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Grade 10 students can look forward to a new program that will get them learning hands-on. In partnership with the Northwest Community College, Houston Secondary School’s Introduction to Trades program will start for the first time Sept. 8 that will see over a dozen students spend ten weeks trying out five different trades as a welder, electrician, plumber, carpenter and a fifth one to be decided. “This is the first time we’re offering it in Houston, but we have offered it in Smithers before,” NWCC regional director Regina Saimoto said. “Each trade is about two weeks in length and so it’s meant to be sort of an engaging, exploration of the different kinds of trades training that’s
available.” HSS currently has an ACE IT (Accelerated Credit Enrolment in Industry Training) program that allows grade 11 and 12 students to advance through the apprenticeship levels in becoming a tradesperson. Vice principal Julie Krall sees the Introduction program as a good segway into that. “We thought it would be a great idea to let the students explore in grade 10 ... with the different types of trades that are out there,” she said. “To see if they have an interest in a certain area, and that way they can then decide, ‘Wow I really like the welding, I didn’t think I would like welding. I think I’d like to take a welding ACE IT when I’m in Grade 12.’” The NWCC and HSS select the five See TRADES on Page 8
TransCanada crews working on environmental studies Alicia Bridges Interior News Posted August 28, 5:31 p.m.
TransCanada reported pipeline activists to the RCMP on August 27 after a convoy of their workers were refused access to Wet’suwet’en land by members of a Unist’ot’en clan blockade.
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Resource Benefits Alliance focuses on the premier By Josh Massey Black Press
Northwestern local governments are hoping to negotiate an industrial tax revenue sharing deal with the provincial government and will be taking their cause directly to Premier Christy Clark. They’re hoping for a meeting with her next month when local governments from around the province gather in Vancouver for their annual convention, an occasion which will draw Clark and other senior provincial officials. The Northwest B.C. Resource Benefits Alliance includes 21 northwestern local governments, who signed a memorandum here Aug. 15 affirming the alliance’s goals. What they want is a share of the expected tax revenues that will flow should major economic developers proceed. They argue that under the current taxation provisions, those projects will increase local government costs without providing funds to offset those costs. Alliance chair Stacey Tyers is also a City of Terrace councillor and the chairs of the KitimatStikine regional district. She said Clark was invited to attend the Terrace signing. “The invitations went out late; they all had about three weeks notice and everyone is on vacation,” said Tyers. The Aug. 15 memorandum signing was the first time all 21 local governments were able to gather. First announced a year ago, the alliance’s core members were Terrace and Kitimat-Stikine regional district but then expanded and now takes in the area from Haida Gwaii to Vanderhoof. The alliance also hopes to meet and start working towards an agreement with Peter Fassbender, who, as of the end of July, is the new provincial cabinet minister responsible for
local governments. Tyers said Fassbender’s predecessor, Coralee Oakes from Quesnel, had been a fairly active participant in discussions. “We don’t have an agreement, but I think she did the best she could, “ said Tyers. “I think Coralee has created a rapport with the communities and relationships with the people in the communities. She’s a northern MLA so she really understands the smaller communities better than a southern MLA.” Fassbender comes to the position with a reputation for having driven a hard bargain during a dispute with the teacher’s union last year when he presided over the education ministry. “We have a road ahead of us,” said Tyers. “I’m trying really hard to work with them, we really need this for communities,”
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The Northwest B.C. Resource Benefits Alliance pictured above includes members of 21 local governments from Haida Gwaii to Vanderhoof. cal governments in northwestern B.C. which is based on oil and gas tax revenues.
What they want is a share of the expected tax revenues that will flow should major economic developers proceed.
she continued. The alliance seeks an agreement similar to one between the province and lo-
The province earlier this year turned down an alliance request for just over $1.1 million to help
it negotiate a revenue sharing agreement. At the time the province said it would be premature to provide revenues from a future industrial base. Tyers did say representatives from Shell and the BG Group, two companies intent on building liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants in the northwest, were at the Aug. 15 session here. “They have been verbally supportive and many of them in public meetings have also been supportive,” Tyers said of the industry. She and other
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Ducking debates does not do NDP leader Thomas Mulcair will not attend a debate October 8th, because Stephan Harper will not be there. What are you, children in a daycare centre? You are asking me for a job. If I went in for a job interview as told the interviewer that I would only participate under certain circumstances, would I get hired? No. We need to hear every word you can say to make an informed decision. We need to hear the truth of your life. I absolutely hate the negative propaganda that I am hearing in the media. I have run in an election and participated in every aspect. I entered every debate, knocked on doors and had public appearances. I lost but I have the knowledge that I tried my hardest. Andrew Ludington Esquimalt
Reconnect by disconnecting By Lori Welbourne On a brighter note
Camping at the beautiful Mabel Lake Provincial Park came at a price last week: I had to function without the Internet for the first time in several years. I tried to resist this from happening. I went to Telus Mobility a couple days prior to leaving for my trip to buy more data with a plan to hotspot from my phone to my laptop once there. Unfortunately since the campground was located so far off the grid and had no cellular service, there would be no way of getting a Wi-Fi connection. A week without it might not have bothered me if I didn’t have my “Stolen and Missing Dogs of the Okanagan” Facebook page that I update throughout each day. Luckily my friend Gina, who manages the “Okanagan Lost and Found Pets” on Facebook said she’d take care of my page while I was gone, which solved my problem.
As I drove the two and a half hours to Mabel Lake I surprisingly started looking forward to the forced disconnect. No emails to check, Facebook updates to review, or messages to respond to – it would be my life as I used to know it. But even en route, as I began to relish this reprieve, I found myself pulling over a few times to see what I was missing online. This confirmed to me that the constant cyber connection I’ve grown accustomed to over the years is probably more of an addiction than I realized. About half an hour away from the campground I noticed the cellular service was severed, and for the rest of the drive I felt like I was entering into another universe. When I arrived at my destination it appeared that way as well. My husband and friends had come up a couple days earlier and none of them were on their phones unless they were choosing a song to broadcast for every-
one’s listening pleasure. Instead they were playing games, riding bikes, participating in water sports, painting rocks, relaxing on the beach or sitting around a campfire. I’m not a big fan of camping, but I can’t deny that I liked what I observed. What parent doesn’t appreciate seeing their kids laughing, playing and communicating with those around them rather than focused on their electronics? And what child doesn’t enjoy seeing their parents involved in such healthy interactions as well? By the end of the week I felt more connected to my family and friends as well as with myself. Without the constant distractions of the Internet I felt de-stressed, slowed down and suddenly with ample time to read, write and do nothing. I also caught up on some much needed rest, and didn’t miss falling asleep or waking up to the newsfeed from my phone. I easily survived a
week without the outside world and it easily survived without me. My family and friends have another camping trip planned before school starts, but this time there will be Internet and cellular service where we’re going. Will we be sitting around the campfire and on the beach reading our phones instead of talking to each other? Unless we agree to keep them turned off and only connect for designated time periods each day, I imagine we’ll revert to old habits. Some of us might find a voluntary disconnect more challenging than others. People with a large social circle and a strong interest in news, pop culture, sports or work can sometimes feel more addicted to their phones. From my own recent experience I found it liberating to turn the outside world off temporarily, and I plan to incorporate more of that into my daily routine. Before the Mabel Lake camping trip I
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Careless driving, smoking penalties on the way The B.C. legislature is being recalled Sept. 28 for a fall session that will likely deal with increasing penalties for distracted driving and careless smoking. The B.C. government has signalled its intention to increase penalties in both areas. Justice Minister Suzanne Anton announced preliminary results of public consultation on distracted driving penalties at the end of
June, with 90 per cent of respondents calling for stiffer penalties for using smartphones while driving. Anton said the current $167 ticket for distracted drivers is not sufficient for repeat offenders, who could have their vehicles impounded. Saskatchewan has introduced a one-week seizure of the vehicle for drivers who get two distracted driving tickets less than a year
apart. After dry conditions sparked an early start to the B.C. forest fire season, Forests Minister Steve Thomson announced a review of penalties for violating campfire bans and tossing lit cigarettes. T h o m s o n appointed Prince G e o rg e - M a c ke n z i e MLA Mike Morris, a former RCMP superintendent, to lead a similar review
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provincial parks if they violate campfire restrictions. Fire bans allow
use of camp stoves or barbecues with briquets for cooking, but conservation officers continue to find people lighting wood fires that give off sparks and can spread in dry conditions. The fall session will complete an unusually busy year for the B.C. legislature, which was recalled in July to authorize a project development agreement for the Pacific Northwest
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Fires, forests high on local government agenda By Tom Fletcher Black Press
As mayors and councillors from across the province prepare to gather in Vancouver for their annual September convention and meetings with the B.C. cabinet, the state of B.C. forests and the threat of fires is top of mind. A resolution up for debate from Premier Christy Clark’s constituency of West Kelowna calls on the province to take the lead on forest fuel management, directly funding and managing it for private as well as public land. It notes that despite high
costs and widespread damage from the 2014 forest fire season, the province’s Strategic Wildfire Prevention Initiative excluded operational activities and was restricted to financing community protection plans. The program spent $62 million between 2004 and 2014 to assist local governments reduce interface fire risk. Applications for fuel projects were halted last year when the budget was spent, and this past May the forests ministry put another $5 million in, for projects on municipal or provincial land only. The province main-
tains that fuel projects on private land are best left to local governments to coordinate with their public land programs. In the wake of beetle losses and reduced timber harvest limits, Williams Lake, Quesnel, 100 Mile House and Wells are calling for the province to improve certainty on the working forest land base. Their resolution calls for the province to “deliver the full allowable cut allowed under the BC Timber Sales program” and “complete a science-based inventory of available timber supply.” Forests Minister
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Having just read a story of a young fellow who narrowly escaped with his life while being cruelly persecuted in the Hutu Tutsi conflict in Rwanda, I was reminded of the prevalence of racism in the world today. It raises its ugly head just like a plague. The conflict mentioned above cost over a million human lives. Among many other examples of racism there was the “ethnic cleansing” in Serbia and Bosnia, where many more were killed. More recently the tensions between the Russians and the Ukrainians have been in the headlines. Closer to home, racism against minority groups is often highlighted in the news. Yet, the Bible reveals that we are all equally human beings, descendants of a couple, named Adam and Eve (Genesis 1:26-28; Acts 17:26). They were created in the image of God. He breathed the very breath of life into Adam. At the close of the day, God pronounced their creation with the declaration “very good.” This is what gives every human being dignity, worth and very great value, much more than any of the animals. (Matthew 10:29-31) So we should recognise the image of God in every human being that we meet, whatever culture or people group that they are from. God has made each person in his image, and is intimately acquainted with each one. That makes them very special in His sight and so should they be to us. Racism is evil, and has cost the human race untold horror and grief. If we lived our lives surrendered to God and in light of his word, the world would be a much better place to live. There is only one race and that is the human race. “Owe nothing to anyone – except for your obligation to love one another. If you love your neighbour, you will fulfill the requirements of God’s law.” Romans 13:8 NLT Submitted by Ken Penner Sponsored by
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workers were attempting to carry out environmental fieldwork for the proposed alternate route when they were turned away. “This environmental fieldwork is necessary so that cultural and historical resources are identified, respected and protected, and so that the project can be designed, constructed and operated in a safe and environmentally responsible manner,” said Cano. He said his company had made more than 90 attempts to contact hereditary chief Knedebeas of the Dark House, an Unist’ot’en house which operates the checkpoint were the workers were stopped. “They have simply refused to discuss the project, even though
they have a legal obligation to do so,” said Cano. “As a result, we have unfortunately to date been unable to arrive at a mutually agreeable solution to accessing the Dark House territory.” Huson said her chief would not negotiate with TransCanada after a
bad experience with the company. Last Thursday’s encounter was one of several between Coastal GasLink workers and members of the Unist’ot’en clan. TransCanada said it contacted the police because it had been denied the ability to use a public road.
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Anything that goes gets to have a go on the drag strip. Trucks, motorcycles, snowmobiles and dedicated drag-racing vehicles all got a chance to put pedal to the metal. Event organizer Alisa Palumbo said these drag races have been going strong in the north for about 20 years, where participants come from Prince Rupert to Prince George and occasionally from as far as Alberta and Alaska.
Peter Pettigrew put about $7,000 into his Ski-Doo Mach Z 809 Proline Skid. He says the vehicle has about 200 horsepower.
Tim Giesbrecht bought this car five years ago and rebuilt it from the ground-up. He put $50,000 in the engine.
He was very pleased with his performance on the drag strip.
The car has as 540-cubic-inch Indie Maxx Hemi engine with a two-speed Powerglide transmission.
Pettigrew won in the bike/sled category and in the King of the Hill Bike category.
Giesbrecht took second place in the Super Pro category.
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Director of Finance Houston is nestled in the beautiful Bulkley Valley amongst some of BC’s finest outdoor recreational opportunities where you can enjoy cross-country skiing, fishing, hunting, and snowmobiling. There is always room on the riverbank, lake or the many walking and hiking trails in the area. Houston, with a population of 3200, is a quiet and peaceful community where the pace is slower and the people are friendly. Please visit our website at www.houston.ca. This is a senior municipal management position that reports directly to the Chief Administrative Officer. This position is responsible for performing the statutory duties of the financial officer as set out in Section 149 of the Community Charter. The role includes but is not limited to investing municipal funds; expending the municipality’s money according to Council’s authorization; ensuring accurate records and full accounts of the financial affairs of the municipality are prepared and maintained; exercising control and supervision over all other financial affairs of the municipality; developing short and long range forecasts and plans; supervising financial employees; and overseeing the Financial Information Systems. The successful candidate will be an experienced senior financial manager with a professional designation who has proven leadership abilities and excellent communication, interpersonal and team building skills. Qualifications for this position include a professional accounting designation, or an equivalent level of education and experience, with a minimum of five years work experience, preferably in a local government setting. Knowledge of the Community Charter, Local Government Act and municipal accounting principles would be an asset. This position will be subject to a six (6) month probationary period. The District of Houston offers a competitive salary and management benefits package. If you are interested in applying for this position, please email your cover letter, resume outlining qualifications and experience and identifying at least two references marked ‘Confidential’ by 4:00 pm local time, Wednesday September 16, 2015 to: Michael D. Glavin, CAO District of Houston PO Box 370 Houston, BC V0J 1Z0 cao@houston.ca The District of Houston requires all positions undergo a Criminal Record Check.
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Deadline Date: September 4, 2015 Start Date: September 14, 2015 Apply To: Wilp si’Satxw Community Healing Centre P.O. Box 429 Kitwanga, B.C. V0J 2A0 or email: a.howard@wilpchc.ca
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BRING BACK THE SPARKLE! • Lots of potential in this well laid out family home on just over 5 acres minutes from town! 3 bedrooms up, 2 down. • Garden doors off living room to a deck. • Corner gas fireplace in living room. Spacious country kitchen. • Laundry on the main. Basement features a large rec room with a gas stove and vinyl plank flooring. • Double garage, outside wood furnace, wrap around driveway. • Nicely treed lot. All appliances included. Call Lia to view 250-845-1147.
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MULTI SEASON RETREAT! • Spectacular views from this spacious country home located on just over 8 acres approx. 20 minutes south of Houston on the Buck Flats Road. • 3 bedrooms on the main, 2 in the basement. • High vaulted ceilings in the very open living room/kitchen and dining. • 2 bay windows. Enjoy the views from your large sundeck. • Basement is partly finished. • Double carport, greenhouse, storage shed, garden area. • All Appliances included. Call Lia to view. 250-845-1147.
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GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD, GREAT VALUE! • Spacious 5 bedroom home in the popular Avalon Subdivision. • New windows and doors, fresh paint, some new flooring, new sundeck, updated bedrooms. Laundry on the main. • Large kitchen with lots of cupboards, formal dining with garden doors to the deck. • Full basement with a huge rec room and wood stove, 4 piece bath and plenty of storage. Double garage, private, fenced back yard, huge lot! • All appliances included. Call Lia to view 250-845-1147.
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL DIKE MAINTENANCE The District of Houston is now accepting proposals for the 2015 Fall Dike Maintenance Program. The area to be covered is river left and right between Highway 16 Buck River Bridge and CN Rail Bridge approx. 462 meters total also river right on the south side of the Highway 16 Bridge approx. 30 meters. Terms and Conditions: • Brushing of dikes and removal of all specified materials and repair of dike as required • Methodology, experience, equipment and certification • Close of Proposals: September 11, 2015 • Award of Contract: September 25, 2015 • Weather permitting • Contractor responsible for all permits and licenses, removal of all material. Information requested: • Equipment rates and specs • Manpower hourly rate • Availability • Certification • Previous experience • Removal of debris • Methodology For more information, please contact the following: Jim Daigneault, Emergency Program Coordinator District of Houston, Box 370, Houston BC V0J 1Z0 Phone: (250) 845-2250 or Fax: (250) 845-2273 Deadline: Friday September 11, 2015 at 4:00pm Proposals must be received at the District of Houston Office at 3367 – 12th Street, Houston, B.C. by the above date and time in a sealed envelope clearly marked “District of Houston Dike Brushing” and addressed to: Lindsay Blair, Corporate Services Officer, District of Houston, Box 370, Houston BC V0J 1Z0, Phone 250-845-2238, Fax 250-845-3429. All quotations received by the deadline specified will be opened in public at the close of the quotation deadline. The District reserves the right to accept any offer, or reject any or all offers. The District reserves the right to waive informalities in, or reject any or all quotations, or accept the quotation deemed most favourable in the interests of the District of Houston. No submitter shall have any claim for any compensation of any kind whatsoever as a result of participating in this quotation, and by submitting a bid each submitter shall be deemed to have agreed that it has no claim. More than one company may be selected, depending on methodology, equipment and expense.
Houston Public Library Events: Mark Zagwyn Photography - Friday, Sept 4: noon to 4:30 p.m. Book Club - Thursday, Sept 24: 7 to 9 p.m.. For more info contact the library @250-845-2256.
All bikes are welcome to take part in the third annual Houston Toy Run Sat. Sept. 12. Meet at 10 a.m. at Houston A & W and ride to Granisle for lunch with the Toy Drop at 2 p.m. at the Houston Salvation Army. All donations go to the Salvation Blue Army Christmas Hamper Campaign.
Pantone colours: Pantone COUNTRY LIVING AT 287 Green are sponsoring a Block Watch information IT’S FINEST! Pantone 356 RCMP meeting Monday, Sept. 14 at NWCC. Watch for Pantone 139 Harvest • Well set up hobby farm on just under 6 acres on the popular Lund Road. more info. • • • •
4 bedroom, 3 bath home. Vaulted ceilings in the living room, dining room and kitchen. Patio doors off the dining to a large deck. Updated flooring. Huge rec-room in the basement with a blaze king woodstove, outside basement entry. Fenced & cross fenced. • 14X24 barn, shop & storage sheds. All appliances included. • Call Lia to View 250-845-1147.
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Annual Helen Sullivan Memorial Fun Run/Walk Sept. 19, 2015 - 10:00am. Whether you go it alone or as a team, make a pledge to raise your heart rate as well as funds! All proceeds go to the Houston Retirement Housing Society. Pledge sheets can be picked up at the Houston Chamber of Commerce Monday to Friday 9-5 & the Houston Leisure Facility. Houston and District Chamber of Commerce will host a Federal Election All-Candidates meeting Colour on Monday, Oct. 5 at 7 p.m. at the Logo Houston Community Hall. Community Calendar proudly sponsored by
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HOUSTON COMMUNITY CALENDAR GEMS Girls Club starts again Sept. 10 at the Houston Christian Reformed Church at 6:30 p.m. for meet & greet, registration and fun night. Registration is available at Country Wide Printing & Stationery. Please register before Sept 10.
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Seniors Happy Gang Entertainment Fund is accepting donations for Silent Auction Fundraiser. Call: 250-845-7537 or 250-845-9615. Coffee Break - an Interactive Women’s Bible Study meet every Wed. morning from 9:30-11:00 at the Houston Christian Reformed Church, 1959 Goold Road. Childcare is provided. For more info call Margaret: 845-2348, Darlene 845-7438, Evelyn 696-3229. Houston’s “Love by the Bowl” Soup Kitchen July 2007 serving healthy homemade soups in two different seatings, 11-12 and 12 -1 on Wednesdays. The Houston Legion Branch 249: Meeting: 2nd Monday of the month is Executive, 4th Monday is General Meeting. Buck Flats Community Development Society, meets every 3rd Sat. evening at 6pm at Andy Pollack’s house (17642) on Buck Flats Rd. All Buck Flats residents are welcome to attend, we discuss issues concerning the Buck flats area. Please call Chris Newell at 250-845-3564 for more info. Activities for Seniors in Houston at the Seniors Centre: Carpet Bowling Tues. & Fri. 1:00 PM • Floor Curling Mon. 1:00 PM • Pool any afternoon to schedule call; Adrian-250-845-2338 • Breakfastsfirst Sat. of the month, community invited. • Soup and Sandwich luncheon- third Thurs. of the month. Community invited. At Pleasant Valley Village, 3603 File 11th St.: Senior Exercise, Mon. & Fri 10:00 AM • Cards Mon. & Thurs. 7:00 PM. At the Bowling Alley: Seniors bowling Wed. 1:30 PM. At the Houston Swimming Pool: Aquafit, Mon., Wed. & Fri. 9-10
Bulkley Valley CREDIT UNION N Since May 1941, Bulkley Valley Credit Union has been building a solid financial institution that members from Burns Lake to the Hazeltons have grown to rely on. People helping people is how we began and we strive to remain people-oriented, both in our financial services and through direct involvement with our communities. We are dedicated to local decision-making and local control, key factors in providing the kinds of services that meet the financial needs of individuals and business members alike.
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TOPLEY Structural Firefighting/Hwy Rescue. Interested? Topley Volunteer Fire Dept. is accepting applications. No experience necessary please contact Byron - F/C 250-696-3348 or come to a Fire Practice Thurs @ 19:00 hrs (7pm). Topley Fire Protection Society meetings every second Tuesday of the month at 7:30 pm.
GRANISLE The Granisle and District Senior Citizens meet every second and fourth Thursday of the month at 1:30 p.m. at the Seniors Centre. Granisle Volunteer Fire Department meetings & fire practices every Tues., 7:00pm at the Fire Hall. Granisle Church of the Way services are Sundays at 11:00am. Please keep your announcements as brief as possible. Deadline (faxed or mailed or delivered) is 4 p.m. Thursday. Items are printed or alternated as space permits. Items will be accepted via fax, email or dropped at the office. No phone calls please. More calendar items are listed online and can be submitted or viewed at www.houston-today.com
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