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Council has decided to allow the Steelhead Multicultural Society to negotiate with Via Rail on a lease for the Via Rail building. Council heard two options from the District’s chief administrative officer Michael Glavin. The first would involve the Society directly negotiating a lease with Via Rail, and the second would involve the District buying the building for $1 and leasing the land from CN Rail for $1 per year. The latter option comes with an estimated $100,000 renovation cost to minimize the rate of deterioration and liability as owners of the building. Coun. Rick Lundrigan made a motion for the first option. It passed

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“...the liabilities involved in us taking over the lease, it’s not something I’m prepared to risk.” - Coun. Rick Lundrigan

when councillors Dawn Potvin, Tom Stringfellow, Rick Lundrigan and Tim Anderson voted for it. “For me, I pick option one ... the liabilities are involved in us taking over that lease, it’s not something I’m prepared to risk,” said Lundrigan. “And we don’t have the money to do it. And if we can creatively come up with that money like we have in the past for other things, we See VIA on Page 2

Council hears about handicapped parking issues By Xuyun Zeng Houston Today

Handicapped parking is a problem in Houston, council heard. Pam Craig and Nicky Cranmer told council of how they have noticed people who have no privileges to park in handicap stalls do it anyway.

“What we have noticed this year that’s fantastic is more spots dedicated to handicap parking where the painting is actually on the parking stalls on the pavement,” said Craig. “As of today, you might as well have erased all of them. Unless you have a post with a handicap placard on it, nobody is

“People who have no privileges to park in handicap stalls do it anyway.”

going to recognize that it’s handicap parking.” “And even if they do … they ignore it.”

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noted that the worst place where such transgressions happen is at the parking lot near Brewstir’s Cafe. They noted people they have confronted retort that they would only park there for a few minutes. “I actually confronted somebody there one day. He was in the handicap [stall],

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PARKING from Page 1 parking. “I can send that to them and be willing to show up in court for it — which I always am,” said Craig. “When I can’t prove beyond a reasonable doubt that that is a handicap parking stall, nothing happens. The RCMP can’t do anything.” “Until people start recognizing that you don’t park there, and that the RCMP are going to do something about it, people are going to keep doing it.” Craig noticed that the offenders tend to be the same people. She said she also had a run-in with a former public figure that retorted against her confrontation with

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“Until people start recognizing that you don’t park [in handicap stalls], and that the RCMP are going to do something about it, people are going to keep doing it.”

elitism. She wants the community to respect the handicap stalls and wants the RCMP’s help. “You are going to be ticketed. It’s a $109 ticket,” said Craig. “When people start getting that ticket, they’re going to start being aware that they’re going to get ticketed and they will pay. And I will show up in court to defend it.”

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As of now, she is at her wits’ end. “I’ve done everything I can in making a formal complaint to the District in the past. I have taken pictures. I have sent pictures to the District in the past showing people parking in that spot. I have sent the pictures to the RCMP. I just don’t know what else to do,” said Craig. Craig said the RCMP suggested that

Via building costs too much to repair VIA from Page 1 certainly have our own infrastructure that could use that money should any appear out of nowhere.” The Society had first opportunity at developing the building should the District buy it. Lundrigan warned that if the Society went insolvent and left the building in a state of disrepair, that the District would have to take on the liability. Anderson also felt skeptical about the prospects for the building. “At the end of the day, it’s going to cost us money. If somebody doesn’t

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take it over, we’ve got to get it to a spot where it’s not going to deteriorate,” said Anderson. “If we own it, and someone does take it over, we’re going to find someone that’s going to put $100,000 into it? I find it hard to believe.” Coun. John Siebenga, however, brought forth the benefits of having the District take control of the building. “What I like about option two … suppose we had it, and then [the] Multicultural Society did not do anything for a couple of years, we can approach

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having a post with a placard at eye-level would help in proving illegal parking. Craig and Cranmer added that the handicap stall near Brewstir’s Cafe used to have a post, but it is no longer there. “When it comes to the enforcement of parking in the municipality, the police have the authority to do so,” said Houston RCMP detachment commander Sgt.

Stephen Rose. “However, I don’t direct individual officers on what course of action to take. They have discretion to take it or not if an offender is found committing a particular offence.” “When it comes to handicap parking, the same rule applies. The individual officer is going to assess that situation and decide whether the evidence exists and whether it’s in the public interest to proceed with the charge. “Sometimes with something like parking, it’s more about educating the public and what their responsibilities are because that can have as much an effect as ticketing.”

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somebody else,” said Siebenga. “I’ve said it before — it’s kind of an eyesore — and I sure would hate for it to sit for another 13 years. “Option one doesn’t give us that kind of leeway.” With the passing of the first option, there are no guarantees that the site will be developed. Siebenga cautioned that the Society’s track record in the past decade has shown little progress. However, the District’s CAO cautioned that option two also presents this risk if the District could not cough up the money to develop it. According to the CAO’s report, if the Society abandons the building, it will revert to Via Rail, who will assume the liability if it were in a state of disrepair. It further added that nobody can approach Via Rail to develop the site unless the Society has a sublease clause in their agreement. The Society can also be fined under unsightly bylaws if they do leave the building in a mess.

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School District 54 to introduce Maker Days By Xuyun Zeng Houston Today

School District 54 Bulkley Valley announced at last Monday’s education forum that they will introduce Maker Days to Grade 7 students at the end of January. The program will introduce hands-on learning to students where they will try to solve a design challenge using a set amount of materials and tools. SD54 district trades coordinator Monica Strimbold said this will help students learn skills that are necessary in the modern

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over three days, to keep groups at a maximum of 50 students. Facilitators will travel to Houston to host Maker Day to avoid travel to Smithers, Strimbold added. In her presentation, Strimbold noted that the Conference Board of Canada, an economic think tank, pointed out that Canadian students lacked skills in areas such as creativity, problem solving and continuous improvement. She added that under the BC Learning Plan, teachers need to integrate “21st century learning skills” into the

Learning Centre. Strimbold sees “99 per cent buy-in” when SD54 hosts hands-on lessons. “They love it. I saw one student that I thought did not want to do it,” said Strimbold. “I get a great response from the kids. The teachers that have worked with me have loved it.” In her capacity as district trades coordinator, Strimbold wants to introduce trades to students at a younger age. She also aims to enhance regular classroom pedagogy with more hands-on activities.

equally promoting reading, writing, science and mathematics. “I think that what you could see more is that you do have aspects of regular classrooms where you’re teaching those skills, but then those skills get explored in a meaningful way in more Capstone-style projects,” Strimbold re-

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economy. “Maker Day allows you to engage in those skills because you have to collaborate, you have to figure out solutions to a problem,” said Strimbold. “You have to use technology. So those are some of the aspects that allow students into engage in 21st century skills through Maker Day.” Strimbold is aiming to have the event held

classroom, and that hosting Maker Days can help in this regard. “Other school districts are already doing it,” said Strimbold. “We want to do the same because we know it works.” Schools in Sicamous hosted the first Maker Day in B.C. last April with the help of the Industry Training Authority and UBC Okanagan’s Innovative

“I think it’s just a part of our future for education,” said Strimbold. “We want to introduce trades because we think these are great careers for kids to go into, we want to introduce project-based learning in a bigger way as opposed to smaller ones.” A concerned forum participant questioned the “subtle messaging and promotion of trade,” and if they are

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o begin, the Syrian refugee crisis is not new. In a country ravaged by civil war for nearly five years, the human toll has had plenty of time to mount. It’s estimated more than 250,000 people are dead so far – the majority civilians. Another 11 million – roughly a third the population of Canada – have been forced from their homes. Of those, four million have fled the country in a pitiful exodus not seen since the Second World War. That Canadians are just waking up to this crisis does not change the history. It does not change the fact that children born into this tragedy will soon celebrate their fifth birthday having never known peace and security. Canada has a chance to change that, at least for some. The effort to accommodate a small percentage of refugees is gathering momentum. Locally – and across Canada – individuals and organizations are planning for their arrival. They’re gathering funds, finding accommodations and marshaling services. They are demonstrating the same compassion that led to our earlier acceptance of those fleeing unrest and persecution: the Hungarians, Ismailis, Czechs, Iranians, Ukrainians, Vietnamese, and others. Of course Canada’s record is not without blemish. The plight of 907 Jews who tried to escape Nazi Germany in 1939 aboard the ocean liner St. Louise offers a good example. Canada refused them, and 254 later died in concentration camps. It is not a chapter we can be proud of. But it is one we can learn from. Canada has agreed to take in 25,000 refugees. Of the four million Syrians fleeing the carnage in their homeland, that’s 0.06 per cent. Yes, accommodating them will bring challenges. But turning them away puts us in uncomfortable company. It places us on the side of the fearful, in the camp of the selfish, and in league with the intolerant. -Black Press

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Inconvenient truths of climate change By Tom Fletcher Black Press

P r e m i e r Christy Clark and Environment Minister Mary Polak have joined the thousands of jet-setters in Paris to once again stage negotiations for a global climate treaty. The embarrassing failures of these United Nations events, such as the one in Lima, Peru last year, have been forgotten. Canadian TV only showed file images of an effigy of Stephen Harper receiving a “fossil of the day” award for his alleged failure to rein in Canada’s two per cent of human-induced greenhouse gas emissions. Now Justin Trudeau leads our biggest-ever delegation to COP21, as the Paris meeting is called. Trudeau hasn’t even begun to develop a plan for Canada, ask-

ing provinces to come up with their own first, but he’s already hailed as a visionary. This is similar to the newly elected Barack Obama, who modestly predicted in 2008 that history would record his win as “the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal.” Perhaps Obama wasn’t completely full of CO2, since in this century, global temperatures have increased by only about a fourth of what UN climate models predicted. This 20-year slowdown of the long run of post-Ice Age warming, which has dominated most of the last 10,000 years, is referred to as the “pause” or “hiatus.” It is usually explained away with reference to the Pacific Decadal Oscillation or other long-term warming and cooling trends in oceans.

Other countries have put new emission reduction proposals on the table for COP21. Danish environmental economist Bjorn Lomborg did the math, and concluded that if every major emitting country keeps its word this time, the total of all their efforts would reduce global warming by about 0.2 degrees by 2100. What? A statistically meaningless decrease after 85 years of energy austerity? That Lomborg, he’s just a “denier,” trying to get more publicity. Oh wait, here’s a study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that finds the same thing – two tenths of a degree by 2100. Wobbly climate models aren’t the only problem for global warming alarmists. NASA recently confirmed that contrary to

UN projections, total ice mass in Antarctica is increasing. This is much more likely to slow sea level rise than an Obama or Trudeau speech. Arctic ice, meanwhile, is rebounding rapidly after receding in recent years. And while UN climate conferences always cause a spike in sightings of people wearing polar bear suits, here’s another inconvenient truth. B.C. polar bear researcher Susan Crockford reports that the world bear population is up to 26,500, a 50-year high. That Crockford, she’s just a denier…. Oh wait, the International Union for Conservation of Nature “Red List” says that’s about right, and the population trend is no longer “decreasing” but is now “unknown.” None of this is to deny that our climate is warming, or that the

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Industrial Revolution and carbon fuel use are part of the picture. It’s the religious zeal, misuse of data and attacks on skeptics that are troubling. B.C. already leads the country with its small but broad-based carbon tax, about which Clark will boast at every opportunity in Paris. We won’t see the B.C. Liberal government’s final “Climate 2.0” plan until next spring, but their advisory committee wants to start jacking up the carbon tax in 2018. Northern and Interior B.C. folks are assured they will receive bigger rebates to reflect the fact that they pay more carbon tax to drive long distances in the cold. And B.C.’s aggressive 2020 greenhouse gas target? The government admits we’re not going to make that, because the economy is growing.

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B.C. aims for $15B in farm product revenues The B.C. Liberal government and opposition MLAs both want greater success for the province’s farmers, but they don’t see eye to eye on how to achieve it. Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick released the government’s latest strategic growth plan Wednesday, raising the target for 2017 value from $14 billion to $15 billion. Total revenues from farm and food products reached $12.3 billion last year, a record. The plan suggests

that as climate change creates warmer conditions, B.C. may benefit even as tropical food production declines. The province also expects new trade deals with Korea and the European Union, and the pending TransPacific Partnership, to increase farm and food product sales. Letnick said one strategy the government is pursuing to increase the amount of productive farmland in B.C. is to improve access to irrigation. An opposition agriculture committee

chaired by NDP critic Lana Popham and independent Delta South MLA Vicki Huntingon released its own report Wednesday after a provincewide tour to consult farmers. Their report says the high cost of farmland is a major deterrent for new farmers to enter the industry. It calls for the establishment of a provincial trust to buy and preserve farmland for new B.C. farmers, as well as new rules to restrict sale of farmland to foreign buyers. Popham and

Huntington said they heard criticism from farmers about the decision to divide the Agricultural Land Reserve into two zones, with more nonfarm uses allowed in the Interior zone. They renewed their call for the government to return to one zone and hire more compliance staff to make sure farmland isn’t being inappropriately used. Letnick said it’s too early to tell what effect the two-zone ALR system is having on farmland, and he will report in the spring on the results of the new

system. Despite the B.C. salmon farm industry being targeted for years by environmental campaigns against it, B.C.’s top export food product is cultured Altlantic salmon, followed by “food preparations for manufacturing,” blueberries, baked goods and crab. Farmed salmon is also the third most valuable product in total B.C. sales, after dairy and poultry products. Farmed salmon sales were $504 million, compared to $554

million for dairy and ahead of greenhouse and field vegetables, which had revenue of $449 million in the province’s latest figures. The B.C. government’s plan also includes “supporting international media missions to increase awareness of the B.C. aquaculture industry and increase demand for B.C. seafood products to key markets.” The province announced four new net-pen salmon aquaculture tenures this past July, after

B.C. Views Tom Fletcher federal permits were issued, then announced no more tenures will be granted until a review of application and approval procedures is completed.

Liquor stores “best suited” to sell marijuana By Jeff Nagel Black Press

Liquor stores – both private- and government-run outlets – should be authorized to sell recreational marijuana when the federal government delivers on its election promise to bring in a new regulated system. That’s the pitch coming from the B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union, which represents government store workers, and the B.C. Private Liquor Store Association.

The two groups, normally competitors, joined forces Wednesday to argue their stores are well qualified to responsibly handle legalized marijuana, alongside beer, wine and spirits. “We haven’t been aligned in the past but we are aligned on this issue,” said Damian Kettlewell of the private stores association. “We’re suggesting that we have the experience and the knowledge and, eventually, the product training to sell this product in liquor stores.”

He emphasized the aim is to serve as the retailers for recreational pot only, and not compete with existing medical marijuana providers. Liquor stores are already required to check ID to ensure patrons are over 19 to prevent alcohol purchases by youth, said BCGEU president Stephanie Smith. “Liquor stores provide the most strictly controlled system for accessing a controlled substance, and are best suited for the retailing of non-medical marijuana,” Smith said.

“We have an effective warehousing, retail and distribution system in place. There is no need to reinvent the wheel.” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has so far set no timeline to legalize and regulate nonmedical marijuana. The City of Vancouver has been developing its own licensing system to authorize a limited number of marijuana storefronts and some other municipalities have considered a similar approach. Asked if the new partnership is an attempt to head off more

pot stores springing up and gaining local government approval, Kettlewell said there’s no need to create a new government bureaucracy to govern pot sales. “There are some dry communities in B.C. that do not sell liquor,” Kettlewell said. “If there’s a municipality out there that does not want the sale of nonmedical marijuana in their community, we’d fully respect that.” He noted provincial rules currently require a minimum one-kilometre separation between private liquor stores

and he’d expect municipalities that permit recreational pot would in most cases apply zoning rules that could further restrict locations, potentially with minimum buffers from schools and parks. Don Briere, owner of the 19-store Weeds Glass and Gifts chain of marijuana storefronts, said he’s not worried about liquor outlets wresting away the burgeoning business. “We are responsible,” he said. “We have many, many years of experience. They have

none. If they want to jump on the bandwagon, you know what? It’s free enterprise. They can get in line behind the people who already have 20, 30 years in the industry.” He argued retail sales of pot and booze should not happen in the same outlet. “Alcohol and cannabis do not mix,” Briere said. “People get whacked out enough as it is. You get a drunk person buying cannabis and they smoke that – it’s like mixing all your prescription pills and drinking.”

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Since our last police report, there have been 44 calls for service. Seven were traffic related, two were bylaw complaints and two were abandoned 911 calls. Police would like to caution drivers from drunk driving during the holidays. “We will be out conducting periodic random checks of drivers for sobriety,” said Houston RCMP detachment commander Sgt. Stephen Rose. He also cautions drivers to slow down now that snow is on the ground. *** Police received a report of an assault on Nov. 27 at 6:40 a.m. happening on Butler Avenue. Police said they arrested a man for common assault and breach of court order conditions. Police said the man was released to appear in court on

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on Nov. 29 at 7:30 a.m. Police said they attended and subsequently arrested a man for assault. Police said he will appear in court Dec. 14. *** Police attended to a single vehicle collision on Highway 16 at Morice River Road at 4:15 p.m. on Dec. 1. Police said a car had gone off the road to the right. Police said the driver had left the scene. Police said skid marks suggested that the driver had taken the corner too quickly. They expect charges to be laid under the Motor Vehicle Act. *** Police received a report of a dispute over parking allocations on Hagman Crescent on Dec. 2 at 10:30 a.m. Police said the parties requested police attendance to mediate the situation, and upon arrival of the police, the parties immediately corrected the issue which led to their dispute.

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Christmas Décor

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Perfumes & Colognes (gift sets included)

Buy 2 nail polishes (any brand) and receive a bag of Pharmasave cotton balls

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Play the Odds or Trust God? Many years ago, before ultrasound imaging was in use, a friend of mine predicted that his wife, who was already pregnant at the time, was going to have a baby boy. The odds were 50-50 that this would happen, but it didn’t, they had a wonderful healthy baby girl! The part of this story that was not so wonderful is that he had said God had told him that it would be a boy. It was obvious, he had not heard from God, because God does not lie (Psalm 89:35; Titus 1:2). One of the factors that sets God’s word, the Bible, far apart from any other book is much of the Bible was written as prophetic predictions made through and recorded by God’s prophets. Many of these prophecies were recorded hundreds, even thousands of years before they were fulfilled. (2 Peter 1:20,21; Daniel 12:9) As we approach the Christmas season we are reminded of many prophesies that predicted the coming of Jesus Christ the Redeemer, the One who would be God incarnate in a man, the One who would buy us back from sin and judgement. Just one of these numerous prophecies is found in the Old Testament book of Isaiah. “… God will give you a sign. Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel (which means God is with us).” Isaiah 7:14 NLT What are the odds of this happening? “Come on,” you might say, “a virgin giving birth? The odds are impossible.” Yet it happened some 700 years later. “Mary asked the angel, ‘But how can this happen? I am a virgin.’ The angel replied ‘The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the baby to be born will be holy and he will be called the Son of God.’” Luke 1:34,35 NLT Later when the angels appeared to the shepherds, it is recorded “The Saviour – yes the Messiah, the Lord - has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David!’” Luke 2:10,11 NLT What will we do? Will we play the odds and continue to trust in our own limited and inaccurate understanding or will we turn our eyes upon Jesus and trust in our Creator God, who knows the beginning from the end? He has given us his Word, may we with the angels proclaim, “For nothing is impossible with God.” Luke 1:37 NLT

The annual Cramthe-Cruiser event took place outside of the Houston RCMP building last Saturday, December 5. Pictured here, Jason Wong, from the Houston RCMP and Paul Batley, from Victim Services accepted food donations. Many Houston people participated in the event and donated food that will go to the Houston Food Bank.

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The Houston Pee Wee Flyers went undefeated this past weekend to win the Burns Lake Tournament. After playing to a 3-3 tie against Smithers, they went on to beat Fort St James and the second Smithers team to head to the finals. The final game was against Fort St James again, which they won convincingly 4-1 to take the tournament victory. With multiple goals from Reid Stumpf and Matthew Lavigne, and strong play by all forward lines, the team played solid both offensively and defensively. Dawson Slaney and Brady Schmidt were just two of the strong defensive work displayed this weekend. “It was a good weekend by our team.” Head coach Alonzo Slaney said. “Every game we grew, we got better as a team.” The Peewee Flyers will be moving forward with their hockey season now with a big tournament win under their belt. “It was a big team win.” Slaney said.

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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. Required Qualifications: t 5th Class Power Engineer Certificate with Refrigeration Endorsement t Pool Operator Level 1 & 2 t Minimum 2 years of directly related experience t WHMIS Certificate and/or training t Grade 12 graduation or equivalent t Valid BC Class 5 Driver’s license t Current criminal record clearance t Current Standard First Aid Interested persons should direct all applications including a cover letter, resume and references, quoting job posting competition number 04-2015, to: District of Houston, Attn: Lindsay Blair, Corporate Services Officer PO Box 370, 3367 – 12th Street, Houston, BC V0J 1Z0 Phone: 250-845-2238 | Fax: 250-845-3429 | E-mail: corporate.services@houston.ca The District of Houston thanks all applicants in advance, however only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview.

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REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS Take Notice that sealed quotations for the Janitorial Contract for the Community Hall, Municipal Office, and Public Works Shop will be received by the District of Houston, PO Box 370, 3367 – 12th Street, Houston, BC V0J 1Z0 up to 4:00pm (local time) on Monday December 21st, 2015 and will be opened in public at that time. Contract packages are available at the District of Houston Municipal Office 3367 – 12th Street during work hours, 8:00am to 5:00pm, Monday to Friday (closed on statutory holidays). A mandatory tour of the facilities shall take place starting at 5:00 pm from the District of Houston Municipal Office, 3367 – 12th Street on Monday, December 14th, 2015 for all parties submitting a quotation. Contract term is January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016, with the option for renewal for a further term of three (3) years. This is not a call for tenders. The lowest or any quotation will not necessarily be accepted. The District of Houston will not be obligated in any manner to any person submitting a quotation unless a written contract is executed relating to an approved quotation. The District of Houston purchasing policy provides that local suppliers will receive a 5% preference. For more information about this policy, please contact the undersigned. If further information is required, please contact: Michael D. Glavin, Chief Administrative officer 250-845-2238.

HOUSTON COMMUNITY CALENDAR Activities for Seniors in Houston at the Seniors Centre: Dec. 17th Luncheon 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM -- meeting to follow at 1:30 • New Horizons FREE swim for Seniors (60+) Dec. 15th to Feb. 23 every Tuesday 9 AM to 10 AM All Seniors invited. Reason: Expanding opportunities for Seniors to become active. Houston Public Library events: Stories with Santa: Thurs., Dec. 10: 3-5pm Adult Game Night: Thurs., Dec. 10 starting at 7pm Adults 19+ only. Mark Zagwyn Photography: Fri, Dec. 18: noon to 4:30pm. The library will be closed for the Holidays December 20th through 28th inclusive. The Houston Cancer Society is sponsoring a Christmas tree of memories and hope. Donations are $5/bulb. First lighting was Nov. 27 at the Houston Light-up ceremony in Steelhead Park. The goal is to light up 1500 bulbs by Christmas Day and all proceeds go to the Canadian Cancer Society. Cheques can be dropped off at the BV Credit Union or at Shannon Clarke’s CGA office. TOPS 1901 meets every Tues.: 8-9:30 a.m. at the Houston United Church. Come join other women who are Taking Off Pounds Sensibly and encouraging a healthy lifestyle. Community Calendar proudly sponsored by

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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 250696-3348 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.

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