really anything we can be sure of when everything around us seems to be sinking? Can we find a sure foundation that will hold no matter what? Jesus said we are building a sure foundation when we come to him, listen to him and follow him. (Luke 6:47,48; Proverbs 3:5-8)) He reassures us that He is actually the sure foundation we can trust to build our life upon. He is the one who gives us true wisdom. If we do not come to him, we are left to live life on our own, it is impossible for us to gain anything from him when we refuse him. “Only fools say in their heart, ‘There is no God.’” Psalm 14:1 NLT If we come to him but only listen, we still are not building a sure foundation, as no real change is happening in our life. Wisdom without action is not wisdom at all! (Romans 2:13-16) “But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise you are only fooling yourselves.” James 1:23 NLT But if we come to him, listen to him and obey him, then we will build a sure foundation for our life and for eternity. “For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.” 1 Corinthians 3:11 NIV Submitted by Ken Penner

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NOTICE TO REMOVE PRIVATE LAND FROM WOODLOT LICENCE W0189

Information about this proposal can be obtained by contacting Rob Turner at 250 846 9592.

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STEEL BUILDINGS. “Really big sale!” All steel building models and sizes. Plus extra savings. Buy now and we will store until spring. Call Pioneer Steel at 1-800-668-5422 or online: www.pioneersteel.ca

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