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Council will apply for a $30,000 grant from Northern Development Initiative Trust for upgrades to the Community Hall. The upgrades will cost $50,000 and is expected to be completed in 2016. To make up the shortfall, the District will allocate $20,000 to the Community Hall Revitalization project in next year’s budget. This is also a necessary step as the NDIT’s grant has a maximum of $30,000. “This building was chosen because it’s a building that needs some upgrades,” Mayor Shane Brienen said. “We looked at it last year, we had an inspection done on the building to check out the lifespan of it because council was concerned that we didn’t want to put money into a building that may not last, but

it looks like it’s got a pretty good lifespan yet.” “It is fairly well-used in the community and we’d like to keep it up to date and running as we try to do with all our buildings.” District chief administrative officer Michael D. Glavin mentioned in his report to council that the District is looking into the areas for improvements. “The specific components of what will be included in the project are currently being evaluated by staff but will likely address issues related to the roof, lighting and/or acoustic upgrades,” it read. The deadline for applications is Nov. 13 and results will be released in January. This year, Houston Hikers has received funding from this grant that went towards developing the Mt. Harry Davis mountain bike trails.

Successes and hitches in recent water pipe pigging By Xuyun Zeng Houston Today

District engineering manager Don Hounsell presented his report of the water pipes swabbing process to council on Nov. 3, highlighting successes and hitches. He mentioned that the project came under budget

by $27,000 or 17 per cent despite having to repair a water main and two valves. “Which was very good considering the age of some of our infrastructure,” Hounsell said. A caveat here is that not all lines were cleaned and swabs are still stuck within the lines for future extraction.

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Councillors Tom Stringfellow, Rick Lundrigan and John Siebenga went to two businesses on Oct. 17 as part of the business walk. They reported having a good experience and learned how the District can help businesses. Coun. Lundrigan heard from businesses that the District can help by developing a system for retiring owners to hand

over their businesses. “There are some businesses that don’t have succession plans due to the nature of the business — young people not getting into the workforce or that field,” Coun. Lundrigan said. “The thought process came up that maybe we could develop a list for people who, in the future, would like to own a business.” “Then come down the road, work with these businesses and get the training they need

… and possibly mentor that person into the job and into the business when the business owner decides to sell.” Coun. Lundrigan rated his impression of the business walk as “very good”, and he received “very positive feedback”. “ U n fo r t u n a t e l y, on the day we did it, we didn’t have a lot of participation, being a Saturday,” Coun. Lundrigan said. “Everybody we spoke to was very happy with the direction of [the

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Coun. Siebenga repeated the positive note that these two councillors voiced, and added that the closing of Houston Forest Products did not affect businesses as much as they anticipated. He said no problems were raised during his visit. Coun. Jonathan Van Barneveld did not attend October month’s business walks as he spent time away on personal matters. The next business walk will happen in this month.

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that we had is downtown, north side and the industrial park,” Hounsell said. Hounsell suggested that if the town wanted these lines to undergo cleaning, they needed to make further investment into pipes so that public works could extract the swabs. After Hounsell’s presentation, Coun. Tom Stringfellow

asked why pipes led to dead-ends. “When they designed the water system here, instead of following conventional design of looping, or having a blowout system, they just deadended because they thought, ‘Well, in the future someone is going to come in and loop this,’” Hounsell said. Coun. Tim

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it’s been probably one of the busiest years I’ve ever had, and I started in 1993,” she said. Long added that last year, 40 per cent of sales came from people new to town, while this year that number was at 10 per cent, suggesting that people who bought houses tended to be people moving up

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Houston Re/Max real estate agent, Lia Long. this September. It added that 36 units were sold last September and 26 were sold this September. “We’re pretty comparable to last year on numbers, we might be down a few sales for this time of the year, but there’s also accepted offers on a few places now as well,” Long said. “It’s been easier to sell houses this year

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ver the years, we have witnessed the tragic deaths of young people who did not receive adequate support under the provincial government’s program for children in care. Last month, independent public inquiries were requested by the families of 15-year-old Nick Lang and 18-year-old Alex Gervais. Premier Christy Clark said a “review” would take place, but not an independent public inquiry, saying a review would be more expedient. However, an independent inquiry might be more appropriate and ensure transparency and accountability. Greater steps should have taken place years ago. The government has known about shortfalls in the system. Children have been left unattended in hotels, they have struggled after reaching the age of 19 (when they are “aged out” of care), and have been victims of a system that was intended to help them. The 2014 report, On Their Own: Examining the Needs of B.C. Youth as They Leave Government Care, by the B.C. Representative for Children and Youth, makes multiple recommendations. It recommends the creation of a “minimum income support level as well as access to health, dental and vision care for all former youth in care until age 25.” This would help ensure the well-being of and financial stability for youth. It also recommends “on a caseby-case basis, the extension of foster care up to age 25 for youth who are in post-secondary school or training program.” Extending the age limit will help youth in care transition and have access to much-needed resources. It will also empower them to pursue higher education and/or trades programs. Other recommendations include the creation of a Youth Secretariat to help bring in new initiatives and work with other government ministries. The establishment of new legislation, modelled around the Children (Leaving Care) Act created in the United Kingdom, has also been suggested. Inadequate support leads to numerous struggles for these young people. It is related to financial stability, mental health, education and many other aspects of life. A weak government response to these needs can lead to a cycle of poverty. Carly Fraser committed suicide 20 hours and 35 minutes after she had turned 19. No child should have to choose between life and death. No youth should have to battle addiction or sleep on the sidewalk because proper safeguards were not implemented and financial commitments were not made. Surrey-Cloverdale MLA Stephanie Cadieux, the Minister of Children and Family Development, said “it’s not true that they age out with no supports… there is actually a lot of support available as they make that transition. But we do know that there’s always more we could be doing.” The government needs to take serious steps and follow these words with action. It is often said that the true measure of our society’s success is based on how we treat the most vulnerable. This is a call to our B.C. representatives to take action. -Japreet Lehal Simon Fraser University graduate pursing a law degree.

Dog to the rescue: Adopting Buster By Lori Welbourne On a brighter note

On March 23rd our beloved dog of five years vanished without a trace and we’ve been looking for him ever since. Charlie was a 30 pound white Cockapoo that looked similar to many other dogs, so there have been several false sightings that had us running around the first few months. There were also many pictures of look-a-like pups sent to us from nice people through social media that never ended up being him. It happened again on September 10th when a dog identified as a Wheaton Terrier was posted to the Selkirk Veterinary Hospital’s Facebook page and people started asking if it was ours. He looked so much like Charlie my heart raced when I first saw the photo. It was late at night, but I immediately sent messages and left

voice mails with the vet clinic and the Nelson SPCA where he had been turned in. The next morning at 7:30 am I received a call from Rob at the SPCA who said the well groomed dog did not have an ear tattoo so it likely wasn’t ours. His height and weight seemed significantly smaller as well. It was said he’d been abandoned on the side of the highway by a couple of men that brought him in. It appeared he’d been tethered around his neck and hung or swung from it, causing bloody lacerations and bulging eyes from the apparent choking. The little guy was in very rough shape and was understandably despondent. “It’s very unusual a dog like this wouldn’t be claimed within the hour,” Rob said. “Maybe someone doesn’t want him anymore.” Or maybe he’s been stolen from another city I suggested. Without

a tattoo or microchip it’s almost impossible to find pets that have been taken out of town like most stolen dogs seem to be. Despite thousands of shares of his online posts no one claimed him and I excitedly drove out to Nelson to meet him on September 19th hoping to adopt him since he was in need of a loving family. When I arrived at the foster home and saw him for the first time any high hopes I had that it might be Charlie were dashed in an instant as the much smaller bandaged version of him limped towards me with his tail sticking between his legs. But my heart also melted. I sat on the couch with him in my arms and I wanted to take care of him forever. The wonderful retired nurse that had been tending to him showed me all his medications and thought it best he stay with her for another week until he was better, but I knew I could handle his schedule

of pills, ointments and eye drops and convinced her and the SPCA I was a worthy caregiver. Wendy and her husband had given him the temporary name of Buster which astounded me since that’s exactly the name we had chosen for him. Our dogs Charlie and Lola had been given the runner up names we’d picked out for our children and since I tried hard to convince my husband to name our son Buster when Sam was in my belly, it only made sense to all of us that our new pup should get that moniker. Wendy teared up saying goodbye to him and I teared up signing the adoption papers. I took pictures of Buster and sent them to my husband and kids. “He’s very sad,” I texted, to which our 15 year old son responded with “he won’t be for long!” When I arrived home it was love at first sight for them too. Even our

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dog Lola was wagging her tail, eager to play with her new brother. Buster was so zoned out on medication he just laid around not reacting to much for the first week. He’d hobble about briefly with two of his legs looking double jointed and a crooked spine that had us all wondering what could have happened. His bones jutted out from being malnourished, but our veterinarian Dr. Oz checked him out and predicted he’d regain his appetite and be wagging his tail soon enough. He was right. As he’s become healthier and happier he still acts like he’s missing someone and I can’t help but wonder if there’s a family out there longing for him the way we still long for our lost Charlie. But regardless of the past or the future, sweet little Buster has helped mend our broken hearts in the present with all the joy and love he’s brought into our home.

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Three B.C. ministers in Trudeau’s cabinet

Vancouver South MP Harjit Sajjan By Tom Fletcher Black Press

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed three rookie B.C. MPs to his new cabinet, all from the Lower Mainland.

Vancouver South MP Harjit Sajjan, a former LieutenantColonel in the Canadian Forces who served three tours in Afghanistan, is the new Minister of Defence. He was a Vancouver Police

Vancouver-Granville MP Jody Wilson-Raybould officer for 11 years before running for Parliament in the Oct. 19 election. Va n c o u v e r Granville MP Jody Wilson-Raybould, another first-time candidate elected to the new riding

of VancouverGranville, is appointed Justice Minister. WilsonRaybould is a former Crown prosecutor and served as B.C. regional chief for the Assembly of First Nations before

Delta MP Carla Qualtrough running for national office. Delta MP Carla Qualtrough is appointed minister for Sport and Persons with Disabilities. A lawyer and specialist in disabilities who is visually impaired,

Qualtrough won three medals in swimming at the 1988 and 1992 Paralympic Games. B.C. Premier Christy Clark congratulated the new B.C. MPs, part of a contingent of

17 elected with the Liberal majority in Ottawa. “I am pleased to see British Columbia will be well represented at the cabinet table,” Clark said in a statement Wednesday. “I know ministers Jody Wilson-Raybould, Harjit Sajjan and Carla Qualtrough will be strong, passionate advocates not just for our province, but for our shared priorities, like renewing the Softwood Lumber Agreement, LNG development, increasing support for international trade, investing in infrastructure and immigration, as well as fully including First Nations in our diverse economy.”

B.C. judges get retroactive 4.9% raise One group of employees that escaped the B.C. government’s caps on pay increases is the 155 provincial court judges. The judges’ association has won a court challenge of a 1.5 per cent raise approved by the B.C. government for the fiscal year ended in March 2014. The Supreme Court of Canada refused to hear the government’s

appeal of an earlier decision to make the raise 4.9 per cent, plus an increase of the judges’ pension accrual rate from three to 3.5 per cent. The cost of the retroactive raise is estimated at $2.67 million for that year alone. It remains to be seen if the judges will challenge the one per cent increase approved for 201415, which brought their salaries to $236,950.

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“The cost of the retroactive raise is estimated at $2.67 million for that year alone.”

“This will have an impact on our fiscal plan,” B.C. Justice Minister Suzanne Anton told reporters. “And as you know government has been in an environment of balancing the

budget, and part of our philosophy on that is that provincial court judges’ salaries should generally fit into the same pattern that public service salaries fit into.” Starting in 2013, the province

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negotiated five-year contracts with health care, social services and other unions with raises between one and 1.5 per cent per year. Finance Minister Mike de Jong introduced the concept of

“growth sharing” to achieve longer labour settlements, with additional raises paid in years when growth of the provincial economy exceeds independent forecasts. The judges’ association lost its initial challenge of the 2013-14 raise, when B.C. Supreme Court Justice John Savage noted provincial court judges’ salaries had risen 45 per cent

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B.C. food product sales set record high By Tom Fletcher Black Press

B.C.’s farm and food product industry is growing, even though the number of farmers isn’t. Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick hosted farmers and food producers at the B.C. legislature Tuesday to mark B.C. Agrifoods Day and announce that sales of B.C. food products set a record of $12.3 bil-

lion in 2014. That’s up 5.9 per cent from the previous year, which was up 3.5 per cent from 2012. “Local people are buying local products, that’s a big part,” Letnick said in an interview. “Our exports are increasing. We’ve had a record year, just under $3 billion in exports.” Two thirds of B.C. export sales go to the U.S. China is second with $264 million

in sales, and Japan bought $199 million worth in 2014. “Our number one agri-food product continues to be dairy,” Letnick said. “Number two is farmed salmon, so that might be news to a few people.” Abbotsford dairy farmer Jared DeJong attended the ceremony and offered a plea to the next generation of B.C. residents to stay with their fam-

“Local people are buying local products, that’s a big part [of why sales are up].” -Norm Letnick, Agriculture Minister

ily farms. “Today there are many multi-generational family farms where the future is in doubt, as the next generation ponders

what they’re going to do with their career,” DeJong said. “We need to not only secure the current generation of young farmers, but also

attract new bright young talent to agriculture and into the thousands of key agriculture jobs across the province in the years to come.” With family farms and new farmers, is B.C.’s farm base growing? “We’re holding our own,” Letnick said. “We’re at about 20,000 farm families, which has been pretty steady. There are about 55,000 people employed in agricul-

ture and agrifoods, again that’s pretty steady. We are seeing higher productivity on the land, so that helps.” He said the TransPacific Partnership trade agreement bodes well for B.C. It proposes phasing out tariffs in Asian countries on B.C. salmon, halibut, herring, crab, geoduck, blueberries, fresh and frozen vegetables, pork and icewine.

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Police responded to 29 calls since our last police report. Three of which were traffic calls, two abandoned calls, one false alarm and one bylaw complaint. *** Police did a court compliance check on a man on Byron Circle in Granisle on Oct. 31 at 10:30 p.m. Police said the man was not found at home and they have requested a warrant for his arrest. *** Police responded to a mischief call on Nov. 1 at 1:50 a.m. Police said an individual threw an object through a window of a parked vehicle on 14th Street. Police said the suspect has been identified and this case might be resolved through alternative measures instead of sending it through the justice system. *** Police responded to a home invasion on Hagman Crescent on Nov. 1 at 4:30 a.m. Police said the homeowner claimed several people forced entry into the apartment, and used bear spray against the homeowner, causing him minor injuries. Police said they have gathered forensic evidence and described one person involved as a short man wearing a baseball cap. Anyone with information is asked to call police or Crimestoppers. *** Police responded to an injured woman at the bottom of the hill on Tweedie Avenue on Nov. 3 at 7:45 a.m. Police said an intoxicated woman had fallen down the hill, and she was transported to hospital by ambulance for minor facial injuries. Police said they are anticipating charges for breaching probation. *** Police received a report of suspicious men near a business on Morice River Road on Nov. 4 at 2:30 a.m. Police said they patrolled the area but could not locate them, and there were no signs of forced entry. Police said they encourage the public to report such suspicious behaviour as it might prevent break-and-enters.

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of Terrace. Morgan has a story of ties with the Second World War – a story that illustrates the power of love and war and the value of remembrance. Alex’s parents, Lavender and Raymond, met in Europe and it was one of those love-atfirst-sight encounters between nurse and wounded soldier. Raymond, who was of Gitxsan decent (his birth certificate records his place of birth as “Skeena River”) was one of many volunteer soldiers who left the B.C. northwest to fight for the Allies largely because of their values, says Alex. Like Raymond, a good number of volunteers from the northwest were First Nations and a number were killed overseas and never returned. Alex says his father didn’t speak a whole lot about his service, which is fairly common among war vets, but his body showed the marks of wartime conflict: He was mostly deaf in one ear, and had one arm shorter than the other after having reconstructive surgery to shattered bone. “He went into the North African conflict then up into the Mediterranean into Italy and Greece,” Alex recounts. “He was driving a Bren gun carrier that has tracks on the back and wheels on front, he was the driver and he was blown up in Italy and there were four of them, all who died except for him.” Raymond was then sent to a hospital in England where he met

Alex Morgan with photos of his parents, Raymond and Lavender Morgan. Lavender and their transcontinental romance began to bloom. When Lavender, a young Scottish woman with bright red hair and an adventurous streak, set off by boat with scores of other war brides from England in 1944, she soon discovered she was risking her life to be with Raymond who had travelled separately to Vancouver for treatment at Shaughnessy Hospital. From the ship’s deck Lavender saw other vessels getting sunk by German U-boats. Alarms would sound in the night and passengers had to rush to the emergency boats. Surviving the ocean voyage, Lavender made it to Halifax and then, after an administrative delay, took a one-week train ride across Canada by steam engine, fol-

lowed by a two-day journey, also by train, north to Kitwanga. She had been in touch by mail with her new Gitxsan mother-in-law, Martha Morgan, and knew that Kitwanga was a tiny town of 200. But according to Alex, who now recounts the story of his parents to school classes in the area around this time of year, Lavender wasn’t prepared for the grand welcome she received by the local brass band. “She told me, when she got off the train and saw the crowd of people playing instruments, she turned around to see if there was someone behind her coming off the train who would be honoured,” Alex said. As it turned out, the grand welcome was in fact for her – the community honouring the arrival of Raymond’s

wife from England. Born several years later, Alex and his sister Naomi moved with the family to Houston where Raymond worked in forestry, before returning to Kitwanga in the 1980s. Throughout that time the family became avid promoters of Remembrance Day, visiting schools to share their story that shows the influence of the war in shaping their own lives and the society we know today. “I can see they now put a face to Remembrance Day,” says Alex. “I will see students in the mall, and they will say, ‘ah, you came to our class and gave the poppies out.’” Alex says that in the classes – at various aboriginal schools in Gitsegukla, Gitanyow and Kitwanga as well

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was the only submission that the District received, and it will be her first time working there. “I catered for many years, but I’ve never done a concessiontype setting,” Hamblin said. “I have a real passion for cooking and I’m known for my cooking. People know me and they know the quality of my food.” It will also be the first time Hamblin will be making sushi for the public. Hamblin spent time in Vancouver a couple of weeks ago

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Morice Mountain Nordic Ski Club recently held an open house at the Houston Public Library. Above, club president, Greg Yeomans, is showing a map of the proposed developments at the Morice Mountain recreation site. By Xuyun Zeng Houston Today

The future of the Morice Mountain recreation site came to the centre of attention at the Library and at the District’s regular council meeting on Nov. 3. Morice Mountain Nordic Ski Club president Greg Yeomans outlined future trail development plans at its open house in the Library and then proceeded to promote them at council later. “This is part of the meeting to discuss what the future will be,” Yeomans said at the open house. “It’s expanded use and more trail networks and more usage.” “Where we go from

there, I guess we’ll find out, but it’s definitely going to change things.” Yeomans wants to develop the area into an attractive place for four-season usage for mountain biking, snowshoeing, horseback riding, running, hiking, cross-country and back country skiing. “Next year, we start working on some high priority ones and figuring out mechanism to leapfrog and go beyond that,” Yeomans said. “Is there money and plans for all the trails? No. But ideas are there and it’s just figuring out the mechanism to get them established and developed.” Coun. Jonathan

Van Barneveld was present at the open house and expressed his optimism. “I sat down with Greg a little bit and came up with some plans,” he said. “We just sat down and kind of looked at the map and strategically planned, knowing the land base, where different trails can go, and how to really enhance recreational opportunities through winter and summer.” At council, Yeomans talked about how further developing the recreation site would allow Houston to benefit from tourism dollars. “I just think of events in Tumbler Ridge – Emperor’s

Challenge – 800 people is their limit for registration and it fills up quickly. And every town campsite is full,” Yeomans said. He suggested that Houston could organize a 21-kilometre run on the trails. “You promote it in the right fashion and you’ll be lacking for accommodation in town,” he said. Coun. Dawn Potvin asked if Yeomans foresees a run happening next summer to which Yeomans replied he would like to. Coun. John Siebenga thanked Yeomans for his service for the community. Yeomans also teased about a trail

about seven-kilometres long from the ski cabin into downtown Houston. He said he needed to get into contact with landowners as the trail goes through private and town land. Yeomans highlighted that progress is contingent on volunteer and financial resources. “ R e a l i s t i c a l l y, it’s time, energy and money, resources, and you stretch those as far as you can,” Yeomans said at the open house. “It’s a volunteer organization, so you got to be respectful of that because they have other lives and full-time jobs, so you have to be careful you try to progress.”

It is amazing how some people can forgive others for the atrocities that have been done to them and their loved ones. Corrie TenBoom forgave the Gestapo who killed her father and her sister in the Nazi death camps. Sokreaksa Himm forgave those who killed most of his family and left him for dead in the killing fields of Cambodia. He sought these killers out and forgave them face to face and prayed for them in their presence. Another man Christopher LaPel, who narrowly escaped the Khmer Rouge with his life, now visits a man in prison who was convicted of being responsible for killing & torturing some 14,000 people, including his cousin during the Pol Pot regime of terror.* How is this possible we might ask? This does not come naturally to us. We want revenge. Hatred and a desire to settle the score fill our hearts as we remember the offenses done against us. Possibly you can think of someone that you think of in this way. The only way we can truly forgive someone from the heart is to have a change of heart, “….it is a change of heart, produced by God’s Spirit.” Romans 2:29 NLT (Psalm 51:10). When we realize what it cost Jesus to forgive us, we have no alternative but to forgive others who have sinned against us. “If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you. But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins.” Matthew 6:14,15 NLT. We obtain a new heart and attitude when we surrender our lives to God (Ezekiel 36:26,27; Galatians 5:16,17). As we turn our sins and our sinful selves over to him, he forgives us, changes us and empowers us with his Holy Spirit to live as Jesus lived (Romans 8:1-17), then we will have the power to forgive. This is the heart of God, to forgive! (Numbers 14:18; Psalm 86:5; Isaiah 55:6,7; Matthew 11:29) “Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.” Colossians 3:13 NLT Submitted by Ken Penner

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Senior Facilities’ Operator Competition Number: 03-2015 Term: Full-Time – Permanent Rate of Pay: $29.18 (2015 CUPE Rate) External Closing Date: Monday, November 16, 2015 @ 4:00 p.m. Classification: Union - CUPE Local 2086 Primary Responsibilities: This position performs tasks required for the safe and proper operation of District of Houston facilities including the Houston Leisure Facility, Claude Parish Memorial Arena, Community Hall and surrounding grounds, parks maintenance and other District Facilities as assigned. This position operates and maintains the arena and pool plants and the related geothermal, HVAC, plumbing and electrical systems throughout the facilities in addition to performing other duties that keep the facilities safe and fit for operations.

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Please be advised that Carl Sjoden is proposing to remove 32.5 hectares of private land from Woodlot Licence W0124 located near Mount Harry Davis. Inquiries and/or comments must be submitted to The Forestdale Canyon Adventure Ltd. (Alison Patch, RPF) at 7296 Colleymount Road, Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E2 by December 15, 2015. Only written inquiries received by this date will be responded to. Information about this proposal can be obtained by contacting the abovementioned at 250-6956340.

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Application No. 341836

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION NOTICE This is an application for a one-time amendment in conjunction with the Closure of Wood Waste Landfill Permit PR-06159 under the provisions of the Environmental Management Act. Houston Forest Products, a Division of West Fraser Mills Ltd., has submitted an application for permit amendment to the Director of Environment for Permit PR-06159, originally issued on April 13, 1981. The permit authorizes the discharge of wood waste refuse from a sawmill-planer mill complex operation to a landfill located next to the site. The land upon which the wood waste landfill facility is situated and the discharge occurs is portions of District Lot 334A, Plan 8727, District Lots 343 and 344, Range 5, Coast District. The site is located at km 1.52 along Morice River Road, Houston, BC. The mailing address is PO Box 5000, Houston BC V0J1Z0. The Site Reference number for this discharge is E208841. The sawmill-planer mill was closed down in 2014. The mill has been dismantled and the site cleaned up. The demolition piles include demolition wood waste, steel, insulation, aluminum and plastic siding, asphalt roofing and wiring. Everything that can be recycled has been or is in the process of being removed for recycling. All other waste will be disposed of at the Regional District Landfill. The remaining wood infrastructure, wood siding have been piled and hogged to make it more manageable. The waste wood is classified as demolition wood waste. The permit amendment requests that the remaining demolition wood waste be added as a single discharge to the landfill. The expected volume would 20,000m3. The historical annual allowable permit volumes from 1985 to 2005 ranged from 21,840m3 to 43,680m3. The characteristics of the waste will include hogged demolition wood waste from the sawmill and planer mill complex, log yard waste, chip piles, some burner ash waste and a bit of miscellaneous concrete. The total wood waste from the demolition of the mill is estimated at 15,000m3. There is also some log yard waste, old chip piles, sawdust piles and some waste burner ash estimated at 4800m3. The miscellaneous waste includes some broken concrete pieces with rebar and refractory bricks estimated at 200m3. Several disposal options were investigated and pursued. These include: open burning of wood demolition waste; disposal at the Regional District Landfill; other Regional Districts; requesting an Approval to bury the waste on private land; and leaving the demolition waste at the former log yard. The only viable and practical disposal option was to use the hogged demolition wood waste to contour the existing landfill prior to closure. The permit requires a clay cap over the final wood waste followed by topsoil to meet the Wood Waste Landfill Permit Closure Requirements. Any person who may be adversely affected by the proposed amendment and wishes to provide relative information may, within 30 days after the last date of posting, publishing, service or display, send written comments to the applicant, with a copy to the Regional Manager, Environmental Protection at BC Ministry of Environment, PO Box 5000 Smithers, BC V0J2N0. The identity of any respondents and the contents of anything submitted in relation to this application will become part of the public record. Contact Person: Ray Hollenberg, B.Sc., R.P. Bio. Date this 28th day of October, 2015. Telephone #: 1-250-847-4556

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HOUSTON COMMUNITY CALENDAR The Houston Legion Branch 249: Meeting: 2nd Monday of the month is Executive, 4th Monday is General Meeting.

Community Market - has been cancelled. Houston Flyers Pee-Wee Division home tournament November 14 & 15 GEMS Girls Clubs meets other Thurs. till Dec. 3rd and again in Jan. at the Houston Christian Reformed Church from 6:308:30 p.m. GEMS is for girls from Grade 2-7. Come join us for Singing, Bible Study, games, badges and crafts. Registration Fee is $45/year and for more info Contact Fran at 250-845-7495. TOPS 1901 meets every Tues.: 8-9:30 a.m. at the Houston United Church. Come Bluejoin other women who are Taking Off Pounds Sensibly and encouraging a Green healthy lifestyle.

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Gang Entertainment Fund is accepting donations for Silent Auction Fundraiser. Call: 250-845-7537 or 250-845-9615.

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 • Breakfasts- first Sat. of the month, community invited. • Soup and Sandwich luncheon- third July 2007 Thurs. of the month. Community invited. At Pleasant Valley Village, 3603 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 AM. At the Legion: Seniors darts and light lunch Thursdays 11a.m. - 2 p.m.

Coffee Break - an Interactive Women’s Bible Study meet every Tuesday 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.

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.

Houston’s “Love by the Bowl” Soup Colour Logo File Kitchen serving healthy homemade soups in two different seatings, 11-12 and 12 -1 on Wednesdays.

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TOPLEY Topley Fire Protection Society meetings every second Tuesday of the month at 7:30 pm. 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).

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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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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