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By Monica Lamb-Yorski

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B.C.’s mines are be-ing offered a reprieve in hydro payments, an-nounced Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett Friday.

The reprieve will be offered for a � ve-year term and com-

panies can choose to defer up to 75 per cent of hydro pay-ments for a maximum of 24 months, Bennett said during a press conference held at Peterson Contracting in Williams Lake.

In attendance were mining of� -cials, members of the Williams Lake and

District Chamber of Commerce and local government of� cials.

“We met with the Mining Association of B.C. and compa-

nies who asked if we could do anything to help with lowering op-

erating costs,” Bennet said, noting he decided to make the announce-ment in Williams Lake because the communi-ty understands mining and its impact on the local economy.

Bennett said his ministry went with the hydro plan because if government was going to help, it couldn’t of-

fer a subsidy to mines or on the back of tax-payers.

Mining companies that take advantage of the reprieve will have to pay an interest rate of about eight per cent on the deferred amounts, which is the rate BC Hydro charges on accounts over 30

Huckleberry is shutting down

B.C.’s mines being offered reprieve on hydro payments

By Chris GareauBlack Press

Huckleberry Mines has told its employees that it plans on shut-ting down all opera-tions by Aug. 31.

The announcement came after pit opera-tions were suspended in early January and 100 workers were laid off. Twenty more were laid off in December as declining world de-mand saw copper pric-es plummet.

The remaining 160 workers were kept on to mill stockpiled ore. Almost all will lose their jobs, accord-ing to Huckleberry spokesperson Steve Robertson.

“The plan is we won’t be able to restart pit operations, but we will be able to continue to process stockpiles; and it looks like we will probably exhaust that available source of ore mill feed some-time at the end of summer – so around Aug. 31 we’ll be sus-

pending operations at the mine all together,” said Robertson.

He added that management is trying to � nd a way to keep operations going, but that is very dependent on an increase in the value of copper.

The detailed plan for mine suspen-sion and the work that requires will be worked out closer to closure, according to Robertson.

B.C. Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett is holding a press conference Friday morning in

““Huckleberry Mine...plans on shutting

down all operations by

Aug. 31.”

““The reprieve will be offered for a five year term and companies can choose

to defer up to 75 per cent of hydro payments for a maximum of 24 months. ”

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Mayor, councillor relay their thoughts on resource industryBy Xuyun Zeng

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C o u n c i l l o r Tim Anderson and Mayor Shane Brienen gave their thoughts on the nat-ural resource indus-try at the last coun-cil meeting.

In their verbal reports, Anderson and Brienen talk-ed about business confidence in the lumber, mining and LNG sectors. During a Resource Benefits Alliance meeting, Brienen noted how increased protected lands has caused concern in these industries.

“A lot of discus-sion around the amount of parks … and how as we keep adding that we have trouble with min-eral exploration, and a lot of dis-cussion about how

that works going forward,” he said to council.

Discussions cen-tred around whether new parks would shut down “the next big mine,” and how

these industries can work with the prov-ince.

Road closures also caused con-cerns.

“Lots of specific examples of drill-ers that are drilling

in the backcountry, and they leave for two weeks and their roads are deactivat-ed and their drills are stuck,” he added.

Anderson added that the lumber in-

dustry “was a bright spot.”

“Good forecast, 1.3 million houses starting in the States, which is what they’re predicting,” said Anderson. “They expect lumber prices

to be strong through 2018, 2019.”

The lumber in-dustry still has the challenge of nego-tiating a new soft-wood lumber agree-ment, a tariff or

quota on lumber exports based on a price floor.

Anderson adds that it, “is not get-ting anywhere with the Americans.”

He also warns that if Canada does

not secure an agree-ment before the U.S. elections, it would bring new challeng-es to deal with the new administration.

“They’re trying to get the American government to get to the table, but Canada has no le-verage to force their hand obviously, so it’s a matter of when they feel that they want to come to the table,” he said.

Anderson added that the U.S. market is particularly im-portant to Canadian exports because the Asian markets are in a slump and transi-tioning towards the service sector.

Anderson added that the mining sec-tor was “slow,” add-ing that the mining industry and LNG industry has put about $160 billion on hold.

Site “C” job fair coming up in Prince George

By Flavio NienowBlack Press

B.C. Hydro and its contractors will host a job fair in Prince George for workers interested in the Site C Clean Energy Project.

The job fair will take place on Monday Feb. 22,

2016, from noon un-til 7 p.m. at the Coast Inn of the North.

B.C. Hydro’s con-tractors will be avail-able to answer ques-tions regarding the types of jobs avail-able, the hiring pro-cess and any addi-tional questions job seekers may have. R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s

from employment and skills training organizations will also attend.

According to the Prince George Citizen, about 1500 people will be work-ing on the main civil works contract at its peak, and 600 work-ers are needed by this spring.

B.C. Hydro’s Site C project will be a third dam and hydroelectric gen-erating station on the Peace River. In December 2014, the project received ap-proval from the pro-vincial government to proceed to con-struction.

Construction of the project started in summer 2015 and will be completed in 2024.

Those interested in working on the Site C project should attend the upcoming job fair with a copy of their resume. Advance registration is not required.

““The lumber industry is ‘a bright spot. Good forecast, 1.3 million houses starting

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Williams Lake to an-nounce, as the press release reads, “action to help keep thou-sands of B.C.’s metal and coal mines work-ers on the job, by sup-porting their families and communities, during the current slowdown in the sec-tor due to low com-modity prices.”

Robertson said he could not speculate on what effect, if any, the announcement could have on Huckleberry.

Imperial holds 50 per cent inter-est in Huckleberry Mines Ltd., (HML) owner/operator of the mine. The re-maining 50 per cent is held by the Japan Group, comprised of Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, Dowa

Mining Co. Ltd. and Furukawa Co.

Imperial Metals and representa-

tives from its nearby Mount Polley mine will be attending an-nouncement.

Huckleberry is an open pit copper mine located 88 kilometres from Houston.

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Mine shutdown is very dependent on value of copper

days.Companies with

relatively lower levels of debt will have to pay 12 per cent.

“My understanding from the information we’ve received from the mines is the vast major-ity will qualify for the lower rate,” Bennett said.

Presently there are eight metal mines and five coal mines in op-eration in B.C, directly employing 7,500 people.

It is estimated hydro makes up 10 to 15 per cent of their total oper-ating costs.

“It’s our second cost after wages,” said Imperial Metals chief metals engineer of Mount Polley’s operat-ing budget.

Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Donna Barnett described the reprieve as a “hand up, not a hand out,” for the re-gion’s communities.

“I’ve had many calls to my office from people complaining that it’s a subsidy,” she said. “If people aren’t working the entire community is impacted.”

Unifor national rep-resentative Jon Hawkins whose union represents 500 workers at Gibraltar Mine welcomed the news because it will help keep people employed.

“The Cariboo has endured hard economic times, but it’s resilient,”

Hawkins said.Unifor Local 3018

president Ken Lewins likened hydro costs at Gibraltar Mine to a “good chunk of change.”

“Everything up there is electricity driven,” he said.

With commod-ity prices continuing to decline as they have for the past six years, prices are at a point that they threaten mines, said Gibraltar’s gen-eral manager Richard Tremblay.

“This announce-ment is welcome and timely,” he said as he

thanked Bennett.Mining employ-

ees many families in the Cariboo, said Scott Peterson, opera-tion superintendent at Peterson Contracting.

“When the mines are running we have 300 people from our com-pany employed offering support services,” he said.

The announcement is good news for work-ers at Mount Polley Mine said United Steelworkers Local 1-425 president Paul French.

“This will take the pressure off employees

who are living in ner-vousness every day,” French said.

Hopefully markets will return, but in the meantime it is impor-tant the government, companies and employ-ees work together, said Mining Association of B.C. president Karina Brino.

“The downturn has been going on for a couple of years and sig-nificant layoffs have al-ready taken place,” she said. “Industry’s ability to work with BC Hydro is an important mea-sure.”

Every company that

chooses to participate in the program will be required to enter into a formal agreement with BC Hydro.

Bennett said those agreements will not be made public, but the government will report out regularly on the pro-gram as the five years unfold.

Mines Hydro costs are second to wage expenses

Submitted photoEnergy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett (second from left) in Williams Lake joined by Richard Tremblay, Gibraltar Mine general manager (left), Karina Brino, Mining Association of B.C. president, Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Donna Barnett and Scott Peterson, operation superindent Peterson Contracting Ltd. as he makes an announcement that mines will be given a reprieve on hydro payments.

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Shell postpones LNG decisionWith a world-wide slump in oil and nat-

ural gas prices extending further than expected, the Shell-led liquefied natu-

ral gas project proposed for Kitimat has delayed its final investment decision until the end of the year.

Backed by a consortium of Shell Canada, Korea Gas, Mitsubishi and PetroChina, the LNG Canada project is a key part of the B.C. government’s bid to enter the global LNG export market. Along with delays on the Petronas-led Pacific Northwest LNG proposed for Prince Rupert, the chances of a large LNG project being under construction by the 2017 provincial election have faded.

Premier Christy Clark was attending an indus-trial development conference in Ottawa when the delay was revealed in Shell’s quarterly update. As with other global energy companies, the glut of oil resulted in a 44 per cent in earnings for Shell com-pared to the same quarter last year.

Clark, who rode the prospect of an LNG rev-enue bonanza to victory in the 2013 B.C. election, acknowledged that the delay is significant.

“What I was pleased to see, though, is that Shell has reconfirmed its intention to make a final invest-ment decision this year, even in these very uncer-tain times,” Clark said.

LNG Canada CEO Andy Calitz was attending the same conference and he noted that the delay means all four international partners have agreed to stay with the project.

“LNG Canada is in great shape as a project,” Calitz said. “We have all our federal and provincial environmental approvals in place, and the National Energy Board recently decided that they support a 40-year export licence.”

Another factor in the delay is the ongoing Shell takeover of British Gas Group, which had its own proposal to build a pipeline and LNG terminal in the Prince Rupert area.

LNG Canada has an agreement with TransCanada Corp. to build a pipeline through the Rocky Mountains from northeastern B.C., where Shell and others have major gas drilling operations in the Montney shale near Dawson Creek and oth-er gas-rich formations.

Pacific Northwest LNG is still waiting for its federal environmental permit, after redesigning its LNG tanker port proposed for Lelu Island near the Prince Rupert port. Local protests have dogged the project over its potential impact on salmon in the Skeena River.

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You can’t take them with youBy Lori Welbourne

On a brighter note

Giving life after death is a beautiful gift, and one organ and tissue donor can save the lives of up to eight people and help improve the lives of up to 75. It’s also one of those topics people don’t nor-mally think of unless it personally affects them or someone they care about, despite the reality that anyone can end up on the waiting list.

Many Canadians think they’re already do-nors, but long gone are the days we could easily sign up for a decal on our driver’s licence and forget about it. We now have to go to the extra trouble of filling out a form online. This procedure only takes a couple of minutes, but since it’s usually not top of mind, the vast majority of us are not registered.

In fact, only 24 percent of us are. Among devel-oped countries, our nation ranks near the bottom of the list of donation rates. As a result, organs and tissue that are medically

suitable for transplant-ing are buried or cre-mated rather than going to someone in desperate need. In 2014 alone, 195 people died while waiting for an organ.

Over 4500 Canadians are currently hoping for a life saving transplant. With 90% of us in favour of participating, there should be no wait at all.

There’s a tried and true solution to preventing these needless tragedies: an opt-out program, also known as presumed con-sent. What this means is that everyone of a legal age is considered a donor unless they de-register their name. This would require less administrative work, and save precious lives.

Spain provides an outstanding example of how well this has worked. In 1989 when their do-nor rates were only at 20 percent, Dr. Rafael Matesanz, a kidney spe-cialist was hired to im-prove the system. They are now a world leader in organ and tissue donation with a vast majority of

their citizens embracing the benefits for all.

“It’s a source of na-tional pride,” Matesanz has said. “We are very proud to contribute to the system.”

Some argue there are ethical and religious rea-sons why this isn’t a good idea. Not only are most religions on board with this life saving concept, the easy and confidential ability for any individual to opt out at any time dis-putes that objection.

Shelley Hunt from B.C. and Jessica Royan from Alberta are pas-sionate about this cause and they have person-ally watched too many pa-tients needlessly die when they should have been saved. They have also witnessed the life support treatments such as dialy-sis that countless people must endure for lengthy periods of time as they do their best to hold on.

The compassion-ate women created the “Because I Can Project” with a goal to eliminate that wait. They have worked tirelessly to raise

awareness about organ shortage in our country, and they’re actively peti-tioning for a revamp of the registration process nationwide.

As it stands now, the opt-out program is far within reach. Our govern-ment is well aware that thousands of lives could be improved and hun-dreds could be saved by implementing this superi-or plan, yet it hasn’t been enacted. Hunt, Royan and other activists will keep pushing for this change while encouraging peti-tion sign ups and organ registrations.

There is no age limit. Canada’s oldest organ donor was 93 and oldest tissue donor was 102. It’s not enough to just reg-ister, however. A lot of donations are lost due to family members rejecting the intended donor’s de-cision while experiencing grief. It’s important those wishes are communicated with them clearly ahead of time.

It’s not necessary to wait until death before giv-ing the gift of life. Healthy

people can donate a kid-ney or part of the liver, lung, intestine, pancreas, bone marrow, or blood to another person.

Hunt became a live donor over a year ago when she gave one of her kidneys to save the life of a stranger. The young mother of two received some criticism for risking her life, but after extensive research, she was confi-dent in the safety of the procedure. It also gave her an unexpected advantage.

“It might seem crazy, but it will actually put me in a safer position than most other Canadians,” she explained. “When you become a live do-nor, you’re automatically moved to the top of the list, and if I ever need an organ in the future, I’ll get one sooner.”

To check if you’ve registered, and to sign the petition for the opt-out program, please visit BecauseICanProject.com. Once this program is ad-opted, waiting lists will cease to exist in our coun-try, and treasured lives will be saved.

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Aboriginal families prepare for inquiryBy Tom Fletcher

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About 500 family members of missing and murdered indigenous women met with B.C. cabinet ministers this week to prepare for a national inquiry prom-ised by the Trudeau gov-ernment.

“It was very moving, I think, for the families, in terms of giving fami-lies an opportunities to provide their voice, to tell their stories about what happened,” B.C. Aboriginal Relations Minister John Rustad

said after three days of meetings in Prince George.

“It was a good exer-cise for us and it’s infor-mation that we will now take forward to the na-tional roundtable com-ing up later in February in Winnipeg, as well as to B.C.’s input towards the national inquiry for missing and murdered indigenous women.”

Also attending were Justice Minister Suzanne Anton and Public Safety Minister Mike Morris, who served as North District Superintendent for the

RCMP before being elected MLA for Prince George-Mackenzie in 2013.

Relations with police and domestic violence were among the most sensitive issues dis-cussed.

“There were a lot of challenges that were raised in working with the RCMP in terms of some of the follow-up and other components, and so we have a lot of follow-up work to do with the families as well as with police in gen-eral,” Rustad said.

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lence in aboriginal com-munities, he referred to the annual Gathering of Men organized by Paul Lacerte, ex-ecutive director of the B.C. Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres. It distributes symbolic moose hide patches.

“Women are bearing the burden of abuse, but they also have to bear the burden of advocacy to affect change, and this is a man’s problem as much as it is a woman’s problem,” Lacerte said at last year’s Valentine’s Day rally at the B.C.

legislature. “Violence to-wards women and chil-dren has never been a part of our culture.”

Lacerte said across Canada, aboriginal women aged 15 and old-er are three times more

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The B.C. govern-ment is preparing leg-islation to formalize its 10-year project to pro-tect and share logging management on a vast area of the B.C. coast with forest companies and 26 coastal First Nations.

The agreement puts 85 per cent of the world’s largest intact temperate rainforest off limits to logging, and also makes perma-nent a ban on commer-cial grizzly bear hunt-ing that was announced for much of the central

and north coast region in 2009.

Including Haida Gwaii, the Great Bear Rainforest agreement covers 6.4 million hectares on B.C.’s cen-tral and north coast, an area about twice the size of Vancouver Island.

The � nal version of the long-sought agree-ment increases the amount of protected old-growth forest from 50 to 70 per cent, in ad-dition to large areas of second growth. It adds eight new special forest management areas cov-ering 295,000 hectares where logging is not

permitted.“Ecosystem-based

management is the modern term to de-scribe what we have al-ways done,” said Chief Marilyn Slett, presi-dent of the Coastal First Nations, which includes the Haida Nation, Gitga’at, Metlakatla, Heiltsuk and other communities on the north coast.

Dallas Smith, presi-dent of the Nanwakolas Tribal Council repre-senting central coast communities, praised the co-operation of in-dustry and government for the forest land use and a companion ma-

rine protection agree-ment that still requires federal approval.

“I stand here today proud, happy, but still a little bit upset that it’s taken this long,” Smith said.

Rick Jeffery, rep-resenting the indus-try group of Interfor, Catalyst, Western Forest Products and the provincial agency B.C. Timber Sales, said the agreement means an end to con� ict and protest, with stable ac-cess to 550,000 hectares of forest harvest land.

“We know now where we can operate and what the running

rules are,” Jeffrey said.Forests Minister

Steve Thomson said the B.C. government will provide $15 million over � ve years to help aboriginal communi-ties start their own for-est companies. The deal also turns over forest carbon credit rights to First Nations, which could be sold as offsets for natural gas develop-ment.

Richard Brooks of Greenpeace Canada said when environmen-talists began to push for preservation of the region, 95 per cent of the forest was available for logging, and now 85

per cent is protected.The agreement for-

mally began in 2006 when a land use plan covering about a third of the region was ad-opted, and work start-ed on a compromise between industry, First Nations and environ-mental groups that had been organizing boycotts of B.C. forest products.

The B.C. and fed-eral governments put up $30 million each to create a larger plan us-ing “ecosystem-based management” and ab-original rights.

The U.S. Nature Conservancy put up a

matching $60 million, raised mainly from U.S. private foundations, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the David and Lucille Packard Foundation, the Wilberforce Foundation, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.

E n v i r o n m e n t a l groups Greenpeace, Sierra Club and ForestEthics represent-ed the foundations, and have since argued that too much old-growth forest would continue to be logged under the plan.

Coastal rainforest pact to be made law

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The Houston Group to Sponsor Syrian Refugees (HGSSR) will not ap-ply to the Mennonite Central Committee for private refugee family sponsorship.

In communica-tions with them, co-chair Bobby Seinen con� rmed that the MCC does not issue charitable receipts. According to her, do-nors have re� ected to Seinen that these re-ceipts, which can be used for tax breaks, are important. Instead, the group

will pursue other av-enues.

“I just had a nig-gling thing that I wanted to confirm with MCC, and I had spoken with them at length [last] Monday and Tuesday and I had told her that charitable receipts were important,” said Seinen.

Seinen found out that the MCC does not issue these re-ceipts should a group want a specific refu-

gee.She finds the pro-

files MCC provides sends her lacking de-tails.

“They send you pro� les of families that are eligible for sponsorship by a group, but the biogra-phies are, you know, ‘two parents, two chil-dren,’” said Seinen. “There’s not that per-sonal connection.”

Seinen will now pursue other avenues to get a refugee.

The last time Houston Today con-tacted Seinen, she highlighted that she would like more par-ticipation from the community. This time, Seinen noted a change.

“We have people who have come for-ward to help in dif-ferent areas, they just didn’t want to attend meetings,” she said.

She currently has three trained tutors, two teachers and two

members “experi-enced in welcoming and providing for ref-ugees.”

Seinen also previ-ously tasked members to go out and seek do-nations from various places of worship, but that “didn’t go well at all.”

“Some churches are unable to at this time,” she said.

One church noted that the group was “loosely organized,” and Seinen said they will commit more deeply once a con-crete application sur-faces.

The group has $5,000 in pledges. They previously esti-mated that they need about $30,000 a year to fund a refugee.

Their next meet-ing is at 1 p.m. at the Nadina Community Futures building Feb. 9.

In addition, the group will host a pub-lic outreach named the Houston Get to Know Syria Night Feb. 28 at 5 p.m. in the Seniors’ Centre.

They will pre-sell tickets for Syrian cui-sine to better gauge how many meals to prepare. The meal will include falafel, soup and baklava, and it will cost $15 for an adult and $10 for a child.

“There will also be a PowerPoint presen-tation on Syria and it will be a stand-up reception,” she said. The PowerPoint pre-sentation will prob-ably start at 6 p.m. and that is free to at-tend.”

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The Houston Retirement Housing Society has completed its third housing complex, and is marking an end of an era.

President Arnold Amonson revealed that he will not take part in the construction of the next seniors housing complex. Amonson has been on the Society for 16 years, and became involved in the first housing complex in summer 2007.

“I’m too old for that now,” he said. “On this property there will be more projects down the road, but cost-wise we have to wait until we gather more money together to afford it. So this will be the last one for a few years.”

“The next one will be right behind it, and it will be, likely, the same as this one.”

The construction of the third complex started last June with

features specifically to accommodate seniors.

“There’s absolutely no steps anywhere in the building, showers are all step-in — they are not tubs,” said Amonson. “Apartments aren’t really appropriate for seniors. They’ve all got stairs, and they’re all noisy.”

“If they have mobility issues at all, they are way better here than in an apartment block.”

The four two-bedroom and two one-bedroom unit also has a common area.

“Everyone wants a two-bedroom because they can use it for offices, or whatever,” he said. “There are common areas so people can enjoy getting together, visiting or having dinner parties,” said Amonson.

Tenants often organize social activities among themselves. In another building there are low-impact

exercise classes, card parties, puzzles and quilting groups.

Six lucky tenants managed to secure an apartment. The housing complex has a wait list of over 20 people, said Amonson.

“In this particular building, there’s no couples. They are all single people; two men and four ladies,” said Amonson.

One of its first tenants to move in, Rainer Schmidt, described his apartment as “the best.” He moved to the seniors housing complex because he had issues dealing with staircases and wanted to downsize.

“My legs are sort of giving out, so it’s nice — no stairs. Come in – boom,” he said. “Plus … I don’t need five bedrooms.”

Amonson points to the low cost of living in Houston as a draw for seniors to live here. He also highlights how the use of geothermal energy to heat rooms saves heating costs.

Third Seniors housing complex is complete

Xuyun Zeng/Houston TodayArnold Amonson, President of the Houston Retirement Houston Society has completed its third housing complex at the Pleasant Valley Village.

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I heard someone say “We put our animals out of their misery, why would we not do the same with our loved ones?” I could not help say, “But we are not animals. We are human beings. Human life is sacred.” The reply was, “I think we are animals.”

To this I replied, “If we are animals what makes it wrong for one human to eat another? We do this with turkeys, cattle and sheep.” If we are animals anything goes. Then there is no longer any right and wrong, no standard by which we should live our lives. Then, we can, and will act like beasts, because there is no higher morality, no higher law, no higher One than what we perceive in our own minds.

The “ethnic cleansing” we have witnessed from times past to modern times is based on such deception; on man’s ideas and not God’s standard. People who did not meet man’s standard were eliminated. Murder of other human beings became the law in many countries caught in the grip of such deceptive humanistic ideology. When God is forgotten, man becomes a law unto himself and everyone does what is right in his own eyes (Judges 17:6;21:25) . Animals act like animals by instinct, but human beings are accountable to a higher standard.

The fact remains, we are humans. Humans, among other things, are creative, have the ability to decide and plan for the future, to love, and to have faith in God. Even the ability to read and write shows the unique and amazing God given gifts possessed by the human being. Animals cannot do any such things, there is a very wide gap between humans and animals.

The Bible clearly teaches that we have been fearfully and wonderfully made (Psalm 139:14). We are created as human beings in the image of God our Creator (Genesis 1:27) . We are responsible for our actions and we will answer to our Creator for our every thought word or deed (Hebrews 10:26,27; Rev 21:8). Human life is sacred and must be respected. No doctor should ever be asked to euthanize another person, no matter what the situation.

“Now choose life, so that you and your children may live and that you may love the LORD your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him.” Deuteronomy 30:19,20 NIV

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Trudy Amonson teaches the comma stroke to her students at the Seniors’ Centre. This day, she taught her students how to paint flowers by starting with a circle, drawing the petals in with comma strokes and erasing the outlines.

She also teaches tole painting, used to decorate plain wooden furniture.

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Family Literacy Brunch

A really large crowd gathered at the Houston Community Hall for the Family Literacy Brunch on Saturday hosted by the Houston Link to Learning. Everybody enjoyed a delicious brunch of pancakes, fruit, sausages, and more served by the Houston Volunteer Fire Department.

Kids were able to enjoy lots of activities, such as face painting, a dress-up booth, crafts and games. Door prizes were announced throughout the event.

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A Houston, B.C., pharmacy has taken part in North America’s � rst research project that ultimately aims to bring the science of pharmacogenomics to patients using their community p h a r m a c y . Pharmacogenomics uses a person’s genetics to uncover which drugs and in what dosage work best for them.

The project, called “Genomics for Precision Drug Therapy in the Community Pharmacy”, was funded by the BC Pharmacy A s s o c i a t i o n (BCPhA) and Genome British Columbia (Genome BC) with research being done by a team at the University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Across the province 33 c o m m u n i t y pharmacies recruited 200 volunteer patients to be part of the project.

The project set out to position the pharmacist as the health-care provider through which patient genetic information can be acquired, assessed and used to guide drug therapy decisions. Until now, this work had been done almost exclusively in cancer agencies or research labs.

“Tailoring a patient’s medications based on their individual genetics

will help reduce the chances of adverse effects and optimize their response to the medication,” said Cala Smith, pharmacy manager at the Houston P h a r m a s a v e , which participated in the project. “Pharmacogenomics is an exciting � eld, and the ways in which it can be used by pharmacists to improve health outcomes keeps expanding as we learn more.”

The project focused on developing robust standard operating procedures for the collection of patient saliva samples, processing and sequencing of DNA at UBC and the development of educational tools used by pharmacists for patient awareness.

C o m m u n i t y pharmacists � nished collecting all 200 saliva samples in late 2015, and UBC researchers � nished sequencing samples on January 22. UBC researchers will do a retrospective analysis of DNA information to learn how genetics would have altered the drug dosage patients were prescribed.

“One of the most immediate opportunities for genomics in health care is to guide treatment decisions and reduce the risk of adverse drug reactions.

This project is tackling just that by enabling pharmacists the insights needed to match the right medication, at

the right dose, to the right patient,” said Dr. Catalina Lopez-Correa, Vice President, Sectors and Chief Scienti� c Of� cer, Genome BC. “This work re� ects Genome BC’s ambition to translate the value of genomics to end-users in BC and beyond.”

In recent years, pharmacogenomics, or using a person’s genetics to tailor their drug treatment, has only been used to treat cancer or rare diseases.

However, there are more than 150 medications – ranging from mental health to heart disease to cancer drugs – that are impacted by a patient’s DNA.

“We showed that pharmacy can be the gateway to personalized medication in our

c o m m u n i t i e s , ” said Geraldine Vance, CEO of the BC Pharmacy Association.

“Regardless of the location – urban or rural – patients had a consistent, quality experience with their community p h a r m a c i s t as it relates to pharmacogenomics.”

Other pharmacies that participated in the project were located in Armstrong, Burnaby, Courtenay, C h e t w y n d , Cranbrook, Enderby, Fort St. John, Hope, Kamloops, Kelowna, Keremeos, Penticton, Port Coquitlam, Port McNeill, Prince George, Surrey, Vancouver, Victoria, West Kelowna and Williams Lake.

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Thomas (Tom) Gilbert CorfeDecember 14, 1952 - December 29, 2015

Tom Corfe passed away at BVDH surrounded by family and friends, ending his long battle with cancer.

Tom’s passions in life were ranching and his love for horses. Tom was a talented artist; he created many drawings of animals, and turned them into beautiful wood carvings. His other passionate hobbies were hunting and fishing. When Donna, the love of his life, passed away last year, Tom made the decision to sell the farm and move to Houston. His new home wasn’t just his dream home, but Donna’s too. It is decorated exactly as their life together was, the story begins and welcomes you at the front door.

Tom is survived by his sons Justin, Cody, Morgan and James Lyon, and their families. His four sisters, eldest to youngest, Kate, Maggie, Julie, Lisa and brother Gord, and their families. He had many nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts and uncles.

Tom is predeceased by his parents George and Gloria Corfe and the love in his life, Donna.

The family would like to thank all the doctors, nurses, and staff at BVHD, as well as the ambulance attendants. But most importantly, Dr. Bizz and Dr. Hart, he couldn’t have been in better care for is whole cancer journey from beginning to end.

“Tom, you were one of the toughest cowboys we know. We knew your journey was over when you left your cowboy hat and boots at the front door.” ~Rest in Peace Cowboy!!!

A gathering will be held at a later date for family and friends to remember both Tom and Donna.

Neil Francis Bazil ‘Lagiboo’March 14, 1949 – January 28, 2016

It is with great sadness that we announce the pass-ing of our beloved brother, father, son, grandfather, uncle at the age of 66 years.

Neil was born in Smithers (Evelyn), B.C. on March 14, 1949, 8th child to Lucy Bazil (Verigin)† and Frank Bazil†. He lived his early years in Smith-ers, B.C. Then at the age of 14 years he moved to Prince Rupert, from Prince Rupert he moved to Ter-race where he met Joanne Peters (Johnson)† where they had two children. Neil then lived in Terrace for a period of time and moved on to Vancouver, then Calgary for awhile and finally settled and built himself a home in Moricetown, B.C. in 1996 out on Blunt Creek Road.

Neil is survived by his daughter Melana Bazil, son Melvin Bazil (wife Melanie, granddaughter Saaba-ya, #1 grandson Esyez), son Ty Smith, Briton Rob-inson, and his best friend Charlene McNeil.

His siblings are Violet Gellenbeck, Herby Ba-zil†, Kenneth Titus†, Charlotte Euverman, Corrie Goold, Roger Bazil†, Betty Ann Bob, Gerald Bazil†, Lillian Granley, Marlene Hale, Sandra Small, Ken-neth Francis†, Lawrence Bazil, Dolores Bazil.

He also leaves behind many nieces and nephews too numerous to mention.

A memorial was held on February 4, 2016 at the Moricetown Multiplex and a funeral service on Feb-ruary 6, 2016 at the Moricetown Multiplex.

The family would like to thank everyone who have offered their love and support during this difficult time.

Irene Anna Kehler passed away peacefully in the Bulkley Valley District Hospital in Smithers, BC on Jan. 28th at the age of 82. She was born in Unity, Sask. in 1933 and moved to Surrey, BC where she worked at Weldwood Forestry Mill for 22 years and then was transferred to the mill in Williams Lake with her husband Bernard. They moved to Houston in 1980, but in 1986 Bernard passed away. Irene later met Michael Fry and they spent 30 happy years together.

Residents of Houston will remember Irene for the many years she worked as a janitor for the Houston Health Clinic and then later as a janitor for the District of Houston. She could also be found working with Mike on gardening and snow removal jobs. Never to be still for too long, she loved to dance. She and Mike were admired partners. They also loved bowling, sometimes travelling to other cities for tournaments and even winning some! She also enjoyed crafting.

Irene will be sadly missed by her loving partner Michael Fry; daughters Dianne Yokome of Maple Ridge, BC, Karen Thompson of North Bay, Ont.; sister Nina Batchelor of Seattle Wash.; brother Ken Houchen of Surrey, BC; 5 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. She was predeceased by her parents William and Annie Houchen; husband Bernard Kehler; 2 brothers and 3 sisters.

A Memorial Tea was held in the Houston Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion on Saturday, Feb. 6th, 2016. Condolences may be offered to www.raschraderfuneralhome.com.

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Houston Fellowship Baptist Church

3790 C.R. Matthews Rd.Pastor: Larry Ballantyne

Sunday School: 9:45am

Church Service: 11:00am

Everyone Welcome!Phone: 250-845-7810

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Reformed ChurchSUNDAY SERVICES: 10:00 AM & 2:30 PM

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Offi ce Phone: 250-845-3441~ Everyone Welcome ~

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Houston ChristianReformed Church1959 Goold St., Box 6,Houston 250-845-7578

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Services: 10:00 am & 3:00 pm

HOUSTON PENTECOSTAL

CHURCH2024 Riverbank Drive,

Box 597, HoustonPhone: 250-845-2678

Pastor: Mike McIntyre

Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 amSunday Prayer Meeting: 7:00 pmSunday School: During the Service

Everyone Welcome

Anglican Churchof St. Clement

2324 Butler Ave., Box 599, Houston, BC

Rev. Jacob WorleyPhone: 250-845-4940

Services at:2:00pm Sundays

Houston United Church2106 Butler Ave

SERVICES: Sundays at 11a.m.(Kids Sunday Schoolduring the service)

To contact the churchor for pastoral care:

Morgan Ryder (250-698-7612 -H) or 250-692-9576 -C) or

Marianne Dekker 250-845-2282

St. Anthony’s Catholic Church

2001 Riverbank DriveHouston, B.C. V0J 1Z2Phone: 250-845-2841

Sunday Service: 11:30 AMParish Priest:

Fr. Pier Pandolfo

AL-ANON Are you affected by someone’s drinking? Al-Anon meetings are Monday, 7pm at the Houston United Church. Contact number: (250) 845-7774.

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Get to know Syria Night(Fundraiser Event for sponsoring

Syrian Refugees to Houston)

Sunday February 28th starting at 5:00 p.m.

Houston Seniors Activity Centre

Supper Menu Includes: • Falafel • Soup & Balklava

Power Point Presentation at 6:00 p.m. about Syria.

Admission Price: Tickets at the door $15 for adults and $10 for a child

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WELCOME HOME!Tidy, fully finished 4 bedroom home close to all amenities. Kitchen countertops have been replaced, cabinets painted, new flooring and fresh paint throughout the main. New shingles in 2014. 3 bedrooms up, 1 large one down. 2 bathrooms. Fenced back yard, alley access, single carport. Quick possession available. All appliance and window coverings included! Call Lia to view 250-845-1147.

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Kyahwood Forest Products is a Finger Joint mill located in Moricetown, 30 km West of Smithers BC. This entity is wholly owned by the Moricetown Band.

We currently have an opening for Millwright at our facility.

The ideal candidate will hold an Interprovincial Red Seal ticket and have two years of experience. Knowledge in the operation of an optimizer and finger jointing machine is an asset. Apprentices in the latter stages of their apprenticeship are also encouraged to apply.

The successful candidate will bring good trouble- shooting and problem solving skills to ensure the continuous operation and efficiency of the machinery, good communication and interpersonal skills as well as a working knowledge of digital and computer systems. Welding, machining and electrical experience would also be an asset.This position will be compensated with a competitive

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Hotel, Restaurant, Food Services

DO YOU or anyone you know specialize in East Indian Cui-sine? Popular restaurant in Kamloops needs you immedi-ately. Full Time, starting $20. per hr. 250-374-0340.

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Applications are being ac-cepted for a p/t server. Day and evening shifts. Exp. an asset.

Please Apply In Person With Resume To Brian:

Houston Pizza 3486-9th Street

Automotive TechnicianCharlotte Tire has an immediate opening for an experienced auto technician. We are a very busy shop providing quality repairs on the Queen Charlotte Island.

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Help Wanted Help Wanted Trades, Technical PetsTO GIVE AWAY to good acreage or farm four-year-old Great Pyreneese cross Black German Shepherd. Very large and very friendly. Has all shots, neutered, housetrained. Must go due to aller-gies. 250-696-3630

Merchandise for Sale

Auctions2 DAY ONLINE AUCTION FEB. 16 & 17 - 1000 PLUS LOTS INCL $350K INS. CLAIM OF FOOD EQUIP (some in orig. pkg) / 7 BAIL-IFF SEIZURES OF RESTAU-RANTS & GROCERY STORES / HIGH END SAUSAGE MAKING EQUIP / 3 X 350 GALLON STEAM KETTLES W-AGITATORS / ICE CREAM EQUIP & COMPLETE CAPPUCCINO BAR EQUIP. VISIT W W W . A C T I V E A U C T I O N -MART.COM TO VIEW, REGISTER & BID. ONSITE VIEWING OPENS FEB 9. CALL 604-371-1190 OR EMAIL [email protected] FOR MORE INFO

Misc. for SaleFor Sale! Wrapped Oat/Barley haylage & 2nd cut Alfalfa hay-lage. Call 1 (250)249-5466

POLE BARNS, Shops, steelbuildings metal clad or fabric clad. Complete supply and in-stallation. Call John at 403-998-7907; [email protected]

REFORESTATION NURSERYseedlings of hardy trees, shrubs, and berries for shelter-belts or landscaping. Spruce and Pine from $.99/tree. Free shipping. Replacement guar-antee. 1-866-873-3846 orwww.treetime.ca

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Thursday, February 18th

Community Soup Fest

The GEMS Girls will be serving and collecting the money. Bring the whole family for an evening of fun. For more information call Ena Groot at 845-7593.

and Games Night

Games will be from:

5:45-6:45p.m.

Reserved seating for Seniors.

*NEW* Soups to try!!

The Houston GEMS Girls’ Club invite you to a SOUP FEST.We are raising funds for:- Esther School in Zambia, Africa - Houston Food Bank & Soup Kitchen- Rough Acres Bible Camp

Dinner is by donation and you may try as many of our delicious soups as you like. Complimentary coffee & dessert will be provided.

Shorter soup lines this year.

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HOUSTON COMMUNITY CALENDARSuper Valu tapes may be donated to the Legion Ladies Auxiliary at drop off boxes at A&W; Shear Delight; Razor’s Edge and Terri-Lynn Hair Creations. The tapes are used as a fund-raiser for the L.A. to the Houston Legion.

Activities for Seniors in Houston at the Seniors Centre: New Horizons FREE swim for Seniors (60+) every Tuesday 9 AM to 10 AM until February 23. All Seniors invited. Reason: Expanding opportunities for Seniors to become active.

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.

Coffee Break - an Interactive Women’s Bible Study meet every Tuesday morning from 9:30-11:00 at the Houston Christian Reformed Church, 1959 Goold Road. Childcare is provided. For more info call Margaret: 845-2348, Darlene 845-7438, Evelyn 696-3229.

Buck Flats Community Development Society, meets every 3rd Sat. evening at 6pm at Andy Pollack’s house (17642) on Buck Flats Rd. All Buck Flats residents are welcome to attend, we discuss issues concerning the Buck � ats area. Please call Chris Newell at 250-845-3564 for more info.

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

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

Structural Fire� ghting/Hwy Rescue. Interested? Topley Volunteer Fire Dept. is accepting applications. No experience necessary please contact Byron - F/C 250-696-3348 or come to a Fire Practice Thurs @ 19:00 hrs (7pm).

GRANISLEThe 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 & � re practices every Tues., 7:00pm at the Fire Hall.

Granisle Church of the Way services are Sundays at 11:00am.

Please keep your announcements as brief as possible. Deadline (faxed or mailed or delivered) is 4 p.m. Thursday. Items are printed or alternated as space permits. Items will be accepted via fax, email or dropped at the of� ce. No phone calls please. More calendar items are listed online and can be submitted or viewed at www.houston-today.com

Buck Flats Community Development Society meets every 3rd Sat. evening at 6:30 p.m. at the Morice Mountain Cross Country Ski Trails lodge. All Buck Flats residents are welcome to attend as we discuss issues concerning the Buck Flats area. For more info call Chris Newell at 250-845-3564.

The Houston Legion - Regular Meetings: 2nd Monday of the month is Executive, 4th Monday is a General Meeting.

Houston Public Library Events: Game Night for Grownups! - Thurs, Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. Admission is by donation. Adults are welcome to drop in and play board games, cards games and RPGs. Junk food is included. • Book Club - Thurs, Feb. 25 from 7 to 9 p.m. • Mark Zagwyn Photography - Fri, Feb. 26 from 11:30 a.m to 4:30 p.m. Mark will be on hand to take passport photos. Prints of his photography will also be on display. For more info on above events please contact the library @250-845-2256.

GEMS Soup Fest & Games Night - Thursday, February 18th from 5:00-6:30p.m. Cost: By donation at the Houston Christian School Gym. Gems Girls are raising funds for: Esther School in Zambia, Africa, Houston Food Bank & Soup Kitchen & Rough Acres Bible Camp.

International Women’s Dinner event is planned in Houston for Tuesday, March 8. More details to follow.

International Women’s Day is celebrated on

March 8, 2016 throughout the world.

Houston will be hosting this event for the 5th year. Women of all ages are invited to an Inspirational Dinner, free of charge. A learning component and light entertainment are offered.

We expect 70 to 80 ladies to attend and the event will be held at the Houston Seniors’ Centre.

We would like to respectfully request your consideration of a donation toward the meal, a silent auction item, or small gift items, which can be given out as door prizes.

We extend our sincere thank you in advance. Donors will be publicly thanked in our local newspapers.

Naomi Himech & Committee

International Women’s Day is celebrated on

March 8, 2016 throughout the world.

Houston will be hosting this event for the 5th year. Women of all ages are invited to an Inspirational Dinner, free of charge. A learning component and light entertainment are offered.

We expect 70 to 80 ladies to attend and the event will be held at the Houston Seniors’ Centre.

We would like to respectfully request your consideration of a donation toward the meal, a silent auction item, or small gift items, which can be given out as door prizes.

We extend our sincere thank you in advance. Donors will be publicly thanked in our local newspapers.

Naomi Himech & Committee


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