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August 21, 2013 edition of the Houston TodayTRANSCRIPT
“By Jackie Lieuwen
Houston Today
A 64-year-old male was killed in a fire following a small explosion in his shed on Duke Road.
RCMP Sgt. Rose says police got the report at 11:56 a.m. Aug. 11, and found
the shed on the property burning, and a male with substantial injuries attempting to put out the fire with a garden hose.
The male had severe burns throughout his body and was brought to the Smithers hospital
by the ambulance, but later died from his injuries, said Sgt. Rose.
His name will not be released at the request of the family.
The Houston Fire Department put out the fire, and investigation found
a small marijuana grow operation in
the shed, said RCMP Sgt. Rose.
Sgt. Rose says police got a search warrant and seized 27 marijuana plants, 4.5 pounds of marijuana bud and a firearm, and the case is still under investigation by the B.C. Coroners Service.
The exact cause of
the fire is unknown, but RCMP Sgt. Rose says it is believed that the homeowner was using propane or butane in an enclosed environment, which resulted in the explosion.
See page 2 for photo.
Smokehousepetition
Man dies from fatal burns following shed explosion
By Jackie LieuwenHouston Today
Two opposing groups were at the last council meeting to discuss the proposed smokehouse at the Community Garden.
As part of the Stepping Stones project, Houston Link to Learning wants to build a smokehouse at the Community Garden, but a group of residents on Copeland Avenue North wrote a letter to council and presented a petition signed by 23 residents, opposing the proposed smokehouse.
Both groups were at council last Tuesday to express their views, and neighbourhood residents spoke � rst.
H e n r y Delege, resident representative, said the main smokehouse concern is bears.
“We have quite a lot of wildlife in our neighbourhood and one of the biggest concerns is bears,”
Delege said. He said that over
the last few years, RCMP had to destroy bears in that area, because the Fish and Wildlife Branch did not have resources to relocate them.
“If we do build a smokehouse in our area, it’s just going to attract more bears,” he said.
Delege said another concern is speeding.
“One of the reasons I bought a house where I live is because it’s a very quiet part of the neighbourhood. It’s almost like being out of town, and being in town at the same time,” he said.
Delege said that with developments at the Community Garden, such as the wailing wall and the proposed smokehouse, traf� c is increasing in the area and people are not obeying traf� c rules and abiding by the 30 km/hr speed limit.
It is believed the man was using propane or butane in an enclosed environment.
- RCMP Sergeant Rose
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Jackie Lieuwen/Houston TodayFURRY Friends Sisters Natalie and Nicole enjoy the furry little bunnies at the Double D-lux petting zoo at the Downtown Merchant Festival last Saturday. The Festival brought out lots of families and residents to enjoy the petting zoo, pony rides, inflatable bouncers, antique car show, store sales, and more. See page 8 for more photos.
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Weekly police reportPolice got a report
at 8:05 p.m. Aug. 7 of mischief at a home in
Granisle.RCMP Sgt. Rose
says someone shot
through the basement window with a pellet gun, but it is unknown when or who.
No one was injured and anyone with information is asked to contact Houston RCMP at 250-845-2204 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
***At 5:29 p.m. Aug. 8,
police got a report of a disturbance at a home on Hagman Crescent.
Sgt. Rose says police talked to a female who was assaulted a few days earlier by her common-law partner.
Police arrested the male for assault, uttering threats and breaching probation, and he will be held in custody to face assault charges in Houston Aug. 22.
Sgt. Rose says the male appeared before the Justice of the Peace, and his previous bail was revoked,
so he will be held at the Prince George Regional Correctional Centre until his trial in February.
***Police got a report
of an accident on Lund Road at 9:57 p.m. Aug. 8.
Sgt. Rose says the driver lost control and skidded off the road into a tree, but both the driver and passenger were uninjured.
***At 8:48 p.m. Aug.
10, police got a report of a male laying on Highway 16 near the bottom of Hungry
Hill. Sgt. Rose says
emergency services found the male in a home on Walcott Road, and brought him to the Smithers hospital by Ambulance for observation.
The male and others were uncooperative with police, but investigation suggests the male had fallen off a motorcycle driven by an unknown subject, said Sgt. Rose.
***Police got a call
from CN about youth jumping off the train bridge west of Houston into the Bulkley River at 2:30 p.m. Aug. 12.
Sgt. Rose says police talked to � ve youth, advised them that their activity was unsafe, and told them to leave as the train tracks are private property.
***Sgt. Rose says that
in the past seven days, police have had seven bylaw complaints, 10 traf� c related complaints and one false alarm.
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The work will be commencing on Monday August 26th, 2013 and there will be delays and a restricted one day closure of the road during this week. If you are currently residing on or are intending to use the Buck Flats Road during this week, please pay attention to the Electronic Message boards located at the junction of Hwy 16 and the Buck Flats Road for specific details of the project.
Lakes District Maintenance would like to thank in advance all stakeholders and travellers for their patience during this project.”
A 64-year-old man died in a fire following a small explosion in his shed on Duke Road on August 11. RCMP Sgt. Rose says the investigation found a small marijuana grow operation in the shed and police seized 27 marijuana plants, 4.5 pounds of marijuana bud and a firearm. The exact cause of the fire is unknown, it is believed that the homeowner was using propane or butane in an enclosed environment, which resulted in the explosion.
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITYThe District of Houston Council is looking for community volunteers to serve on a Committee. The role of the Committee will be to develop a new marketing brand for our community, to be approved by Council, for the purposes of promoting our community as a destination of choice to live, work and invest. This project would include a new logo and theme that would be used on a community-wide basis for future marketing. This process is referred to as “branding your community”.
Interested persons of the community wishing to become involved on this committee are invited to contact the District of Houston Municipal Of� ce at 250-845-2238 before Thursday, August 22, 2013.
Your commitment will be to attend committee meetings on a required basis; usually monthly. Volunteer participation is usually for one year, but sometimes longer. If you have the time and interest, we would be pleased to hear from you.
Linda Poznikoff, Chief Administrative Of� cer
“..In the past seven days,
police have had seven bylaw complaints, 10 traffic
related complaints and one false alarm.
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Jackie Lieuwen/Houston TodayHouston 7-11 is installing four diesel pumps this fall, starting September 3.
By Jackie LieuwenHouston Today
Houston 7-11 is get-ting four diesel pumps installed this fall.
Starting September 3, 7-11 will shut down their gas pumps for � ve weeks to add four diesel pumps to the system, said Store Manager Sarah Daly.
She said the store will remain open during that time, though they will be digging up a large part of the parking lot to get diesel lines in.
The timeline for the renovations depends on a lot of factors, but they should be done by mid-October, Daly said.
“It’s only going to bene� t our commu-nity,” said Daly.
She says they are installing diesel pumps because over the last seven years, three oth-er gas stations have shut down and 7-11 has the only pumps left in town besides cardlocks.
“So now we’re go-ing to be able to pro-vide [diesel],” she said.
Daly says she has contacted the Co-op and Petro-Can to see if they can arrange to be open for longer hours during the 7-11 renovations so that the community won’t be without fuel at night and on weekends.
Kim Stoltenberg,
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renovations, starting September 3.
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Diesel pumps “will benefit the community”
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These phones aren’t really
so smartThey’re called smartphones but the way
some people use them is anything but smart, giving us all legitimate cause for
concern about public safety.A new poll that shows that 64 per cent of
adults in B.C. own a smartphone also reveals, more disturbingly, that about 18 per cent of those who do consider themselves “strongly ad-dicted to the device.”
Predictably, the majority who placed them-selves in that particular category describe their addiction as “manageable.” It’s a rare addict, af-ter all, who acknowledges his or her addiction — whatever it is — is galloping out of control. That all changes, of course, when the addict is faced with incontrovertible evidence — usually some severe crisis or tragedy — that calls for an immediate change in behaviour.
The question is, should we, as a society, be expected to pay the price of such a crisis or trag-edy? Particularly when it’s something like an ac-cident caused by driving without due care and attention?
Smartphones offer entertainment and infor-mation through a multitude of apps, and they have very practical uses in terms of communi-cation, particularly in emergencies, that have, so far, merely scratched the surface of their poten-tial.
But it’s no news they also function as a dis-traction. According to the recent poll, those who describe themselves as addicted estimate they spend an average of 2.5 of their waking hours staring at their diminutive keypads and screens. If that 2.5 hours were spent in one block of time, it might be a different matter but it’s spread throughout the day, usually while the users are multi-tasking in some way.
We should all be more aware of the imminent dangers such devices present and to make sure that we are actually controlling them — not the other way around.
The human animal is � awed and there is al-ways the temptation to make just one short call, or glance at that incoming message. A quick look, a few more words, just this once — who could it hurt?
The answer is not only ourselves but many others, too.
Campbell River Mirror
Turning dark into lightSight, hearing,
touch, taste or smell – which of the � ve senses would you be most willing to give up?
It’s one of those questions I often ask people because I’ve thought about it so many times over the years myself. For me it is a toss up between taste and smell. Taste because I wouldn’t mind losing some weight, and smell because so many things are stinky.
But then I think about the incredibly delicious foods and drinks I’d never get to savour, and all the wonderful aromas I wouldn’t want to miss.
One thing is for certain: the last thing I’d part with is my sight.
When I was a child I remember watching Miracle Worker for the � rst time. It was a movie about the incredible life of Helen Keller who lost her ability to see and hear when she was 19
months old due to an illness. Until then, I’d never heard of anyone being blind or deaf, let alone both.
Deeply affected, I started to imagine what life must have been like for her. I couldn’t � gure out a way to make myself temporarily deaf, but I’d frequently put a blindfold on, and for long periods of time I would roam around the house, trying to experience what it would be like to be blind. After a while I would take the blindfold off and have a much stronger appreciation for my glorious ability to see.
I was reminded of that a few days ago when my 10-year-old daughter, Daisy, and her friend were doing the same thing. They’d been watching a TV series with a blind character in it. Unfortunately it wasn’t anything as inspiring as Miracle Worker.
I took them out for
lunch the next day and my daughter’s friend wore dark sunglasses and closed her eyes as she entered Boston Pizza, still pretending she was blind. It was obvious to anyone watching that she was a child just pretending, but she didn’t know that, and wanted to keep up her act.
The owner of the restaurant kindly played along, bringing a Braille menu to Niya, and I thought of the line that Helen Keller’s instructor said early on in the movie: “Language is more important to the mind, than light is to the eye.” That made so much sense to me.
Living without sight or hearing, or any of the senses, would make life signi� cantly more challenging. But to live without language and communication would be an unthinkable isolation.
Advances in modern technology have far fewer people using Braille, and the
owner said none of his blind customers had ever taken him up on his offer of the Braille menu.
Now DAISY Books are the emerging world standard for digital screen-reader software for people who are blind or visually impaired. The DAISY (the Digital Accessible Information System) attempts to give the reader the same � exibility that readers of standard print enjoy: navigation by chapter, section, subsection and page.
Of course my daughter loves that it has the same name as her and is thrilled that blind people can read too.
“Books are good for your brain cells,” she likes to say.
More than ever we are living in an age of communication, able to instantly talk to people on the other side of the world via the Internet and learn from one another. If Helen Keller had lived
to experience this level of modern technology, she would have embraced it fearlessly I’m sure.
One of my favourite quotes of hers is this: “Once I knew only darkness and stillness... my life was without past or future... but a little word from the � ngers of another fell into my hand that clutched at emptiness, and my heart leaped to the rapture of living.”
This week my kids and I will watch The Miracle Worker, and our appreciation for life as we know it will grow.
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Michalle JollyCouncillor
“Every subdivision has a kids’ park. There’s
not another town from Prince George to Prince Rupert that has that. When people come
from Smithers, they are always amazed that every spot here has a kids’ playground.”
Dana GiesbrechtBusiness owner
“We’re friendly. Houston has a very friendly
atmosphere, everybody knows everybody. I like that about Houston, that’s what I think
is unique.”
Shane BrienenMill labourer
“I would say the steelhead fishing and the navigable water.
When things get blocked up downstream all the
anglers come to Houston for fishing because our rivers are pretty
accessible.”
Russel TiljoeRetired
“It’s a small community with a big heart. With any disaster, like house
fires or anything, everybody gets together and helps one another.”
Kitimat oil refinery needs a Canadian lenderBy Jeff Nagel
Black Press
B.C. businessman David Black has been forced to seek Canadian lenders to build his proposed oil re� nery near Kitimat at the insistence of the Chinese bank that would act as the main � nancier.
The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China declined to fully � nance the $25-billion project, Black said, sending him to � nd a quarter of the required money within Canada.
“It really came down to the fact that they wanted some skin in the game out of Canada and they would put 75 per cent of the money up for the re� nery,” he said Monday.
Black has billed the
project, announced a year ago, as a way to create thousands of jobs in B.C. re� ning Alberta crude oil while ensuring diluted bitumen isn’t shipped in tankers, eliminating one of the biggest objections to construction of the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline that could supply the crude.
Black is advancing the project through his � rm Kitimat Clean Ltd., but is also majority owner of the Black Press group of community newspapers in B.C., including this paper.
He said he believes he has found lenders in Canada but gave no details, except to say he does not intend to take on equity investors.
“It’s too early to say where or how, but I think it’s there,” he said. “Financially, it’s going to work out.”
He aims to � le a project description with the provincial government in September to initiate the environmental review process.
None of the major North American oil companies have expressed any interest in � nancing or partnering on the re� nery but Black said that’s no surprise.
Oil extraction is traditionally more pro� table than re� ning, he said, and the biggest energy � rms may not want a new re� nery competing against ones they already own.
“I understand all that and decided early
on I just had to � nd a way around that and I think I’ve found it.”
The $25-billion cost
includes roughly $16 billion for the re� nery – more than initially estimated due to a new re� ning process that promises to emit half as much greenhouse gas – with the rest covering a natural gas pipeline, a � eet of tankers and the cost of the oil pipeline, if necessary.
Besides securing � nancing, Black said he must secure sites
for the re� nery and the marine terminal with the Kitselas and Haisla � rst nations, determine
if inland � rst nations along the proposed pipeline corridor can come on board and to button down formal supply agreements with Canadian oil companies.
He said an engineering � rm from Calgary has endorsed the alternative re� ning process.
Black reiterated his position that he could build the re� nery
even if the Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline project is rejected and instead
bring oil via train, but he emphasized pipelines are safer.
“I really hope it doesn’t come to that – I really hope we can do the pipeline.”
A pipeline would bring money and bene� ts for � rst nations and local communities that wouldn’t come with rail shipments, he added.
O i l - o n - r a i l shipments have been
growing quickly as a way to get Alberta oil to market, but a pall was cast over the method last month when a runaway train carrying light crude oil exploded and destroyed the heart of Lac-Mégantic, Quebec.
Black it’s not clear to him whether there would be a risk of explosion with the rail shipment of diluted oil sands bitumen, but said he would welcome research to address that question.
Sending the required oil by rail would add 12 trains per day on the CN Rail line across northern B.C. and Black said that would mean a signi� cant increase in noise and traf� c disruption in northern towns.
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M a r i j u a n a possession cases still account for 60 per cent of drug violation reports to police in B.C., but the number of cases declined 10 per cent in 2012, according to new � gures from Statistics Canada.
There were 25,432 p o l i c e - r e p o r t e d incidents of drug offences in B.C. last year, a 7.4 per cent
decline from 2011. Marijuana traf� cking cases declined more than 20 per cent to 1,006 incidents, and importation and exportation of marijuana declined by 40 per cent.
Marijuana growing cases declined 4.6 per cent, following a 28.6 per cent drop in 2011.
Heroin possession cases jumped more
than 30 per cent to 500, and heroin traf� cking cases rose 37 per cent to 224 incidents in 2012.
There were 653 reported cases of possession of m e t h a m p h e t a m i n e (crystal meth), a 20 per cent increase over 2011, and 110 per cent more than 2009.
The decline in B.C. marijuana cases comes as licensed medical
marijuana production increases across North America. Colorado and Washington state voted to legalize sale to adults last year.
In July, Elections BC gave approval in principle for a petition drive aimed at decriminalizing marijuana possession in B.C. Marijuana activist Dana Larsen has formed a group called
Sensible B.C., aimed at forcing a change to B.C. law that would prevent police resources from being used against simple possession of marijuana.
Sensible B.C. is using the same voter initiative system that forced the repeal of the harmonized sales tax in B.C. The group will have 90 days starting Sept. 9 to collect
signatures from 10 per cent of registered provincial voters in each of B.C.’s 85 electoral districts.
If that target is met, a province-wide vote would be held on the proposed law.
Individuals and groups have until Aug. 12 to register with Elections BC to oppose the initiative by advertising and
collecting signatures against the initiative.
Pot cases down, heroin and meth on rise
Black aims to file a project description with the B.C. government in Spetember to initiate the environmental review process.
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Jessie Brent
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Grady Stephens
Jerica ReayThe animals will be for sale at the
Bulkley Valley Fall Fair coming up at the end of August.
TOPLEY 4-H CLUBThe Bulkley Valley Exhibition is coming soon!
Jessie Brent
Jerica ReayThe animals will be for sale at the
...August 22 to August 25 at the Smithers fairgrounds.The 4-H beef show will start Friday morning at 8:30am followed by the
sheep at 1:00pm and the swine at 2:00pm.
The Livestock Auction will be held Saturday, August 24 at 2:00pm in the beef show ring.
Drop by the Topley 4-H stalls for a coffee, we would love to say hi. If you have any questions please call Ashley Breuer(250) 846-9555 or Chelsea Jaarsma (250) 845-9030.
Taylor Belsham
beef show ring. Drop by the Topley 4-H stalls for a coffee, we would love to say hi. If you have any questions please call Ashley Breuer(250) 846-9555 or Chelsea Jaarsma (250) 845-9030. (250) 845-9030. (250) 845-9030. (250) 845-9030. (250) 845-9030. (250) 845-9030.
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Grady Stephens
Houston RCMP, fire, ambulance crews ran a mock emergency exercise to see how emergency response teams work together. Planned by department heads, the exercise was unknown to emergency crews, who came believing the accident was real. The scene involved a teenager who had stolen her parents’ truck with a friend while drunk, and hit a pedestrian and barrier on Poulton Ave.
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CelebratingDowntown Houston!Top: Troy Reitsma, owner of Home Hardware, does a chain cutting to mark the celebration of the store after their recent renovations. The Home Hardware renovation celebration was part of the Downtown Festival organized by Reitsma, which drew in lots of families to enjoy the many activities.
Right: Emily enjoys a fun pony ride around 9th Street, led by Christelle from the Double D-lux trail riding and petting zoo.
Left: Charles Reitsma shows off his 1968 Baracuda, which he just restored and got back on the road. The Baracuda was part of the antique car show at the Downtown Festival, organized by P.V. Cleaners.
Below: Dakota and Tucker enjoy the inflatable bouncer, manned by Breanna and Aiden at the Downtown Festival.
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ify, e
xten
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or
in p
art a
t any
tim
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tice.
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ditio
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nd li
mita
tions
app
ly. S
ee B
uick
GM
C de
aler
for
det
ails
. ++
Bas
ed o
n GM
Tes
ting
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith a
ppro
ved
Tran
spor
t Ca
nada
tes
t m
etho
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our
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uel c
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ther
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odel
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lect
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leas
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fina
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sum
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fore
goin
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ch d
isco
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and
ince
ntiv
es w
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will
res
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high
er e
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inte
rest
rat
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7,50
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to d
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liver
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edit
avai
labl
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the
2013
Sie
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(tax
exc
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or r
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l cus
tom
ers
only.
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er c
ash
cred
its a
vaila
ble
on m
ost m
odel
s. S
ee p
artic
ipat
ing
deal
er fo
r de
tails
. Offe
rs e
nd S
epte
mbe
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201
3. ‡
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only
val
id fr
om J
uly
3, 2
013
to S
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mbe
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rogr
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erio
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o re
tail
cust
omer
s re
side
nt in
Can
ada
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n or
are
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asin
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urin
g th
e Pr
ogra
m P
erio
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GM
or
com
petit
or p
icku
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ck to
rec
eive
a $
1,00
0 cr
edit
tow
ards
the
purc
hase
, fina
nce
or le
ase
of a
n el
igib
le n
ew 2
013
GMC
Sier
ra L
ight
Dut
y or
GM
C Si
erra
Hea
vy D
uty.
Only
one
(1) c
redi
t may
be
appl
ied
per
elig
ible
veh
icle
sal
e. O
ffer
is tr
ansf
erab
le to
a fa
mily
mem
ber
livin
g in
the
sam
e ho
useh
old
(pro
of o
f add
ress
req
uire
d). T
his
offe
r m
ay n
ot b
e re
deem
ed fo
r ca
sh a
nd m
ay n
ot b
e co
mbi
ned
with
cer
tain
oth
er c
onsu
mer
ince
ntiv
es a
vaila
ble
on G
M v
ehic
les.
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$1,
000
cred
it in
clud
es G
ST/P
ST/H
ST a
s ap
plic
able
by
prov
ince
. As
part
of th
e tra
nsac
tion,
dea
ler
will
req
uest
cur
rent
veh
icle
reg
istra
tion
and/
or in
sura
nce
to p
rove
ow
ners
hip.
GM
CL
rese
rves
the
right
to a
men
d or
term
inat
e th
is o
ffer,
in w
hole
or
in p
art,
at a
ny ti
me
with
out p
rior
notic
e. V
oid
whe
re p
rohi
bite
d by
law
. Add
ition
al c
ondi
tions
and
lim
itatio
ns a
pply.
See
you
r GM
dea
ler
for
deta
ils. ^
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pur
chas
e fin
anci
ng o
ffere
d on
app
rove
d cr
edit
by R
BC R
oyal
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k/TD
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o Fi
nanc
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mon
stra
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rain
and
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ates
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m o
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trade
and
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secu
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sit
may
be
requ
ired.
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thly
pay
men
t an
d co
st o
f bo
rrow
ing
will
var
y de
pend
ing
on a
mou
nt b
orro
wed
and
dow
n pa
ymen
t/tra
de. E
xam
ple:
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,000
at
0% A
PR, t
he m
onth
ly p
aym
ent
is $
119/
$139
for
84/
72 m
onth
s. C
ost
of b
orro
win
g is
$0,
tot
al o
blig
atio
n is
$10
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. Offe
r is
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tere
st-f
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he B
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trade
mar
k of
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sum
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Dige
st C
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sed
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ense
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sit i
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ratin
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over
nmen
t 5-S
tar
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ty R
atin
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re a
par
t of t
he N
atio
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ighw
ay T
raffi
c Sa
fety
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SA’s
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Car
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ent P
rogr
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ww
.Saf
erCa
r.gov
). †
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rs a
vaila
ble
to r
etai
l cus
tom
ers
in C
anad
a on
ly b
etw
een
July
3, 2
013
and
Sept
embe
r 3,
201
3. P
rice
incl
udes
frei
ght
and
PDI b
ut e
xclu
des
licen
se, i
nsur
ance
, reg
istra
tion,
dea
ler
fees
, fee
s as
soci
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with
filin
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mov
able
pro
perty
reg
istr
y/PP
SA fe
es, d
utie
s, m
arke
ting
fees
and
taxe
s. D
eale
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ay s
ell f
or le
ss. G
MCL
may
mod
ify, e
xten
d or
term
inat
e th
is o
ffer,
in w
hole
or
in p
art,
at a
ny ti
me
with
out n
otic
e. S
ee p
artic
ipat
ing
deal
er fo
r de
tails
. ≠ O
ffer
only
val
id fr
om J
uly
3, 2
013
to S
epte
mbe
r 30
, 201
3 (th
e “P
rogr
am P
erio
d”) t
o re
tail
cust
omer
s re
side
nt in
Can
ada
who
ow
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cur
rent
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urin
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m P
erio
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ontia
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rren
t, Az
tek,
Sun
runn
er, B
uick
Ren
dezv
ous,
Sat
urn
Vue
will
rec
eive
a $
1,00
0 cr
edit
tow
ards
the
purc
hase
, lea
se o
r fa
ctor
y or
der
of a
n el
igib
le n
ew 2
013
GMC
Terr
ain.
Onl
y on
e (1
) cre
dit m
ay b
e ap
plie
d pe
r el
igib
le v
ehic
le s
ale.
Offe
r is
tran
sfer
able
to a
fam
ily m
embe
r liv
ing
in th
e sa
me
hous
ehol
d (p
roof
of a
ddre
ss r
equi
red)
. Thi
s of
fer
may
not
be
rede
emed
for
cash
and
may
not
be
com
bine
d w
ith c
erta
in o
ther
con
sum
er in
cent
ives
ava
ilabl
e on
GM
veh
icle
s. T
he $
1,00
0 cr
edit
incl
udes
GST
/PST
/HST
as
appl
icab
le b
y pr
ovin
ce. A
s pa
rt of
the
trans
actio
n, d
eale
r w
ill r
eque
st c
urre
nt v
ehic
le r
egis
tratio
n an
d/or
insu
ranc
e to
pro
ve o
wne
rshi
p. G
MCL
res
erve
s th
e rig
ht to
am
end
or te
rmin
ate
this
offe
r, in
who
le o
r in
pa
rt, a
t an
y tim
e w
ithou
t pr
ior
notic
e. V
oid
whe
re p
rohi
bite
d by
law
. Add
ition
al c
ondi
tions
and
lim
itatio
ns a
pply.
See
you
r GM
dea
ler
for
deta
ils. ¥
¥ Th
e GM
C Si
erra
LD
rece
ived
the
low
est
num
ber
of p
robl
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per
100
vehi
cles
am
ong
larg
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uty
pick
ups
in a
tie
in t
he p
ropr
ieta
ry J
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ower
201
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itial
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lity
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tudy
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ed o
n re
spon
ses
from
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442
new
-veh
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ow
ners
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surin
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0 m
odel
s an
d m
easu
res
opin
ions
afte
r 90
day
s of
ow
ners
hip.
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prie
tary
stu
dy r
esul
ts a
re b
ased
on
expe
rienc
es a
nd p
erce
ptio
ns o
f ow
ners
sur
veye
d in
Feb
ruar
y-M
ay 2
013.
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r ex
perie
nces
may
var
y. Vi
sit
jdpo
wer
.com
. *†
2013
GM
C Si
erra
HD
payl
oad
of 3
276
kg (7
222
lb.)
base
d on
mod
el C
3090
3 DR
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all-h
itch
tow
ing
of 8
165
kg (1
8,00
0 lb
.) ba
sed
on m
odel
s K3
0953
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943
and
5th-
whe
el t
owin
g of
10,
478
kg
(23,
100
lb.)
base
d on
mod
el K
3090
3 DR
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axim
um p
aylo
ad c
apac
ity in
clud
es t
he w
eigh
t of
the
driv
er, p
asse
nger
s, o
ptio
nal e
quip
men
t an
d ca
rgo
and
is a
ppro
xim
ate.
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imum
tra
iler
wei
ght
ratin
g is
cal
cula
ted
assu
min
g a
prop
erly
equ
ippe
d ba
se v
ehic
le, e
xcep
t fo
r an
y op
tions
nec
essa
ry t
o ac
hiev
e th
e ra
ting,
plu
s dr
iver
. Wei
ght
of o
ther
opt
iona
l equ
ipm
ent,
pass
enge
rs a
nd c
argo
will
red
uce
the
max
imum
tra
iler
wei
ght
that
you
r ve
hicl
e ca
n to
w. *
‡ Re
quire
s Re
gula
r Ca
b m
odel
C30
903
with
Dua
l Rea
r W
heel
s an
d ga
s en
gine
. Max
imum
pay
load
cap
acity
incl
udes
wei
ght
of d
river
, pas
seng
ers,
opt
iona
l equ
ipm
ent
and
carg
o. ^
* Av
aila
ble
on G
MC
Sier
ra H
eavy
Dut
y m
odel
s on
ly. V
ehic
le f
eatu
res
and
perfo
rman
ce c
apab
ilitie
s su
bjec
t to
cha
nge.
Add
ition
al c
harg
es f
or p
rodu
ct o
ptio
ns m
ay a
pply.
See
Dea
ler
for
Deta
ils.
††Of
fer
appl
ies
to n
ew 2
013
MY
Sier
ra H
eavy
Dut
y M
odel
s de
liver
ed b
y Se
ptem
ber
3, 2
013
at p
artic
ipat
ing
deal
ers
in C
anad
a. D
eale
r tra
de m
ay b
e re
quire
d. T
his
offe
r m
ay n
ot b
e co
mbi
ned
with
cer
tain
oth
er c
onsu
mer
ince
ntiv
es a
vaila
ble
on G
M v
ehic
les.
GM
CL m
ay m
odify
, ext
end
or te
rmin
ate
this
offe
r in
who
le o
r in
par
t at a
ny ti
me
with
out n
otic
e. C
ondi
tions
and
lim
itatio
ns a
pply.
See
you
r GM
dea
ler
for
deta
ils.
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Northeast coal mine investment secures jobs for ‘long term’By Jeff Nagel
Black Press
Work is now starting on a major coal mine expansion near Tumbler Ridge, in B.C.’s northeast.
Anglo American Mining Group subsidiary Peace River Coal is investing $200 million to open the new Roman Mine adjacent to its existing Trend Mine.
The company
promises to maintain 450 existing jobs and expects to create 100 new jobs in construction over the 16-year mine life. It was approved and permitted this month in an unusually quick turnaround time.
Anglo American aims to boost p r o d u c t i o n of northeast metallurgical coal, used in steel making, from 1.5 to at least
2.5 million tonnes annually. The coking coal would be hauled by rail to Prince Rupert for export.
Provincial of� cials were on hand to count the project as a step toward Victoria’s Jobs Plan goal of opening several new mines and adding thousands of jobs by 2015.
But Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett noted the project is also about
protecting what now exists.
“If Roman wasn’t going to get built, in four years we would lose 450 mining jobs in this area plus all the indirect bene� ts that come from this mine,” he said.
Still, Bennett called Anglo American’s decision a “great leap forward” because the � rm has deeper pockets than more junior miners to ride
out low commodity prices.
“This company is investing here in the northeast on the long term,” Bennett said. “They’re going to be here and operate even when the commodity coal price is not at the very top.”
Anglo American is giving up tenure to 1,852 hectares of land to protect caribou habitat in what CEO Mark Cutifani called
an unprecedented conservation step.
The � rm is also contributing $2.5 million to the Peace Northern Caribou Plan and signing bene� t agreements that will deliver jobs to local � rst nations.
The announcement came less than a month after a more disappointing decision three weeks ago by Teck Resources Ltd. to delay restarting its
shuttered Quintette coal project, which is also near Tumbler Ridge, as a result of depressed metallurgical coal prices.
Bennett said he’s not concerned.
“Teck has invested enormous money in Quintette and they’re not going to walk away from that,” he said. “They’re just not ready to pull the trigger on it yet.”
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Proposed road from Houston to KitimatBy Cameron Orr
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Ron Burnett and Vic Maskulak still believe a new highway can be built from Kitimat east, to Houston and Burns Lake.
The pair even presented the plan to the Joint Review panel in 2010, the group reviewing the proposed Northern Gateway pipelines.
The two introduced themselves as mem-bers of the Kitimat Harbour Group, and their reason for bring-ing it to the JRP is that they felt that Enbridge’s pipeline proposal was the miss-ing puzzle piece in putting together stron-ger transportation infrastructure, includ-ing the new highway, which would run from Kitimat to Houston.
“Due to the dif-� cult terrain there is only one opportunity to locate a two-lane highway through the Coast Mountains in this area, therefore the pipelines must share this right-of-way por-tions of it,” Burnett told the JRP in 2010.
Today, the two still hold on to hope that
the highway will see the light of day.
And for them, it’s really only a question of when, not if.
“We are con� dent it will happen one day,” said Burnett. “Just like the Coquihalla. Some pundits thought the Coquihalla would be a drain on the economy, it was going to kill Cache Creek.”
Getting the road built, however, will require partnerships between the companies and the governments, but as more people turn their attention to Kitimat, he thinks the argument will further solidify.
“There’s no question. You can’t argue about the 140, 160 kilometres [saved], that’s simple geography. As the area grows, other people are going to recognize it, so our intention at the moment is to keep it out in the public eye, keep people talking about it.”
That savings in distance he’s refer-ring to is the approxi-mately 142 km saved per direction between Kitimat and Houston if a new connector highway is built, ver-sus the 327 km the
route takes now on ex-isting highways.
When the idea � rst began bubbling in the late 1980s and from
then on there was op-position. The com-munities of Smithers and Hazelton, said Burnett, weren’t on board, fearing the road would destroy their tourism economy.
But even that’s changed now. Burnett said a meeting at the Chamber of Commerce in Kitimat a number of years back had representa-tives from those com-munities, and the opinion shifted.
“At the end of the meeting they all agreed to support it,” he said, adding, “A circle route would create more tourism within the area but it would also attract tourists look-ing to do some sort of scenic tour.”
There are economic
bonuses to the idea as well.
Burnett said that it’d bene� t the Huckleberry Mine,
which sends materials back to Houston before going up to Stewart. This would save them that distance.
And of course the savings in fuel in trans-portation on a con-nector, rather than the long route on Highway 16.
Even the existence of an all-weather road would mean better ac-cess and monitoring to proposed pipelines.
When the two were in front of the JRP, they argued that one of the holdbacks to Kitimat getting a pub-licly accessible bulk port was the transpor-tation infrastructure which means Kitimat wasn’t suf� ciently “economically acces-sible.”
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A third concern is limited parking and Delege says people are ignoring ‘no parking signs,’ and the streets are � lled with vehicles.
“It’s not that we’re against the idea, it’s just that we don’t think our part of town is suited for this kind of an ac-tivity,” Delege said.
The � nal concern from residents was raised in their letter to council which said, “The last thing is the mess at the community garden, the mess from the wailing wall, the crates piled up not be-ing used.
“The garden shed is an eye sore to look at, and we work hard to keep our lawns and property respectful.
“The compost al-ways has a mess around it.
“Our property value
has gone down be-cause of the eye sore Community Garden,” said the letter signed as from the neighbours of North Copeland Ave.
Marian Ells, Operations Manager of the Houston Link to Learning, spoke to council next about the questions raised.
Ells said the Community Garden has been part of the Houston Link to Learning programming for over 12 years, and they want to expand their programs with the Stepping Stones proj-ect.
Ells said the issue of speeding is a concern for Link to Learning staff and participants.
She said that of the three staff who use the garden, one uses a ve-hicle, and of the 40 or so Community Garden participants, 60% do
not own vehicles, but walk to the garden with their children.
“We’re extremely concerned about these speeders as well. It’s dangerous to our par-ticipants and the resi-dents,” she said, adding that maybe they could all join together to get the licence plates of anyone they see speed-ing.
In regards to park-ing, Ells said it was brought up before by residents, and garden staff heard the con-cerns of residents and no longer park there.
It’s a policy that staff and members not park along 3rd Street, and staff actively move anybody from the gar-den who they see park-ing there, said Ells.
“We’ve complied in the most respectful manner that we know,” she said.
About the wailing wall and increased traf-� c, Ells said they had one event, the Rock Party, that drew a lot of people, but since then, the wall has not attract-ed any more traf� c to the neighbourhood.
Ells said that with the smokehouse pro-posal, she understands
the concerns from resi-dents.
She says that they will have someone at the smokehouse at all times when it is run-ning, they will have a guard and are looking for someone with a dog to do that.
They will be cold smoking (less smoke), and after each use they will burn and scrape all the residue from the smokehouse so that it will leave no scent of � sh, Ells said.
Ells says that the Wet’suwet’en people have been smoking � sh for centuries and keep-ing bears away, and the garden staff can use the knowledge from them to do the same.
Finally, in response to concerns about the mess of the Community Garden, Ells said they were shocked to hear that.
“Staff, participants and volunteers have worked tirelessly to help us make a beauti-ful space and up until now we’ve had nothing but positive comments about how beautiful the garden is,” she said.
“Our program has been recognized pro-vincially and across
Canada and at any time we could get hun-dreds of signatures from community mem-bers in support of the garden.”
Comments about lowered property value are totally unfounded, Ells said, adding that one resident reported that somebody offered to buy their house be-cause it backs onto such a beautiful spot.
“I would advise any residents who have any concerns about the smokehouse, and mayor and council, to drop into the garden, and have a chat with us. It really is a beauti-ful space, and our staff would be more than happy to talk,” Ells said.
Mayor Bill Holmberg thanked both parties for coming to council.
“There’s been no decisions made on this proposal at this point,” said Holmberg.
People should check online council agendas for when the decision will be made, he said, and Houston CAO Linda Poznikoff says the decision will be made next meeting, August 20.
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Jack Mills, aged 64 of Houston, B.C., passed away suddenly on Sunday, August 11, 2013 at Bulkley Valley District Hospital.
He was born on July 11, 1949 in Marystown, Newfoundland, the son of John and Mary Mills. Jack grew up in Newfoundland before moving to Houston, where he resided and called home.
Jack is survived by his wife Charlotte, two daughters Tara and Sheryle, one son Brent, and one granddaughter Emlyn.
Jack was a very loved and respected man known for his passions of golf, fishing, riding his Harley and spending time with his girls. He will always hold a special place in the hearts of those who loved and knew him.
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The District of Kitimat is seeking to fi ll the following positions:Project Engineer: must be a professional Civil Engineer with minimum 3 years pro-fessional experience (pref-erably in municipal environ-ment) and eligible for registration with APEGBC. Permanent full-time (PFT) exempt staff position with competitive compensation and full benefi ts.Deputy Operations Manag-er: will have several years experience in municipal or related fi eld and post-secon-dary education in Water Quality, Civil or Building Technology or related Trade Qualifi cation. PFT exempt staff position with competi-tive compensation and full benefi ts.Engineering Technologist 2. Must have a civil engi-neering technologist diplo-ma, 3 years experience in the civil/municipal discipline, and eligibility for registration with ASTTBC. Bargaining Unit position. Wage: $37.01 - $44.78/hr over 2 years.Submit resumes by Septem-ber 10, 2013, 4:30 p.m., to Personnel, District of Kitimat, 270 City Centre, Kitimat, B.C. V8C 2H7. Fax (250) 632-4995, e-mail [email protected]. Further in-formation can be obtained from our website at www.kiti-mat.ca
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INDEX IN BRIEFFamily Announcements .......... 001-007Community Announcements ... 008-076Children ................................ 080-098Employment .......................... 102-165Services ............................... 170-387Pets/Livestock ...................... 453-483Items for Sale/Wanted .......... 503-595Real Estate ........................... 603-696Rentals ................................ 700-757Transportation ....................... 804-860Marine.................................. 903-920Legals ....................................... Legal
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HOUSTON & DISTRICT BRANCH 2365 Copeland Ave. P.O. Box 1480, Houston • Ph: 250-845-7117
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Houston Public Library - Summer Reading Club Wind-up Party Wednesday, August 21st from 11:00am to 1:00pm. Mark Zagwyn Photography – Thursday, August 22nd from noon to 6:00 p.m. For more info on the above events call 250-845-2256.
The Houston Legion Branch 249: Meeting: 2nd Mon. of the month is Executive, 4th Mon. is General Meeting.
Houston Secondary School - Office open Aug. 19 – Aug. 30 (8:30am – 3:00pm) Counsellor hours are Aug. 26 – Aug. 30. 1st day of school for the 2013 is Tuesday, Sept. 3rd. HSS webpage: http://hssweb.sd54.bc.ca
Houston Dart League is Sat. evenings at 7:30 pm. upstairs at the Houston Curling Club. Blind doubles games.
Seniors Bingo is every Tues. at 7:00 pm at Cottonwood Manor. Entry is $1. Come out
& enjoy a fun prize filled evening. Lots of prizes!
Houston Community Services is open Mon. thru Fri. from 9:00am to 4:00pm We have clothing to give away. Baby clothing; women’s and mens as well as children of all ages. Come and check it out!
The Houston Retirement Housing Society is asking interested parties to provide their names for future vacancies at our Pleasant Valley Village apartments. Please call Barbara @250-845-3356.
TopleyTopley Volunteer Fire Dept. meetings ev-ery 2nd Tues. of the month at 7:30 pm. Fire practices every Thurs. at 7:30 pm.
Structural Firefighting/Hwy Rescue. Inter-ested? Topley Volunteer Fire Dept. is accept-
ing applications. No experience necessary please contact Byron - F/C 250-696-3348 or come to a fire practice: Thurs. @ 1930 hrs (7:30 pm)
GranisleGranisle and District Seniors meetings are the 2nd and 4th Thurs. of each month at 1:00 pm in the Seniors Centre.
Granisle Volunteer Fire Department meet-ings & fire practices every Tues., 7:00 p.m. at the Fire Hall.
Granisle Church of the Way services are Sun., 11:00 a.m. Bible study is Thurs. at 7:00 p.m.
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Re/Max Houston 2436 Poulton Ave., Houston, BC
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• 4 bedroom family home located with in walking distance to the Silverthorne Elementary School, arena, pool and shopping. • Upgrades include a new roof in 2005, newer wood stove, paint, fencing around yard. Fully fi nished basement includes a large rec room, laundry, 4th bedroom and a bathroom. • Quick possession available - Call Lia to view today!
• Spacious, executive family home with major renovations.• Main level extensively renovated in 2012.• Very open concept with huge, bright kitchen with an island, granite countertops and skylight.• Beautiful rock pellet fi replace.• Daylight basement w/large rec room, 4th bedroom, storage & workshop.• Large lot, fenced yard, 12 x 20 storage shed, carport, paved drive, cul-de-sac location.• All appliances, window coverings, hot tub and pool table incl.
• Clean and fully fi nished 4 bedroom home close to all amenities!• Fenced backyard with back alley access and fruit trees.• 3 bedrooms up, 1 down, 2 baths.• Hot water tank replaced in 2012. • Includes washer and dryer. The fridge, stove, and dishwasher purchased a year ago also included.• Tidy and move in ready!• Call to view today!
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EXCAVATOR OPERATOR
Canyon Contracting Company (a Division of LB Paving Ltd.) is a full service civil contracting company that has been operating in the Smithers, Houston and
Hazelton areas for over 20 years. We specialize in water, sewer and storm drainage installations as well as fencing, landscaping and paving stones. Our clients come from all aspects of our communi-ties: municipalities, industrial, commercial and residential. Our work covers a broad spectrum of site servicing construction and infra-structure maintenance and repair.We have an immediate opening for an experienced equipment op-erator with speci c experience operating hydraulic excavators do-ing site servicing work. We offer industry competitive wages and full bene ts, including an SP, to the right applicant. he successful applicant will be a motivated self starter that can quickly adapt to different jobs and who is willing to become part of a productive team.
here will be opportunity and an expectation for the successful ap-plicant to run a variety of construction equipment as well as lling the primary role as excavator operator.Interested persons should apply with a cover letter and resume complete with references to the LB Paving Ltd. of ce at 2 2 atlow
oad in Smithers, by mail to Box Smithers B , 0 2 0, by fax to 2 0- -2 or via email to lbpaving lbpaving.bc.ca .We would like to thank all applicants however, only quali ed per-sons will be contacted for an interview.
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Lakeview Dental CentreEnergetic, motivated
F/T CDA OR HYGIENIST required. Knowledge of the Cleardent Program
an asset.
Hours are Monday to Thursday. Please send resume to Lakeview Dental Centre,
Box 310, Burns Lake, B.C. V0J 1E0 or fax to 250-692-4251
or email to [email protected]
HOUSTON COMMUNITY SERVICES ASSOCIATION
“Beanstalk Child Care Centre”Is looking for a Early Childhood Educator or ECE AsstistantQualifications: • 19 years of age • Licensed E.C.E. or currently enrolled in E.C.E. courses • First Aid or Child Safe certificateSuccessful candidates will have to complete • Criminal Record Check • Medical Clearance • Updated ImmunizationPlease submit resume by August 28, 2013 to Marianne Dekker @ #118 - 3429 10th Street, P.O. Box 489, Houston, BC V0J 1Z0 or fax a copy to 250-845-3482.
Any questions, please phone 250-845-3484 and ask for Marianne.
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Help WantedAn Alberta Oilfi eld Company is hiring dozer and excavator operators. Lodging and meals provided. Drug testing re-quired. Call (780)723-5051 Edson, Alta.
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1975 14’ x 72’ 1100 sq ft, 3 bedroom,
Why Rent? When you can own? #7, Shady
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1 bath. Bright spacious kitchen, lots of cupboards, laminate flooring in living room and hall. Newer hot water tank and furnace. Fridge, Stove, Dishwasher, Washer and Dryer. Large deck & covered patio.
Asking $29,500. Call 250-845-2260 for more details.
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Four bedroom 2 bathroom house located close to elementary and high school. Numerous upgrades include kitchen, bathrooms, windows, and
vinyl siding over two inches of blue Styrofoam insulation. Attached garage. Fenced back yard has plenty of play room. Large outside shed. Fridge, Stove,
Dishwasher, Washer, Dryer, Deep Freeze, and built in vacuum included. $172,900. For appointment to view 1- 250-845-2613
• 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom home on large corner lot.• Excellent location, easy walking distance to two schools.• Huge deck, lots of windows with a beautiful view.• Full walkout basement, with pellet stove in rec room.• Attached garage and carport.• Beautiful yard with flower beds, garden and greenhouse.
$172,900. To view, call (250) 845-7745
3383 Gillespie Road
Canfor Houston Operations2007- 2014 ForestStewardship Plan
Si ni ant end ent 17oti e of e iew and Co ent
In accordance with FPPR 20 (1) the proposed Forest tewardship P an (F P) i ni cant
Amendment 17 for Canfor, Houston operations, the Dungate Community Forest, Lowell
Johnson Consultants (Moricetown) and Lake Babine Nation is publically available for review
and written comment commencing onMay 29th, 2013 for a period of sixty (60) days.
This posting is to extend that review for afurther 30 days.
The proposed amendment adds in the Lake Babine Nation Non Replaceable Forestry
License (NRFL) A88862 and Lowell Johnson consultants Non replaceable Forestry License A90554 to our FSP. This amendment expands
our Forest Development Unit coverage to Corya creek, areas East of highway 16 from
the southern border and north to top the end of Nilkitkwa Lake in the Skeena Stikine district.
A number of results and strategy were updated to include these areas in tables were applicable
for our Bulkley Forest Development Units. This FSP amendment is available for review
until September 13th, 2013, at Canfor s of ce on the Morice River Road in Houston, B.C.
From 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Appointments to review are recommended. A copy of the
document will also be made available at theSmithers public library.
The deadline for receiving written comments is September 13th, 2013.
Please address any written comments to:Greg Yeomans,
Canadian Forest Products LimitedP.O. Box 158,
Houston, B.C. V0J 1Z0Telephone: (250) 845-5225
E-mail: [email protected]
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HIRING DRIVERS Burns Lake Wood Fibre Haul
Seeking quali ed drivers for immediate openings for Wood Fibre hauling in Houston and Burns Lake.
We o er:Full Time, Year Round Work• Home Every Day• Compe ve Wage, Bene ts & Pension•
You possess:Super B driving experience• A clean drivers abstract• References•
We are an equal opportunity Employer and we are strongly encouraging Aboriginal peoples to apply.
Email:[email protected],Fax:250-314-1750Phone: 1-877-700-4445
rac on ire has an opening for a
TIRE SERVICE TECHNICIANWe are willing to train.
Please apply in person with resume to:
2216 Nadina Ave. Houston, B.C.
Phone: 250-845-2700
Help Wanted Help Wanted
Huckleberry Mines LTD. is a 17,000 TPD open pit copper/molybdenum mine located 121 kilometers south of Houston in west central British Columbia that commenced operation in September 1997. We are currently recruiting for the following position:
Tailings (Cyclone Sands)
Operator
We are looking for self starters who can work well in a team oriented environment, able to work safely and effectively with minimal supervision, have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Reporting to the Mill Supervisor the applicant will be responsible for the ef cient operation of our water transport system and the cyclone sands plant (CSP), which receives tailings slurry and then separates it (via hydrocyclones) into the coarse and nd sands. Day to day duties will include but not be limited to: operation and management of the CSP, troubleshooting and writing work orders. The successful candidate will also be working in conjunction with the Metallurgical department following procedures, parameters and guidelines provided to produce a quality NAG coarse sand product.The successful candidate will have a minimum of 5 years mineral processing experience and have completed Grade 12 or equivalent. They must also posses a valid driver’s license. Knowledge of grinding and cyclone operations complimented with a strong mechanical aptitude would be considered an asset. Huckleberry Mines is located approximately two hours driving time from Houston, British Columbia. Employees live in a camp environment on their days of work. Transportation to and from the mine site is provided from Houston and Smithers by bus and while at the mine site all meals and accommodations are provided free of charge to employees. Houston and Smithers are located in the scenic Bulkley Valley on TransCanada Highway 16, an excellent area to raise a family and has exceptional outdoor recreational activities. More information on the area is available at www.smithers.ca, www.houston.ca and www.rdbn.bc.caWe thank all applicants for their interest in Huckleberry Mines Ltd., but only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada.
uali ed applicants can submit their resumes in con dence to:
Human Resources Department - Huckleberry Mines Ltd.
P.O. Box 3000, Houston, BC V0J 1Z0
Fax: 604.517.4701 or Email: [email protected]
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Medical/DentalARE you an animal lover who has experience working in a veterinary clinic; are you a VOA or an RAHT? Nechako Valley Animal Health Services offers an integrative approach to patient care and currently has a position open. Knowl-edge of Avimark, and horse handling skills are an asset, but not a requirement. Please send your resume/cover letter, including references to [email protected].
Services
Art/Music/DancingINSPIRE your children to be crea-tive and expressive through music! Group keyboard lessons for chil-dren ages 3 - 9 that include singing, rhythm, movement, composition and more! Find a teacher near you 1-800-828-4334 or www.myc.com
Financial ServicesGET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420.
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Pets & Livestock
PetsREGISTERED Siberian Husky Pup-pies (with blue eyes) 778-891-4556 www.vancouverhusky.com
Merchandise for Sale
Building SuppliesLOG HOME shell kit WRC 6X8 fl at 3 bdrm w/grge & curved glass sunroom, ready to ship, 604-856-9732
Heavy Duty Machinery
A-STEEL SHIPPING DRYSTORAGE CONTAINERS
Used 20’40’45’53 in stock.SPECIAL
44’ x 40’ Container Shopw/steel trusses $13,800!
Sets up in one day!40’ Containers under $2500!
Call Toll Free AlsoJD 544 & 644 wheel loaders
JD 892D LC ExcavatorPh. 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB
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Misc. for SaleHOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?
TWO (2 X 4) Wilderness four wheelers… asking $2500 for both. Great for grandkids. Call: (250) 845-7707.
Rentals
Apt/Condo for RentHOUSTON: 3 and 4 bedroom renovated townhouses. $700. a month. One and two bed-room apartments. $474. to $575. a month. GRANISLE: One and two bedroom apart-ments, utilities included. $450. to $600. a month. Call: Kathy at 250-845-2448 or 250-845-4505
Homes for RentIN HOUSTON three/four bed-room house for rent. Shop, large yard, close to downtown Houston. $1,000 a month. Available Sept. 1st. Contact: John at (250) 293-6499
Transportation
Recreational/Sale1999 Damon Challenger Class A Motorhome, Ford V10, 33’, one slide, 92,000 km, new tires, brakes & batteries, $24,900 obo. (250)365-7152 Castlegar
Boats
17 ft. Alum. Canoe “Spring Bok” very stable, perfect for family / hunting canoe. $500.
Call (250) 692-2372
2003 Four Winns Fish & Ski
Freedom 180 F/S, fully serviced 4.3L
VOLVO PENTA engine, removable side windows for
more fi shing room, tilt steering, removable seats
with interchanging seat posts, rear entry ladder, front control for rear leg trim, full
cover with anti pooling poles, electric motor off bow
for fi shing, custom matched trailer, Bimini top.
This is really a great boat!! $15,000 obo.
(250)354-7471 Nelson
Legal
Legal Notices
Notice to Remove Private Land from Woodlot
Licence W1752.Please be advised that MOUN-TAINSIDE ENTERPRISES LTD. is proposing to remove ap-proximately 191 ha of private land from Woodlot Licence W1752 located in the vicinity of Topley on Highway 16 near Forsyth Road.
Inquiries and comments to this proposal must be submitted to DWB Consulting Services Ltd attention Melissa Steidle, RPF by 4 PM on September 6th, 2013. Submissions may be made via fax (250-692-7288) or email [email protected]. All inquiries must be received before 4 PM on September 6th. Information about this proposal can be ob-tained by contacting Melissa at 250-567-8972.
Lakeview Dental CentreEnergetic, motivated
F/T CDA OR HYGIENIST required. Knowledge of the Cleardent Program
an asset.
Hours are Monday to Thursday. Please send resume to Lakeview Dental Centre,
Box 310, Burns Lake, B.C. V0J 1E0 or fax to 250-692-4251
or email to [email protected]
Thank youThe Happy Gang Seniors Activity group from Cottonwood Manor thank
Mary Ann Isidorofor her generous donation of
Avon & Tupperware to our group.
Thanks again. It is much appreciated!
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Campbell’s Mushroom Soupor Tomato12x284 ml
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.99each
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